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In 2022, House of Delegates candidate [[Dylan Parsons]] was endorsed by two members of the [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]] City Council, several former Democratic nominees, and the organization WV Can't Wait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parsonsforwv.wixsite.com/parsons-for-wv/endorsements|title=Endorsements|website=Parsons For WV|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> |
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate [[Dylan Parsons]] was endorsed by two members of the [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]] City Council, several former Democratic nominees, and the organization WV Can't Wait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parsonsforwv.wixsite.com/parsons-for-wv/endorsements|title=Endorsements|website=Parsons For WV|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> |
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== Platform == |
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The current Mountain Party platform was formally adopted on February 27, 2021 and can be found in its entirety on the party website. |
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=== Democracy === |
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The Mountain Party seeks to allow [[initiative]] and [[referendum]] processes in West Virginia, which the state does not currently provide, and to allow public employees to run for office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States without initiative or referendum |url=https://ballotpedia.org/States_without_initiative_or_referendum |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> The party also supports the creation of [[Citizens' assembly|citizen assemblies]] as a means to open legislative participation to all constituents. |
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As for reform, the Mountain Party seeks to allow [[Recall election|recall elections]] at every level of government, ban corporate donations to candidates, enable non-citizen, [[Permanent residency|permanent residents]] to vote in municipal elections, enact [[Ranked-choice voting in the United States|ranked-choice voting]], and require all employers to allow workers paid time off to vote. |
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The Mountain Party opposes legislation that wields penalties against supporters of the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions]] movement. |
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=== Social Justice === |
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The Mountain Party supports the equal rights of all persons regardless of their sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The party supports a ban on [[conversion therapy]] and legislation to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The Mountain Party supports [[Reparations (transitional justice)|reparations]] to black people, indigenous people, and people of color for "the past four hundred plus years of [[genocide]], slavery, land-loss, destruction of original identity, and the stark disparities which haunt the present." |
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The Mountain Party seeks to expand and protect women's rights to participate in society free from [[sexual harassment]] and job and wage discrimination. The party seeks to ensure that access to birth control, family planning resources, and safe, legal abortion remains available. |
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The Mountain Party seeks to support [[Disability|persons with disabilities]] by protecting their rights, providing access to healthcare, and enforcing the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]]. Additionally, the party supports fully funding residential, community-based services and public sector service coordinators. |
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The Mountain Party seeks to abolish the use of [[eminent domain]] to take over land for use by private corporations. The party also seeks to ends homelessness by constructing and maintaining sufficient [[public housing]], placing a moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions, prohibiting compulsory work service for residents of public housing, providing job training and support services for homeless people, and replacing the shelter system with apartments. |
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The Mountain Party seeks to end [[high-stakes testing]] and eliminate the [[Standardized test|standardized testing model]]. The party seeks to fully fund full-day and developmentally appropriate universal [[Pre-kindergarten|Pre-K]] and all state colleges and universities. The party supports student democratic decision-making in curriculum, administration, and conflict resolution within each school. |
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=== Economic Justice === |
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The Mountain Party seeks to allow local governments to establish a higher minimum wage for all workers, increase and enforce a statewide [[living wage]] that is adjusted annually for inflation, increase wages for tipped workers, and abolish unpaid internships. The party supports the rights of workers to in engage in [[collective action]] and [[Social movement|self-representation]]. |
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The Mountain Party supports [[economic democracy]] through direct workers' control over the [[means of production]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=Platform |url=https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Mountain Party |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Currently elected officials== |
==Currently elected officials== |
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Mountain Party | |
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| Chair | Denise Binion |
| Vice Chair | Dylan Parsons |
| Secretary | Matthew Kolb |
| Treasurer | Robert Smith |
| Founder | Denise Giardina |
| Founded | May 8, 2000[1] |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 805 New Martinsville, WV 26155 |
| Membership (2023) |  2,363[2] |
| Ideology | Green politics Progressivism Eco-socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
| Colors | Green |
| West Virginia Senate | 0 / 34 |
| West Virginia House of Delegates | 0 / 100 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Mountain Party is a political party in West Virginia, affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.[3][4]
It is a progressive and environmentalist party whose party platform primarily focuses on "Grassroots Democracy", "Social Justice & Equal Opportunity", "Ecological Wisdom" and "Non-Violence".[5]
History
The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the conservative tilt of the West Virginia Democratic Party, and was thus born out of Denise Giardina's gubernatorial campaign in 2000.[6]
Today, the party is chaired by Denise Binion.[7]
Prominent campaigns
In 2016, the party ran former state senator Charlotte Pritt for Governor of West Virginia.[8] This led to growth for the party.[9] She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate.
In 2018, House of Delegates candidate Elliot Pritt was endorsed by the Charleston Gazette.[10]
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate Dylan Parsons was endorsed by two members of the Morgantown City Council, several former Democratic nominees, and the organization WV Can't Wait.[11]
Platform
The current Mountain Party platform was formally adopted on February 27, 2021 and can be found in its entirety on the party website.
Democracy
The Mountain Party seeks to allow initiative and referendum processes in West Virginia, which the state does not currently provide, and to allow public employees to run for office.[12] The party also supports the creation of citizen assemblies as a means to open legislative participation to all constituents.
As for reform, the Mountain Party seeks to allow recall elections at every level of government, ban corporate donations to candidates, enable non-citizen, permanent residents to vote in municipal elections, enact ranked-choice voting, and require all employers to allow workers paid time off to vote.
The Mountain Party opposes legislation that wields penalties against supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
Social Justice
The Mountain Party supports the equal rights of all persons regardless of their sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The party supports a ban on conversion therapy and legislation to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The Mountain Party supports reparations to black people, indigenous people, and people of color for "the past four hundred plus years of genocide, slavery, land-loss, destruction of original identity, and the stark disparities which haunt the present."
The Mountain Party seeks to expand and protect women's rights to participate in society free from sexual harassment and job and wage discrimination. The party seeks to ensure that access to birth control, family planning resources, and safe, legal abortion remains available.
The Mountain Party seeks to support persons with disabilities by protecting their rights, providing access to healthcare, and enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, the party supports fully funding residential, community-based services and public sector service coordinators.
The Mountain Party seeks to abolish the use of eminent domain to take over land for use by private corporations. The party also seeks to ends homelessness by constructing and maintaining sufficient public housing, placing a moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions, prohibiting compulsory work service for residents of public housing, providing job training and support services for homeless people, and replacing the shelter system with apartments.
The Mountain Party seeks to end high-stakes testing and eliminate the standardized testing model. The party seeks to fully fund full-day and developmentally appropriate universal Pre-K and all state colleges and universities. The party supports student democratic decision-making in curriculum, administration, and conflict resolution within each school.
Economic Justice
The Mountain Party seeks to allow local governments to establish a higher minimum wage for all workers, increase and enforce a statewide living wage that is adjusted annually for inflation, increase wages for tipped workers, and abolish unpaid internships. The party supports the rights of workers to in engage in collective action and self-representation.
The Mountain Party supports economic democracy through direct workers' control over the means of production.[13]
Currently elected officials
The Mountain Party has consistently maintained a number of officeholders for non-partisan offices, despite not being nominated by the party membership. According to the Green Party of the United States elections database, there are two non-partisan officeholders registered with the Mountain Party serving as Conservation District Supervisors.[14]
Election results
State elections
Governor
| Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Denise Giardina | 10,416 | 1.61% |
| 2004 | Jesse Johnson | 18,430 | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 31,486 | 4.46% | |
| 2011 | Bob Henry Baber | 6,083 | 2.02% |
| 2012 | Jesse Johnson | 16,787 | 2.53% |
| 2016 | Charlotte Pritt | 42,068 | 5.89% |
| 2020 | Daniel Lutz | 11,296 | 1.47% |
Legislature
| West Virginia Senate | West Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total Votes | Total Percent | Year | Total Votes |
| 2002 | 1,173 | missing | 2002 | 3,165 |
| 2004 | 2,048 | missing | 2004 | no candidates |
| 2006 | no candidates | 2006 | 365 | |
| 2008 | 2,682 | 0.37% | 2008 | 5,606 |
| 2010 | 3,628 | 0.74%[a] | 2010 | 2,791 |
| 2012 | no candidates | 2012 | 5,994 | |
| 2014 | 1,221 | 0.28% | 2014 | 3,720 |
| 2016 | 1,404 | 0.20%[b] | 2016 | 3,031 |
| 2018 | no candidates | 2018 | 3,365 | |
| 2020 | 10,324 | 1.34% | 2020 | 3,228 |
| 2022 | no candidates | 2022 | 641 | |
Federal elections
President
| Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cynthia McKinney | 2,355 | 0.33% |
| 2012 | Jill Stein | 4,406 | 0.66% |
| 2016 | 8,075 | 1.13% | |
| 2020 | Howie Hawkins | 2,599 | 0.33% |
Congress
| US Senate | US House | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Votes | Percent | Total Votes | Total Percent |
| 2004 | no election | 3,218 | 0.45% | |
| 2006 | 8,565 | 1.9% | no candidates | |
| 2008 | no candidate | |||
| 2010 | 10,355 | 1.92% | ||
| 2012 | 19,517 | 2.96% | ||
| 2014 | 5,504 | 1.21% | ||
| 2016 | no election | |||
| 2018 | no candidate | 6,227 | 1.09% | |
| 2020 | no candidates | |||
| 2022 | ||||
References
- ^ Coleman, Randy (May 9, 2000). "Giardina turns in 18,000 signatures". The Register-Herald. pp. 1A.
- ^ Warner, Mac. "West Virginia Voter Registration Totals, March 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Recognized Political Parties in WV". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 10, 2007). "Mountain Party to Affiliate with Green Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "The MOUNTAIN PARTY PLATFORM - Mountain Party WV". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Case, David (September 13, 2000). "West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "State Executive Committee". Mountain Party. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ BOARD, GLYNIS (November 2, 2016). "Charlotte Pritt: The Mountain Party's Maverick". WV Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Wiederspiel, Alex (July 17, 2016). "Following Charlotte Pritt nomination for Governor, Mountain Party leaders see huge growth potential". Metro News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Gazette endorsement: For WV Legislature, these candidates offer promising future". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "Endorsements". Parsons For WV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "States without initiative or referendum". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Platform". Mountain Party. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Greens In Office". gpelections.org. Retrieved June 8, 2022.