Massachusetts Pirate Party

Massachusetts Pirates
Chairperson	James O'Keefe
Founded	May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05)[1]
Headquarters	Somerville, MA[2]
Ideology	Pirate politics Direct democracy
Political position	Center-left
National affiliation	United States Pirate Party
International affiliation	Pirate Parties International
Colors	Orange
Seats in the Senate	0 / 40
Seats in the House	0 / 160
Website
MassPirates.org
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The Massachusetts Pirate Party (MassPirates) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the United States Pirate Party and a political designation in Massachusetts officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Pirate Party was formed in May 2010 by James O’Keefe, Christine Reynolds and Erik Zoltan. They are active in promoting privacy, transparent government, and innovation by reining in copyright laws and eliminating patent laws. MassPirates ran candidates for State Representative in 2014 and 2016 and elected their first office holder in 2015.^[1]