Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party | |
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Founded | May 30, 1970 |
Preceded by | People's Party |
Headquarters | Dummerston, Vermont |
Ideology | Socialism[1] Anti-capitalism[2] Environmentalism |
Political position | Left-wing[3][4][5] |
Colors | Lime (Black sometimes used as well) |
Statewide Offices | 0 / 6 |
Seats in the State Senate | 0 / 30 |
Seats in the State House | 0 / 150 |
Elected County Judges | 0 / 42 |
Countywide Offices | 0 / 42 |
Mayorships | 0 / 8 |
Seats on the Burlington City Council | 0 / 12 |
Other elected offices | 3 (2017) |
Website | |
libertyunionparty | |
The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party (GMPJP), known as the Liberty Union Party (LUP) until 2021, is a political party active in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is a self-proclaimed "non-violent socialist party".
The LUP was founded in 1970 by former Congressman William H. Meyer, Peter Diamondstone, Dennis Morrisseau and others,[6] and was described by The New York Times as the cradle of progressivism in Vermont.[7] The party is the fourth-largest in the state after the Democratic, Republican, and Progressive parties.