Massachusetts Pirate Party

Massachusetts Pirates
ChairpersonJames O'Keefe
FoundedMay 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05)[1]
HeadquartersSomerville, MA[2]
IdeologyPirate politics
Direct democracy
Political positionCenter-left
National affiliationUnited States Pirate Party
International affiliationPirate Parties International
Colors  Orange
Seats in the Senate
0 / 40
Seats in the House
0 / 160
Website
MassPirates.org

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]

  1. ^ a b Massachusetts Pirate Party. "About".  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC0 license.
  2. ^ "State Contacts - Mass Pirate Wiki". masspirates.org.