Moderate Party of Rhode Island | |
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| Chairman | William Gilbert |
| Founder | Ken Block |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Ideology | Centrism Fiscal conservatism |
| Political position | Center |
| Colors | Blue, Red |
| Website | |
| rimoderateparty | |
The Moderate Party of Rhode Island is the third-largest contemporary political party in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, after the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Moderate Party of Rhode Island gained official party status and ballot access via a federal lawsuit and the gathering of 34,000 signatures on August 18, 2009.[1] However, following the 2018 gubernatorial election, the party lost official status.[2]
The Moderate Party of Rhode Island states that its mission is "to recruit, support, and elect candidates that will govern by building consensus around smart, pragmatic, common-sense policies which will address the structural deficits currently plaguing Rhode Island's economic, educational, ethical and environmental systems".[1]
- ^ a b "Moderate Party". RI onPolitix. LIN Media. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Moderate Party loses status in R.I." The Newport Daily News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-06-16.