Moderate Party of Rhode Island
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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]
Moderate Party of Rhode Island | |
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Chairman | William Gilbert |
Founder | Ken Block |
Founded | 2007; 17 years ago (2007) |
Headquarters | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Ideology | Centrism Fiscal conservatism |
Political position | Center |
Colors | Blue, Red |
Website | |
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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]