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Reform Party

Address: PO Box 660675 #3995

City: Dallas

State: Texas

Zip Code: 75266-0675

Phone:

Email Address: info@reformparty.org.

Date Founded: 1995

Website: https://reformparty.org/

Number of Members: 5,294

The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot.

History:

In September 1995 Perot established the Reform Party, which he hoped to build into a major political party. The party’s broadly defined platform called for campaign reform, congressional term limits, balancing the federal budget, overhauling the health care and income tax systems, and placing restrictions on lobbying. Running as the Reform Party nominee in the 1996 U.S. presidential election with Pat Choate as his vice presidential nominee, Perot received 8 percent of the popular vote, while the Republican candidate, Bob Dole, took 41 percent, and Clinton was reelected with 49 percent of the vote and 379 electoral college delegates. Following the election, Perot distanced himself from the Reform Party, and, on the eve of the 2000 presidential election, he endorsed Republican George W. Bush over the Reform Party nominee, Pat Buchanan. In 2008 Perot launched a blog, Perot Charts, that focused on fiscal policy. 

Ideology:

Populism Radical Centrism, Electoral Reform

 

Principles:

  • Set the highest ethical standards for the White House and Congress.
  • Balance the Budget.
  • Campaign Reform.
  • Create a new tax system.
  • Carefully putting together plans to deal with Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
  • Promoting jobs in the USA.
  • Lobbying Reform.
  • Individual Rights.
  • Illegal Immigration. 

 

Top Priorities:

  • Fiscal Responsibility -The Reform Party supports fiscal responsibility and accountability.
  • Tax Policy - The Reform Party supports fair taxation policies without prejudice or special interest exceptions.
  • Job Creation - The Reform Party supports an “America First” position. 
  • Personal Healthcare - The Reform Party supports affordable and accessible healthcare based on informed decisions between doctor and patient. 
  • Education - The Reform Party supports equal access to and accountability for education.
  • Government and Ethics - The Reform Party supports legislation and rules across all branches of government that enforce the highest ethical standards and effective oversight. 
  • Environmental Policy -The Reform Party supports safeguarding our nation’s natural resources balanced with the need for economic development.
  • Energy Policy - The Reform Party supports energy independence from foreign sources. 
  • Foreign Policy - The Reform Party supports policies that respect the sovereignty of all nations, support our allies, and are fiscally responsible.
  • National Security -The Reform Party supports policies and programs that best guarantee the security of our national borders, the safety of our citizens and the economic interests of our country.
  • Constitutional Rights - The Reform Party supports the Principles established in the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence as our guiding principles for the rights of our citizens and for defining the scope of our Government.
  • Social Issues - The Reform Party takes no stance as an organization on issues such as pro-life/pro-choice and gay marriage.
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