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Forward Party
Hybrid PAC (qualified)Washington, District of ColumbiaActive
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The Forward Party (shortened Forward or FWD) is a centrist political party in the United States. The party was founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. It describes its goals as the reduction of partisan polarization and the implementing of electoral reforms. The party looked to achieve ballot access in all 50 states by 2025 and looks to achieve federal recognition by 2028. Forward was officially formed as a political action committee (PAC) on October 5, 2021. The PAC intended to seek recognition from the Federal Election Commission as a political party to achieve its stated goal of providing an alternative to the two major U.S. political parties. It also stated that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and third parties, as well as independent candidates. On July 27, 2022, the Forward Party announced that it had merged with the Serve America Movement and the Renew America Movement to further its effort to form a new third party named Forward. Ideologically, Forward is populist and reformist, and a representative of centrism in the United States. It considers itself to be the center within the American political spectrum, although the party has also been described as big tent or syncretic due to its unwillingness on holding any firm stances or positions, and its rejection of the left–right political spectrum. The party's American-style populism, particularly in its early platform, focused toward independent voters and those dissatisfied with the American two-party system, and advocated a universal basic income within humanistic capitalism. It continues to support electoral and democratic reform (favoring in particular: nonpartisan primaries), independent redistricting commissions, and ranked-choice voting. (Linked public record: Wikipedia organization profile)
- Raised
- $3.2M
- $3,246,933
- Spent
- $3.2M
- $3,209,275
- Cash on hand
- $89.7K
- $89,671
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00789966 · files quarterly
- Why it exists
- In its own words, filed under Civil and voting rights. Read the statement
- Top priorities
- CANDIDATE PLEDGE
- Respect for the Rule of Law and the Constitution
- Support and Strengthen Democracy to Elevate the Voters’ Voice
- Opportunities to demonstrate these values include:
- Build from the Bottom Up, Not the Top Down
- Money
- $3.2M raised, $3.2M spent, $89.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who funds it
- 83% filed as other receipts · largest donor David Reese, $225K. See who funds it
- Where it goes
- $25K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Karen Matthews ($5K) · 70% of its support to independents, 20% to candidates of other or unresolved parties. See where it goes
Why this committee exists In its own words
“We believe everyday Americans should be able to decide what’s best for them and their communities.
That’s why we’re building a party that puts the power back in the hands of the American voter by:”
Forward Party, on its own site, forwardparty.com
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. The statement is filed under topics from a fixed list, chosen by AI models when two of three agree; which side it takes is in its own words.
