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Unity Party of Colorado
| Unity Party of Colorado | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Arvada, Colorado |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Unity Party |
| Top official: | T.J. Cole, Chair |
| Website: | Official website |
The Unity Party of Colorado is a political party. As of September 2019, it was a ballot-qualified party in Colorado.
The Unity Party of America was founded by Bill Hammons in November 2004, one day after the presidential election that year. The party was founded as a centrist party, according to Hammons. In an interview with Colorado Public Radio in July 2017, Hammons said, "We're centrists. We're not an ideological party. ... We're a more practical party in terms of what we believe in. That's not to say that we don't have some very strong positions."[1] The party's slogan is "Not right, not left, but forward."[2]
In June 2017, the Unity Party of Colorado became a minor political party in the state. Prior to achieving minor party status, the organization was considered a qualified political organization, with members of the party having to petition to gain ballot access.[3]
Party chair
T.J. Cole is the chair. Cole ran for election for an at-large seat of the University of Colorado Board of Regents. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.[4]
Party leadership
As of December 2024, the Unity Party's website listed the following individuals as the leadership for the Unity Party of Colorado:[4]
- T.J. Cole, Chairman
Party platform
The Unity Party of Colorado follows the platform of the national Unity Party, which is concerned with 18 main issues:[5]
- Balanced Budget Amendment
- Affirm the 2nd Amendment
- Affirm the 4th Amendment
- Eliminate the Federal Income Tax
- Health Care Tax Deduction
- Social Security Tithe Pool
- Supporting our Military
- Free and Fair Trade
- Term Limits
- Judicial Term Limits
- Enhance Electoral Security
- Judges, not Gerrymandering
- Put Campaign Finance on Solid Foundation
- Resign to Run
- Make Minimum Voting & Donating Ages 16
- The American Space Program
- Call for DC Statehood
- Self-Determination of All Peoples
Party rules and bylaws
See also: Unity Party of Colorado Constitution
The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating the party's candidates for office.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
Using the tools at the top of the table, you can increase the number of candidates shown on your screen or scroll through the table to view additional candidates. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
2025
See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in Colorado
- Republican Party
- Colorado
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Public Radio, "Meet The Man Who Founded The Unity Party, Colorado's Newest Official Minor Party," July 12, 2017
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Unity Party — with 1,002 registered voters in Colorado — officially becomes a minor party on the state’s rolls," June 7, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Unity Party is now officially a minor party in Colorado," June 7, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Political Party Directory," accessed December 5, 2024
- ↑ Unity Party of America, "Platform," accessed July 18, 2017
