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| colorcode = {{party color|Mountain Party}} | | colorcode = {{party color|Mountain Party}} | ||
| leader1_title = Chair | | leader1_title = Chair | ||
| leader1_name = |
| leader1_name = Dylan Parsons | ||
| leader2_title = Vice Chair | | leader2_title = Vice Chair | ||
| leader2_name = |
| leader2_name = Betsy Orndoff-Sayers | ||
| leader3_title = Secretary | | leader3_title = Secretary | ||
| leader3_name = |
| leader3_name = T. Fout | ||
| leader4_title = Treasurer | | leader4_title = Treasurer | ||
| leader4_name = Robert Smith | | leader4_name = Robert Smith | ||
| colors = {{color box|{{party color|Mountain Party}}}} ] | | colors = {{color box|{{party color|Mountain Party}}|border=darkgray}} ] | ||
| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|5|8}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coleman |first=Randy |date=May 9, 2000 |title=Giardina turns in 18,000 signatures |pages=1A |work=]}}</ref> | | foundation = {{start date and age|2000|5|8}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coleman |first=Randy |date=May 9, 2000 |title=Giardina turns in 18,000 signatures |pages=1A |work=]}}</ref> | ||
| ideology = ]<br/>]<br>]<br>] | | ideology = ]<br>]<ref> https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/</ref> <br>]<ref> https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/</ref> | ||
| position = ] | | position = ] | ||
| national = ] | | national = ] | ||
| headquarters = P.O. Box 805<br>] 26155 | | headquarters = P.O. Box 805<br>] 26155 | ||
| membership_year = 2023 | | membership_year = 2023 | ||
| membership = {{ |
| membership = {{Increase}} 2,470<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Mac |title=West Virginia Voter Registration Totals, December 2023 |url=https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/VoterRegistrationTotals/2023/Dec2023.pdf}}</ref> | ||
| seats1_title = ] | | seats1_title = ] | ||
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| seats2_title = ] | | seats2_title = ] | ||
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|100|hex={{party color|Mountain Party}}}} | | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|100|hex={{party color|Mountain Party}}}} | ||
| seats3_title = Mayors | |||
| seats3 = 1<ref name=officeholders>{{cite web|title=Officeholders|url=https://mountainpartywv.net/officeholders/|website=Mountain Party|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| website = {{url|www.mountainpartywv.net}} | | website = {{url|www.mountainpartywv.net}} | ||
| country = the United States | | country = the United States | ||
| founder = ] | | founder = ]<br>Frank Young | ||
}} | }} | ||
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The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the ] tilt of the ], and was thus born out of ]'s gubernatorial campaign in ].<ref name="MJ1">{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/09/west-virginias-mountain-party-mama|title=West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama|last=Case|first=David|date=September 13, 2000|publisher=Mother Jones|access-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201072517/http://motherjones.com/politics/2000/09/west-virginias-mountain-party-mama|url-status=live|archive-date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> | The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the ] tilt of the ], and was thus born out of ]'s gubernatorial campaign in ].<ref name="MJ1">{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/09/west-virginias-mountain-party-mama|title=West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama|last=Case|first=David|date=September 13, 2000|publisher=Mother Jones|access-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201072517/http://motherjones.com/politics/2000/09/west-virginias-mountain-party-mama|url-status=live|archive-date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> | ||
Today, the party is chaired by |
Today, the party is chaired by Dylan Parsons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=State Executive Committee |url=https://mountainpartywv.net/sec/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Mountain Party |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
===Prominent campaigns=== | ===Prominent campaigns=== | ||
In ], the party ran former ] ] for ].<ref name="WVPB1">{{cite web|url=http://wvpublic.org/post/charlotte-pritt-mountain-party-s-maverick#stream/0|title=Charlotte Pritt: The Mountain Party's Maverick|last=BOARD|first=GLYNIS|date=November 2, 2016|publisher=WV Public Broadcasting|language=en|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> This led to growth for the party.<ref name="MN1">{{cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2016/07/17/following-charlotte-pritt-nomination-for-governor-mountain-party-leaders-see-huge-growth-potential/|title=Following Charlotte Pritt nomination for Governor, Mountain Party leaders see huge growth potential|last=Wiederspiel|first=Alex|date=July 17, 2016|publisher=Metro News|language=en|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate. | In ], the party ran former ] ] for ].<ref name="WVPB1">{{cite web|url=http://wvpublic.org/post/charlotte-pritt-mountain-party-s-maverick#stream/0|title=Charlotte Pritt: The Mountain Party's Maverick|last=BOARD|first=GLYNIS|date=November 2, 2016|publisher=WV Public Broadcasting|language=en|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> This led to growth for the party.<ref name="MN1">{{cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2016/07/17/following-charlotte-pritt-nomination-for-governor-mountain-party-leaders-see-huge-growth-potential/|title=Following Charlotte Pritt nomination for Governor, Mountain Party leaders see huge growth potential|last=Wiederspiel|first=Alex|date=July 17, 2016|publisher=Metro News|language=en|access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate. | ||
In 2018, the Mountain Party elected Betsy Orndoff-Sayers as Mayor of ] winning 55.7% of the vote and was re-elected without a challenger in 2022.<ref name=officeholders /> | |||
In 2018, House of Delegates candidate Elliot Pritt was endorsed by the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/editorial/gazette-endorsement-for-wv-legislature-these-candidates-offer-promising-future/article_4f6e0637-6764-5fb8-97a6-82a59c1d0793.html|title=Gazette endorsement: For WV Legislature, these candidates offer promising future|website=Charleston Gazette-Mail}}</ref> | |||
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate |
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate Dylan Parsons was endorsed by two members of the ] City Council, former Democratic nominees for Congress ] and Sue Thorn, Conservation District Supervisor and Executive Director of the West Virginia Farmers Market Association Holly Morgan, and the organization WV Can't Wait.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parsonsforwv.wixsite.com/parsons-for-wv/endorsements|title=Endorsements|website=Parsons For WV|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> | ||
In 2024, Wardensville mayor Betsy Orndoff-Sayers sought election to the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Candidates|url=https://mountainpartywv.net/candidates/|website=Mountain Party|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> Orndoff-Sayers received the endorsement of ] Votes South Atlantic, WV Can’t Wait, and former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate ]. | |||
== Platform == | == Platform == | ||
The current Mountain Party platform was formally adopted on February 27, 2021 and can be found in its entirety on the party website. | The current Mountain Party platform was formally adopted on February 27, 2021, and can be found in its entirety on the party website. | ||
=== |
=== Democratic system === | ||
The Mountain Party seeks to allow ] and ] processes in West Virginia, which the state does not currently provide, and to allow public employees to run for office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States without initiative or referendum |url=https://ballotpedia.org/States_without_initiative_or_referendum |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> The party also supports the creation of ] as a means to open legislative participation to all constituents. | The Mountain Party seeks to allow ] and ] processes in West Virginia, which the state does not currently provide, and to allow public employees to run for office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States without initiative or referendum |url=https://ballotpedia.org/States_without_initiative_or_referendum |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> The party also supports the creation of ] as a means to open legislative participation to all constituents. | ||
The Mountain Party also seeks to allow ] at every level of government, ban corporate donations to candidates, enable non-citizen, ] to vote in municipal elections, enact ], and require all employers to allow workers paid time off to vote. | |||
The Mountain Party opposes legislation that wields penalties against supporters of the ] movement. | The Mountain Party opposes legislation that wields penalties against supporters of the ] movement. | ||
=== Social |
=== Social policy === | ||
The Mountain Party supports |
The Mountain Party supports equal rights for all persons regardless of their ], ], or ]. The party supports a ban on ] and legislation to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The Mountain Party supports ] to black people, indigenous people, and people of color for what it describes as "the past four hundred plus years of ], slavery, land-loss, destruction of original identity, and the stark disparities which haunt the present." | ||
The Mountain Party seeks to expand and protect women's rights to participate in society free from ] and job and wage discrimination. The party seeks to ensure that access to birth control, family planning resources, and |
The Mountain Party seeks to expand and protect women's rights to participate in society free from ] and job and wage discrimination. The party seeks to ensure that access to birth control, family planning resources, and abortion remains available. | ||
The Mountain Party seeks to support ] by protecting their rights, providing access to healthcare, and enforcing the ]. Additionally, the party supports fully funding residential, community-based services and public sector service coordinators. | The Mountain Party seeks to support ] by protecting their rights, providing access to healthcare, and enforcing the ]. Additionally, the party supports fully funding residential, community-based services and public sector service coordinators. | ||
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The Mountain Party seeks to abolish the use of ] to take over land for use by private corporations. The party also seeks to ends homelessness by constructing and maintaining sufficient ], placing a moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions, prohibiting compulsory work service for residents of public housing, providing job training and support services for homeless people, and replacing the shelter system with apartments. | The Mountain Party seeks to abolish the use of ] to take over land for use by private corporations. The party also seeks to ends homelessness by constructing and maintaining sufficient ], placing a moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions, prohibiting compulsory work service for residents of public housing, providing job training and support services for homeless people, and replacing the shelter system with apartments. | ||
The Mountain Party seeks to end ] and eliminate the ]. The party seeks to fully fund full-day and developmentally appropriate universal ] and all state colleges and universities. The party supports student democratic decision-making in curriculum, administration, and conflict resolution within each school. | The Mountain Party seeks to end ] and eliminate the ]. The party seeks to fully fund full-day and developmentally appropriate universal ] and all state colleges and universities. The party supports student democratic decision-making in curriculum, administration, and conflict resolution within each school. | ||
=== Economic |
=== Economic policy === | ||
The Mountain Party seeks to allow local governments to establish a higher minimum wage for all workers, increase and enforce a statewide ] that is adjusted annually for inflation, increase wages for tipped workers, and abolish unpaid internships. The party supports the rights of workers to in engage in ] and ]. | The Mountain Party seeks to allow local governments to establish a higher minimum wage for all workers, increase and enforce a statewide ] that is adjusted annually for inflation, increase wages for tipped workers, and abolish unpaid internships. The party supports the rights of workers to in engage in ] and ]. | ||
The Mountain Party supports ] through |
The Mountain Party supports ] through workers' direct control over the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=Platform |url=https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Mountain Party |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Currently elected officials== | ==Currently elected officials== | ||
The Mountain Party has consistently maintained a number of officeholders for non-partisan offices, despite not being nominated by the party membership. According to the ] elections database, there are two non-partisan officeholders registered with the Mountain Party serving as Conservation District Supervisors.<ref name=" |
Betsy Orndoff-Sayers has been the Mountain (Green Party) affiliated Mayor of ] since 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.<ref name=officeholders /> | ||
The Mountain Party has consistently maintained a number of officeholders for non-partisan offices, despite not being nominated by the party membership. According to the ] elections database, there are two non-partisan officeholders registered with the Mountain Party serving as Conservation District Supervisors.<ref name="database">{{cite web|url=https://www.gpelections.org/greens-in-office/|title=Greens In Office|website=gpelections.org|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Election results== | ==Election results== | ||
=== |
===President=== | ||
====Governor==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Year | !Year | ||
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!Percent | !Percent | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |] | ||
|] | |||
|] | |||
| |
|2,531 | ||
| |
|0.33% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] |
|] | ||
|] | |||
|rowspan="2"|] | |||
| |
|2,599 | ||
| |
|0.33% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] |
|] | ||
|rowspan="2"|] | |||
|31,486 | |||
|8,075 | |||
|4.46% | |||
|1.13% | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|4,406 | |||
|Bob Henry Baber | |||
|0.66% | |||
|6,083 | |||
|2.02% | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |] | ||
|] | |] | ||
| |
|2,355 | ||
| |
|0.33% | ||
|} | |||
===Governor=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Year | |||
!Nominee | |||
!Votes | |||
!Percent | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|Chase Linko-Looper | |||
|9,596 | |||
|1.30% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|Daniel Lutz | |||
|11,296 | |||
|1.47% | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |] | ||
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|5.89% | |5.89% | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |] | ||
|Jesse Johnson | |||
|Daniel Lutz | |||
| |
|16,787 | ||
| |
|2.53% | ||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|Bob Henry Baber | |||
|6,083 | |||
|2.02% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|rowspan="2"|Jesse Johnson | |||
|31,486 | |||
|4.46% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|18,430 | |||
|2.48% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|10,416 | |||
|1.61% | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Legislature=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!colspan="3"|'''West Virginia Senate''' | !colspan="3"|'''West Virginia Senate''' | ||
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|] | |] | ||
|641 | |641 | ||
|} | |||
===Federal elections=== | |||
====President==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Year | |||
!Nominee | |||
!Votes | |||
!Percent | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|2,355 | |||
|0.33% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|rowspan="2"|] | |||
|4,406 | |||
|0.66% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|8,075 | |||
|1.13% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|2,599 | |||
|0.33% | |||
|} | |||
====Congress==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! | |||
!colspan="2"|'''US Senate''' | |||
!colspan="2"|'''US House''' | |||
|- | |||
!Year | |||
!Votes | |||
!Percent | |||
!Total Votes | |||
!Total Percent | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|colspan="2"|{{small|no election}} | |||
|3,218 | |||
|0.45% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|8,565 | |||
|1.9% | |||
|colspan="2"; rowspan="6"|{{small|no candidates}} | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|colspan="2"|{{small|no candidate}} | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|10,355 | |||
|1.92% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|19,517 | |||
|2.96% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|5,504 | |||
|1.21% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|colspan="2"|{{small|no election}} | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|colspan="2"|{{small|no candidate}} | |||
|6,227 | |||
|1.09% | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|rowspan="2"colspan="4"|{{small|no candidates}} | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|5,551 | |||
|0.83% | |||
| 2024 | |||
|{{small|no candidates}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 14 November 2024
West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party For the political group from the French Revolution, see The Mountain. For the later French political group, see The Mountain (1849).Mountain Party | |
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Chair | Dylan Parsons |
Vice Chair | Betsy Orndoff-Sayers |
Secretary | T. Fout |
Treasurer | Robert Smith |
Founder | Denise Giardina Frank Young |
Founded | May 8, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-08) |
Headquarters | P.O. Box 805 New Martinsville, WV 26155 |
Membership (2023) | 2,470 |
Ideology | Green politics Eco-socialism Anti-Zionism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
Colors | Evergreen |
West Virginia Senate | 0 / 34 |
West Virginia House of Delegates | 0 / 100 |
Mayors | 1 |
Website | |
www | |
The Mountain Party is a political party in West Virginia, affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
It is a progressive and environmentalist party whose party platform primarily focuses on "Grassroots Democracy", "Social Justice & Equal Opportunity", "Ecological Wisdom" and "Non-Violence".
History
The Mountain Party was created largely in response to the conservative tilt of the West Virginia Democratic Party, and was thus born out of Denise Giardina's gubernatorial campaign in 2000.
Today, the party is chaired by Dylan Parsons.
Prominent campaigns
In 2016, the party ran former state senator Charlotte Pritt for Governor of West Virginia. This led to growth for the party. She received nearly 6% of the vote, the highest ever for a Mountain Party gubernatorial candidate.
In 2018, the Mountain Party elected Betsy Orndoff-Sayers as Mayor of Wardensville winning 55.7% of the vote and was re-elected without a challenger in 2022.
In 2022, House of Delegates candidate Dylan Parsons was endorsed by two members of the Morgantown City Council, former Democratic nominees for Congress Mike Manypenny and Sue Thorn, Conservation District Supervisor and Executive Director of the West Virginia Farmers Market Association Holly Morgan, and the organization WV Can't Wait.
In 2024, Wardensville mayor Betsy Orndoff-Sayers sought election to the West Virginia Senate. Orndoff-Sayers received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes South Atlantic, WV Can’t Wait, and former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Zachary Shrewsbury.
Platform
The current Mountain Party platform was formally adopted on February 27, 2021, and can be found in its entirety on the party website.
Democratic system
The Mountain Party seeks to allow initiative and referendum processes in West Virginia, which the state does not currently provide, and to allow public employees to run for office. The party also supports the creation of citizen assemblies as a means to open legislative participation to all constituents.
The Mountain Party also seeks to allow recall elections at every level of government, ban corporate donations to candidates, enable non-citizen, permanent residents to vote in municipal elections, enact ranked-choice voting, and require all employers to allow workers paid time off to vote.
The Mountain Party opposes legislation that wields penalties against supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
Social policy
The Mountain Party supports equal rights for all persons regardless of their sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The party supports a ban on conversion therapy and legislation to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The Mountain Party supports reparations to black people, indigenous people, and people of color for what it describes as "the past four hundred plus years of genocide, slavery, land-loss, destruction of original identity, and the stark disparities which haunt the present."
The Mountain Party seeks to expand and protect women's rights to participate in society free from sexual harassment and job and wage discrimination. The party seeks to ensure that access to birth control, family planning resources, and abortion remains available.
The Mountain Party seeks to support persons with disabilities by protecting their rights, providing access to healthcare, and enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, the party supports fully funding residential, community-based services and public sector service coordinators.
The Mountain Party seeks to abolish the use of eminent domain to take over land for use by private corporations. The party also seeks to ends homelessness by constructing and maintaining sufficient public housing, placing a moratorium on home foreclosures and evictions, prohibiting compulsory work service for residents of public housing, providing job training and support services for homeless people, and replacing the shelter system with apartments.
The Mountain Party seeks to end high-stakes testing and eliminate the standardized testing model. The party seeks to fully fund full-day and developmentally appropriate universal pre-kindergarten and all state colleges and universities. The party supports student democratic decision-making in curriculum, administration, and conflict resolution within each school.
Economic policy
The Mountain Party seeks to allow local governments to establish a higher minimum wage for all workers, increase and enforce a statewide living wage that is adjusted annually for inflation, increase wages for tipped workers, and abolish unpaid internships. The party supports the rights of workers to in engage in collective action and self-representation.
The Mountain Party supports economic democracy through workers' direct control over the means of production.
Currently elected officials
Betsy Orndoff-Sayers has been the Mountain (Green Party) affiliated Mayor of Wardensville, West Virginia since 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.
The Mountain Party has consistently maintained a number of officeholders for non-partisan offices, despite not being nominated by the party membership. According to the Green Party of the United States elections database, there are two non-partisan officeholders registered with the Mountain Party serving as Conservation District Supervisors.
Election results
President
Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Jill Stein | 2,531 | 0.33% |
2020 | Howie Hawkins | 2,599 | 0.33% |
2016 | Jill Stein | 8,075 | 1.13% |
2012 | 4,406 | 0.66% | |
2008 | Cynthia McKinney | 2,355 | 0.33% |
Governor
Year | Nominee | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Chase Linko-Looper | 9,596 | 1.30% |
2020 | Daniel Lutz | 11,296 | 1.47% |
2016 | Charlotte Pritt | 42,068 | 5.89% |
2012 | Jesse Johnson | 16,787 | 2.53% |
2011 | Bob Henry Baber | 6,083 | 2.02% |
2008 | Jesse Johnson | 31,486 | 4.46% |
2004 | 18,430 | 2.48% | |
2000 | Denise Giardina | 10,416 | 1.61% |
Legislature
West Virginia Senate | West Virginia House of Delegates | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Total Votes | Total Percent | Year | Total Votes |
2002 | 1,173 | missing | 2002 | 3,165 |
2004 | 2,048 | missing | 2004 | no candidates |
2006 | no candidates | 2006 | 365 | |
2008 | 2,682 | 0.37% | 2008 | 5,606 |
2010 | 3,628 | 0.74% | 2010 | 2,791 |
2012 | no candidates | 2012 | 5,994 | |
2014 | 1,221 | 0.28% | 2014 | 3,720 |
2016 | 1,404 | 0.20% | 2016 | 3,031 |
2018 | no candidates | 2018 | 3,365 | |
2020 | 10,324 | 1.34% | 2020 | 3,228 |
2022 | no candidates | 2022 | 641 | |
2024 | 5,551 | 0.83% | 2024 | no candidates |
References
- Coleman, Randy (May 9, 2000). "Giardina turns in 18,000 signatures". The Register-Herald. pp. 1A.
- Warner, Mac. "West Virginia Voter Registration Totals, December 2023" (PDF).
- https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/
- https://mountainpartywv.net/platform/
- ^ "Officeholders". Mountain Party. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- "Recognized Political Parties in WV". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Winger, Richard (July 10, 2007). "Mountain Party to Affiliate with Green Party". Ballot Access News. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- "The MOUNTAIN PARTY PLATFORM - Mountain Party WV". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- Case, David (September 13, 2000). "West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "State Executive Committee". Mountain Party. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- BOARD, GLYNIS (November 2, 2016). "Charlotte Pritt: The Mountain Party's Maverick". WV Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- Wiederspiel, Alex (July 17, 2016). "Following Charlotte Pritt nomination for Governor, Mountain Party leaders see huge growth potential". Metro News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- "Endorsements". Parsons For WV. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- "2024 Candidates". Mountain Party. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- "States without initiative or referendum". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- "Platform". Mountain Party. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- "Greens In Office". gpelections.org. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
Notes
- Percentage calculated excluding vote total from additional unexpired election for District 10
- Percentage calculated excluding vote total from additional unexpired election for District 3