Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party

Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party
AbbreviationGMPJP
FoundedMay 30, 1970 (1970-05-30)
Preceded byPeople's Party
HeadquartersDummerston, Vermont
IdeologySocialism[1]
Anti-capitalism[2]
Environmentalism
Political positionLeft-wing[3][4][5]
Colors  Lime
Statewide Offices
0 / 6
Seats in the State Senate
0 / 30
Seats in the State House
0 / 150
Elected County Judges
0 / 42
Countywide Offices
0 / 42
Mayorships
0 / 8
Seats on the Burlington City Council
0 / 12
Other elected offices3 (2017)
Website
libertyunionparty.org

The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party (GMPJP), previously named the Liberty Union Party (LUP) until 2021, is a socialist political party in Vermont, United States. LUP formed in 1970 by progressives to contest the 1970 Senate election.

GMPJP is a self-proclaimed "non-violent socialist party". In 1995, LUP was described by The New York Times as the cradle of progressivism in Vermont.[6]

GMPJP is the fourth-largest party in Vermont after the Democratic, Republican, and Progressive parties.

Notable past and present members include William H. Meyer, Peter Diamondstone, Bernie Sanders, Michael Parenti, and Mary Alice Herbert.

  1. ^ "Liberty Union Party – Platform". libertyunionparty.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Respectable Showing for Liberty Union Socialists in 2014 Vermont Election". libertyunionparty.org. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ Will Bernie Sanders Win By Losing? – WBUR
  4. ^ Phillips, Amber (November 19, 2015). "Bernie Sanders: A somewhat reluctant socialist". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew; McDermott, Nathan (March 14, 2019). "Bernie Sanders in the 1970s urged nationalization of most major industries". CNN. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Herszenhorn, David M. (1995-03-12). "The Nation; To Vermont's Voters, What's Out Is In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-10.

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