Forward Party

The Forward Party, also known simply as Forward (FWD), is a centrist political party in the United States. Forward has two political party affiliates at the state level that have achieved ballot access. It seeks to have affiliates with ballot access in 29 other states by the end of 2023 and achieve ballot access in all 50 states in 2024. The party, which was founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, describes its goals as the reduction of partisan polarization and implementing electoral reforms. Forward was officially formed as a political action committee (PAC) on October 5, 2021. The PAC intends 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 states that, for the time being, candidates affiliated with the organization will remain members of the two major American political parties and America's 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". History