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https://fb.watch/AEWorFYb2s/ https://fb.watch/AEWorFYb2s/ The Unity Party of America is a national political party in the United States founded on November 4, 2004, with the slogan "Not Right, Not Left, But Forward!"[3] The party has 45 state affiliates, one of which, Colorado, has ballot access.[4][5] Additionally, the Unity Party has reported that it has members in 46 states.[6]
History


The Unity Party evolved from the grassroots group Runners for Clark, which supported General Wesley Clark's 2004 presidential campaign by raising campaign contributions and increasing awareness of Clark's candidacy; Runners for Clark subsequently morphed into Unity Runners and then into the Unity Party.[7][8]
Bill Hammon, of Texas, New York, and Colorado, founded the Unity Party in 2004 as chairman and ran as the Unity Party of America candidate for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, centered on Boulder, in 2008[9] and again in 2010.[10] By that point, the Unity Party had expanded beyond Colorado to 27 states.[11] He then ran for the U.S. Senate in Colorado in 2014 before running for the Senate again in 2016 and then for Colorado governor in 2018 (the "Unity" voter affiliation option in Colorado is a direct result of his Senate candidacy).[12][13][14][7]
In 2012, veteran and Gold Star father Jim Pirtle of Colorado Springs was declared as a Unity Party candidate for Congress.[15]
In 2016, Bill Hammons ran as the party's candidate in the United States Senate election in Colorado, earning 9,336 votes, or 0.34% of the electorate.[16][17]
In June 2017, the Unity Party achieved full recognition as a minor party by the state of Colorado, and its candidates in the state no longer need to petition for a place on the ballot; instead, they simply need a "show of hands" at a party assembly. By 2017, the party had spread to 37 states.[18][14][19][20]
In September 2017, Unity Party members decided to begin referring to themselves as "Uniters."[21]
In October 2018, Hammons was quoted as saying, "God did not ordain two parties in the United States," and went on to say one goal of his gubernatorial run was to help put a Unity Party presidential candidate at the top of the ballot in Colorado in 2020.[22]
In June 2019, Rebecca Keltie of Colorado Springs became the first female Unity Party candidate in the U.S. House of Representatives. In September 2019, Joshua Rodriguez, a candidate from Arvada, created the first-ever contested Unity Party nomination race for the U.S. Senate.[23][6]
Bill Hammons and Eric Bodenstab were nominated for President and Vice President, respectively, in an online convention held over WebEx on April 4, 2020.[24] Hammons and Bodenstab made it onto the ballot in Colorado,[25] Louisiana[26] and New Jersey.[27]
On September 18, 2020, Ian Silverii, columnist for the Denver Post, suggested the Unity Party as an alternative to the Colorado Republican Party after the Republicans failed to provide an official platform for their 2020 state convention, instead republishing their 2016 platform.[28]
During the 2022 House of Representatives election in District 2, the Unity Party nominated Tim Wolf as their candidate, in a crowded field that included three third parties, including the ideologically similar Colorado Center Party, which also contested the election.[29]

Public Unity Party
- Founded: November 4, 2004, by Bill Hammons.
- Ideology: Centrist, emphasizing pragmatic solutions and common sense.
- Slogan: "Not Right, Not Left, But Forward!"
- Presence: It has affiliates in the U.S. states, but only the Colorado affiliate currently has ballot access.
- Key Platform Points: As of 2014, their platform supported a balanced budget amendment, eliminating the federal income tax, a health care tax deduction, Social Security reform, term limits, and gerrymandering reform. The Colorado affiliate also takes positions on issues such as the Second and Fourth Amendments, electoral security, campaign finance, and DC statehood.
- Candidates and Elections: The party has fielded candidates in various elections, including presidential races. For example, Bill Hammons ran for president in 2020, coming in 12th nationally. In Colorado, candidates have been nominated for positions such as the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Recent Activity: In 2025, the American Unity Party (with its Colorado affiliate) was considering merging with the Justice for All Party.
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