Cascade Party of Washington

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Cascade Party of Washington
Leader Krist Novoselic
Founder Krist Novoselic
Registered2024
Split from Forward Party
Membership<1,000
Ideology Centrism
Populist centrism
Electoral reform
Social libertarianism
Cascadian regionalism [1]
Colors  Purple
Website
https://cascadeparty.org/

The Cascade Party of Washington is a minor political party in the United States located in the state of Washington. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic founded the centrist [2] party in 2024. [3] [4] The party hoped to gather 1,000 signatures in order to qualify as a political party in Washington, however it hoped to not appear on the ballot in the 2024 presidential election. [3] [5] In order to garner support, it collected signatures during Novoselic's concerts. [2] It qualified as a minor political party in Washington on August 24, 2024, and its request to be omitted from the 2024 presidential election ballot in the state was granted the same day.

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The party's inaugural convention, open to members of their private social media platform, was held on 11 January at the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle.[ citation needed ]

Election results

Presidential elections

YearPresidential candidateVice presidential candidatePopular votes%Electoral votesResultBallot accessNotesRef
2024 Krist Novoselic James CarrollWithdrawn WA Withdrew August 26, 2024 [3]

Notable Board Members

Krist Novoselic (Chair)
Jesse A. James (Candidate for Seattle City Council, Position 8 - 2025)
Damon Townsend
Kiera O'Brien (Vice Chair)
Kelly Wright

References

  1. ↑ "Cascade Party Platform preamble". cascadeparty.org. Washington. 2025-01-11. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  2. 1 2 "Co-founder of Nirvana starts his own political party, using concerts to gain supporters". Classic Rock 92.9 KISM. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Krist Novoselic Running for President, Covers Nirvana's Debut Single at Convention: Watch". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Krist Novoselic Running for President, Covers Nirvana's Debut Single". Consequence Sound. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  5. ↑ Menino, Holly (2024-06-17). "Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic launches new political party with live music twist". NBC Montana - KECI. Retrieved 2024-06-29. At this point, the rules say that we need to have a presidential ticket," he [Novoselic] said. "We're determined not to be on the 2024 ballot and if that takes litigation we've got it all lined up.
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