Minnesota Progressive Party

This article is about the Minnesota Progressive Party. For other uses, see Progressive Party (disambiguation).

The Minnesota Progressive Party is the name of a minor political party in Minnesota. It was first formed as a branch of the national Progressive Party during the 1948 election, supporting Henry A. Wallace for president and also running a candidate for Governor of Minnesota.^[1] The name was later reused by Eugene McCarthy as one of three minor state political parties supporting his independent campaign for president in 1988 (the other two being the Consumer Parties of Pennsylvania and New Jersey).^[2]

References

↑ Haynes, John Earl (1984). Dubious Alliance: The Making of Minnesota's DFL Party. University of Minnesota Press. p. 4,201. ISBN 9780816613243.
↑ "Eugene J. McCarthy Papers". University of Minnesota Libraries.

Political parties in Minnesota

Recognized major parties	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Republican Party of Minnesota

Recognized minor parties	Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party Green Party of Minnesota Independence Party of Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party Libertarian Party of Minnesota

Other minor parties	Constitution Party of Minnesota Ecology Democracy Party

Historical parties	Minnesota Democratic Party Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party Minnesota Progressive Party

Politics of Minnesota Political party strength in Minnesota

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