Republican Moderate Party of Alaska

Republican Moderate Party of Alaska
Founded	1986
Ideology	religious freedom
Website
www.repmod.info
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The Republican Moderate Party of Alaska is a political party in Alaska formed by Ray Metcalfe in 1986 as an alternative to what Metcalfe perceived to be a Republican Party dominated by the Religious Right. Only one candidate has ever won an election, a 2002 race for the state senate, but that candidate re-affiliated with the Republican Party the day after the election. The Republican Moderate Party has extensive litigation-related history, due in no small part to its minor party status. Previous cases have included ballot access rights and an early challenge to its name by the Republican Party of Alaska. After a record of success in the 1990s, its support has slowly dwindled, ending with just 0.63% of the 2002 gubernatorial election.^[1] State law requires that 3% of registered voters vote for a party or be registered to it for recognition. A court challenge initially overturned this law, holding that it was more restrictive than what the state required of independent candidates, but resulted in the original law being upheld by the Alaska Supreme Court on the grounds that a party candidate has more impact than an independent candidate.^[2] The party has since been recognized by the state again. As of October 2010 there were 1,675 members statewide.^[3]

As of January 2011, the Republican Moderate Party is no longer classified as a political party but rather as a political group.^[4]

Actions towards Ben Stevens

The party and its founder have been one of the major voices of criticism toward Ben Stevens, former state senate president and son of US Senator Ted Stevens. Allegations of collusion with oil companies and bribery ran for years,^[5] culminating with an FBI raid on the state senator's office^[6] and his retirement from public life.

References

↑ Juneau Empire election results
↑ Ballot-Access report on court opinion
↑ Ballot-Access article
↑ Alaska Voter Registration statistics
↑ Alaska Report story on allegations
↑ Anchorage Daily News reporting the FBI raid

External links

Official website

Alaska political parties

With ballot status	Alaskan Independence Democratic Libertarian Republican

Without ballot status	Constitution Green Veterans

Defunct	Republican Moderate

Political party strength in Alaska

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Minnesota	Ecology Democracy Party (Minnesota) Grassroots Party (Minnesota) Independence Party of Minnesota

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Oregon	Independent Party of Oregon Oregon Progressive Party Oregon Working Families Party

Vermont	Liberty Union (Vermont) Vermont Progressive Party Vermont Working Families Party

Other states	Alaskan Independence Independent Party of Connecticut Independent Party of Delaware Hawaii Independence Party Moderate Party (Rhode Island)

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Northern Mariana Islands	Covenant Party

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