Natural Law Party (United States)
Natural Law Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NLP |
| Chairperson | Doug Dern |
| Founded | April 22, 1992 |
| Dissolved | April 30, 2004 (as a national party)[a] |
| Headquarters | Hartland, Michigan |
| Ideology | Civil libertarianism Environmentalism |
| Website | |
| https://www.natural-law.org/ | |
The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a political third party in the United States that was founded in 1992. The NLP emphasizes civil libertarianism, environmentalism, and Transcendental Meditation. Although it used to be a national organization, it has only existed in Michigan since 2004.
The NLP has had a number of notable of presidential nominees in United States presidential elections, including John Hagelin in 1992, 1996,[1] and 2000,[2] Ralph Nader in 2008,[3] Rocky De La Fuente in 2020,[4] and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024.[5]
Presidential tickets[change | change source]
| Election | Presidential nominee | Vice-presidential nominee | Popular vote | Percentage | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | John Hagelin | Mike Tompkins | 37,137 | <0.1% | Nationwide |
| 1996 | 113,670 | 0.1% | |||
| 2000 | Nat Goldhaber | 83,702 | 0.1% | ||
| 2004 | Organization dissolved | ||||
| 2008 | Ralph Nader
(campaign) |
Matt Gonzalez | 33,085 | 0.6% | Michigan |
| 2012 | Rocky Anderson | Luis J. Rodriguez | 5,147 | 0.1% | |
| 2016 | Mimi Soltysik | Angela Nicole Walker | 2,209 | 0.1% | |
| 2020 | Rocky De La Fuente
(campaign) |
Darcy Richardson | 2,986 | 0.1% | |
| 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
(campaign) |
Nicole Shanahan | TBD | TBD | |
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ In 2004, the nationwide Natural Law Party was dissolved. The Michigan chapter of the party is still active.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "John Hagelin's Biography". PBS NewsHour. 2000-08-30. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "John Hagelin / Nat Goldhaber 2000". archive.hagelin.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Miller, Rina B. (2008-10-30). "Natural Law Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader to speak at U-M Friday". mlive. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ "Michigan Natural Law Party Appears to Have Nominated Rocky De La Fuente for President |". 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ↑ Lobo, Arpan. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for Michigan presidential ballot as 3rd-party candidate". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-05-09.