Reform Party of the United States of America

The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot. It can be seen as a third party to the Republican and Democratic parties. The party had nominated several notable candidates over the years, such as founder Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and Ralph Nader.^[1]

Reform Party of the United States of America
Chairperson	Nicholas Hensley
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Headquarters	Dallas, TX, U.S.
Membership (February 2020)	6,665[2]
Ideology	Populism Radical centrism Electoral reform
Political position	Center[3]
Colors	Purple
State Upper Chamber Seats	0 / 1,972
State Lower Chamber Seats	0 / 5,411
Other elected offices	9 (2019)[4]
Website
www.reformparty.org

The party's most significant victory came when Jesse Ventura was elected governor of Minnesota in 1998.

Best Results in Major Races

Office	Percent	District	Year	Candidate
President	14.19%	Maine	1996	Ross Perot
	13.56%	Montana	1996
	12.71%	Idaho	1996
US Senate	15.42%	Mississippi	2002	Shawn O'Hara
	8.37%	Kansas	2002	George Cook
	6.98%	Minnesota	1996	Dean Barkley
US House	33.70%	Florida District 5	1998	Jack Gargan
	21.09%	California District 21	1998	John Evans
	20.99%	Mississippi District 1	2004	Barbara Dale Washer
Governor	36.99%	Minnesota	1998	Jesse Ventura
	15.33%	Kentucky	1999	Gatewood Galbraith
	2.08%	New Hampshire	1996	Fred Bramante