One of the most important things we will be doing at the convention, will be voting on 10 proposed revisions to our Bylaws.

This page was made to help you review the proposed changes prior to the convention. If you click on the links, you can review the documents.

You can view these revisions here:

2024 Proposed Revisions

You can view our original Bylaws here:

Original Bylaws

You can also view the bylaws with the proposed revisions here:

Bylaws with Revisions

We hope to see you at the Convention this Saturday.

This year the Pennsylvania Forward Party is running two statewide candidates & a third candidate for a Pennsylvania House seat.

Eric Settle is running for Attorney General. Eric is running as a Forwardist because he believes that the Attorney General should be free from the influences of either of the major parties. Eric’s independent voice would allow the Attorney General’s office to solve our problems and put our citizens first. Learn more about Eric at his website: https://ericsettle4ag.com/

Chris Foster is running for State Treasurer because he wants to break partisan barriers and foster inclusive, forward-thinking governance. He is committed to transparent & efficient accounting of the state’s finances. He believes that every Pennsylvanian deserves to have confidence and trust in their state government. Learn more about Chris at his website: https://chrisfosterforpatreasurer.com/

John Mamatas is running to represent the 32^nd District in the Pennsylvania House in Harrisburg. This district is located in the northeast of Allegheny County. John is running as a Forwardist because, unlike other parties, Forward does not tell candidates how to vote. He believes in our election reforms and will work to ensure that more voices are heard.

In order to get on the ballot, our candidates need to gather a substantial number of signatures prior to Mid-July. We are asking all of our supporters to help us collect these. Regardless of whether you can get hundreds of signatures or only your own: WE. NEED. YOUR. HELP!!!

To do so please download our Nomination Paper HERE. The County information is left blank on this form (The state does not allow people from different counties to sign the same paper). The state also requires that they be printed double sided & on legal sized (8.5 x 14) paper. For more information on the requirements please review our cheat sheet HERE. For the official instructions from the state, click HERE.

As you collect signatures, please contact Secretary Valimont (at [email protected]) if you have any questions & to let him know how many you collected every week.

May 20, 2024

Pennsylvania Forward Party General Meeting

• Due to technical difficulties a video recording of the meeting is not available.

• We welcome Representative Gaydos to the meeting this week where she discussed why the movement behind the Forward Party is so important.

• Convention
  • Our convention is coming up on June 1^st at the Gettysburg Hilton Garden Inn from 10:00 AM thru 6:00 PM
    • The morning will begin with a vote on our State Chair followed by considering changes to our bylaws.
    • The afternoon will include breakout sessions on signature gathering, getting our message out, & election reforms.
    • Our statewide wide candidates will give speeches and be on a panel.
    • We will conclude the day with a happy hour cash bar while Clockwork-Band performs music.
  • The $30 ticket price includes lunch & snacks during our most of our breaks.
  • Please join us for this historic event.

• Candidates—Eric Settle & Chris Foster are the best candidates for the Pennsylvania Attorney General & State Treasurer that are running for any party. But they need a substantial number of signatures to be on the ballot.
  • Our goal is to collect at least 5,000 signatures by Mid-July.
    • As of tonight, we have (977) 979 signatures.
      • Peter Knight reported 2 extra signatures on the call.
    • There are a variety of strategies in collecting these signatures:
      • Canvassing door to door.
      • Attending community festivals & events.
      • Setting up shop in a public park.
    • We want as many of our supporters to help us get to our goals even if it is just printing out a form & getting only the members of your household to sign it.
      • We recommend beginning by asking all of your friends & family to sign the form.

The video of the April 2024 Pennsylvania Forward Party General Meeting can be found here:

https://youtu.be/WZGUmBULWQs

If you are interested in volunteering with a committee, we are always looking help with:

Fundraising: Every Wednesday at 5:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82946871563?pwd=WWZVWVJPL2U0eVNwVEpSQUk1a0xkdz09

Communications: Every Thursday at 3:00 PM

https://meet.google.com/fef-aeco-pkg

We still also have our Drop-in calls on Mondays at 11:30 AM

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Welcome to the blog of the Pennsylvania Forward Party.

Here we will post our statewide minutes, updates, and other items to communicate with our supporters like you.

To view the videos of our past meetings, please use this link:

https://www.youtube.com/@PAForwardSec

Welcome to our blog
Posted by Benjamin Valimont · March 30, 2024 2:48 PM · 1 reaction

Welcome to the blog of the Pennsylvania Forward Party.

Here we will posts our statewide minutes, updates, and other items to communicate with our supporters like you.

To view the videos of our past meetings, please use this link:

https://www.youtube.com/@PAForwardSec