Become an Affiliated Candidate
We're excited that you are considering a partnership with the Maryland Forward Party as you run for office!
We hope that our endorsement will help to distinguish our candidates and elected officials as independently minded leaders who prioritize the needs of their representative communities.
Candidates and elected officials affiliated with the Maryland Forward Party are committed to learning community priorities through a broad and diverse audience, even if those opinions differ from their own perspective. They collaboratively problem solve using creative solutions, regardless of their traditional political spectrum stances, to meet the majority needs of their communities.
Our Review Process
We ask that all prospective candidates and elected officials start by reviewing our candidate pledge. We use these pledges to clearly outline our values and expectations for conduct, and these are ultimately tools to individually hold ourselves and the organization accountable.
Candidates or elected officials who are able to commit to our Candidate Pledge then meet with our Board to share a little more about themselves including their values, their goals for running and their key priorities.
We have a few standard questions we ask as part of this discussion, that we can share in advance.
If the Board votes to support, the candidate or elected official then signs the pledge and receives our endorsement.
Ultimately, Maryland Forward Party is prioritizing local, bottom-up solutions and hopefully a more authentic form to community representation.