Looking to get involved in your political party of interest, either at the national or the local level? In addition to the Democratic and Republican parties, you can find information below about the minor affiliations represented among candidates in the 2020 presidential election: the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties. These three parties were selected according to their national recognition. While the Democratic and Republican Parties are recognized in all 50 states, as of September 2019, the Libertarian Party was recognized in 37 states, the Green Party in 26 states and the Constitution Party in 14 states, according to Ballotpedia.org.

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Connecting & Seeking Involvement 

(*Note: For most websites, telephone numbers and/or addresses can be found in a “Contact” tab or by scrolling to the bottom of the page. Many websites also offer information about internships, jobs, clubs and volunteer opportunities.)

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Republican Party (GOP)

• GOP National Nominating Convention:

  • When: Monday, August 24 – Thursday, August 27

  • Where: Charlotte, North Carolina

  • How to get involved: https://charlottein2020volunteerinterest.my-trs.com  

  • More information: https://www.charlottein2020.com/2020-convention​

• ​​GOP (National):

  • ​Connect with the Republican Party at the national level by joining one of its many groups (e.g., Young Leaders, RNC Women, GOP Faith, Black Republican Activists, Asian Pacific Americans, GOP Hispanics, and Veterans & Military Families), creating or joining conversations using the #LeadRight hashtag, signing up as a volunteer or applying for a job or internship. Learn more at gop.com here: https://www.gop.com/get-involved/.

  • You can also connect with the Republican National Committee, which leads and promotes the Republican Party’s platform, at their address (310 First St SE, Washington, DC 20003) or by phone ((202) 863-8500). 

• ​​GOP (State):​

  • Alabama: Find your county’s GOP information, donate or get in touch here: https://algop.org

  • Alaska: Find their phone number, mailing and physical addresses here: https://alaskagop.net/contact/. Get in touch with your district officials and various organizations, like the Republican Women of Juneau, here: https://alaskagop.net/about/districts/. 

  • Arizona: Get in touch, sign up for emails, volunteer, donate or find events here: https://azgop.com. 

  • Arkansas: Volunteer, donate, find news or events, sign up for updates, join a club or get in touch here: https://www.arkansasgop.org. 

  • California: Sign up for updates, volunteer, donate, seek career opportunities or get in touch here: https://www.cagop.org/s/. 

  • Colorado: Sign up for emails, find their address and phone number, donate, volunteer or read up on news and upcoming events here: https://cologop.org. 

  • Connecticut: Find their address or phone number, sign up for emails, join a club or organization, keep up with events, volunteer or apply for internships here: http://ct.gop. 

  • Delaware: Read up on their calendar, clubs and news, volunteer, donate or get in contact here: https://www.delawaregop.com. 

  • Florida: Find the State of Florida’s GOP office mailing address and phone number, sign up for emails, get information about volunteering or attending a meeting by county, or donate here: https://florida.gop. 

  • Georgia: Find their phone number, donate or volunteer here: https://gagop.org. 

  • Hawaii: Connect with the State of Hawaii’s GOP office by phone number, mailing or email address, sign up for news, visit their calendar or join here: https://www.gophawaii.com/contact/. 

  • Idaho: Sign up for emails, volunteer, apply for an internship, visit their calendar, donate, join an affiliate club or get in touch here: https://www.idgop.org. 

  • Illinois: https://illinois.gop/contact/

  • Indiana: https://illinois.gop/contact/

  • Iowa: https://www.iowagop.org/contact

  • Kansas: https://www.kansas.gop

  • Kentucky: http://rpk.org/get-involved/#contact

  • Louisiana: https://www.lagop.com

  • Maine: https://mainegop.com/contact-us/

  • Maryland: https://mdgop.org/contact/

  • Massachusetts: https://mdgop.org/contact/

  • Michigan: https://www.migop.org

  • Minnesota: https://mngop.com

  • Mississippi: https://msgop.org

  • Missouri: https://www.missouri.gop

  • Montana: https://mtgop.org/headquarters/

  • Nebraska: https://www.ne.gop

  • Nevada: https://nevadagop.org/contact/

  • New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gop

  • New Jersey: https://www.njgop.org/contact/

  • New Mexico: https://newmexico.gop/contact/

  • New York: https://nygop.org/get-involved/

  • North Carolina: https://www.nc.gop/contact

  • North Dakota: https://ndgop.org/contact/

  • Ohio: https://ohiogop.org/get-involved/

  • Oklahoma: https://www.okgop.com/contact-1

  • Oregon: https://www.oregon.gop/getinvolved

  • Pennsylvania: http://www.pagop.org/about/contact/

  • Rhode Island: http://www.ri.gop

  • South Carolina: https://www.sc.gop

  • South Dakota: http://southdakotagop.com

  • Tennessee: https://www.tngop.org/county_parties

  • Texas: See their phone number, sign up for their newsletter, donate or find local GOP clubs here: https://www.texasgop.org

  • Utah: https://utgop.org/contact/

  • Vermont: https://utgop.org/contact/

  • Virginia: https://virginia.gop/contact/

  • Washington: https://wsrp.org

  • West Virginia: https://www.wvgop.org/index#panel-contact

  • Wisconsin: https://wisgop.org/county-parties/

  • Wyoming: https://www.wyoming.gop/contactinformation

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Democratic Party

• Democratic Party National Nominating Convention:

  • Date: Postponed from mid-July to the week of August 17, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to demconvention.com (link in sources below) and a Martinsville Bulletin article by Bill Barrow.

  • Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • How to volunteer, sign up for the email list or get involved in other ways: https://www.demconvention.com/get-involved

• ​​Democratic Party (National):

  • ​Connect with the Democratic Party at the national level by writing to or calling the Democratic National Committee ((202) 863-8000), and visiting their website for information about volunteering, joining communities on social media, finding events near you, hosting events, applying for a job or internship, donating and more: https://democrats.org.

• ​Democratic Party (State):

  • ​Find contact information, news, events, job openings, and ways to donate or volunteer by selecting the party website for your state: https://democrats.org/who-we-are/state-parties/state-party-websites/

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Libertarian Party

• Libertarian Party National Nominating Convention:

  • When: May 21 – May 25

  • Where: Austin, Texas at the J.W. Marriott hotel

  • Register here: https://www.lp.org/2020-libertarian-national-convention-updates/

  • More information: https://lnc2020.com/convention/schedule/

• ​Libertarian Party (National):

  • ​Connect with the Libertarian Party at the national level by writing to or calling ((800) 353-2887) the Libertarian National Committee, or visiting their website for more information about joining, news, 2020 candidates, becoming a Lifetime Member, volunteering, donating, finding a campus organization, networking at state conventions, following the party on social media, running for office and more: https://www.lp.org.

• ​Libertarian Party (State):​​

  • Find contact information, membership information, and ways to get involved by selecting your state’s party website: https://www.lp.org/state-affiliates/.

  • Some states offer information about the Libertarian Party’s county affiliates. Here’s what this looks like for the State of California, for example: https://ca.lp.org/county-affiliates/, and for the State of New York: https://lpny.org/affiliates/. Other states, like Texas, provide ways to get in touch with county chairs: http://www.lptexas.org/state-county-affiliates. 

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Green Party

• Green Party National Nominating Convention:

  • When: July 9 – July 12

  • Where: Detroit, Michigan, on the campus of Wayne State University

  • How to register and get involved: https://www.gp.org/2020_tickets

• Green Party (National):

  • ​Connect with the Green Party of the United States by calling (202.319.7191), or by visiting their website to find more information about sending a message via form, volunteering, donating, attending national meetings, registering, running for office and more: https://www.gp.org/contact. 

• Green Party (State):

  • ​Find contact information, ways to register, volunteer, or donate, and details about working group meetings, committees, groups like the Young Greens, events and county affiliates by selecting your state’s party website: https://www.gp.org/state_parties.

  • Examples of local chapters or county affiliates in the States of California (http://www.cagreens.org/county-parties) and Washington (https://greenpartywashington.org/local-green-party-chapters/) 

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Constitution Party

• Constitution Party National Nominating Convention:

  • When: May 1 – May 2

  • Where: Held by telephone, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak

  • How to register and get involved: https://www.constitutionparty.com/2020-national-convention-update/

• ​Constitution Party (National):

  • Connect with the Constitution Party by writing to or calling the Constitution Party National Committee (Toll Free: 1-800-283-8647), or visit the Party's website for news and resources related to national events, donations, social media and further contact information: https://www.constitutionparty.com/category/national-events/. 

• ​​Constitution Party (State):

  • ​To find information about your state’s Party chairperson, address, phone number, email address and website, if applicable, click on your state in the map: https://www.constitutionparty.com/contact/state-parties/. 

  • Some states, like Pennsylvania (https://www.constitutionpartypa.com/county-chapters.html), also provide contact information for county chapters and regional chairpersons. 

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Want to learn more about national nominating conventions? Study.com created a great resource that defines the nominating convention and explains its purpose. You can find it here: https://study.com/academy/lesson/national-nominating-convention-definition-purpose.html. 

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OTHER SOURCES:

• https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States  

• https://www.demconvention.com

• https://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/news/national/democrats-delay-nominating-convention-amid-virus-concerns/article_9970f47a-0b27-5d67-9d4d-98a22b6466ae.html

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