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The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. The movement formed in opposition to the policies of Democratic President Barack Obama [ 1][ 2] and was a major factor in the 2010 wave election [ 3][ 4] in which Republicans gained 63 House seats [ 5] and took control ...
Electoral history of the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement, founded in 2009, is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the United States Constitution, [ 1] reducing U.S. government spending and taxes, [ 2][ 3] and reduction of the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit. [ 2]
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. [ 2] The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts.
Tim Huelskamp, representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district (2011–2017) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. [50] Lynn Jenkins, representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (2009–2019) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. [56] Jerry Moran, Senator from Kansas (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Independent Party of Louisiana – 136,125. Conservative Party of Louisiana – 794. Socialist – 85. American Solidarity – 103. Socialism and Liberation – 5. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows: Libertarian Association (unaffiliated) – 16,307. United Independent Party – 14,469. Socialist Party – 1,615.
In a United States presidential election, the popular vote is the total number or the percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and Washington, D.C.; the candidate who gains the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. However, the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation's ...
The Tea Party Caucus ( TPC) was a congressional caucus of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of its most conservative members. [ 10][ 11] It was founded in July 2010 by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in coordination with the Tea Party movement the year following the movement's 2009 creation ...
A Tea Party protest in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 15, 2009. Tea Party protesters on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall on September 12, 2009. The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement. [1]