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A Message from SAM
Jun 5, 2020
At SAM we join the call of the nation for justice - and for reform. We also know that we each have a duty to do our part. 100% of the SAM…
WATCH: Oz Griebel on “open” primaries, ranked-choice voting, and election reform
Jan 21, 2020
WATCH Fox 61's interview with SAM CT Task Force Chair, Oz Griebel Former leader of the Metro-Hartford Alliance, and former candidate for…
SAM-NY Sues Cuomo, Legislators, and NYS Board of Election Over Ballot Access Law
Jan 14, 2020
January 14, 2020 Contact: Dan Murphy, SAM-NY Communications, (914) 714-4370 The SAM Party of New York (“SAM”) sued Governor Cuomo,…
SAM Candidates Win In New York and Connecticut
Nov 6, 2019
SAM Endorses “Yes” On Question #1 In New York City
Nov 4, 2019
SAM announces its support for ranked-choice voting and urges voters to vote “Yes” on Question 1 on New York City’s charter referendum on…
SAM – formerly the “Serve America Movement” – Endorses Three Candidates in Connecticut’s Municipal Elections
Nov 1, 2019
October 31, 2019 – SAM announced its endorsements last week of three 2019 Connecticut candidates for municipal office: Danielle Chesebrough,…
Chesebrough, Urgo endorsed by group supporting unaffiliated candidates
Oct 31, 2019
An organization that states it is focused on "unrigging" the state’s election system has endorsed unaffilated voter Danielle Chesebrough in…
Letter: Chesebrough represents a new kind of leader
Oct 25, 2019
As a newly registered, unaffiliated voter in Connecticut, I will cast my vote on election day for Danielle Chesebrough for first selectman…
New Yorkers Leave Party Boss Behind To Support SAM Candidate
Aug 28, 2019
The Daily Freeman reports that even elected officials in New York are leaving their entrenched parties behind to…
Opinion: SAM New York Chairman Pushes For Open Primaries
Jul 15, 2019
In an op-ed in the Gotham Gazette, SAM Party of New York Chairman Michael Volpe describes why open primaries are desperately needed in…
It’s time to break up the two-party monopoly
Jun 12, 2019
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes recently wrote an opinion in the New York Times calling for the break up of the social media giant arguing…
Our Statement on Howard Schultz Exploring a 2020 Presidential Bid
Jan 27, 2019
The SAM Party welcomes Howard Schultz’s announcement that he is exploring becoming a candidate for the 2020 presidential campaign as an…