Cascade Party of Washington

{{Infobox political party

| name = Cascade Party of Washington

| logo = 130px

| logo_size = 100x100

| colorcode = #8f4b96

| ideology = Centrism
Electoral reform
Cascadian regionalism{{cite web |author= |date=2025-01-11 |title=Cascade Party Platform preamble |url=https://www.cascadeparty.org/platform.html |website=cascadeparty.org |location=Washington |publisher= |access-date=2025-01-17}}

| website = https://cascadeparty.org/

| registered = 2024

| founder = Krist Novoselic

| colors = {{colour box|8f4b96|border=darkgray}} Purple

| split = Forward Party

| membership = <1,000

| state = Washington (state)

}}

The Cascade Party of Washington is a minor political party in the United States located in the state of Washington. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic founded the centrist{{Cite web |title=Co-founder of Nirvana starts his own political party, using concerts to gain supporters |url=http://kism.com/news/297792-co-founder-of-nirvana-starts-his-own-political-party-using-concerts-to-gain-supporters/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Classic Rock 92.9 KISM |language=en-US}} party in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Krist Novoselic Running for President, Covers Nirvana’s Debut Single at Convention: Watch |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/krist-novoselic-running-president-covers-164303522.html |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Krist Novoselic Running for President, Covers Nirvana's Debut Single |url=https://consequence.net/2024/06/krist-novoselic-running-for-president-cascade-party/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Consequence Sound |language=en-US}} The party hoped to gather 1,000 signatures in order to qualify as a political party in Washington, however it hopes to not appear on the ballot in the 2024 presidential election.{{Cite web |last=Menino |first=Holly |date=2024-06-17 |title=Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic launches new political party with live music twist |url=https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/a-conversation-with-nirvana-co-founder-krist-novoselic-cascade-party-washington-bonafide-band-kurt-cobain-political-live-music-musician-mainstream-different-seminole-bona-fide-speech-washington-state-president-moving-conventions-petition-band |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=NBC Montana - KECI |language=en |quote="At this point, the rules say that we need to have a presidential ticket," he [Novoselic] said. "We're determined not to be on the 2024 ballot and if that takes litigation we've got it all lined up."}} In order to garner support, it collected signatures during Novoselic's concerts. It qualified as a minor political party in Washington on August 24, 2024, and its request to be omitted from the 2024 presidential election ballot in the state was granted the same day.

The party's inaugural convention, open to members of their private social media platform, was held on 11 January at the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}