Washington Progressive Party

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Washington Progressive Party

| logo = Washington Progressive Party logo.svg

| foundation = {{start date and age|2002}}

| headquarters = Bow, Washington

| ideology = Progressivism
Democratic socialism

| position = Left-wing

| national = National Progressive Party

| colors = {{color box|{{party color|Vermont Progressive Party}}|border=darkgray}} Red

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| seats1_title = Seats in the U.S. Senate

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| seats2_title = Seats in the U.S. House

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|8|hex={{party color|Vermont Progressive Party}}}}

| seats3_title = Statewide Executive Offices

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| seats4_title = Seats in the State Senate

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| seats5_title = Seats in the State House

| symbol =

| state = Washington

| country = the United States

| colorcode = {{party color|Washington Progressive Party}}

| country_dab1 = Politics of Washington (state)

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The Washington Progressive Party (WAPP) is a minor political party in Washington state affiliated with the National Progressive Party. The current chair of the party is Ashley Stallworth accompanied, by vice-chair Stephanie Browne.{{Cite web|title=Meet our Council|url=https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/meet-our-council.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022122135/https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/meet-our-council.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Washington Progressive Party|language=en}} The party advocates for leftist politics and policies including Medicare for All as Single-payer healthcare{{Cite web|title=Candidates, Elected Officials, Businesses and Leaders who have endorsed Whole Washington|url=https://wholewashington.org/endorsements/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Whole Washington|language=en-US}} and the Green New Deal.{{Cite web|title=Washington Progressive Party - Platform|url=https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/platform-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022122113/https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/platform-2020.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 22, 2020|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.waprogressiveparty.org}} It had three candidates running under its name in 2020, Kathryn Lewandowsky for Washington Legislative District 39, Taylor Zimmerman for Washington Legislative District 10, and Gentry Lange for Washington's Secretary of State.{{Cite web|title=Taylor Zimmermann|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Taylor_Zimmermann|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Gentry Lange|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Gentry_Lange|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Washington Progressive Party - Candidates|url=https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/candidates.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705220916/https://www.waprogressiveparty.org/candidates.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 5, 2020|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.waprogressiveparty.org}}{{Cite web|title=Kathryn Lewandowsky|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kathryn_Lewandowsky|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Davis-Leonard|first=Ian|date=2020-10-18|title=Incumbent faces third-party foe in 39th District Senate race|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/incumbent-faces-third-party-foe-in-39th-district-senate-race/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=HeraldNet.com|language=en-US}}

Political positions

=Healthcare=

The WAPP supports universal, single-payer healthcare, and abortion rights.

=Education=

The WAPP supports universal pre-K, tuition-free public colleges and universities, Education in American Sign Language, Education in both English and a person's first language, Free lunch, Free school transportation, school mental health services, changing class sizes and hiring more teachers.

=Housing=

The WAPP supports an increase in public investment to create affordable housing, as well as rent control, housing subsidies, supportive services for renters, updating housing codes to include unconventional and wheeled housing and they oppose homeless sweeps. All with the goal to eliminate involuntary homelessness.

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