The Forward Party focuses on a values-based platform rather than a traditional policy platform, encouraging candidates to propose innovative and data-driven solutions to local challenges. The Forward Party requires all candidates it endorses to sign a candidate pledge.

The party was founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential and 2021 New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang. Forward sees itself as being bottom up innovation, and describes its goals as the reduction of partisan polarization and the implementing of electoral reforms.

Nine Key Values

  1. Rule of Law, respect for the constitution

  2. Strengthen democracy, restore the voter’s voice

  3. American Leadership

  4. Build for the bottom up, not the top down

  5. Drive collaborative and effective solutions

  6. Embrace innovation and entrepreneurialism as central to American culture

  7. Reinforce individual liberty, personal responsibility and civic engagement

  8. Treat everyone with respect and dignity

  9. Act with ethics, integrity and compassion