History

The beginning of the Working Families Party can be traced back to the New Party which was launched in 1992 by Daniel Cantor and Joel Rodgers. It was another third party at the time. Sometimes it was referred to as a 'fusion' party. The New party was largely made up of ACORN chapters, an antipoverty group. The party's main ambition at the time was getting progressive democrats elected. The party endorsed Barak Obama in his campaign for Senator in 1996. The New Party became stayed small and became more unpopular from backlash, so Cantor and Rogers decided to try a 'fusion-oriented' party once again, this time as the Working Families Party.

The Working Families Party (WFP) is a minor party in the United States. It was founded in New York in 1998. There are active chapters all over the country today. The party of New York was first organized in 1998 by a coalition of labor unions, community organizations, members of the now in-active New party, and a variety of advocacy groups.

Today there are hundreds of thousands of people part of the Working Families Party all over the country. There are state chapters and local branches in almost every state now, even though this is still considered a very very small party.