Serve America Movement
The Serve America Movement (SAM) is a big tent political organization founded in 2017 by Morgan Stanley lawyer Eric Grossman.[4]
Serve America Movement | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SAM |
| Leader | None—Chairman with collective of Directors |
| Chairman | David Jolly |
| Founded | April 2017[1] |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado[2] |
| Membership (November 2020) |  649[3] |
| Ideology | Big tent (official) Majority: Neoconservatism Liberal conservatism Social liberalism Factions: Conservatism Liberalism |
| Political position | Center to center-right |
| Colors | Red, white and blue (national colors) |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100
|
| Seats in the House | 0 / 435
|
| Governorships | 0 / 50
|
| State Upper House Seats | 0 / 1,972
|
| State Lower House Seats | 0 / 5,411
|
| Website | |
| joinsam.org | |
The party has said that they want to pass the elections vote limit or use petitions to gain access in other states, in order to contest future elections.[5]
In May 2020, SAM named David Jolly as executive chairman.[6] Jolly is a former Republican[7] who served as a Member of Congress from Florida's 13th congressional district from 2014 to 2017.
References
- "What is Serve America Movement? Obscure new party backs Stephanie Miner for governor". The Post-Standard.
- "Kansas' new Party of the Center joins with national group". The Seattle Times. March 3, 2018.
- "Enrollment by County | New York State Board of Elections". elections.ny.gov. 2020-11-01.
- "A Morgan Stanley Star Wants You to Back His Political Movement". Bloomberg. July 2, 2018.
- "Join Sam (homepage)". SAM - Serve America Movement.
- https://floridapolitics.com/archives/331849-david-jolly-named-executive-chairman-of-serve-america-movement
- https://floridapolitics.com/archives/276927-david-jolly-dumps-the-gop
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