A Connecticut Party

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A Connecticut Party was a centrist, reform-oriented political party in Connecticut founded by former U.S. Senator and Governor Lowell Weicker in the early 1990s.

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A Connecticut Party canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
associatedWithOffice Governor of Connecticut
associatedWithPerson Lowell Weicker
surface form: Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolution 1990s
electoralFocus Connecticut gubernatorial elections
electoralStrategy third-party challenge to Democrats and Republicans
focus state-level policy issues
founder Lowell Weicker
hasMainGoal government reform in Connecticut
offering centrist alternative to major parties
hasType third party in the United States
headquartersLocation Connecticut
ideology centrism
reformism
inception early 1990s
language English
namedAfter Connecticut
notableElection 1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election
notableMember Lowell Weicker
operatedInJurisdiction Connecticut
partOf Connecticut political system
politicalOrientation pragmatic
politicalPosition center
politicalSpectrum moderate
region New England
scope statewide
stateLevel true
status defunct

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Lowell Weicker memberOfPoliticalParty A Connecticut Party
1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election partyDuringElection A Connecticut Party
subject surface form: Lowell Weicker