AMERICAN INDEPENDENT This party has about 276,000 members in California Contact Information phone: 530-345-4224 address: P.O. Box 180 Durham, CA 95938 email: MertFly@aol.com web: www.wordpr.com/aip/	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The American Independent Party stands for traditional moral values and the God-given rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This party believes government should uphold the United States Constitution, including protection of life and property and a strong national defense.	TOP PRIORITIES End Federal income tax Do away with the Federal Reserve which increases the national debt Bring back parent and local control of children's education
DEMOCRATIC This party has about 6.8 million members in California. Contact Information phone: 916-442-5707 address: 911 20th Street Sacramento, CA 95814-3115 email: info@ca-dem.org web: www.ca-dem.org	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Democratic Party stands for improving education, lowering taxes for working families, affordable health care, reducing crime, preserving the environment and protecting a woman's right to choose. This party believes the role of government should be to protect citizen's rights, provide education for all citizens, maintain order and provide economic stability.	TOP PRIORITIES Education Education Education
GREEN This party has about 89,000 members in California. Contact Information phone: 916-448-3437 address: 1008 10th Street, #482 Sacramento, CA 95814 email: gpca@greens.org web: www.greens.org/california	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Green Party stands for a politics of compassion and these 10 key values: ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy, social justice, nonviolence, decentralization, community-based economics, feminism, respect for diversity, personal and global responsibility, and sustainability. This party believes in a decentralized, responsible government through individual participation at the community level reflecting the diversity of these communities through a multi-party, proportional representation system.	TOP PRIORITIES Ending the death penalty A livable wage and the rights of all workers to organize Replacing winner-take-all election systems with proportional representation
LIBERTARIAN This party has about 74,000 members in California. Contact Information phone: 1-800-682-1776 address: 655 Lewelling Boulevard, Suite 362 San Leandro, CA 94579-9980 email: chair@ca.lp.org web: www.ca.lp.org/	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Libertarian Party stands for smaller government. We supported Prop 209 (to end racial preferences) and Prop 215 (to make medical marijuana legal). Libertarians think governments usually make the wrong decisions. This party believes governments should only protect the rights of the individual from violence, the threat of violence, fraud and nothing else.	TOP PRIORITIES Keep the Libertarian Party on the California ballot Continue to elect more Libertarians to public office Increase our membership
NATURAL LAW This party has about 69,000 members in California. Contact Information phone: 408-425-2201 address: P.O. Box 50843 Palo Alto, CA 94303 email: info@natural-law.org web: www.natural-law.org	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Natural Law party stands for government that prevents problems before they start, politics free from conflict and proven solutions to bring individuals and the nation in line with natural law. This party believes government should be in tune with natural law so it can work with nature's efficiency and citizens can be truly self-governing.	TOP PRIORITIES Natural preventive health care programs to promote health and cut costs Proven education programs to develop studentsâ inner genius Agricultural practices that protect the environment
PEACE AND FREEDOM This party has about 70,000 members in California. Contact Information phone: 213-737-1998 address: P.O. Box 741270 Los Angeles, CA 90004 web: www.come.to/peaceandfreedom	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Peace and Freedom Party has a vision that someday people will make decisions that affect their own lives and will democratically decide with others on matters of collective concern. This party believes that government has a responsibility to provide for the general welfare so that everyone has jobs, housing, education, health care and equal rights.	TOP PRIORITIES Jobs: double the minimum wage Cut military spending; shift taxes to the rich to pay for human needs Democratic elections through proportional representation
REFORM This party has about 99,000 members in California. Contact Information phone: 1-888-82-REFORM address: 4718 Meridian Avenue, msc 228 San Jose, CA 95118 email: SiliconV@bena.com web: california.reformparty.org	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Reform Party stands for the economic growth and political reforms necessary to restore the American dream for all Americans. This party believes the role of government should be to respond to the will of the people and to protect their interests.	TOP PRIORITIES Expand the California economy Establish fair trade and create more jobs for Californians Give new life to public education by promoting state and local controls
REPUBLICAN This party has about 5.3 million members in California. Contact Information phone: 818-841-5210 address: 1903 W Magnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91506 web: www.cagop.org	WHAT THEY STAND FOR The Republican Party stands for American values: free enterprise, justice and a growing economy. We work to assure that all Californians have the opportunity to realize the American dream. This party believes the role of government is to do only what the private sector cannot do better. Government should provide high quality education and protection without high taxes.	TOP PRIORITIES Better schools governed by parents and teachers Safer neighborhoods, victim's rights and tougher laws Lower taxes and better use of your tax dollars