In the summer of 2001, in Riverview, Florida, several friends got together and formed an ad-hoc committee to study the merits of forming a new political party in Florida.  Later that year, this committee became The Independence Party of Florida.  At that time it had ten registered members; Now just over nine years later, it has 63,527 members (as of the November 8, 2008 count).  This growth was achieved with no paid advertising, no bank account, no private funding, ...only word of mouth.  It just goes to show that it does not take a lot of money to do what is right.  One of the primary founders of the Independence Party of Florida, Peter Allen, is running for Governor of our great state, with the same conviction that fueled the creation and growth of his party:  that you can run a winning campaign without breaking the bank or being  influenced by special interests.

Help us make Real Change in Florida's political landscape.  Support Peter Allen for Governor!