Independence Party of Florida

The Independence Party of Florida was a minor political party in the state of Florida in the United States. It was established in 1999 by Peter Allen, a businessman from Riverview, Florida. Allen subsequently ran for governor of Florida as his party's nominee Florida gubernatorial [election, 2010|in 2010], by which point the party's membership had grown to include over 65,000 Floridians. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Allen ran for governor "on a pro-Constitution, anti-special-interests platform"; he received 123,831 votes in the general election, representing 2.3% of all votes cast. The party was shut down by the state of Florida in 2017. It was often confused with the Independent Party of Florida.