Learn More About The California Whig Party

The Modern Whigs in California have formed the California Whig Party. From their website:

How Do I Become A Whig In California?

“What do I need to do to become a Whig?” Becoming a Whig is very easy, you can register with us so that we can send you email updates on what is happening with the California Modern Whigs. The California Modern Whigs are attempting to become a Qualified Political Party, we need all those who have been disenfranchised by the major parties to change their voter registration and designate “WHIG” as their political party.

If you are interested a more active role in the Whig movement, we need organizers in all the 58 counties in California. If your county has an active County Rep, please contact them for current activities and events. For example, the Riverside Affliate group is actively engaged in a voter registration drive. If you’d like to volunteer your time and skills, please call 213-341-4566 or email.

Amador High School Modern Whig Project

Students from Amador High School in Sutter Creek California engaged in a mock election on November 4, 2009. This mock election was conducted by the senior class under the guidance of Gregg Wall their teacher. The students selected parties to participate in the election. The students selected five parties to complete for student votes Among the parties selected by the students were the Democrats, Libertarians, Centrist, Constitutionalist and the Modern Whigs.

The students developed a platform and presented it to their class.The students representing the Modern Whig Party, were lead by Travis Glock. He initiated contact with the California Modern Whig Party and proceed to develop a platform that was to be used in the class debate. He asked many good questions and use the Modern Whig Party Tenants and issues to develop a realistic platform for his campaign.

Travis and his team also developed video which can be viewed this link. After the students presented their message, the students voted. The Modern Whig Party obtained the highest vote count in the mock election. We are very proud of all the students in engaging in the mock elections and that the results for the Modern Whigs.