We now have several state committees actively promoting candidates.


Florida

A Florida state committee has been organized by Bill Bledsoe, Box 3554, Milton, Florida  32572.   Bledsoe has registered the Florida Prohibition Party with the Secretary of State's office, and it is a "recognized" political party in Florida.


Indiana

A new Indiana Prohibition Party Committee was organized on 7 December 2002, at the urging of Sarah Ward (Knightstown). The officers are:

Chairman: Evelyn Good, 220 Hill Avenue, Knightstown 46148
Vice-Chairman: George Leininger, Indianapolis
Secretary: Lois Helm, Marion
Treasurer: Horace Smith, Hagerstown
Chaplain: Rev. Mary Ann Freeman, Marion



Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, Richard C. Whitney has carried the Prohibition Party banner into many elections.

The Massachusetts Statesman - $7.00 per year, 10 issues published per year Subscription Information:   PO Box 51764, Boston, MA  02205
Telephone:  Richard K. Whitney, 617-989-1335
Massachusetts towns which were "dry" as of December, 1999 (data from Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, via the state committee):

Alford
Carlisle
Chilmark
Dunstable
Gay Head
Gosnold
Harvard
Hawley
Lancaster
Lincoln
Montgomery
Mount Washington
Peru
Rockport
Tisbury
Topsfield
Wenham
West Tisbury
Westhampton
Weston
Westwood

As of December, 2002, there were eight registered Prohibition voters in Massachusetts.

 


Pennsylvania

  A state committee also exists in Pennsylvania. It makes small grants using half the income from the George C. Pennock Fund, but it does not endorse candidates and does not conduct any activities of its own. The chairman is George Ormsby, 712-D Drayton Road, Aston,  Pennsylvania 19014 (tel. 610-459-5398 / FAX 610-459-8771).


Tennessee

Chairman: Connie Gammon, Lafayette
Vice-Chairman: Toby Davis, Cordova
Secretary: Daniel Petty, Greenville
Treasurer: Kimberly Gammon, Lafayette

Prohibition National Committee delegates: Connie Gammon and Toby Davis

The 2003 national convention of the Prohibition National Committee took no action on recognizing the Tennessee Prohibition Committee, but it did accept Toby Davis as a member of the National Committee.


Action! Prohibitionists are all those individuals who energetically seek to promote the candidates and platform of the Prohibition Party. There are no dues, no rules, and no elections. You become an Action! Prohibitionist by being an Action! Prohibitionist.

For assistance in becoming an Action! Prohibitionist, contact the editor of this web site, James Hedges, at box 212, Needmore, PA 17238.

Action Prohibitionists
PO Box 212
Needmore, PA 17238


Third-Party Coalitions

Small parties in some states have formed "third-party coalitions," which work on ballot access problems and other mutual concerns. To contact the third-party coalition in your state, please consult ban@richardwinger.com.