Yang Merges ‘Forward Party’ With Other Disaffected Democrats and Republicans

Democratic presidential candidate and former tech executive Andrew Yang is introduced before the Democratic presidential debate at Texas Southern University's Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston on Sept. 12, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Several former Republican and Democratic officials have joined forces to form a new political party in an effort to provide Americans with an alternative to the two major parties.

Former Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced the new Forward Party on July 27.