New York Federalist Party

On February 24, 2011, the New York Federalist Party was established in New York State to support a congressional bid by David Bellavia, a Conservative Republican with Tea Party support. Bellavia had the official support of the New York Tea Party for that run
The founding members of the New York Federalist Party were Medal of Honor nominee David Bellavia, Michael Caputo, Bill Hagan, and Dr. Jeffery Maxon.
Bellavia submitted approximately 3,600 signatures for the seat on the "Federalist Party" line.
The Federalist Party submitted the legal number of signatures to place David Bellavia on the ballot in New York State but a potential challenge to the party’s signatures by Republican Jane Corwin resulted in the Federalist Party with drawing David Bellavia from the race with his approval.
Inspiration
The New York Federalist Party]was directly inspired by the Federalist Party of Alexander Hamilton and the .
 
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