What is the Conservative Party of New York State?

In a nutshell: because Republican politicians in blue states, like New York, have a tendency to be less conservative than elsewhere and because New York allows third parties considerably greater latitude than other states, the Conservative Party was formed in 1962.

Since that time, the Party has grown to have enough influence that it is widely accepted in political circles that Republicans cannot win a major office in NY without our backing.

We have elected a U.S. Senator from among our members (James L. Buckley; yes, he's William F. Buckley's brother) as well as a Congressman (William Carney).

In short, we are the conscience of New York's right-of-center political forces.