FL Attorney Launches $100K Contest To Name New Political Party

Florida trial attorney John Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan, the largest injury firm in the U.S., has officially launched a contest to name a new political party that comes with a $100,000 prize, according to a news release.

Morgan, an activist who in recent years supported amendments to legalize medical marijuana and increase the minimum wage in the state, teased the contest last month when he announced that he wouldn’t be running for Florida governor, despite speculation.

Rather than seeking political office, Morgan has focused his efforts on “systemic political change,” according to a news release.

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Now, starting Tuesday, all U.S. residents 18 and older in most states (19 and older in Alabama and Nebraska, and 21 and older in Mississippi) can submit their political party names at www.namethepartycontest.com.

The person whose name is selected will win $100,000.

“After running two very successful constitutional amendment campaigns, I’ve learned that once we drop the ‘D’ and the ‘R’, most of us agree on most issues,” Morgan said. “The two-party system—the extremes to the right and the extremes to the left—is freezing us up. What we need is a third political party that can compromise with the left and the right to provide real solutions to the people. I’m ready to build it, and I need people's help to name it.”

The contests to name the new political part closes on June 2, Eastern Standard Time.

The entry or entries with the highest judging score will be selected on or around June 16 at 1 p.m. (EST).

Informal suggestions sent to Morgan or his law firm via email, phone or mail prior to May 19 will not count toward the contest. All official entries must be submitted via the website during the eligibility period.