party stated that his vetoes of abortion rights bills made them willing to give him their nomination. In 1996 the party gave its ballot line to Constitution Party candidate Howard Phillips which was the only time the party has appeared on the New York presidential ballot. On August 18, 2000 the party voted to give Reform nominee Patrick Buchanan an additional ballot line for the presidential election, over George W. Bush who had given them no response and Howard Phillips, which was accepted on September 23. Despite losing ballot access in 2002, the party endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012, and Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. Electoral performance Presidential Gubernatorial Comptroller Attorney general Voter Registration See also :Category:New York State Right to Life Party politicians Politics of New York (state) Elections in New York Family Health Care Decisions Act Notes References External links Official website Anti-abortion organizations in the United States Regional and state political parties in New York (state) Single-issue political parties Social conservative parties Political parties established in 1970 Political parties in New York (state) Conservative parties in the United States