Populist Party Executive Committee (The Nyberg Scenario)

The Populist Party Executive Committee is the committee to elect Populist Party leaders. It elects the Leader of the Populist Party and leaders of the Populist Party Congressional Committee if the party does not have 20 members of the House, of the Populist Party Senatorial Committee if the party does not have 15 senators, and of the Populist Governors Association if the party does not have 10 governors. The Executive Committee consists of all living Founders of the Populist Party, all current Populist governors and members of Congress, and a number of third-party representatives chosen by the rest of the Executive Committee.
== 2024 Populist Party leadership elections ==
The Populist Party Executive Committee consisted of the following 18 members at the time of the election:
* Mike Castle (R) of Delaware (founder)
* Tom Carper (D) of Delaware (founder)
* Dave Freudenthal (Populist) of Wyoming (founder)
* Mike DeWine (R) of Ohio (founder)
* Mark Gordon (R) of Wyoming (founder)
* Phil Scott (Populist) of Vermont (founder)
* John Bel Edwards (Populist) of Louisiana (founder)
* Andy Beshear (D) of Kentucky (founder)
* Laura Kelly (D) of Kansas (founder)
* Susan Collins (R) of Maine (founder)
* Alan Simpson (R) of Wyoming (founder)
* Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska (founder)
* Eric Holcomb (R) of Indiana (founder)
* Jim Hood (D) of Mississippi (founder)
* Boyd Rutherford (R) of Maryland (founder)
* Mike Gallagher (Populist) of Wisconsin
* Bill Lee (Populist) of Tennessee
* Jim Rex (Alliance Party) of South Carolina (third-party representative)
The Executive Committee elected Adrian Smith Leader of the Populist Party Senatorial Committee and Senate Populist Caucus. Mike Gallagher was re-elected