The Green Party of Michigan is the state party organization for Michigan of the Green Party of the United States. The party has had ballot access in Michigan since November 2000. JoAnne Beemon, who is credited with thwarting construction of a Wal-Mart store,[1] became the first Green elected in Michigan when on election day 2000 she received 5,349 votes (86%) to become Drain Commissioner in Charlevoix County. The party is a member of the Michigan Third Parties Coalition.[2]
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As of June 2011 there were 3 elected Green officeholders in Michigan. [3]
- Scott Klein, City Council, Hamtramck
- David Newland, School Board Trustee, Bellaire
- Korine Bachleda, Township Clerk, Newberg Township
Korine Bachleda won the office of Newberg Township Clerk in 2006 as a write-in candidate, then later asked the Cass County Clerk's office to list her as a Green. She won re-election in 2008 as a Green, having been nominated by GPMI at its State Convention. [4][5]
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