Green Party of Washington State
The Green Party of Washington State is the state party organization for Washington of the Green Party of the United States. The Green Party has gone from one local in 1999 to nearly 10 affiliated locals in 2007. Additionally, the Green Party has members, organizers, and locals in formation throughout the State.
In the 2008 elections, four Green Party candidates qualified for the August 19 primary - Duff Badgley for governor, Gary Morrell for U.S. Congress (6th C.D.), Christopher Winter for State Representative (9th Legislative District, Position 2), and Howard Pellett (40th Legislative District, Position 2).[1]
In the 2006 elections Aaron Dixon, a former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party, drew national attention to the party with his run for the United States Senate. Dixon challenged incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell on her continued support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and the USA PATRIOT Act.
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Dormant through 2009 [edit]
The Green Party of Washington State was put on caretaker status throughout 2009. A five person caretaker committee was elected to maintain the existence of the organization.
Reactivated in 2010 [edit]
Participants at the January 30, 2010 convention of the Green Party of Washington State, in Seattle, approved the creation of a seven member advisory board. An election of a new Coordinating Council was planned for the Spring Convention on April 17, 2010 in Seattle.
Current leadership [edit]
The seven member advisory board is composed of:
- Steve Aberle
- Nelson Cone
- Jody Grage
- Janet Jordan
- Howard Pellett
- Andrew Rose
- Brent White
National Green Party delegates [edit]
- Nelson Cone
- Budd Dickinson
- Brent White
Elected officials [edit]
In June 2007 there were seven elected Green officeholders in Washington. [2]
- TJ Johnson, City Council, Olympia (Thurston County)
- Steve Ludwig, Freeholder, District 3 (San Juan County)
- Sally Soriano, Director, District 1, School Board, Seattle (King County)
- James Alfred Smith, School Board, Lopez Island, School #144, Director #2 (San Juan County)
- Steve Garrison, Public Utility District, District 3 (Mason County)
- Dan Asher, Community Council, Vashon Maury Island (King County)
- Joe Marino, Cemetery District (Cowlitz County)
References [edit]
- ^ "Candidates who have filed". Wei.secstate.wa.gov. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Greens holding elected office - US". Feinstein.org. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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