Rebecca Rotzler
| Rebecca Rotzler | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1962 Alaska |
| Education | State University of New York at New Paltz |
| Known for | Co-chair of US Green Party and possible Presidential candidate |
| Title | None |
| Successor | Michael Zierler |
| Political party | Green |
| Children | Lorin |
Rebecca Rotzler is one of seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States, elected to that position on July 24, 2005.[1] She was elected deputy mayor and a trustee of New Paltz, New York, on May 6, 2003; one of the first Green Party candidates elected in New York.[2] In that position she assisted mayor Jason West in performing numerous same-sex marriages in New York, and worked to increase the use of solar and wind power in that community[3] Rotzler did not seek reelection in 2007, the year Jason West was defeated by Democrat Terry Dungan. Rotzler served as co-chair of the Green Party Peace Action Committee, and is a New York State delegate to the Green National Committee. Rotzler is also a member of Alternatives to Military, an organization promoting counter-military recruitment, and 9-11 People Against Racism.
She attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, majoring in communication studies. There, she served as president of the university's local Students for a Free Tibet.
Rotzler participated as a panelist at the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute Conference: A North American Labor Assembly on Climate Crisis: Building a Global Movement for Clean Energy, and was a featured speaker at The World Can't Wait "Impeach Bush" Summit.[4][5]
Rotzler expressed interest in the Green Party's Presidential nomination for 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ "Green Party Elects New Co-Chairs; Congratulates Bonnie Raitt". Green Party of the United States website. 2005-07-26. http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_07_26.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Rosin, Hannah (2004-06-28). "The Green Next Door: A Growing Party Goes for the Mainstream Look". Washington Post. Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10777-2004Jun27.html. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Anderson, Emily (2004). "Rotzler gets started on priorities" (php). Green Party of the United States website. http://www.gp.org/greenpages/content/volume8/issue3/profile1.php. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Mayne, Brittany (2007-02-27). "Anti-War Discussion Sparks Ideas". New Paltz Oracle, Volune 78 Issue 13. http://oracle.newpaltz.edu/article.cfm?id=2904. Retrieved 2007-11-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Rebecca Rotzler, Green Party of the US, at Feb. 17 Impeach Bush for War Crimes Emergency Summit". Voices Speaking Out. The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!. 2007-02-17. http://www.worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3926&Itemid=69. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
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