John Rensenbrink, whose thinking and vision and activism helped birth and steward the Green Party in the U.S., became an ancestor on July 30, 2022, one month before his 94th birthday. His invaluable account of the early history of the party can be read here. Sadly, Elie Yarden, who passed away just five weeks later, …
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Maine Green Independent Party will run 18 candidates for state legislature in 2010
Posted March 18th, 2010 by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch
AUGUSTA- On Monday, March 15th, the Green Independent Party of Maine turned in signatures to qualify 18 legislative candidates throughout the state, the second highest total in 12 years of holding official ballot status.
“We made legislative recruitment a top priority this year. With sweeping changes in electoral reform that came out of Augusta last year, we no longer need the governor’s race to keep party status. We turned our resources toward legislative seats, where we have better opportunity for success,” said Anna Trevorrow, Chair of the state Green Independent Party.
The party has nearly doubled its number of qualified candidates from 2008, and has expanded its geographic outreach. The Greens have qualified 15 candidates for State House and 3 for State Senate.
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