Vermont Green Party

Vermont Green Party
French name Vermont Parti Vert
Founded 2002 (2002)
Ideology Green politics
National affiliation Green Party of the United States
Colors Green
Website
vermontgreenparty.org
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The Vermont Green Party (VGP) or Vermont Greens formed in 2002[1] out of organizing around Ralph Nader's presidential campaigns in 1996 and 2000. The VGP was one of two established state green parties that refused to place the 2004 national presidential nominee, David Cobb on its ballot line, endorsing Nader's independent campaign instead.[2] The party ran statewide and local candidates from 2004 till 2009, but was split by internal tensions and both factions dissolved by 2010.

Statewide candidates

Election Candidate Votes Percentage
1996 President Ralph Nader 5,585 2.16%
2000 President* Ralph Nader 20,374 6.92%
2004 Senate Craig Hill 3,999 1.30%
2004 Attorney General[3] James Marc Leas 8,769 3.00%
2006 Senate Craig Hill 1,536 0.59%
2006 US Representative Bruce Marshall 994 0.38%
2006 Governor Jim Hogue 1,936 0.74%

The VGP endorsed the Progressive Party's Michael Badamo for Governor in 2002[5] and Ralph Nader's independent run in 2004. Due to the breakup of the Vermont Green Party, Green presidential nominees, Cynthia McKinney in 2008 and Jill Stein in 2012, ran as write-in candidates in Vermont.[6]

Local candidates

2004 election

Office[7] Candidate Votes Percentage
Vermont Senate Ben Clarke 9,650 3.0%
Chittenden County High Bailiff Greg Delanty 17,359 28%
Burlington Justice of the Peace Owen Mulligan 4,210 2.8%
Burlington Justice of the Peace Jay Vos 3,923 2.5%
Hinesburg Justice of the Peace Craig Chevrier 889 5.8%

The Burlington Green Party also ran candidates in 2007 and 2009.

References

  1. ↑ Leonard, Marion (2002). "Vt. Green Party Is Welcome | Randolph Herald". m.rherald.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Vermont Green Party News Page". web.archive.org. 2004. Archived from the original on September 26, 2004. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ↑ L., Joshua (2004). "Our Campaigns - VT Attorney General Race - Nov 02, 2004". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - VT US President Race - Nov 07, 2000". ourcampaigns.com. 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  5. ↑ "VPR: Green Party endorses Badamo". vpr.net. 2002. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - VT US President Race - Nov 04, 2008". ourcampaigns.com. 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-25. "Our Campaigns - VT US President Race - Nov 06, 2012". ourcampaigns.com. 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Vermont Green Party News Page". web.archive.org. 2004. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved 2015-08-25.

External links

Vermont Green Party website

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