More Green wins, high percentages on Election Day 2007
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
Monday, November 12, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party has released its final tally of Green victories on Election Day, November 6, 2007.
16 Green candidates, out of 94 who ran on November 6, won their races for local office (pending confirmation of David Lussier's county legislature victory in New York). A total of 142 Greens ran for public office in the 2007 off-year elections.
"We're very proud of all our 2007 candidates. Along with our winners, we also note that Green candidates who didn't win received impressive percentages in cities and towns where Greens are still a new party, or where local politics have been dominated by a single party, as in Baltimore and Tucson. These percentages prove that more and more Americans are willing to vote Green, and that the party made a leap forward in 2007," said TE Smith, a member of the DC Statehood Green Party.
Contacts:
- Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty@greens.org
- Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
- Brent McMillan, National Political Director, 202-319-7191, brent@gp.org
Green candidate database for 2007 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
GREEN VICTORIES
CALIFORNIA - http://www.cagreens.org
Larry Bragman and Lew Tremain were re-elected to the Fairfax City Council. Mr. Bragman finished first with 1,322 votes or 40.74%, and Mr. Tremain finished second with 969 votes or 29.66 %. Three candidates competed for two seats.
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/rv/main/CurrentElection/Results.htmd
CONNECTICUT - http://www.ctgreens.org
Alan Brison scored an upset victory in his race for Ward 10 Alderman in New Haven. Mr. Brison beat his competition by 100 votes in the East Rock and Cedar Hill neighborhoods.
http://ctgreens.org/candidates/brison2007
Jean deSmet was elected First Selectman of the town of Windham. (At 9:30 pm on Tuesday, Ms. deSmet was 120 votes ahead of the Democrat and far ahead of the Republican.) Ms. deSmet is also co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut.
Hector Lopez (incumbent) and Erik Eisenberg were elected to Constable positions in New Canaan, among six candidates running for six positions. Mr. Lopez finished fifth with 748 votes and Erik finished sixth with 645 votes.
http://www.ctgreens.org/fairfield/2007Candidates/Lopez.htm
http://www.ctgreens.org/fairfield/2007Candidates/Eisenberg.htm
Write-in candidate Lief Smith won his race for Redding Constable.
ILLINOIS
The Illinois Green Party
MAINE - http://www.mainegreens.org
John Anton won his race for Portland City Council. Mr. Anton finished first among four candidates for two at-large seats, drawing 6,320 votes or 29.04%.
MARYLAND
Dan Robinson won his race for Tacoma Park Town Council Ward 3. He finished first of two candidates for one seat with 234 votes or 67.6%.
http://danrobinsonforcouncil.org/
MASSACHUSETTS - http://www.massgreens.org
Chuck Turner easily won reelection to Boston City Council (District 7) with 81% of the vote.
Luc Schuster won reelection to the Cambridge School Committee, finishing fourth out of nine candidates for six seats. Mr. Schuster received 1,658 first place votes.
NEW YORK - http://www.gpnys.org
David Lussier, running in a partisan race for County Legislature (District 7) in Albany, has a five vote lead with all machine votes in on Election Night. 90 affidavit and absentee ballots remain to be counted on November 14. Mr. Lussier's 531 votes places him ahead of Democrat Brian Scavo (526 votes). Mr. Lussier campaigned vigorously among absentee ballot voters, and Greens are optimistic that his victory will be confirmed.
PENNSYLVANIA
Sam Ettaro won as a write-in candidate for Curwensville Borough in Clearfield County.
http://www.ettaro.com
http://www.citizensadvocate.net
VIRGINIA - http://www.vagreenparty.org
Three Virginia Green were elected to local Soil and Water Conservation Boards: Chris Simmons in Loudon County; Kathleen Harrigan (write-in) for the Tri-County Soil and Water commission in Fredericksburg; and Daniel Metraux in Staunton.
GREENS WITH GOOD PERCENTAGES
Races where Green numbers show major increases over previous elections or Green candidates achieved significant percentages in cities dominated by a single party.
Arizona: Beryl Baker received 27% for Tucson City Council (Ward 1); Dave Croteau received 28% for Mayor of Tucson.
Indiana: Kathleen Petitjean captured 23% of the vote in the 1st District City Council race in South Bend, the largest percentage of votes ever garnered by a Green candidate in the state.
Maryland: Bill Barry received 27% in his race for Baltimore City Council. Maria Allwine drew 17% for Baltimore City Council President. Both ran against incumbents in a city long dominated by Democrats.
Washington: Joe Szwaja finished second out of two candidates with 21,471 votes or 29.47%. Sally Soriano lost her reelection to the Seattle School Board with 25,966 votes or 38.22%; her opponent raised $130,000 with the help of corporate contributors for a $5,000 a year job.
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers
2007 national Green Party meeting in Reading, Pa.: video footage,
blog and media coverage
http://www.gp.org/meeting2007/
"2007 Green candidates to watch on Election Day, November 6"
Green Party press release, November 1, 2007
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2007_11_01.shtml
St. Joe Valley Greens, South Bend, IN