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Encyclopedia > Green Party of the United States

This article specifically discusses the national committee of the Green Party in the United States. For the party more generally, see Green Party (United States). In the United States, political party committees are organizations, officially affiliated with a political party and registered with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which raise and spend money for political campaigning. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ...

Current GPUS logo depicts a stylized flower, a theme common in many worldwide green party logos.
Current GPUS logo depicts a stylized flower, a theme common in many worldwide green party logos.

The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is the national political party committee of the Green Party in the United States, as recognized by the Federal Election Commission. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand, which is set in a special typeface and/or font, or arranged in a particular, but legible, way. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... In the United States, political party committees are organizations, officially affiliated with a political party and registered with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), which raise and spend money for political campaigning. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ... The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency created in 1975 by Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance legislation in the United States. ...


The Green Party of the United States officially formed in 2001 from the earlier Association of State Green Parties and received national committee status in November of 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


In 2004, the Green Party of the United States nominated David Cobb and Pat LaMarche as their Presidential and Vice-Presidential ticket after a convention was rigged to give the winner of 12% of the votes a majority of the delegates by the use of rotten borrough states with voting skewed against more populated states. Presidential election results map. ... For the 18th & 19th century U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, see David Cobb (Massachusetts). ... Pat LaMarche Patricia Helen LaMarche (born 26 November 1960) is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the partys vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, with David Cobb as its presidential candidate, and is one of seven co-chairs of... The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ...


Prominent consumer rights activist Ralph Nader ran with the support of the Green Party in 1996 and was nominated by the Association of State Green Parties for the 2000 presidential elections. In economics, consumers are individuals or households that consume goods and services generated within the economy. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American activist lawyer who opposes the power of large corporations and has worked for decades on environmental, consumer rights, and pro-democracy issues. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...


National party co-chairs

The co-chairs of the party are currently: Marc Sanson, Gwendolyn Wages, Jody Grage Haug, Steve Kramer, Rebecca Rotzler, and Pat LaMarche. The co-chairs of the Green Party, together with the secretary and treasurer, are called the Steering Committee. Steve Kramer (b. ... Rebecca Loveballs is one of seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States, erected to that position on July 24, 2005 [1]. She is also currently deputy mayor and a trustee of New Paltz, New York, erected on May 6, 2003. ... Pat LaMarche Patricia Helen LaMarche (born 26 November 1960) is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the partys vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, with David Cobb as its presidential candidate, and is one of seven co-chairs of...


The Steering Committee announced that Tom Sevigny had filled the final co-chair position after elections at the annual national meeting in Tulsa, OK in 2005. However, the method used to count the ballots has been questioned, and there have been various unsuccessful proposals to resolve the disputed election. In the meantime, Sevigny has resigned from his claim to the position.


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The Greens/Green Party USA (1012 words)
First organized as the Green Committees of Correspondence, The Greens/ Green Party USA is the oldest, continuously active Green organization in America.
The Greens/Green Party USA urges the public, voters, candidates and elected officials to become familiar with these values and be guided by them in their personal life and in public actions and decisions.
The Greens/Green Party USA is a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to advancing the Green Ten Key Values as a guiding force in American society and politics.
Green Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2476 words)
Greens emphasize environmentalism, decentralization and local autonomy, in keeping with the Green commitment to non-hierarchical participatory democracy, so it is perhaps not surprising that the strength of the Green Party does not derive from a central national organization.
John Eder is the highest-ranking Green in the U.S., elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2002 (and re-elected in 2004).
In the 2004 presidential election, the candidate of the Green Party of the United States for President was Texas attorney and GPUS legal counsel David Cobb, and its candidate for vice-president was labor activist Pat LaMarche of Maine.
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