tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19883544.post3444107872640980030..comments2023-09-24T05:52:39.273-05:00Comments on Green Party of Monroe County: Some important Green wins in local elections, according to early Election Day returnsDeborah Magonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905852053125317820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19883544.post-24489652972422428402007-11-09T19:49:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:49:00.000-05:00137 Greens ran for public office in the 2007off-ye...137 Greens ran for public office in the 2007<BR/>off-year elections, with 89 of them competing on<BR/>November 6.<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>GREEN VICTORIES on November 6:<BR/> <BR/>CALIFORNIA http://www.cagreens.org<BR/> <BR/>• Larry Bragman and Lew Tremain were re-elected<BR/>to the Fairfax City Council. Mr. Bragman<BR/>finished first with 1,322 votes or 40.74%, and<BR/>Mr. Tremain finished second with 969 votes or<BR/>29.66 %. Three candidates competed for two<BR/>seats.<BR/>http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/rv/main/CurrentElection/Results.htm<BR/> <BR/>CONNECTICUT http://www.ctgreens.org<BR/> <BR/>• Alan Brison scored an upset victory in his race<BR/>for Ward 10 Alderman in New Haven. Mr. Brison<BR/>beat his competition by 100 votes in the East<BR/>Rock and Cedar Hill neighborhoods.<BR/>http://ctgreens.org/candidates/brison2007<BR/> <BR/>• Jean deSmet was elected First Selectman of the<BR/>town of Windham. (At 9:30 pm on Tuesday, Ms.<BR/>deSmet was 120 votes ahead of the Democrat and<BR/>far ahead of the Republican.) Ms. deSmet is also<BR/>co-chair of the Green Party of Connecticut.<BR/>http://www.VoteJean.com<BR/> <BR/>• Hector Lopez (incumbent) and Erik Eisenberg<BR/>were elected to Constable positions in New<BR/>Canaan, among six candidates running for six<BR/>positions. Mr. Lopez finished fifth with 748<BR/>votes and Erik finished sixth with 645 votes.<BR/>http://www.ctgreens.org/fairfield/2007Candidates/Lopez.htm<BR/>http://www.ctgreens.org/fairfield/2007Candidates/Eisenberg.htm<BR/> <BR/>ILLINOIS<BR/> <BR/>• The Illinois Green Party http://www.ilgp.org<BR/>met the early filing deadline on November 6 for<BR/>placing presidential, congressional, and other<BR/>candidates on the ballot for the state's February<BR/>5 primary. In 2006, the Green Party won its<BR/>ballot line in Illinois, overcoming difficult<BR/>ballot access rules and obstruction efforts by<BR/>Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who used $800,000 in<BR/>taxpayers' money trying to block Greens from the<BR/>ballot. Green gubernatorial candidate Rich<BR/>Whitney drew over 10% in 2006, more than twice<BR/>Illinois' 5% requirement to maintain ballot<BR/>access. According to Phil Huckelberry, chair of<BR/>the Illinois Green Party's government and<BR/>elections committee, the party has set a goal of<BR/>having 100 to 110 state and local candidates on<BR/>ballots in 2008. For more information on<BR/>Illinois Green races, contact Mr. Huckelberry at<BR/>309-268-9974 or phil.huckelberry@gmail.com.<BR/> <BR/>MAINE http://www.mainegreens.org<BR/> <BR/>• John Anton won his race for Portland City<BR/>Council. Mr. Anton finished first among four<BR/>candidates for two at-large seats, drawing 6,320<BR/>votes or 29.04%.<BR/>http://www.johnanton.us/<BR/> <BR/>MARYLAND<BR/> <BR/>Dan Robinson won his race for Tacoma Park Town<BR/>Council Ward 3. He finished first of two<BR/>candidates for one seat with 234 votes or 67.6%.<BR/>http://danrobinsonforcouncil.org/<BR/> <BR/>MASSACHUSETTS http://www.massgreens.org<BR/> <BR/>• Chuck Turner easily won reelection to Boston<BR/>City Council (District 7) with 81% of the vote.<BR/> <BR/>• Luc Schuster won reelection to the Cambridge<BR/>School Committee, finishing fourth out of nine<BR/>candidates for six seats. Mr. Schuster received<BR/>1,658 first place votes.<BR/>http://www.voteluc.org/<BR/> <BR/>NEW YORK http://www.gpnys.org<BR/> <BR/>• David Lussier, running in a partisan race for<BR/>County Legislature (District 7) in Albany, has a<BR/>five vote lead with all machine votes in on<BR/>Election Night. 90 affidavit and absentee<BR/>ballots remain to be counted on November 14. Mr.<BR/>Lussier's 531 votes places him ahead of Democrat<BR/>Brian Scavo (526 votes). Mr. Lussier campaigned<BR/>vigorously among absentee ballot voters, and<BR/>Greens are optimistic that his victory will be<BR/>confirmed.<BR/>http://www.lussierforleg.com<BR/> <BR/>VIRGINIA http://www.vagreenparty.org<BR/> <BR/>• Chris Simmons won his race for Soil and Water<BR/>Conservation Board in Loudon County. He finished<BR/>second out of four candidates for three seats<BR/>with 18,093 votes or 25.38%.<BR/> <BR/>• Write-in candidate Kathleen Harrigan won her<BR/>bid for the Tri-County Soil and Water commission<BR/>in Fredericksburg, receiving 206 of 306 write-in<BR/>votes after a two-day campaign.<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>GREENS WITH GOOD PERCENTAGES, although they lost:<BR/>in many of these races, this is the first time<BR/>Green candidates competed, or the numbers show<BR/>significant increases over previous elections. <BR/>These percentages prove that more and more<BR/>Americans are willing to vote Green.<BR/> <BR/>• Arizona: Beryl Baker received 27% for Tucson<BR/>City Council (Ward 1); Dave Croteau received 28%<BR/>for Mayor of Tucson.<BR/> <BR/>• Maryland: Bill Barry received 27% in his race<BR/>for Baltimore City Council. Maria Allwine drew<BR/>17% for Baltimore City Council President. Both<BR/>ran against incumbents in a city long dominated<BR/>by Democrats.Jason Nabewaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813762834231138195noreply@blogger.com