{news} Greens in Office: a Winning Record

[Tim McKee]

Green Party of the United States <Greens at democracyinaction.org> wrote:Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:26:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: Green Party of the United States <Greens at democracyinaction.org>
To: timmckee at sbcglobal.net
Subject: Greens in Office: a Winning Record





April 28, 2005

Dear Green Party Supporter,

Because of your support in the past, the Green Party has continued to elect quality people to offices around the country.  Our Office-holders have had a positive impact on the quality of life of their constituents and are demonstrating and developing the Green message.  We are building a Green legacy all around this country.

Green Office-holder, David Conley was first elected to the Douglas County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat in Wisconsin in 1986.  He has the distinction of having held office longer than any other Green in the U.S.  In his more than 19 years, one of the most exciting and memorable successes occurred recently when he was one of 15 Douglas County Board supervisors who voted to stop a huge transmission line from wreaking a path of environmental destruction more than 30 miles long through his county.  He was involved from the beginning and testified at many meetings and hearings.  The transmission company threatened, bullied and spent huge amounts of advertising dollars manipulating the truth, but in the end they lost.  

David and hundreds of citizens attended the meeting where they stood up to the corporate bullies and said no. People ? affected land owners, farmers, hard-working citizens ? testified concerning possible health effects, the loss of their farms, their lands, their livelihoods and their connection to their beautiful north woods.  When the final vote was taken the room exploded.  It was an incredibly dramatic moment.  Since then he has received dozens of letters from all over Wisconsin, Minnesota, and as far away as Texas and Arizona, thanking him for his vote, and talking to him about how what happened that night has given them hope that government will stand up for them.  

In 1992 Green Party candidate and pioneer Keiko Bonk was elected to the Hawaii County Council, District 6 blazing the way for what has become a legacy of service by Greens on the Council.  In 1994 she was re-elected.  In 1998 Julie Jacobson was elected to fill the same District 6 seat.  In 2000 she was re-elected.  In 2002, Julie?s husband Bob was elected to the District 6 seat and in 2004 he was re-elected.  Greens have now held this seat for 10 of the last 12 years.  
 
The national party contributed to Bob?s recent re-election run.  He won re-election outright with 60% of the vote in the primary.   He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Hawaii County Council, and is the Chair of the Environmental Management Committee He knows that this early help is what contributes to victory.

In 2000 Matt Gonzalez was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.  In 2003 he made what has become an historic run for Mayor. He decided to step down at the end of his term and start a Law Firm. In 2004 Ross Mirkarimi was recognized by Campaign and Elections Magazine for his campaign management in this historic run.  Also, in 2004 Ross was elected to fill the seat vacated by Matt.  The 2004 election was significant because it was the largest metropolitan area in the country to utilize Instant Run-off Voting otherwise know as Preference Voting or Ranked Choice Voting.  It got the attention of many other municipalities who are interested in moving to a more representative form of Democracy.  Ross is one of the highest ranking Greens and one of the highest ranking Iranian-Americans elected to office in the U.S. He also currently serves on the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee.

Help us to continue to build the growing Green Party Legacy of Office-holders .  Please make a generous donation to the Green Party of the United States.  Please consider joining our Sustainer Program. Our sustainers are the ?financial backbone? of the Green Party of the United States. Your monthly donation of $5, $10, or $20 per month not only helps guarantee that that we have the resources to continue to strengthen our presence and build on our achievements; but also to help build new success stories in new places.


Ross Mirkarimi (CA)                                      Bob Jacobson (HI)  
San Francisco Board of Supervisors          Hawaii County Council

David Conley (WI)
Douglas County Board of Supervisors




 

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