{news} Fw: David Lanman is second Green elected in Texas.....

[Tom Sevigny]

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From: David Cobb 
To: Brent McMillan ; Tom Sevigny ; Amy Heart 
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: David Lanman is second Green elected in Texas.....




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  From: jane elioseff <jelioseff at houston.rr.com>
  Date: June 29, 2005 7:29:12 AM PDT
  To: cobbweb at greens.org
  Cc: <davidlanman at sbcglobal.net>
  Subject: David Lanman

  Good morning!

  Here is a brief bio of David Lanman from the Desert Mountain Times: http://www.dmtimes.net/blog/_archives/2005/5/12/797958.html

  Contact information: <davidlanman at sbcglobal.net>
  432-729-4939
  General Delivery
  Marfa, Texas 79843

  David Lanman, who is in his early 50s, was living in Alpine when I met him and still owned a retreat he built near Terlingua, as well as a gallery complex in Alpine. Vaughn Grisham, the first chair of the Big Bend Green Party, introduced us in 2000, he recruited David and his band to play at the first Green fundraiser in Alpine. I do not exaggerate when I tell you that David is a wonderful musician (guitar). I believe he was owner or part owner of a club in Austin at some point in his Texas adventure.

  The Big Bend Green Party focused on community service. They adopted a highway and every three to six months would have a day party to clean up trash. When Pete Smyke moved from Austin to Alpine, he succeeded Vaughn as chair of BBGP and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Alpine in about 2003, I forget exactly when. I was told that Pete, whom I never met, lacked the common touch and a willingness to go door to door, and he lost by a wide margin. David, by contrast, although he is smarter than a whip, does not set himself above people; he meets everyone eye to eye. He also has a kind of natural lazy manner, which goes over well in West Texas.

  David was elected mayor of Marfa on May 7 but was not actually seated as mayor until well into June because of various obstacles thrown up by the outgoing mayor and some members of the outgoing council, and then by a recount request by his opponent.

  Now that I think about it, it is just possible that David Lanman is not the first Green in the Big Bend to hold public office. Louis Dobay, who manages the Marfa Book Company, was elected to the Marfa City Council two or three years ago and may identify as a Green, too. I'll check on this.

  To my knowledge the only other Green in Texas holding elected office is serving on a water board in San Antonio and just won a second term.

  Love,

  Jane 
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