{news} (NEWS RELEASE) THORNTON, FERRUCCI TOP 13, 000 BALLOT SIGNATURE DRIVE FOR CT. GREENS

[Green Party-CT]

  GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT 
   
  
  NEWS RELEASE- for Immediate Release- August 9, 2006 
  Contact: Tim McKee, CT Green Party National Committee Person, cell (860)860-778- 1304 or (860)-643-2282 
  Jean DeSmet, State Co-Chair (860) 456-2188 
  Ralph Ferrucci, U.S. Senate candidate (203) 430-9342 
  Cliff Thornton, Green Party Candidate for Governor (860) 657-8438-Home or (860) 268-1294-Campaign cell 
   
  THORNTON, FERRUCCI TOP 13,000 BALLOT SIGNATURE DRIVE FOR CT. GREENS
   
  
  Hartford, CT, - GREEN PARTY OFFICIALS SUBMITTED 13,000 SIGNATURES TODAY TO FINISH THEIR DRIVE FOR A FIRST EVER SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES AND THE U.S. SENATE RACE. INDEPENDENT BUSINESS MAN AND TRUCK DRIVER RALPH FERRUCCI WILL LEAD THE TICKET AS THE CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE . RETIRED BUSINESSMAN CLIFF THORNTON, RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, TOPS A SLATE FOR STATE OFFICERS.
   
  Over 65 volunteers from across the state submitted petitions for Ferrucci, an anti-war activist from New Haven and Thornton’s team of state office seekers. 7,500 valid signatures were need by 4 pm Wednesday, August  9 at 4 pm, and the total of 13,000 was submitted as a buffer for any errors in petitions. Teams of lawyers and notaries with the Green Party carefully inspected each petition before they were submitted to local town hall for validation. The Greens expect confirmation of ballot access from the Sectary of State’s office within days.
    Governor: Clifford Thornton, founder of the drug policy reform group Efficacy, who will be CT's first African American candidate for Governor;    
  Lt. Governor: Robin Schaefer 
  Attorney General: Nancy Burton, environmental activist and founder of CT Coalition against Millstone; 
  Secretary of the State: Mike DeRosa, founder of Project V.O.T.E.R. - Voter Opportunity through Election Reform; 
  State Treasurer: David Bue, Socially Responsible investment adviser with First Affirmative Financial Network;
  State Comptroller: Colin Bennett 
  U.S. Senate: Ralph Ferrucci, New Haven Independent businessman and truck driver.
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  web sites(with photos):
  Cliff Thornton www.votethornton.com
  Mike DeRosa http://www.ctgreens.org/derosa
  Ralph Ferrucci http://www.ferrucciforsenate.org
  Nancy Burton http://ctgreens.org/candidates/burton2006.html
  David Bue http://ctgreens.org/candidates/bue2006.html
   
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