{news} (PRESS RELEASE) CT. GREENS FILE HISTORIC STATEWIDE SLATE OF CANDIDATES

[Green Party-CT]

GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT
   
  Press release- For Immediate Release- March 16, 2006
  Contact: Tim McKee, CT Green Party National Committee Person, cell (860)860-778- 1304(NEW NUMBER) or(860)-643-2282
  Mike DeRosa, State Co-Chair (860)956-8170 or (860) 919-4042 (cell)
  Ralph Ferrucci, U.S. Senate candidate (203)430-9342
  Cliff Thornton, Candidate for Governor (860)657-8438
  
  
   
  CT. GREENS FILE HISTORIC, STATE WIDE SLATE OF CANDIDATES
  FIRST TIME RUNS FOR US SENATE, GOVERNOR, AND OTHER STATE OFFICES
   
  Hartford, CT- Green Party officials filed petition papers and announced today historic first runs for U.S. Senate, Governor, and other state offices. Tim McKee, National Committee Representative, explained that petitions are being circulated for Green Party candidates for state-wide offices runs for the first time in the Green Party of Connecticut history.
   
  Green Party officials explained that third party candidates are made to jump through hoops and meet special conditions that the Democrats and Republicans are not required to do in order to place candidates on the fall ballots. Even though Greens have been elected to city offices or appointed to boards and commissions in Hartford, New Haven, as well as other smaller towns, the Green Party must, by state law, organize petition drives for these state-wide office runs.
   
  Ralph Ferrucci, US Senate candidate will lead the petition. 7,500 valid signatures are needed on the slate of candidates petition for each to get on the ballot. Goals of 12,000 signatures were announced, so as to have a safety net in case of any errors in the signatures. Ferrucci lead petition drives for Ralph Nader's Presidential in Connecticut.
   
  Governor:  Clifford Thornton, founder of the drug policy reform group Efficacy, who will be CT's first African American candidate for Governor;
  
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;
  
U.S. Senator:  Ralph Ferrucci, former candidate for New Haven Mayor and for U.S. Representative, 3rd CD.
   
  Temporary "Place holder" candidates to be changed at a later date before the final ballot in November include:
  Lt. Governor: Robin Schaefer, of Yale University
  State Comptroller: Colin Bennett
   
  McKee explained that Greens will begin circulating the petitions this week at many area events and have until August 5, 2006 to complete the drive.
   
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