{news} Seven out of fourteen Green Party candidates win elections throughout Wisconsin

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Jill Bussiere <jdt at itol.com> wrote:  From: "Jill Bussiere" <jdt at itol.com>
To: <media-states at lists.gp-us.org>
Subject: [media-states] Seven out of fourteen Green Party candidates win elections throughout Wisconsin
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 07:42:47 -0500


For Immediate Release April 4, 2007

Contacts: 
Ruth Weill Co-Chair, Wisconsin Green Party,
spokesperson at wisconsingreenparty.org
414 350-2107
Ron Hardy, Co-chair, Wisconsin Green Party,
spokesperson at wisconsingreenparty.org
920-292-8129, 

Seven out of fourteen Green Party candidates win elections throughout
Wisconsin 
Twenty-two Green elected officials serve in Wisconsin

Last night, seven more Green candidates for local offices were elected
throughout Wisconsin, bringing the total of Wisconsin Green elected
officials to twenty-two.

Pete Karas, endorsed by the Kenosha/Racine Green Party, won re-election in a
tight race for alderperson in District 9 of the Racine Common Council. 

Four out of five Green women candidates, all endorsed by Four Lakes Green
Party, won seats on the Madison Common Council. Brenda Konkel, who ran
unopposed for re-election, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Robbie Webber, and Marsha
Rummel were all victorious on April 3rd. "The Madison's sixth district
overwhelmingly showed support for progressive and green values, said Rummel.
"I'm honored and look forward to serving the next 2 years. My priorities
are affordable housing, water quality, jobs that support families, and
government that supports the people."

Tony Palmeri, endorsed by the Lake Winnebago Green Party, came in second out
of 6 candidates running for 3 seats, earning a place on the Oshkosh Common
Council. "This is a victory for the Green agenda - open government, and
social and economic justice, which were the themes of my campaign", said
Palmeri. "Oshkosh voters made it clear they want a progressive, forward
looking council."

Amy Heart, endorsed by the Portage County Green Party, won her race for
Stevens Point Common Council. 

Last night's seven victorious candidates join the fifteen Wisconsin Green
elected officials below:

John Hardin, Board of Supervisors, District 1 (Barron County)
Kyle Richmond, Board of Supervisors District 27 (Dane County)
John Hendrick, Board of Supervisors District 6 (Dane County) 
Ashok Kumar, Board of Supervisors, District 5 (Dane County) 
Barbara Vedder, Board of Supervisors, District 2 (Dane County)
Robert Ryan, Board of Supervisors, District 3 (Door County)
Bob Browne, Board of Supervisors, District 20 (Douglas County)
David Conley, Board of Supervisors, District 5 (Douglas County) 
Greg David, Board of Supervisors, District 3 (Jefferson County)
Jeff Peterson, Board of Supervisors, District 5 (Polk County)
Eric Krszjzaniek, Board of Supervisors, District 11 (Portage County)
John O. Rendall, Board of Supervisors, District 19 (Portage County) 
Ben Farrell, Board of Supervisors, District 16 (Winnebago County)
Robert Stockinger, Village Trustee, Hales Corner (Milwaukee County)
JoEllen Gramling, Town Clerk of Schleswig (Manitowoc County)

For more information visit www.wisconsingreenparty.org




       
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    Tim McKee cell (860) 778-1304 or (860) 643-2282
   National Committee Member of the Green Party(Connecticut)





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