{news} GP RELEASE Green statehouse candidates to watch on Election Day 2008

Wed Oct 29 20:24:29 EDT 2008

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From: "Scott McLarty"
To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org
Subject: [usgp-dx] GP RELEASE Green statehouse candidates to watch on
Election Day 2008
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:29:36 +0000

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,
mclarty at greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene at gp.org

Green Party candidates for state legislature to watch on Election Day
2008

• General Green Party election information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml

• More candidates to watch:
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States is running
an outstanding slate of candidates for state legislature in 2008,
with a few strong possibilities of victory on Election Day. Four
such candidates are profiled below.

The most impressive list of candidates comes from Illinois, where
the Green Party (http://www.ilgp.org) is running 54 candidates for
public office, more than any other Green Party, among whom 18
candidates are seeking seats in the state legislature.

At least 245 Green candidates will be on ballots on Election Day,
November 4. At least 293 Greens have run for public office
throughout 2008, including the November 4 election. More Green
candidates to watch are listed at:
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

The Green Party's 2008 national nominees are Cynthia McKinney and
running mate Rosa Clemente. Ms. McKinney was interviewed on
BreakTheMatrix.com on Sunday evening, October 19
(http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047) and on Democracy Now!,
October 16, following the final presidential debate, from which she
was excluded
(http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third).

• Richard Carroll is running unopposed, except for two write-in
candidates, for an open seat in Arkansas State Representative
District 39. He has strong union support, with endorsements from
the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB), United
Transportation Union, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Arkansas State Electrical
Workers Association, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Trainmen, and the Central Labor Council of Arkansas, as well as the
North Little Rock Fire Fighters, Ride Free, and Arkansas Democrat
Gazette
(http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/oct/29/richard-carroll-20081029/).
Mr. Carroll has been active in union organizing for 30 years,
holding the offices of Vice President, and Recording Secretary of
IBB Local 69, and Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Local
Chairman of IBB Local 66

Campaign web site: http://www.newmenu.org/richardcarroll

• Farheen Hakeem, a popular political personality in Minneapolis,
is running for Minnesota State House District 61B. Three
candidates are seeking an open seat, and in recent polls Ms. Hakeem
is running in a statistical dead heat for the lead. Ms. Hakeem,
who has worked as a teacher and volunteers as a Girl Scout Leader,
ran for Mayor of Minneapolis in 2005 as a Green and received 14% of
the vote. In 2006, she ran for Hennepin County Commissioner
(District 4) against a Democratic incumbent, drawing 33%.

Minneapolis Mirror article with video:
http://mplsmirror.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=422&Itemid=1
Campaign web site: http://www.farheenhakeem.org

• Ante Marijan, candidate for State Representative in the Chicago
(District 2), received endorsements from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/endorsements/1239644,CST-EDT-edit24.article)
and the Chicago Tribune
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-1025edit1oct25,0,2682341.story).

Campaign web site: http://www.11thwardgreens.org/

• Kent Solberg, candidate for State Representative District 27,
received the endorsement of the Arizona Daily Star, the largest
circulation newspaper in Tucson
(http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/263651). He also qualified
for Arizona Clean Elections funds, enabling him to run a
well-financed campaign. The campaign has canvassed the entire
district twice with 50,000 brochures each time, and just finished a
series of three special rallies with live bands. Mr. Solberg,
running an issues-oriented campaign, has a very real chance to
defeat one of the two incumbents.

Campaign web site: http://www.kent4house.org

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections
• 2008 Green candidates to watch
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/candidate-news.php

Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 'Power to the People' Campaign for
the White House
http://votetruth08.com
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

Cynthia McKinney on video
http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunCynthiaRun
• BreakTheMatrix.com interview, Oct. 19:
http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047
• Democracy Now! interview, Oct. 16:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/16/breaking_the_sound_barrier_third
• Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1NPlQjkqo
Rosa Clemente on video
• Interview: Current TV/Rock the Vote
http://current.com/items/89335393_the_organizer_and_green_party_vp_candidate_talks_about_her_inspirations

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