Green Party of Virginia

The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) is a state-level political party in Virginia founded in 1993. It is the state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.

Green Party of Virginia
Female Co-chairTina Rockett
Male Co-chairRyan Wesdock
TreasurerKirit Mookerjee
Founded1993
HeadquartersP.O. Box 7316
Falls Church, Virginia 22040
IdeologyGreen politics
Eco-socialism[1]
Anti-capitalism
Communalism[2]
Municipalization[3]
Political positionCenter-left to left-wing
National affiliationGreen Party
ColorsGreen
Seats in the US Senate
0 / 2
Seats in the US House
0 / 11
Seats in the VA Senate
0 / 40
Seats in the VA House
0 / 100
VA statewide offices held
0 / 3
Lord Fairfax
Conservation District
1 / 12
Skyline
Conservation District
1 / 10
Website
www.VAGreenParty.org

GPVA runs candidates on an ecology platform. The party had its first electoral victory in 1997.[4]

Campaigns

The Green Party of Virginia consistently elects Directors to Soil & Water Conservation Districts and often runs candidates for various local positions and for the state legislature.

The party earned its first electoral victories in November 1997 when Phil Welch was elected to the Buena Vista Soil & Water Conservation District board [5] and Stephanie Porras was elected to the Lexington Soil & Conservation District Board.[6] Since that time, several other GPVA members have run for office in both partisan and non-partisan races, with notable victories at the town council and SWCD level.

In 2015, Jeff Staples ran for Virginia House of Delegates in the 81st District against Republican Barry Knight and received a total of 30.3% of the vote.

In 2016, Montigue Magruder and Rebecca Keel ran in the Richmond citywide elections and gathered nearly 12% of the votes in their respective districts. Kristen Lawson won the seat to represent Richmond's 4th district with 4,762 votes, 36.9% of the total.

Presidential elections
Year Nominee Votes
1996 Ralph Nader Not on ballot
2000 Ralph Nader 59,398 (2.17%)
2004 David Cobb (write-in) 104 (<0.01%)
2008 Cynthia McKinney 2,344 (0.06%)
2012 Jill Stein 8,627 (0.22%)
2016 Jill Stein 27,638 (0.69%)
2020 Howie Hawkins (write-in) TBA

Officeholders

Current
  • Ira Richards, Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors[7]
  • Thomas Adams, Skyline Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors[8]

Former

List incomplete

  • Kathleen Harrigan, Fredericksburg Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
  • Daniel Metraux, Staunton Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
  • Chris Simmons, Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
  • Buck Richards, Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
  • Giannina Franz, Fredericksburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors
  • Wendy Hageman Smith, Appomattox County School Board
  • Kristen Larson, Richmond City Council District 4

References
  1. "Green Party of the United States - National Committee Voting - Proposal Details".
  2. "IV. Economic Justice & Sustainability". Some call this decentralized system 'ecological socialism,' 'communalism,' or the 'cooperative commonwealth,' but whatever the terminology, we believe it will help end labor exploitation, environmental exploitation, and racial, gender, and wealth inequality and bring about economic and social justice due to the positive effects of democratic decision making. [...] Production is best for people and planet when democratically owned and operated by those who do the work and those most affected by production decisions.
  3. "IV. Economic Justice & Sustainability". "We will build an economy based on large-scale green public works, municipalization, and workplace and community democracy".
  4. "Previous Electoral Campaigns". Green Party of Virginia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. http://216.92.191.78/elections/candidates.php?candidateId=1015&electionId=77&year=%5B%5D
  6. http://216.92.191.78/elections/candidates.php?candidateId=1174&electionId=77&year=%5B%5D
  7. "Ira Richards Runs for Soil and Water Conservation District, 2019". GP Elections. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  8. "Thomas Adams Runs for Soil and Water Conservation District, 2019". GP Elections. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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