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The Green Party of the United States is looking for progressives to run for elected office.

157 Green office holders in 28 states are hard at work
(February, 2009)

They are creating public policy on important issues including civil rights, a living wage, affordable housing, alternative voting systems, and peace. They are advocating for peace and opposing urban sprawl and expansion of corporate power. Green office holders ran to make an immediate impact on their communities as town council members, county commissioners, school board members etc. These Greens reached out to voters of diverse backgrounds, brought together coalitions of community organizations and individuals to begin to reclaim their local governments.

The growth and movement of the Green Party continues in 2009, when all across the country hundreds of Green Party candidates will be challenging the two establishment parties.

2009 is a great time for candidates to learn the art of running for office, and a smart, energetic candidate can win. You can run too. Please consider becoming a candidate for elective office this year. Special resources will be available for campaigns that can help make the difference in State Ballot Drives that will be taking place in 2009. We especially encourage people who are under-represented in elective office to consider running; women, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, young people and other minorities. If you or someone you know is considering running, please contact your state Green Party, or local chapter. Links to state party and local chapter websites can be found here.

We are also looking for people to work with these candidates: campaign coordinators, managers and other campaign volunteers.

The Green Party is a grassroots activist party working for social change based on our Ten Key Values.

Prepared by the Coordinated Campaign Committee of the Green Party of the United States.

As required by CCC by-laws. Note to state contacts and committees working on elections. The Green Party's Call for Candidates for 2009 has been posted to the national website.

How the call is used in your state is the prerogative of each state's party. We suggest you tailor the call to meet your state's needs and goals. It is very important that there be a systematic search for qualified candidates in as many states as possible. We ask state and local Green Party chapters to consider the importance of winning elections this year, and encouraging qualified progressives to run and interviewing them. With no less than democracy itself at stake, we need to make clear to voters that we are a serious, determined and winning political party. The CCC is here to help in any way we can.

For more information, please contact the CCC.

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