Annapolis, MD – Andy Ellis will publicly announce his campaign for Governor of Maryland for the 2026 election.

The announcement will be held on Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The announcement event will begin at 1:30 pm and feature several guests speaking on priorities of the Ellis for Governor campaign.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2025

Andy Ellis for Governor website: http://gogreen2026.com
Contact: Andy Ellis, [email protected], (240) 285-0843

A list of planned speakers at the event include the following (affiliations noted for informational purposes, not to imply organizational endorsement):

• Mary Rooker (former Co-Chair, Maryland Green Party)
• Hiruy Hadgu (Howard County for a Free Palestine)
• Andrew Eneim (Baltimore City Green Party, Johns Hopkins University Teachers and Researchers United)
• Phillip Atero (Curtis Bay Coalition)
• Robert Stubblefield (Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition)
• Dana Polson (Baltimore City Green Party)
• Nnamdi Lumumba (Ujima People’s Progress Party)
• Jared Ball (Black Liberation Media)

Green Party of New Jersey committee member and Black Liberation Media host Renee Johnston will emcee the event. She says: “I know Andy to be a man of his word and a person who wants to work to make Maryland a better state for all of its residents. I am truly excited to be a part of his journey and support his efforts completely."
Ellis will close the announcement event.

Ellis is seeking the nomination of the Maryland Green Party. As a result of its 2024 ballot access petition and the performance of its 2025 Presidential nominee, the party is guaranteed ballot access and a Gubernatorial nomination for 2026. The Green Party will determine its Gubernatorial nominee with a primary election in the summer of 2026.

Andy Ellis is the first candidate to announce his intentions to win the Green Party nomination for 2026. Ellis is a Baltimore resident, former member of the Baltimore City Charter Commission, and recent chair of the ballot committee Baltimore for Democracy.

A complete press kit including photos and biographical information is available at https://www.gogreen2026.com/press-kit.

Ellis believes his past experiences as a national champion debate coach and Green Party leader and current role in strategic transformation give him the knowledge and qualifications to provide a much needed opportunity for Maryland voters.

“At this moment when people are incredibly frustrated with the same two major parties dominating politics, we have a unique opportunity to give Marylanders something different,” Ellis said. “A party rooted in justice, peace, democracy and ecology, independent of the two parties and their corporate donors, is needed to take on the challenges Maryland faces.”

Ellis added, “This campaign believes that if we have the courage to imagine and the power to transform, we can have a Maryland that works for all of us. We look forward to sharing our vision, values, and solutions with voters in every part of Maryland over the next two years.”

For more information:

Website: GoGreen2026.com
Donate: donorbox.org/gogreen2026
Links: linktr.ee/gogreen2026