A “Green” Breakthrough?
In overwhelmingly Democratic Baltimore, the June primary winners are generally treated like the de facto winners of the whole thing.
But remember there are Republicans, Independents and Green Party candidates in many races who have been campaigning to woo voters in the general election.
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The rise of a multi-party system in Washington County
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - As the election approaches a 3rd party outside of the Republican and Democratic parties is emerging in Washington County.
The Green Party is known for its focus on environmental and green initiatives. Although it has been around for a while, they are starting to make some noise in Washington County, almost completely covering the ballot.
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Samson LeBeau Kpadenou challenges David Silvers for Florida State House District 87
Two candidates are competing in the Nov. 6 election for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 87, which includes Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, Palm Springs and Westgate. It is the first time in a long time that the seat is being contested in a general election, with recent challenges ending after primary elections saw the winner unopposed in the general.
Samson LeBeau Kpadenou, a waiter and progressive labor activist representing the Green Party, will challenge incumbent David Silvers, an attorney and publisher in the Democratic Party who has held the seat since 2016.
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The Green in a Runoff for Congress Against Barbara Lee: Q&A with Laura Wells
For the first time in the history of California's 13th Congressional District, a General Election will feature a runoff between a Green, Laura Wells, and a Democrat, Incumbent Barbara Lee. Voters in the district, which includes the cities of Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda, which may be the most politically left-wing in the country, will have two progressive women candidates to choose from. Despite its historic nature, the election has drawn scant attention from the corporate media.
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Three candidates square off in Kent County 75th District House race
KENT COUNTY, MI -- Three candidates -- Democrat David LaGrand, Republican Daniel Schutte and Jacob Straley, of the Green Party -- will face off in the November election in a bid to represent Kent County's 75th District in the Michigan House of Representatives.
The district, which includes the core of the city of Grand Rapids and leans Democratic, is currently held by LaGrand, who is seeking another term.
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Paul Glover: Green jobs, education to be priorities
Green Party candidate for Pennsylvania, Paul Glover, provides details on his plans for school funding, green jobs and more.
Top priority is creation of green jobs, to fully employ the next 10 generations of Pennsylvanians while repairing the environment. Such jobs will reduce dependence on dysfunctional jobs like fracking and incarceration. I offer detailed plans for 500,000 new jobs without raising taxes.
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Red, Blue or … Green? Meet Western Maryland's emerging opposition party
The Green Party has been around for a while. But for the first time this year, the environmentally mindful party is fielding nearly a full local slate of local candidates for the Maryland General Assembly.
"It's the largest slate of Green Party candidates we've ever had," said Andrew Barnhart, who's running for House of Delegates in legislative District 2A.
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Green Party candidates want clean elections, environment
GLENS FALLS, NY — Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins and comptroller candidate Mark Dunlea believe that current politicians have failed to clean up Albany.
“I think it’s rife with corruption,” Hawkins said Wednesday in an editorial board meeting with The Post-Star.
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Congressional candidates gear up to face incumbent Hoyer
Some of the candidates challenging Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) in his bid for another term in Congress are not hopeful about their chances, but each has his own reasons for launching a campaign.
Pat Elder, the Green Party nominee from St. Mary’s County, said he decided to enter the race after Hoyer’s defense of Israeli military action in Gaza. Elder said he is seeking to draw attention to a number of issues, including campaign finance reform, shutting down the coal-fired plants at Morgantown and Chalk Point, which account for “47 percent of the coal being burned in the state,” “educating the public on the Navy’s disregard of the environment,” cutting “bloated military budgets,” raising taxes on the wealthy and providing Medicare for all.
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Green Party Candidate in IL-12 says it's time for independent thinking in Congress
WSIL -- While Incumbent Republican Mike Bost and Democrat Brendan Kelly attract most of the attention in Illinois' 12th congressional district, Green Party candidate Randy Auxier says it's time for independent thinking in Washington.
Though Green Party candidate Paula Bradshaw received just six percent of the vote in 2016, Auxier believes in today's political climate people are looking for an option outside of Democrats and Republicans
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