(excerpt from) The Star-Ledger
Pastor quits one gubernatorial campaign to enter the race herself
by Chris Megerian / Sunday April 19, 2009
She was his campaign manager in the race for governor. Now she’s a competitor for the state’s top job.
Within days of publicly leaving Republican Brian Levine’s camp, the Rev. Shannon Wright launched her own campaign to become New Jersey’s governor…
Wright — a registered Democrat in 2008, according to state voter records — plans to run as an independent. As such, she does not need to compete in a primary election, but must submit 1,000 petition signatures by June 2….
There is also a story about candidate Shannon Wright at BET titled, “Candidate Hopes to Become First Black Woman Gov”.
Shannon Wright currently has a website: http://www.pastorwrightforgovernornj.com/
We here at Third Party Revolution endorse Shannon Wright in her campaign for Governor of New Jersey, along with many other third party and independent candidates for public offices nation-wide, ranging from local to federal levels.
I hope she does well, but I also hope this doesn’t set a precedent in the area of people quitting one campaign to start their own. There’s a real risk of self-dealing, or at least the perception of it if this becomes commonplace.
A conservative Green? That an oxymoron, unless you are referring to the Independent Green Party.
She should run as a conservative Green Party candidate for Gov in NJ.
Greens haven’t Identified their Guv candidate yet.
This woman would provide real synergy.
It seems like a lot of independents are running in NJ.
It appears that she will be seen as a viable candidate in this race.