Virginia will be electing it’s hundred-member State House on November 3rd, 2009. The petition deadline for independent and minor party candidates was June 9th. The Independent Green Party has around a dozen candidates, while the Libertarian Party has one.
Source: Ballot Access News.
Mike Indiana –
You’re a liar.
The Independent Greens of Virginia became an official state party in 2002.
The Indy Greens ran candidates as Independents, Reformers, Greens, Natural Law in many years prior to 2002.
You can look it up.
The Independent Greens of Virginia started in the 1990’s as Independent Green Reformers.
Indy Green members are known as amazing petition signature gathers.
They were a key reason Ross Perot made the ballot in 1992, and 1996.
Without the Indy Greens 26,000 signatures in Virginia in 2000 – Ralph Nader would never have made the ballot as a Green Party candidate.
Same is true for 2008.
Indy Greens worked on their own statewide drives for President, and U.S. Senate in 2008, and helped the Green Party and Nader drives.
Indy Greens, like 9th congressional District Chairman Tex Wood (who ran as an Indy Green Reform candidate for congress), Indy Green Reformer Sherman Witcher, Henry Brown, David Gillis, Tom Williams – all collected signatures for Ross Perot’s work in the 1990’s.
There were many more. Ferdinano Greco, Cameron Schumacker, Bill Grogan (an Indy Green elector in 2009) a Ross Perot petition gather in 1992. Craig Ennis – an Indy Green candidate for House of Delegates in 2007 and 2009. A Ross Perot supporter in 1992 and 1996.
You can look it up.
Surely you don’t believe the lies of the Green Party of Virginia…
The Independent Greens of Virgina did not form until 2004. “Rail Now” Greens(?) and Carey Campbell were an affiliate of The Green Party of Virginia as late as August 26, 2001
http://www.vagreenparty.org/minutes/mt010826.html
In Dec. of 2003: A group of individuals attending a NOVA Green Party meeting, violated party bylaws and installed Carey Campbell (later the Indy Green Chair, when that party was founded) as chair of the local when this was overturned at the First Quarterly Business Meeting of 2004, it was overturned because it violated the GPVA Key Value of Grassroots Democracy, and Campbell was ineligible because he was at-large GPVA member (not a member of the local), and several of the people voting for Campbell as chair were not members of GPVA or NOVA.
http://www.vagreenparty.org/meetings/prop040208.html
furthermore it was stated that The GPVA-IC invited Carey Campbell, or any other individuals who sought to be part of the new NOVA local (the one deemed iligitament) to attend the next GPVA business meeting on February 8,2004 and seek affiliation as a new Green local.
At this meeting it was revealed that Carey Campbell’s group had filed an application with the State Board of Elections for recognition as the Independent Greens of Virginia but it was yet to be approved.
http://www.vagreens.org/minutes/mt040208.html
So with evidence in hand (not false claims) it can be clearly said that the Indy Greens did not exist until 2004, and any claim of achievements prior to this date is a flat out lie!
An Indy Green will probably argue this but were is there proof! Only more false claims.
Truth First, Rail Second
Mr. Levon Helm
Why is it that you have to belittle people to cover your lies. You talk down to Erik Geib and call him son, while at the same time claiming that the Indy Greens collected petition signatures for Ross Perot, which is impossible since the Independent Greens of Virgina did not exist at the time. I understand that some of your members may have collected signatures for Perot but that is not the same as your claim that the Indy Greens collected signatures.
Blatantly false claims such as this, due nothing to further third party/Independent politics, it only hurts the cause
I didn’t mean to post that comment 4 times. For some reason it didn’t seem to go through on the first 3 attempts.
In response to Mr. Helm’s comment above – I am of the understanding that James Curtis was on that radio program last week, not Mr. Lark as was stated. Obviously, Mr. Curtis was not aware that I had gained access to the ballot at that time. Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that.
I am the LP candidate for HOD in the 39th district. Support for the campaign thus far has been overwhelming. I have every reason to believe that we will have a great showing on election day. Of course, we can’t do anything without support from you. Please go to our website (by clicking on my name above) and sign up for email updates, become a volunteer, or make a donation. With your help, we can break the stranglehold of the major parties on VA politics. Your support is very much appreciated.
I am the LP candidate for HOD in the 39th district. Based on the response so far, I have every reason to believe that we’ll do well in November. Of course, we can’t do anything without support from you. Please go to our website at http://www.mattcholko.com and learn how you can get involved.
I am the LP candidate for HOD in the 39th district. The reception for the campaign thus far has been incredible. I have every reason to believe that we will have a great showing on election day. Of course, we can’t do anything without support from you. Please go to our website at http://www.mattcholko.com and learn how can get involed.
I am the LP candidate for HOD in the 39th district. Support for the campaign thus far has been overwhelming. I have every reason to believe that we will have a great showing on election day. Of course, we can’t do anything without support from you. Please go to our website at http://www.mattcholko.com and sign up for email updates, become a volunteer, or make a donation. With your help, we can break the stranglehold of the major parties on VA politics. Your support is very much appreciated.
The VA Greens appear to have 2 candidates for House of Delegates, both in Arlington county. Josh Ruebner is running in the 47th district, and Mark Antell is running in the 48th.
What about Michael Bloomberg? He turned down their nomination, too. That was a pretty big deal.
According to respected Libertarian Party of Virginia leader Jim Lark, on a radio program last week…the Libertarians of Virginia had NO candidates for house of delegates at that time.
Mr. Lake,
The Independent Greens are indeed both.
Indy Greens are proud of their affiliation association with NY state Independence Party and Chairman MacCay, and Michael Bloomberg.
Indy Greens are busy putting candidates on the ballot – where it matters.
Maybe that’s where you should be be doing your political action as well…
Rather than taking cheap shots at dedicated third party politicians.
Mr. Geib,
let me get this right. The Indy Greens have for years collected 70,000 petition signatures a year. Since the days of Ross Perot they’ve put statewide candidates on ballot for President, Governor, U.S. Senate. They have long included, supported, helped put on the ballot Independents, Greens, Constitutionalists, and Libertarians.
The Indy Greens easily, and have long been the umbrella group for Independents and third parties in Virginia.
Out of hundreds of candidates, and hundreds of thousands of signatures…you find one Independent.. candidate…Lacey Putney…who accepted the Indy Green endorsement, but declined the nomination.
Maybe the next time you try getting on ballot – you should contact the Indy Greens and let some political third party pro’s show you how it’s done, son.
The Indy Greens have a history of claiming to support a candidate who has nothing to do with them, so be wary. There’s a very fine line between nominating, supporting, and endorsing candidates.
Also, for those who care, I was going to try and run, but the election office told me I had to live in VA 1 full year prior to date of *election,* not date of *office* – which I just missed by a matter of days. Very weak.
In my personal experience, phone calls, emails, the like, the Independent Greens are neither Independent or Green. They failed to respond with possible transit allies. They failed to answer any type of detailed questioning[s]. They seem to be some what connected to Frank MacKay and the Independence movement.
Oh, looks like someone already did.
Thanks, I’ll change it.
It seems that the Independent Green Party is trying to be very active this year, even if they don’t have a nominee for governor.
There also appears to be Constitution Party candidates in the 19th and 85th Districts. The Green Party of Virginia has Josh Ruebner in the 47th District.
Richard,
Are those candidates nominated by the Independent Greens or are they independents? I went to http://www.vpap.org and I found that there were three candidates listed as Independent Greens.
No, it’s the Independent Green Party that has a dozen candidates. The Independent Green Party has nothing to do with the Green Party.