A candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the Long Beach, California mayoral race could very well be the only challenger the incumbent mayor faces. …
Posts published in “Year: 2010”
Libertarian John Jay Myers to Challenge Pete Sessions in TX-32
By d.eris on January 4, 2010 2:04 PM
The City Hall Blog of the Dallas Morning News relays word that Libertarian John Jay Myers will seek to unseat Pete Sessions to represent Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. …
Georgia Libertarian special election candidate Taylor Bryant interviewed in the Augusta Chronicle
By Jordan Willow Evans on January 3, 2010 8:53 PM
Johnny Edwards has an article in the Augusta Chronicle about the special election in Georgia:
On Tuesday, Augusta voters will decide which of four candidates will replace Ed Tarver as state senator for District 22, or at least pare the list down to two for a Feb.
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Green Party Watch update
By on January 3, 2010 5:24 PM
Eugene Platt published in Charleston paper posted by Gregg Jocoy:
Eugene Platt, a member of the South Carolina Green Party Steering Committee and candidate for State House, has had a letter to the editor published in the Charleston Post and Courier.…
Could the Reform Party of New Jersey be revived?
By Ross Levin on January 3, 2010 4:03 PM
From the Atlantic Highlands Herald:
“I have seen an immediate upsurge in interest in over a dozen states that have previously been unorganized,” said Collison.
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Green Cook County, IL candidate on Chicago corruption
By Ross Levin on January 3, 2010 3:15 PM
Tom Tresser is the Green Party’s candidate for Cook County Board President in Illinois. Cook County encompasses part of the city of Chicago. Mike Volpe of The Provocateur recently interviewed him on the topic of corruption in local politics:
Tresser announced his candidacy for Cook County Board President back in October.
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Former Green VP candidate charged with misdemeanor in traffic case
By Ross Levin on January 3, 2010 2:28 PM
From the Wadena Pioneer Journal:
WADENA — Two-time vice presidential candidate and Native American activist Winona LaDuke was a wanted woman this week in Wadena County.
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Ill. governor candidates on social issues
By Ross Levin on January 3, 2010 2:00 PM
From the Chicago Tribune:
All but one of the seven Republican candidates call themselves “pro-life,” while the Democrats, Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes, support abortion rights.
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Florida Whig Party Chairman: “People are ready for a change”
By d.eris on January 3, 2010 11:42 AM
In a detailed article at Ocala.com, Bill Thompson profiles the Florida Whig Party and its chairman, Paul Truesdell, providing background on the party’s history and current leadership, and emphasizing the steady rise in voters who are not affiliated with either of the major parties in the Sunshine State.…