The Green Party of Texas held its state convention remotely this past Saturday, during which Texas Greens voted on resolutions, elected new leadership, and selected delegates to the upcoming national convention. Presidential hopeful Jill Stein was the choice of a majority of members in attendance.
The convention opened early Saturday morning and featured discussions on building a cohesive culture within the party, updates on county and district results, and presentations from state, district, and presidential candidates. Delegates nominated and voted for presidential convention delegates, in addition to county-level candidates and new officers for various State Executive Committee positions.
Six presidential candidates, including Dr. Jill Stein, Jasmine Sherman, Randy Toler, Jorge Zavala, Robert Cooke, and Daví, received votes during the convention. According to initial results published by the Green Party of Texas before being reweighed, delegates cast 51 total ballots with 55 approvals. It’s unsure how the party factored the approval votes, as the individual totals and percentages provided by the party correlate with the total number of ballots cast.
| Candidate Name | Vote Totals | Percentage | Projected Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cooke | 0 | 0% | * |
| Daví | 2 | 3.23% | * |
| Jasmine Sherman | 7 | 16.13% | * |
| Jill Stein | 43 | 75.81% | * |
| Randy Toler | 1 | 1.61% | * |
| Jorge Zavala | 2 | 3.23% | * |
Based on the total ballots cast, Stein led the field with a majority of votes, accounting for 75.81% of those cast. Sherman followed in second place with 16.13%, while Zavala and Daví tied for third with 3.23% each. Stein’s support was widespread across most Texas counties present, except for Cameron County, which showed a split between her and Sherman, and Tarrant County, where Daví earned its sole vote.
The Green Party of Texas has yet to release specific delegate totals as of this article. Independent Political Report has contacted the party for final totals and will update this article when information is received.
In addition to electing delegates and selecting leadership, the agenda also featured resolution proposals addressing a range of issues, including calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Palestine, requests for state and federal agencies to coordinate fact-finding missions on potential freshwater source contamination in the Permian Basin, and advocacy for prisoner voting rights.
Hunter Crow? Barf me. A pseudo-Green (and a perma-candidate now). who, in running for the Railroad Commission in 2022, wanted “the pumps turned on” to cut gas prices to $2/gallon. This is the GREEN candidate for the RRC in 2022, now running for the State Board of Education. (Perma-candidate because he ran for something else in 2020, and he’s still under 35, AFAIK.) https://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2022/11/texas-greens-like-national-party-are.html