Local Green Party members have won four races since the start of the 2025 election cycle, including three reelections and one member winning a seat for the first time. A fifth member also appears to have won, pending the release of final results.
Since the start of the year, local Greens identified by the Green Party’s Elections Database have run in 13 races across seven states. The database identifies Green candidates as those local members of the party who are also not involved with any other party organization. The database also lists three additional candidates running in upcoming races in Oregon and Mississippi this month and in June. All 13 races that have already occurred, as well as the three upcoming, are nonpartisan.
According to the party’s database, four of those 13 candidates were successful in their elections, and a fifth candidate was the only name to appear on the ballot in their respective race held this week. In February, Jain Young was reelected to the Soil and Water Conservation District in Allen County, Indiana, for a three-year term with no opposition. Young was first elected to the position in 2022, defeating one opponent. Results have not been published by the county; however, Jain is reflected on a current list of members.
That following March, the party saw Samantha Delorie win reelection in her race for Maine School Administrative District 54. Certified election results show that Delorie defeated one challenger for another three-year term. She was first elected in 2022 in a four-way race.
Local members won twice more in April’s municipal elections. In Illinois, Peter Schwartzman won reelection to a second four-year term in Galesburg, defeating one opponent. Before that, he served three terms on the Galesburg City Council. Meanwhile, in California, Naomi Suber was elected for the first time, winning a seat on the Los Angeles Empowerment Congress for the Southwest Area Neighborhood as its Social Media Coordinator. The agency is unique to California and operates similarly to a local advisory board, providing input on planning, budgeting, and neighborhood issues.
A fifth local member also appears to have been elected in Los Angeles, though the database doesn’t reflect their victory due to results not being available until later this month. According to a list of certified candidates, first-time candidate Jazmin Ronquillo was the only candidate to file for the District 4 seat on the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council, which held its election this Tuesday. The results are expected to be released on May 21.
Of the eight races where local Green candidates weren’t successful, all of them were members who did not hold a previous seat, meaning the party has potentially picked up two more officeholders while losing no incumbents. The party reported having 163 elected officials following the 2024 presidential cycle.
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