Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
In 2009, Green candidates won 35% of municipal elections that they entered. Given this figure, it’s not hard to see that with more Greens running in more local elections around the country, the Green Party could become America’s third major party in the course of a few election cycles. Here’s a shout-out to cities where Greens are leading the way by running more than one candidate in 2011 elections, roughly arranged by population. Will your town be next?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cheri Honkala, Philadelphia Sheriff
Brian Rudnick, Philadelphia City Council District 8
Baltimore, Maryland
Bill Barry, Baltimore City Council District 3
Douglas Armstrong, Baltimore City Council District 14
Tucson, Arizona
Mary DeCamp, Tucson Mayor
Beryl Baker, Tucson City Council Ward 1
St. Paul, Minnesota
Devin Miller, St. Paul School Board
Johnny Howard, St. Paul City Council Ward 1
Jim Ivey, St. Paul City Council Ward 2
Bee K. Xiong, St. Paul City Council Ward 6
Toledo, Ohio
Anita Rios, Toledo City Council District 4
Sean Nestor, Toledo City Council District 6
Portland, Maine
David Marshall and John Eder, Portland Mayor (no primary; general election will use instant runoff voting)
Jack Safarik, Portland Water District
Josephine Okot, Portland School Board at Large
New London, Connecticut
Joan Sullivan, New London City Council
Jessica Cartagena, New London City Council
Ken Hansen, New London City Council
Ronna Stuller, New London Board of Education
Myrna Martinez, New London Board of Education
Fairfax, California
Larry Bragman, Fairfax Town Council
Ryan O’Neil, Fairfax Town Council
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dan Delventhal, Fairfield Constable
Daphne Dixon, Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
New Canaan, Connecticut
David Bedell, New Canaan Constable
Hector Lopez, New Canaan Constable
Stamford, Connecticut
Mary Farrell, Stamford Constable
Rolf Maurer, Stamford Constable
(Links to all CT candidate websites can be found at the CT Green Party website.)