January 28, 2023
Covering Third Parties and Independent Candidates Since 2008
Posting on twitter, Dr. Jill Stein (Green Party candidate for President, 2012 and 2016) has spoken out on the Russian war on Ukraine. We quote:
With latest UKR aid, cost will reach $115B + countless lives lost in war we could’ve avoided, had we not moved NATO east, supported Minsk or simply not scuttled Turkish peace deal.
Kyrsten Sinema, the senior senator from Arizona, announced her departure from the Democratic Party Thursday evening. “I’ve registered as an Arizona independent,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a television interview.… Read more ...
For the country’s three visible third parties, we present Federal Elections Committee data on total receipts since the start of 2021, cash on hand at the start of the year, money received during 2022, money spent since the start of 2022, and cash on hand at the end of the “Pre-Election Period”.… Read more ...
With the midterm election behind the Libertarian National Committee, the Libertarian National Committee is now looking forward to what comes next. “We’re not giving up,” McArdle said recently in an interview with ReasonTV, adding that she’s looking at historical trends, membership, the budget, and ballot access.… Read more ...
Election Report – November 8, 2022 elections (From the Green Party web site GP.org)
Green Party Election Report – November 2022 Elections
At least fourteen Greens have been elected in November 2022 elections:
– mayor (1)
– city council (1)
– school board (3)
– water board (4)
– community services district (1)
– fire protection district (1)
– advisory neighborhood commission (3)
Green incumbents
– Of nine Green incumbents running, seven re-elected
Winning percentage
– At least 14/28 candidates for local county, city, school and special districts were elected, with results for two write-in candidates still to be determined and one tie (not clear how determined)
State-by-state electeds in November 8 elections
– CA (9)
– DC (3)
– ME (1)
– SC (1)
Bruce Delgado, Mayor, Marina, Monterrey County, California (elected incumbent, 2008-to present)
One candidate for one seat.… Read more ...
