Former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura declared he will not run for president in 2020 after “testing the waters” for a run with the Green Party. He made the announcement Friday during a press conference at the headquarters for the Green Party of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
“Unfortunately, I don’t see the logistics coming into play, time is an element,” he explained.… Read more ...
Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura officially joined the Green Party yesterday after publicly endorsing the party on Twitter a couple weeks ago. The move seems to improve the odds that Ventura will seek the Green Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Last week, Ventura said he was “testing the waters” for a presidential run.… Read more ...
The Green Party of Minnesota released its August 2016 newsletter, the Sunflower Seed, on August 24th, 2016 (via ATPR):
Welcome to the August 2016 issue of the Sunflower Seed! In this issue you will find out how to become a sustaining donor, get a report from the Green Party National Convention, read more about Jill Stein making ballot access and her visit to Minnesota, more on local candidates, and how to get involved at the Minnesota State Fair!… Read more ...
Published on startribune.com on May 28th:
Green Party pursues City Hall seats
By Eric Roper
Despite all the attention surrounding DFL endorsements in city races, DFLers aren’t the only candidates vying for spots at City Hall this fall.
The City Council’s official minority party, the Green Party, has endorsed five candidates for City Council seats.
Thanks to Tom Cleland, a blogger and a supporter of Farheen Hakeem, for the tip on the FairVote poll.
FairVote is hosting a ranked-choice poll for Governor of Minnesota. The poll is a chance to see IRV (Instant Runoff Voting) applied in a race with several, third party candidates. The poll is at:
The Farheen Hakeem for Governor campaign has put out this ad. Hakeem is the Green Party candidate for Governor of Minnesota. Dan Dittmann, also pictured in the ad, is her running mate for Lieutenant Governor.
Thanks to Tom Stream for the tip.
from the Green Party of Minnesota website:
… Read more ...Green Party of Minnesota Supports Peace Activists Raided by FBI
News that five homes of well-known peace activists in Minneapolis had been raided and searched by FBI agents yesterday morning brought expressions of outrage from members of the Green Party´s state coordinating committee.
Ken Pentel, the former gubernatorial candidate of the Green Party of Minnesota in 1998, 2002, and 2006, is running for Governor again–but under a different label this time:
… Read more ...The bike-riding former Green Party leader is doing it again – this time with the brand-new “Ecology Democracy Party.” He said the Green Party has a “great platform and beautiful people in it,” but wasn’t focused enough.