August 11, 2026
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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins has released 2 new campaign ads that will begin running on TV this week:
#2: Howie Hawkins Green New Deal – Green Party
Hawkins’ campaign needs donations as soon as possible to get these ads on the air and maximize the Green vote.…
Emailed to [email protected] and posted at On The Wilder Side:
Rich Whitney announced on Thursday that his campaign has released a television advertisement that will be airing on MSNBC and Comedy Central.…
Staff at LP blog:
Libertarian Lex Green is running for Governor of Illinois. He appeared on WTTW’s "Chicago Tonight" on October 18.
Press release from Free and Equal:
U.S. Senate and Illinois gubernatorial candidates will debate on issues ranging from the economy to environmental concerns to the War on Drugs, in back-to-back debates today, Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.…
Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
Even after Illinois Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney got over 10% of the vote in 2006 and established the Green Party as a major party under Illinois law, the Illinois League of Women Voters is refusing to let Whitney debate the Republican and Democratic candidates in Chicago on Wednesday, October 20th.…
The article comments on both the Green Party’s and the Tea Party’s strategies, although the Tea Party is not an actual political party. It strangely leaves out the Libertarian Party, even though they ARE a party on the ballot in Illinois this year. …
Matt Reichel is running for Congress in Chicago. He sent the following out to supporters:
It was a breakthrough day for the Illinois Green Party yesterday: all starting with revelations that Gubernatorial candidate, Rich Whitney, was showing up on electronic early voting machines as “Rich Whitey” throughout the city.…
First, you can watch the Illinois gubernatorial debate that includes Green Rich Whitney – although it excludes Libertarian Lex Green – by clicking here to watch the livestream. …
Posted below is the actual endorsement, along with a press release from the Jeremy Karpen campaign.
From the Sun-Times:
39th House District: Incumbent Democrat Rep.
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