Green Party of California

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The Green Party of California (GPCA) was established as a ballot-qualified political party in California in 1991, using the petition method of gaining state recognition.

GPCA is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States, and is the largest state Green Party in the United states, with approximately 145,000 registered members as of January, 2006.

Organized around the ten key values of the American green movement, GPCA has local chapters in most California counties.

To maintain qualified status in California, a party must have registered voters equal to or more than 1% of the number of votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election or have had a candidate receive 2% of the votes cast in that election.

1 See also
2 External links
- 2.1 general election, 11/07/06
- 2.2 For the House, State Senate, Assembly and local races

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California greens ran a full slate of candidates for state offices this year, 2006.

[edit] general election, 11/07/06

Peter Miguel Camejo - Governor
Donna Warren - Lt. Governor (Los Angeles)
Todd Chretien - U.S. Senate
Larry Cafiero - Insurance Commissioner
Forrest Hill - California - Secretary of State
Mehul Thakker - Treasurer
Laura Wells - Controller
Mike Wyman - Attorney General
Sarah Knopp - Superintendent of Public Instruction (San Pedro)

Six of the ten key values does not equal the four pillars in the green box above. The Four Pillars are: 1. Ecological Wisdom 2. Non-violence 3. Social Justice 4. Grassroots Democracy. Is this not right? It is important to know all the TEN KEY VALUES and, these days of coalition and consensus building, to show how they support and enhance the ten first amendaments of the Constitution- David Minton Silva 12-15-06 dsilva@greens.org

[edit] For the House, State Senate, Assembly and local races

Byron De Lear - U.S. House of Representatives, District 28 (Sherman Oaks)
Pamela Elizondo - U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (Laytonville)
Carol Brouillet - U.S. House of Representatives, District 14 (Palo Alto)
Kristine Keefer - U.S. House of Representatives, District 8 (San Francisco, San Francisco County)
Jeff Kravitz - U.S. House of Representatives, District 5 (Sacramento)
John Miller - U.S. House of Representatives, District 21
William M. Paparian - U.S. House of Representatives, District 29 (Pasadena, Los Angeles County)
Aimee Allison - City Council, District 2 (Oakland, Alameda County)

Finished 2/3 in the primary with 2700 votes for 37.2%. Advances to the General Election.

Ricardo Costa - State Assembly, District 44 (Pasadena, Los Angeles County)
Matthew Rick - California State Senate, District 18
David Minton - Silva State Assembly, District 34 (Tulane, Tulare County)
Peter Thottam - State Assembly, District 53 (Torrance, Redondo Beach, Venice, Marina Del Rety, Mar Vista, Los Angeles County) [Attorney; Campaign Website: www.peterthottam.com/53]
Gerald Fritts - State Assembly, District 4 (Lincoln, Placer, El Dorado, Alpine, Sacramento County)
Barry Hermanson - State Assembly, District 12 (San Francisco, San Francisco County)
Cat Woods - State Assembly, District 6 (Novato, Marin, Sonoma County)
Lara DeLaney - City Council, Martinez At-Large (Martinez, Conta Costa County) Incumbent
Larry Robinson - City Council (Sebastopol, Sonoma County)
Tim Willis - School Board (Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County)
Alan Drusys - City Council (Yucaipa, San Bernadino County) Incumbent
Dona Spring - City Council, District 4 (Berkeley, Alameda County)
Selma Spector - Rent Stabilization Board (Berkeley, Alameda County) Incumbent
Janice Brittain - City Council (Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County)
Jo Chamberlain - Board of Supervisors, District 3 (Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County)
Ginny-Marie Case - Neighborhood Council, Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Los Angeles County)
Jeff Horne - Neighborhood Council, Mid-City West, Zone 6 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles County)
Els Cooperridder - Board of Supervisors, District 5 (Mendocino County)