Rebecca Rotzler

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Rebecca Rotzler
Born	March 19, 1962 (1962-03-19) (age 46) Alaska
Education	State University of New York at New Paltz
Title	None
Known for	Co-chair of US Green Party and possible Presidential candidate
Successor	Michael Zierler
Political party	Green
Children	Lorin

Rebecca Rotzler is one of seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States, elected to that position on July 24, 2005 ^[1]. She was elected deputy mayor and a trustee of New Paltz, New York, on May 6, 2003; one of the first Green Party candidates elected in New York^[2]. In that position she assisted mayor Jason West in performing numerous same-sex marriages in New York, and worked to increase the use of solar and wind power in that community^[3] Rotzler did not seek reelection in 2007, the year Jason West was defeated by Democrat Terry Dungan. Rotzler served as co-chair of the Green Party Peace Action Committee, and is a New York State delegate to the Green National Committee. Rotzler is also a member of Alternatives to Military, an organization promoting counter-military recruitment, and 9-11 People Against Racism.

She attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, majoring in communication studies. There, she served as president of the university's local Students for a Free Tibet.

Rotzler participated as a panelist at the Cornell ILR Global Labor Institute Conference: A North American Labor Assembly on Climate Crisis: Building a Global Movement for Clean Energy, and was a featured speaker at The World Can't Wait "Impeach Bush" Summit^[4]^[5].

Rotzler has expressed interest in the Green Party's Presidential nomination for 2008.

[edit] References

^ Green Party Elects New Co-Chairs; Congratulates Bonnie Raitt. Green Party of the United States website (2005-7-26). Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
^ Rosin, Hannah (2004-6-28). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10777-2004Jun27.html The Green Next Door: A Growing Party Goes for the Mainstream Look]. Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
^ Anderson, Emily (2004). Rotzler gets started on priorities (php). Green Party of the United States website. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
^ Mayne, Brittany (2007-2-27). Anti-War Discussion Sparks Ideas. New Paltz Oracle, Volune 78 Issue 13. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
^ Rebecca Rotzler, Green Party of the US, at Feb. 17 Impeach Bush for War Crimes Emergency Summit. Voices Speaking Out. The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime! (2007-2-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.