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WASHINGTON, D.C. --
Strong showings by Green Party candidates in state office campaigns are
becoming the rule rather than the exception and could be paving the way
to November victories. On Tuesday, April 9, Green Party candidate
Michael Aleo received 38% in a race for Massachusetts 1st state house
district. Earlier
this year, on January 29, Joel Sipress received 37% for the Minnesota
State Senate District 7.
"This is just the beginning," said Aleo. "Support for the
campaign has only increased since the election and we are already
getting ready for November. The Greens will pave the way for genuine
multi-party politics in Massachusetts."
Both candidates were running head-to-head against established Democrats.
Aleo is a political newcomer but was endorsed by a local of the United
Auto Workers, as well as by longtime African-American activist and
office-holder Mel King. Sipress' race was on the heels of a strong run
for City Council in Duluth.
"The Green Party has spent nearly two decades building a strong
base at the local level with Green officeholders in cities and counties
around the country," said National Green Party Political
Coordinator Dean Myerson. "Now we are ready to move strongly to
state-level offices to place Greens in state legislatures across the
country."
The Green Party will run dozens of candidates for state legislature
across the country and is likely to seat some of its candidates in state
legislatures this fall. Many more Green candidates will declare in the
coming months, as the steady growth of the Green Party in recent years
continues.
Green Party Contacts:
Dean Myerson, National Political Coordinator, 202-319-7191, deanm@greens.org
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com
Michael Aleo, 413-586-1334
More Information:
The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
National office: 1314 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Index of Green Party candidates in 2002
http://www.gp.org/patience.html
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