State Green Party Press Release

Colorado Greens to Hold State Convention.

Colorado Green Party
April 15, 2004

Media Contact: Kirstin Marr, (303) 870-0293, kirstinmarr@comcast.net\

Annual State Meeting, April 24, Fort Collins, Features Local Candidates and Presidential Hopeful David Cobb.

DENVER, CO - The Colorado Green Party is holding its Annual State Meeting and Nominating Convention on Saturday, April 24. The Poudre Valley Green Party is hosting the meeting, which will include candidate speeches and approval for newly-formed local parties. Jefferson County and Greeley are requesting affiliation as local parties. Art Goodtimes, an incumbent seeking re-election as San Miguel County Commissioner, and Bob Kinsey, candidate for Congress in District 4 are seeking Colorado Green Party nomination. The Kinsey for Congress campaign has organized an evening fundraiser, following the state meeting, for Green candidates at 6 p.m. at the Commons House at River Rock Co-housing, 520 N. Sherwood, Fort Collins.

In a dynamic election year, the Green Party of the United States has several candidates seeking the national nomination. David Cobb, one of the presidential hopefuls, will speak to the delegation. Cobb, 41, a native Texan who served as the national Green Party's general counsel until declaring his candidacy, is running to build the Green Party.

The meeting will be held at the Mennonite Fellowship, 300 East Oak. St. in downtown Fort Collins, beginning at 9 a.m. The fellowship is handicap-accessible. The meeting is open to the public, though only registered greens can participate in voting.

For more information visit www.coloradogreens.org.
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