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THE D.C. STATEHOOD GREEN PARTY MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator 202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com D.C. STATEHOOD GREENS HOLD '2004 CAMPAIGN KICKOFF' ON JANUARY 10, PREPARE FOR D.C. PRIMARY DAY ON JANUARY 13 WHAT: D.C. Statehood Green Party 2004 Campaign Kickoff WHEN: Saturday, January 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: University of the District of Columbia, Room A03 in Building 41, Van Ness Street and Connecticut Avenue NW (Van Ness Metro Stop on the Red Line) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The D.C. Statehood Green Party will hold a '2004 Campaign Kickoff' on Saturday, January 10 to begin promoting Statehood Green candidates who plan to run for local office in the 2004 elections. The event will take place beginning 11 a.m. at the University of the District of Columbia. The party is also preparing for the D.C.'s 'First in the Nation' presidential primary on Tuesday, January 13, and urging party members to turn out for the vote. On the D.C. ballot will be national Green Party candidates David Cobb (from California) and Sheila Bilyeu (Virginia). Voters registered in the Statehood Green Party may also write in candidates of their choice. Other declared candidates for the national Green nomination are Paul Glover (New York), Kent Mesplay (California), Carol Miller (New Mexico), and Lorna Salzman (New York). Ralph Nader, the 2000 Green Party nominee, has withdrawn from the Green race and will announce within the next month whether he'll run as an independent. Former Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who has been considering a national Green run, has not declared. The 2004 National Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States will take place June 24 to 27 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the January 10 campaign kickoff, Statehood Greens will meet potential Statehood Green candidates for D.C. Council At-Large and Ward seats and for the District's nonvoting 'Shadow' U.S. representative seats in Congress. Statehood Greens will also choose one or two 'targeted' candidates, whose campaigns will receive an early boost from party members to increase their chances of winning. (The selection of targeted candidates does not replace Statehood Green participation in the September primary election for local D.C. races.) The kickoff is open to the press and the public, but only those registered in the Statehood Green Party (or declared noncitizen members of the party) may participate in the selection of the targeted candidates. In 2000 and 2002, the D.C. Statehood Green Party ran slates of candidates for nearly all offices up for election. By choosing one or two candidates for early promotion, Statehood Greens expect to improve Election Day percentages and the chances of victory for their entire 2004 slate. D.C. Statehood Green Party members have been encouraged by the growing number of Green victories for local and state offices across the U.S., and by the Green campaign of Matt Gonzalez, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayoral candidate in 2003. Mr. Gonzalez lost to millionaire Democrat Gavin Newson, but drew 47% of the vote (including a majority of votes cast on the December 9 runoff election day), accepted no corporate money, spent less than one eighth of Mr. Newsom's budget, and ran an exemplary grassroots Green campaign. MORE INFORMATION |
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