State Green Party Press Release

Lienau Elected Green Party of Delaware Chair.

Green Party of Delaware
For immediate release: Monday, December 2, 2002

Contact:
J. Roy Cannon, Media Committee
Green Party of Delaware
(302)738-9963
jcannon11@comcast.net

Lienau Elected Green Party of Delaware Chair
New Chair and Green Party makes plans to solidify and diversify its community-based coalitions. Prepares to run more quality candidates in 2004.

Newark, Delaware - At its recent post-election meeting, Karen Lienau was selected by unanimous vote Chair of the Green Party of Delaware (GPDE) Coordinating Council . A 1998 graduate from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor¹s degree in Social Work, Ms. Lienau works as the Director of Samaritan Outreach, the homeless outreach center for the Ministry of Caring in Wilmington. In February 2002, she accepted appointment as GPDE¹s National Representative to the Green Party of the United States (USGP) and was Delaware¹s delegate to the USGP¹s mid-term convention in Philadelphia this summer. She also held a central position in the Houghton campaign for Attorney General, which generated tremendous grassroots support and interest throughout Delaware.

"I feel it is my duty as an advocate for the poor and as caretaker of my partner's children to become involved in the future of government in the United States,"said Ms. Lienau. "I am genuinely concerned about the amount of power we have given our elected officials and how that power has been corrupted by big business and greed. The Green Party is where I feel comfortable to take a stand on these issues. I am excited about the prospect of making things happen!"

As Chair of the GPDE Coordinating Council, Ms. Lienau heads the leadership group that represents the party statewide. "Our immediate plans are to analyzes the 2002 election results and makes plans to build upon our successes," Ms Lienau said. "The Green Party has established itself as the alternative party for those fed up with other parties who lack vision and credibility," she concluded.

In the last two years, the Green Party has seen a 27% increase in registered Greens. In the 2002 elections, Greens nationwide won 70 races. 171 Greens now hold elected positions.

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Green Party of Delaware
P. O. Box 6044
Wilmington, Delaware 19804
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