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(DALLAS, Texas) – For the second time in Texas,
Dallas County residents will be able to vote Green in an election.
Eleven local area candidates have filed their intention to seek the
Green Party’s nomination in 2002. In several of the races, there is no
Democratic opponent, only a Republican.
“We’re encouraging progressive voters, and the so-called ‘apathetic’
non-voters, to vote their hopes and not their fears this fall,” says
Christopher Head, Green Party of Dallas County chairperson. “Voters
should expect that in the wealthiest country in the world, we can
provide health care for all, protect our health from polluters, and have
elected officials who will work for the people and not the corporations.”
Five Green Party of Dallas County members are running unopposed by
Democrats in the 2002 election. They are: Robert Brooks, a computer
programmer from Grand Prairie, running for State Senate District 9;
Sherril Blackmon, a software engineer from Irving, for State
Representative District 105; Jason Galbraith, a database coder from
Dallas, for County Commissioner’s Court Precinct 2; Cliff Pearson, a
Dallas media relations consultant, running for Justice of the Peace
Precinct 3, Place 2; and Andrew Lustfield, a billing analyst from
Dallas, running for Constable Precinct 3.
“We believe that these candidates – besides being highly qualified
– are very viable candidates,” says Mr. Head. “The voters must
choose between either a Republican or a Green. We are the only
progressive choice the people will have in these races.”
Six more Greens from Dallas County will, however, face both Republican
and Democratic opponents. These include: Roy Williams, a Dallas
consultant and veteran civil rights advocate, running for U.S. Senate;
Tom Kemper, a small business owner from Dallas, running for U.S. House
District 5; Carla Hubbel of Addison, a technical consultant running for
U.S. House District 32, Julie Ryan, a technical writer from Richardson,
running for State Senate District 16; Mike Moren, a Dallas system
administrator, running for County Treasurer, and Buddy Mohmed, a
professional musician from Dallas, running for County Commissioner’s
Court Precinct 4.
Ann McGeehan, director of elections in the Texas Secretary of State’s
Office, certified the Green Party’s ballot line last August after
statistical sampling verified more than 51,000 of the 75,911 signatures
collected by hundreds of volunteers this spring – nearly twice the
37,380 required to get on the ballot. Texas election laws – among the
most restrictive in the nation – gave the party 75 days to petition
among registered voters who had not voted in another party’s primary
on March 14.
All Green Party Candidates in Texas
Position Nominee Age Residency Occupation
U.S. Senate Roy Williams 59 Dallas Consultant
U.S. Senate James W. Wright 61 New Caney Retired
U.S. House District 5 Thomas J. Kemper 48 Dallas Self-Employed
U.S. House District 6 B.J. Armstrong 55 Burleson Retired Chemist
U.S. House District 22 Joel West 42 Houston Engineer
U.S. House District 23 Ed Scharf 66 Houston Retired Federal
Employee
U.S. House District 25 George Reiter 60 Houston Physics Professor
U.S. House District 26 Gary R. Page 44 Dallas Programmer
U.S. House District 31 John S. Petersen 46 Austin Small Business
Owner
U.S. House District 32 Carla Hubbell 25 Addison Consultant
Governor Rahul Mahajan 37 Austin Research Assistant
Lt. Governor Nathalie Paravicini 37 Houston Manager
Attorney General David Keith Cobb 39 Houston Attorney
Agriculture Commissioner Jane Elioseff 61 Houston Environmental Project
Coordinator
Comptroller Ruben Reyez 28 El Paso Community Activist
Land Commissioner Michael McInerney 55 Houston Job Developer
Railroad Commissioner Charles L. Mauch 68 Houston Retired Engineer
Court of Appeals Place 1 Rob Owen 39 Austin Attorney
Court of Appeals Place 3 Ollie Ruth Jefferson 46 Arlington
Attorney
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ben G. Levy 74 Houston Attorney
Supreme Court Place 2 Brad Rockwell 48 Austin Attorney
State Board of Ed. Dst 5 Irene Meyer Scharf 59 Helotes Librarian
State Board of Ed. Dst 10 Lesley Ramsey 32 Austin Organizer
State Senate District 1 Buckley MacInerney 57 Mt. Enterprise
Caretaker
State Senate District 9 Robert Brooks 34 Grand Prairie Computer
Programmer
State Senate District 14 Austin Dullnig 25 Austin Laborer
State Senate District 16 Julie Ryan 34 Richardson Technical Writer
State House District 45 John Schmidt 35 San Marcos Fire Suppression
Technician
State House District 46 Jim Reed 29 Austin Engineer
State House District 47 Sara DuBose 20 Austin Student
State House District 50 Justin Hildebrand 28 Austin Salesperson
State House District 51 Darren Scharf 25 Austin Computer
Programmer
State House District 52 Julie Thompson 36 Austin Physics Professor
State House District 96 David Pollard 38 Arlington Computer
Analyst
State House District 105 Sherril Blackmon 56 Irving Software
Engineer
State House District 120 Harlan McVea 24 San Antonio Writer
State House District 122 Jack Nottingham 82 Grey Forrest Retired Civil
Servant
State House District 132 Michael Bolzenius 22 Houston Student
County Treasurer Mike Moren 21 Dallas System Administrator
County Comm. Pct 2 Jason Galbraith 29 Garland Database Coder
County Comm. Pct. 4 Buddy Mohmed 44 Dallas Musician
J.P. Precinct 3, Place 2 Cliff Pearson 35 Dallas Consultant
Constable Precinct 3 Andrew Lustfield 31 Dallas Billing Analyst
Editorial Contacts:
Cliff Pearson, Pearson Communications, (214) 319-7152, cliffpearson@netzero.net
Christopher Head, Dallas County Chairperson, (214) 852-4767, scubachristopher@yahoo.com
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