State Green Party Press Release

Green Party of Colorado

GREEN ELECTED OFFICEHOLDERS AND CANDIDATES FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. AT THE DENVER CONVENTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 19, 2000

Contacts:
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator,
207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator,
202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com

DENVER, COLORADO -- Presidential contenders Ralph Nader, Steve Gaskin, and Jello Biafra will be joined by Green elected officials and candidates for city and state offices from all over the U.S. at the Green National Nominating Convention in Denver, Colorado.

The Convention , which is being organized by the Association of State Green Parties, will take place at the Renaissance Hotel, on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25. (For media credentialing, call Nancy Harvey, Convention Office Manager, 303-554-1575.)

Complete lists of all Green officeholders and candidates can be read at http://www.greens.org/na (follow the links).

Green officeholders attending the convention in Denver:

Mike Feinstein, Santa Monica City Council, CA
Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica City Council, CA
Art Goodtimes, Board of Supervisors, San Miguel County, CO
Elizabeth Horton-Sheff, CT, Hartford City Council
Gail Dixon, Board of Education, Washington DC
Julie Jacobson, County Council, Island/County of Hawaii
Annie Young, Parks & Recreation Board, Minneapolis, MN
Dean Zimmerman, Parks & Recreation Board, Minneapolis, MN
Fran Gallegos, Municipal Judge, Santa Fe, NM
Echnaton Vedder, Board of Supervisors, Dane County MN
Gary Clauss, Silver City City Council, NMGreen candidates attending the convention: Ken Adams, CA, US House, District 5
Sara Amir, CA, State Assembly 42nd District
Medea Benjamin, US Senate, CA
Holle Brian, State Rep, 62B, MN
Tom Burrell, US Senate, TN
E. Craig Coffin, US House, 17 d, CA
Kerrie Dickson, State House, 8d, GA
Mike Feinstein, Santa Monica City Council, CA
Ron Forthover, US House, 2d, CO
Joseph Fortunato, US House 8d, NJ
Fran Gallegos, Municipal Judge, NM
Marvin Gladstone, NM, Court of Appeals
Art Goodtimes, CO, Board of Supervisors
Howie Hawkins, US Congress, NY
Julie Jacobson, HI, County Council
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council
Paul Kelly, AR, City Board of Directors
Charles Laws, NY, US House
Charles Mauch, TX, Railroad Commissioner
Justin Moscoso, US House 6d CA
Eric Prindle, State Rep. 85, PA
Thomas Smith, Board of Education, DC
John Stith, PA, State Rep 77
Echnaton Vedder, Board of Supervisors, WI
Susan Deckert, Freeholder, Mercer County, NJ
Carl Mayer, US House, 12d, NJ
Ronnie Dugger, US Senate, NYMore information:

National Green convention: http://www.greens.org/colorado/convention.html (Nancy Harvey, Convention Office Manager, 303-554-1575: call for media credentialing)
Association of State Green Parties: http://www.greenparties.org