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The Green Party of the United StatesAmerican Political PartyClick here for a list of candidates from all American political partiesThe Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a political party in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the Green Parties elsewhere in the world. The Green Party of the United States, a voluntary association of state parties, has been active as a nationally recognized political party since 2001. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by their corresponding states. The Association of State Green Parties (ASGP), a forerunner organization, first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's presidential runs in 1996 and 2000. With the founding of the Green Party of the United States, the party established a national political presence which became the primary national Green organization in the U.S. eclipsing the earlier Greens/Green Party USA, which emphasized non-electoral movement building.The Green Party in the United States has won elected offices at the local level; most winners of public office in the US who are considered Greens have won non-partisan elections. The highest-ranking Greens ever elected in the nation are John Eder, a member of the Maine House of Representatives until his defeat in November 2006, Audie Bock, who was elected to the California State Assembly in 1999 but switched her registration to Independent seven months later, and Richard Carroll, who was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 2008 but switched parties to become a Democrat five months after his election. In 2005, the Green Party had 305,000 registered members in states allowing party registration, and tens of thousands of members and contributors in the rest of the country. During the 2008 elections the Green Party had ballot access in 31 states. The Green Party of the United States of America emphasizes environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, respect for diversity, peace and non-violence. The party's "Ten Key Values," which are described as non-authoritative guiding principles, are as follows:
The Green Party does not accept donations from corporations and the party's platform and rhetoric critiques corporate influence and control over government, media, and society at large. Source: Wikipedia.org |