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Connecticut Green Party
Chair peopleJoshua Steele Kelly
Cassandra Martineau
Mike DeRosa
HeadquartersPO BOX 231214,Hartford, Connecticut06123
Membership(2020)1,453[1]
IdeologyGreen politics
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationGreen Party of the United States
ColorsGreen
Seats in the U.S. Senate
0 / 2
Seats in the U.S. House
0 / 5
Connecticut Senate
0 / 36
Connecticut House of Representatives
0 / 151
Other elected officials10 (February 2024)[2]
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Connecticut Green Party

TheConnecticut Green Party (CTGP)is theConnecticutaffiliate of theGreen Party of the United States.It is governed by three co-chairs, one of whom must be a woman, all of whom are elected at their Annual Meeting each May. The party is committed to grassroots democracy, social justice, non-violence andecological wisdom.Those are also the four pillars of Green politics.

Ralph Nader,one of the more well-known Green Party figures in the United States, is fromConnecticut,though he has never been a party member. For the 2006 election year, the Connecticut Green Party endorsedCliff Thorntonto run for governor, and Ralph Ferrucci to run for U.S. Senate. The Connecticut Greens also endorsed Daniel Sumrall and Richard Duffee to run for Congress in the 3rd and 4th districts respectively.

In 2007 elections two party members were elected. In New Haven Allan Brison was electedaldermanin the 10th Ward[3](386 votes to 283),[4]and in Windham, party Co-chair Jean deSmet was electedFirst Selectman.DeSmet is the first Green Party candidate in the state to win a top municipal office.[5]

In 2017, the CTGP saw numerous victories at the polls, and established their first minority caucus in a municipal legislature in the state party's history with the election of four Greens to theWaterfordRepresentative Town Meeting.[6]

Elected officials[edit]

As of November 2017, the following members hold elected office (with term expiration date):[7][8]

  • Colleen Ann Reidy, Thompsonville Fire Commission, Enfield (May 2018)
  • Daphne Dixon, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Fairfield (Nov. 2019)
  • Rob Barstow, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Marlborough (Nov. 2021)
  • Mirna Martinez, Board of Education, New London (Nov. 2019)
  • Joseph DeGregorio, Board of Finance, New Milford (Nov. 2019)
  • Leif Smith, Constable, Redding (Nov. 2019)
  • Billy Gene Collins, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Waterford (Nov. 2019)
  • Carl D'Amato, Representative Town Meeting, District 4, Waterford (Nov. 2019)[9]
  • Andrew Frascarelli, Representative Town Meeting, District 1, Waterford (Nov. 2019)[9]
  • Joshua Steele Kelly, Representative Town Meeting, District 3, Waterford (Nov. 2019)[9]
  • Baird Welch-Collins, Representative Town Meeting, District 2, Waterford (Nov. 2019)[9]
  • Darcy Van Ness, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Waterford (Nov. 2021)[9]
  • Cassandra Martineau, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Willimantic (Nov. 2021)
  • Dagmar Noll, town council, Willimantic (Nov. 2021)
  • Douglas Lary, Board of Finance, Windham (Nov. 2021)
  • Michael Westerfield, Board of Assessment Appeals, Windham (Nov. 2019)

References[edit]

  1. ^Winger, Richard."November 2020 Ballot Access News Print Edition".Ballot Access News.RetrievedMarch 15,2021.
  2. ^"Greens in Office".Green Party of the United States.RetrievedJune 2,2024..
  3. ^http:// nhregister /site/index.cfm?newsid=18996737&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=8[dead link]
  4. ^"Mayor Sails To Victory; A Green Wins, Too".New Haven Independent.Retrieved2010-02-09.
  5. ^"Topic Galleries".Courant.Retrieved2010-02-09.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^"Minutes, Representative Town Meeting, Regular Meeting, December 4, 2017". Retrieved April 19, 2018.http:// waterfordct.org/sites/waterfordct/files/minutes/minutes-file/201712081059.pdfArchived2018-04-20 at theWayback Machine
  7. ^"More Green wins and impressive percentages in November 6 local elections".Green Party. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-08-20.Retrieved2010-02-09.
  8. ^"Green Party US news 11/07".Wilderside.wordpress. 2007-12-06.Retrieved2010-02-09.
  9. ^abcde"ELECTION CENTER 2017 November Municipal Election".Secretary of the State of Connecticut.RetrievedApril 19,2018.

External links[edit]

Official website

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