[ComCom] Fwd: [adcom] Re: RELEASE Petitions filed for 1st ever statewide Green primary in Illinois

[Merelice]

Below is the release that Grace tried to forward that did not come
through to the list.

Illinois has sure set an inspiring example!

Merelice


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jamie O'Keefe <jokeefe at jamesokeefe.org>
Date: Nov 26, 2007 1:04 PM
Subject: [adcom] Re: RELEASE Petitions filed for 1st ever statewide
Green primary in Illinois
To: "Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) Administrative Committee"
<adcom at green-rainbow.org>


We should do a press release when we send our list of presidential
candidates to the sec. of the commonwealth.  Here is what the USGP did
with the Illinois greens.

Jamie


On Nov 8, 2007 5:55 PM, DC Statehood Green Party <dcsgpnews at gmail.com> wrote:

> Distributed by the Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
>
> Illinois Green Party http://www.ilgp.org
>
> For Immediate Release
> Wednesday, November 7, 2007
>
> CONTACT:
> Patrick Kelly, 773-203-9631, media at ilgp.org
> Phil Huckelberry, 309-268-9974, phil.huckelberry at ilgp.org
>
>
> DOZENS OF CANDIDATES FILE FOR FIRST EVER STATEWIDE GREEN PRIMARY
>
>
> Springfield - At least 32 Green Party candidates have filed their
> petitions to run for public office this week, a new record for the
> rapidly growing state political party, and many more filed for
> committeeperson posts.
>
> Among the candidates are four presidential candidates, nine running
> for U.S. Congress, six running for state legislature and several
> running for county and other local offices across the state.
>
> "This truly is a monumental moment for the Green Party," says
> congressional campaign coordinator Walter Pituc. "Previously, we'd
> only had one congressional candidate ever in Illinois Green Party
> history. This year, we had candidates file in nine districts. That's
> pretty remarkable growth, and we're only going to continue to grow
> beyond this election."
>
> Those running for U.S. Congress include author and Berwyn library
> trustee Jerome Pohlen (3rd); economist Alan Auguston (5th); activist
> Moe Shanfield (9th); Navy Reserves veteran David Kalbfleisch (10th);
> Iraq War veteran and former Heartland Community College Board student
> trustee Jason Wallace (11th); IT project manager Rodger Jennings
> (12th); software engineer Steve Alesch (13th); McHenry Community
> College trustee Scott Summers (16th); and retired coal miner Vic
> Roberts (19th).
>
> The Illinois Green Party also filed petitions on behalf of
> presidential candidates college professor Jared Ball, Green Party
> activist Howie Hawkins, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and air
> quality inspector Kent Mesplay.
>
> Dozens more are running for precinct/ward/township committeepeople.
>
> In 2006, the Illinois Green Party gathered 39,300 signatures to get
> Rich Whitney and five other candidates on the ballot for statewide
> offices. Whitney earned 10% of the vote in the general election --
> twice as many votes as needed to "establish" the Green Party in
> Illinois. As an established political party, the Greens enjoy greater
> ballot access, having to collect fewer signatures. Along with that,
> the Greens participate in the Feb. 5, 2008, primary, giving voters in
> most areas the chance to pull a Green ballot for the first time.
>
> The campaign filings here makes the Illinois Green Party one of the
> most active Green organizations in the nation, setting the stage for
> the 2008 Green Party National Convention, to be held in Chicago on
> July 10-13.
>
> For a complete list of candidates, visit http://www.ilgp.org
>
> ###