Northampton-GPMass Green Party Candidate Development Working Committee

[Jim Bosman]

Greetings Northampton Greens:

Since we had such a successful state rep campaign here - dunno if anyone would be interested or able to make this meeting but let me know if by chance you are interested in assisting the sizeable work of the MGP's candidate development committee.  Here are the minutes of the group's first meeting. They are meeting again on Sunday in Cambridge. It appears that at their first meeting the Western Mass representation was from Amherst (Vince O'Connor) and Sunderland (Lara Valigorsky). 

Regards,

Jim Bosman

Candcom minutes below:

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Sorry this is so late.  If you feel anything is missing then email the list.

peace,

Lara and Jamie

Minutes
Massachusetts Green and Rainbow Party
Candidate Development and Legal Committee

Inaugural Meeting, 1:00 p.m., 12/7/02
Rob Lewis’ home, Winchester

Attendees: James O’Keefe, Rick Grabowski, Karlo Silbiger, Rob Lewis, Gary 
Hicks, Scott Pherson, Lara Valigorsky, Vince O’Connor

Facilitator: James O’Keefe; Stacker: Gary Hicks; Minutes: Lara Valigorsky; 
Timekeeper: Rob Lewis

1. Introductions

2. Review Agenda, Additions, Subtractions: Jamie’s proposed agenda was used. 
Intro to Candidate Development Committee was added and officer positions and 
call for candidates combined with choosing officers.

3. Intro to Candidate Development Committee: overview of proposed mission 
statement (“ to expand the number of Mass Green Party candidates for elected 
and appointed office”); responsibilities (the working group must help locals 
find and nurture candidates; evaluate candidates for understanding and 
commitment to Green Values and procedures; organize campaigning and Get Oiut 
The Votes training classes for candidates, candidate committees, locals and 
volunteers; find candidates to run for statewide office); and interaction with 
other Mass Green Party committees.

4. Explanation of Operating Procedures and Consensus Seeking Process 

5. Set date for next monthly meeting: Sunday, January 5, 2003; at either a 
Winchester or greater Boston location. Status meeting conference call deferred.

6. Define short-term and long-term goals/projects and prioritize:

Short-term goals (within 6 months)

A) Determine strengths and weaknesses of 2002 campaigns

Lead: Jamie, assisted by Rob, Scott, Lara

Project: develop questionnaire by 1/5/02; debrief state candidates before/
after January state meeting, as well as campaign managers, town 
committee organizers, activists, voter focus group

Of interest: electoral outcome, statistics, campaign management 
(what was in place/needed, $ raised/spent, #volunteers/volunteer hours
contributed, media, PR)

B) Set-up campaign training sessions for locals and their campaigns and develop 
campaign training materials

Lead: Lara, assisted by: Rob

Project: develop training materials and sessions, based in part upon 
evaluation of 2002 campaigns and feedback.		

Long-term goal (6 months+)

A) Identify in which state and federal districts we want to run candidates in
2004

Lead: Jamie, assisted by Vince and Karlo

Project: in short-term, analyze lay out for 2004 by April 2003, gather as 
      information on deadlines and filing procedures for candidacy as 
      soon as possible 

Consider: incumbent, track record, Green Town Committees in the
      district, death penalty, 18 districts of dump Finneran, membership in 
      Progressive Caucus, 11 Districts were for Clean Elections

7. Choose officers: Co-Chairs are Jamie and Lara; Secretary is open

8. Review meeting


 

 

 



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