[NV Greens] Fw: Greens in Office: a Winning Record

[Barb Ewing]

Morning After
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From: Green Party of the United States
To: nieceofjr at cox.net
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:27 PM
Subject: Greens in Office: a Winning Record






            April 28, 2005

            Dear Green Party Supporter,

            Because of your support in the past, the Green Party has
continued to elect quality people to offices around the country.  Our
Office-holders have had a positive impact on the quality of life of their
constituents and are demonstrating and developing the Green message.  We are
building a Green legacy all around this country.

            Green Office-holder, David Conley was first elected to the
Douglas County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat in Wisconsin in 1986.
He has the distinction of having held office longer than any other Green in
the U.S.  In his more than 19 years, one of the most exciting and memorable
successes occurred recently when he was one of 15 Douglas County Board
supervisors who voted to stop a huge transmission line from wreaking a path
of environmental destruction more than 30 miles long through his county.  He
was involved from the beginning and testified at many meetings and hearings.
The transmission company threatened, bullied and spent huge amounts of
advertising dollars manipulating the truth, but in the end they lost.

            David and hundreds of citizens attended the meeting where they
stood up to the corporate bullies and said no. People ? affected land
owners, farmers, hard-working citizens ? testified concerning possible
health effects, the loss of their farms, their lands, their livelihoods and
their connection to their beautiful north woods.  When the final vote was
taken the room exploded.  It was an incredibly dramatic moment.  Since then
he has received dozens of letters from all over Wisconsin, Minnesota, and as
far away as Texas and Arizona, thanking him for his vote, and talking to him
about how what happened that night has given them hope that government will
stand up for them.

            In 1992 Green Party candidate and pioneer Keiko Bonk was elected
to the Hawaii County Council, District 6 blazing the way for what has become
a legacy of service by Greens on the Council.  In 1994 she was re-elected.
In 1998 Julie Jacobson was elected to fill the same District 6 seat.  In
2000 she was re-elected.  In 2002, Julie?s husband Bob was elected to the
District 6 seat and in 2004 he was re-elected.  Greens have now held this
seat for 10 of the last 12 years.

            The national party contributed to Bob?s recent re-election run.
He won re-election outright with 60% of the vote in the primary.   He
currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Hawaii County Council, and is the
Chair of the Environmental Management Committee He knows that this early
help is what contributes to victory.

            In 2000 Matt Gonzalez was elected to the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors.  In 2003 he made what has become an historic run for Mayor. He
decided to step down at the end of his term and start a Law Firm. In 2004
Ross Mirkarimi was recognized by Campaign and Elections Magazine for his
campaign management in this historic run.  Also, in 2004 Ross was elected to
fill the seat vacated by Matt.  The 2004 election was significant because it
was the largest metropolitan area in the country to utilize Instant Run-off
Voting otherwise know as Preference Voting or Ranked Choice Voting.  It got
the attention of many other municipalities who are interested in moving to a
more representative form of Democracy.  Ross is one of the highest ranking
Greens and one of the highest ranking Iranian-Americans elected to office in
the U.S. He also currently serves on the GPUS Coordinated Campaign
Committee.

            Help us to continue to build the growing Green Party Legacy of
Office-holders .  Please make a generous donation to the Green Party of the
United States.  Please consider joining our Sustainer Program. Our
sustainers are the ?financial backbone? of the Green Party of the United
States. Your monthly donation of $5, $10, or $20 per month not only helps
guarantee that that we have the resources to continue to strengthen our
presence and build on our achievements; but also to help build new success
stories in new places.


            Ross Mirkarimi (CA)                                      Bob
Jacobson (HI)
            San Francisco Board of Supervisors          Hawaii County
Council

            David Conley (WI)
            Douglas County Board of Supervisors







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