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Connecticut Green Party | |
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Chair people | Joshua Steele Kelly Cassandra Martineau Mike DeRosa |
Headquarters | PO BOX 231214, Hartford, Connecticut 06123 |
Membership (2020) | 1,453 [1] |
Ideology | Green politics |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
Colors | Green |
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 officials | 10 (February 2024) [update] [2] |
Website | |
Connecticut Green Party | |
The Connecticut Green Party (CTGP) is the Connecticut affiliate of the Green 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 and ecological 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 from Connecticut, though he has never been a party member. For the 2006 election year, the Connecticut Green Party endorsed Cliff Thornton to 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 elected alderman in the 10th Ward [3] (386 votes to 283), [4] and in Windham, party Co-chair Jean deSmet was elected First 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 the Waterford Representative Town Meeting. [6]
As of November 2017, the following members hold elected office (with term expiration date): [7] [8]
The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy; grassroots democracy; anti-war; anti-racism; eco-socialism. On the political spectrum, the party is generally seen as left-wing. As of 2023, it is the fourth-largest political party in the United States by voter registration, behind the Libertarian Party.
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
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WILI-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to the village of Willimantic, Connecticut, it serves eastern Connecticut. It is the sister station to WILI. The station is currently owned by Hall Communications, Inc. The studios are located on Main Street in Willimantic, near the Willimantic Footbridge.
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Chad Weininger is an American business owner and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 4th district.
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