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This is a list of politicians endorsed by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) who have held elected office.
GPUS publishes a semi-annual list of Greens in elected office [1] and an annual list of Green elections & winners by year [2] and by state. [3]
As of the November 7, 2023 elections, at least 142 Greens hold elected office. [4] In these elections, Greens won 42 out of 81 local races for county, municipal, education and special districts. [5] Since 1986, at least 1439 Greens have won election. [6]
Politicians highlighted in green were elected as a Green on a Green ticket or as an open Green in a nonpartisan election.
As of 2023 [update] , no nominee of the Green Party has been elected to office in the federal government.
As of 2024 [update] , 8 Greens have held state-level office. However, only 3 were elected or re-elected as Greens.
As of 2024 [update] , no Greens currently hold state-level office.
Name | District | State | Office | Term Start | Term End | Note | Ref |
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Shane Robinson | 39th District | Maryland | House | January 12, 2011 | January 9, 2019 | originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green [lower-alpha 1] | [8] [7] |
Henry Bear | 144th District (Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) | Maine | House | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2019 | originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green [lower-alpha 2] | [8] [9] |
Ralph Chapman | 133rd District [lower-alpha 3] | Maine | House | December 1, 2010 | January 3, 2019 | originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green [lower-alpha 4] | [8] [10] [11] |
Fred Smith | 50th District [lower-alpha 5] | Arkansas | House | January 14, 2013 January 10, 2011 | January 12, 2015 September 12, 2011 | expelled from Democrats, ran as Green, then rejoined Democrats [lower-alpha 6] | [12] [13] |
Richard Carroll | 39th District | Arkansas | House | January 12, 2009 | January 10, 2011 | elected as Green, for ballot access purposes, then joined Democrats [lower-alpha 7] | [14] [15] |
John Eder | 118th District | Maine | House | January 3, 2003 | January 3, 2007 | elected as Green | [8] [16] |
Matt Ahearn | 38th District | New Jersey | General Assembly | January 8, 2002 | January 13, 2004 | originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green [lower-alpha 8] | [17] |
Audie Bock | 16th District | California | State Assembly | April 5, 1999 | November 30, 2000 | elected as Green, then switched to Independent [lower-alpha 9] | [18] [19] |
Jim Lendall was an Democratic Arkansas House Representative from 1998–2004, [20] who switched to Green in 2005. [14]
As of April 18,2023 [update] , eleven Green Party members have been elected to mayor-level positions in local offices.
Gayle McLaughlin was twice elected mayor of Richmond, California, defeating two Democrats in 2006, [21] [22] and reelected in 2010, and elected to City Council in 2014 after completing her second term as mayor. [23] With a population of over 100,000 people, it was the largest US city with a Green mayor.
Fairfax, California; Arcata, California; Sebastopol, California; and New Paltz, New York are the only towns in the United States to ever have had a Green Party majority in their town councils.
Twin Ridges Elementary in Nevada County, California held the first Green Party majority school board in the United States. [24]
Name | Area | State | Office | Term Start | Term End | Notes | Ref |
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Michael Bagdes-Canning | Cherry Valley | Pennsylvania | Mayor | July 11, 2023 | November 2027 | elected as Green | [25] [26] [27] |
Peter Schwartzman | Galesburg | Illinois | Mayor | June 4, 2021 | July 4, 2025 | non-partisan election, marked Independent | [28] [29] [30] |
Bruce Delgado | Marina | California | Mayor | January 17, 2008 | September 11, 2026 | nonpartisan election | [31] [32] [33] |
Emmanuel Estrada | Baldwin Park | California | Mayor | December 7, 2020 | December 7, 2024 | nonpartisan election | [34] [35] [36] |
Name | Area | Office | Notes | Ref |
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John Reed | Fairfax, California | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [37] [38] |
Mike Feinstein | Santa Monica, California | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [39] [40] |
David Doonan | Greenwich, New York | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [41] [42] |
Kelley Weaverling | Cordova, Alaska | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [43] [44] |
Robb Davis | Davis, California | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [45] |
Peter Gleichman | Ward, Colorado | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [46] |
Jim Sullivan | Victory, New York | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [42] [47] |
Jason West | New Paltz, New York | Mayor | nonpartisan election | [48] [49] |
Name | Area | Office | Ref |
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Sylvia R. Chavez | Calipatria, California | City Council | [50] |
David Conley | Douglas County, Wisconsin | Board of Supervisors | [51] |
Josiah Dean | Dufur, Oregon | City Council | [52] |
Becky Elder | Manitou Springs, Colorado | City Council | [53] |
Bob Gifford | Portage County, Wisconsin | Board of Supervisors | [54] |
Renée Goddard | Fairfax, California | City Council | [37] |
David Grover | Trinidad, California | City Council | [55] [56] |
Damon Jespersen | Newbury, Massachusetts | Board of Selectmen | [57] |
John Keener | Pacifica, California | City Council | [58] |
Rebecca Kemble | Madison, Wisconsin | Common Council | [59] [60] |
Paul Pitino | Arcata, California | Town Council | [61] |
Marsha A. Rummel | Madison, Wisconsin | Common Council | [60] [62] |
George P. Steeves | Southbridge, Massachusetts | Town Council | [63] |
Anna Trevorrow | Portland, Maine | City Council | [64] |
Daniel Welsh | Lewisboro, New York | Town Council | [65] [66] |
Heidi Weigleitner | Dane County, Wisconsin | Board of Supervisors | [67] |
Stephen Zollman | Sebastopol, California | City Council | [68] |
The Green Party has many local elected officials. This section notes only those who are notable or verified by a reliable source.
Name | Area | Office | Ref |
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Carl D'Amato | Waterford, Connecticut | Representative Town Meeting | [93] |
Andrew Frascarelli | Waterford, Connecticut | Representative Town Meeting | [93] |
Joshua Steele Kelly | Waterford, Connecticut | Representative Town Meeting [lower-alpha 10] | [94] [93] |
Vincent O'Connor | Amherst, Massachusetts | Representative Town Meeting | [95] |
Rebecca Rotzler | New Paltz, New York | Deputy Mayor | [96] [97] |
Darcy Van Ness | Waterford, Connecticut | Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate | [93] |
Baird Welch-Collins | Waterford, Connecticut | Representative Town Meeting | [93] |
Name | Area | Office | Ref |
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Hector Lopez | New Canaan, Connecticut | Constable | [98] [99] |
Jill Stein | Lexington, Massachusetts | Representative Town Meeting [lower-alpha 11] | [100] [101] |
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