• HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee
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    Okay technically its your electoral college representative will be casting the vote for trump on behalf of your state.

    Then we probably won’t hear from any of these yahoos for another 3 years, cause its not like they could use the time productively to advocate for voter reform then, no its only during presidential elections for some reason…hmmm

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      Third parties don’t only run for presidential elections. I have had green party and libertarian party people elected in my town.

      State-Level Green Party Officials (Former)

      • Shane Robinson - Maryland, House, District 39 (2011-2019)
      • Henry Bear - Maine, House, District 144 (2013-2019)
      • Ralph Chapman - Maine, House, District 133 (2010-2019)
      • Fred Smith - Arkansas, House, District 50 (2011-2015)
      • Richard Carroll - Arkansas, House, District 39 (2009-2011)
      • John Eder - Maine, House, District 118 (2003-2007)
      • Matt Ahearn - New Jersey, General Assembly, District 38 (2002-2004)
      • Audie Bock - California, State Assembly, District 16 (1999-2000)

      Current Green Party Mayors

      • Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois (2021-2025)
      • Bruce Delgado - Marina, California (2008-2024)
      • Emmanuel Estrada - Baldwin Park, California (2020-2024)

      Former Green Party Mayors

      • John Reed - Fairfax, California
      • Mike Feinstein - Santa Monica, California
      • David Doonan - Greenwich, New York
      • Kelley Wearvering - Cordova, Alaska
      • Robb Davis - Davis, California
      • Peter Gleichman - Ward, Colorado
      • Jim Sullivan - Victory, New York
      • Jason West - New Paltz, New York

      Current Green Party City & County Council Members

      • Sylvia R. Chavez - Calipatria, California
      • David Conley - Douglas County, Wisconsin
      • Josiah Dean - Dufur, Oregon
      • Becky Elder - Manitou Springs, Colorado
      • Bob Gifford - Portage County, Wisconsin
      • Renée Goddard - Fairfax, California
      • David Grover - Trinidad, California
      • Damon Jespersen - Newbury, Massachusetts
      • John Keener - Pacifica, California
      • Rebecca Kemble - Madison, Wisconsin
      • Paul Pitino - Arcata, California
      • Marsha A. Rummel - Madison, Wisconsin
      • George P. Steeves - Southbridge, Massachusetts
      • Anna Trevorrow - Portland, Maine
      • Daniel Welsh - Lewisboro, New York
      • Heidi Weigleitner - Dane County, Wisconsin
      • Stephen Zollman - Sebastopol, California

      Former Green Party City & County Council Members

      • Peter Schwartzman - Galesburg, Illinois
      • George Altgelt - Laredo, Texas
      • Michael Beilstein - Corvallis, Oregon
      • Bruce Delgado - Marina, California
      • Jessica Bradshaw - Carbondale, Illinois
      • Michael Cornell - River Hill Village
      • Jennifer Dotson - Ithaca, New York
      • Kathleen Fitzpatrick - Mosier, Oregon
      • Gail Garrett - Mount Washington, Massachusetts
      • Matt Gonzalez - San Francisco, California
      • Cam Gordon - Minneapolis, Minnesota
      • Art Goodtimes - San Miguel County, Colorado
      • Daniel Hamburg - Mendocino County, California
      • Michelle Haynes - Norwood, Colorado
      • Gary Hull - Sharpsburg, Maryland
      • Tanya Ishikawa - Federal Heights, Colorado
      • Brian Kehoe - Catskill, New York
      • Jason Kirkpatrick - Arcata, California
      • Mary Jo Long - Afton, New York
      • Tom Mair - Grand Traverse County, Michigan
      • Sarah Marsh - Fayetteville, Arkansas
      • Merrily Mazza - Lafayette, Colorado
      • Gayle McLaughlin - Richmond, California
      • Ross Mirkarimi - San Francisco, California
      • Leland Pan - Dane County, Wisconsin
      • Dona Spring - Berkeley, California
      • Chuck Turner - Boston, Massachusetts

      Other Green Party Local Officials (Current)

      • Michael Clary - Coos County, Oregon
      • Jennifer Baker - Napa Valley College, California
      • Matthew Clark - San Mateo County
      • Billy Gene Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Carl D’Amato - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Daphne Dixon - Fairfield, Connecticut
      • Matt Donahue - Benton County, Oregon
      • Maureen Doyle - Southbridge, Massachusetts
      • Andrew Frascarelli - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Frank Gatti - Amherst, Massachusetts
      • Michael Paul Hansen - Humboldt County, California
      • Jane Jarlsberg - San Bernardino County, California
      • Joshua Steele Kelly - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Vincent O’Connor - Amherst, Massachusetts
      • Sharron Parra - Hyampom, California
      • Vahe Peroomian - Glendale Community College, California
      • John Powell - Montecito, California
      • Colleen Ann Reidy - Thompsonville, Connecticut
      • Rebecca Rotzler - New Paltz, New York
      • Leif Smith - Redding, Connecticut
      • Darcy Van Ness - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Baird Welch-Collins - Waterford, Connecticut
      • Randy Marx - Fair Oaks Water District, Sacramento County, California
      • Fred McCann - Portland Water District, Portland, Maine
      • Garrett Erven - Red Wing, Minnesota

      Other Green Party Local Officials (Former)

      • John Amarilios - New Canaan, Connecticut
      • Korie Blyveis - Newberg Township, Michigan
      • Hector Lopez - New Canaan, Connecticut
      • Kim O’Connor - Hillsborough County, Florida
      • Jill Stein - Lexington, Massachusetts
      • Raymond C. Meyer - Lucas County Health Center, Iowa
      • Amy Martenson - Napa Valley College, California
      • MK Merelice - Brookline, Massachusetts
      • Anna Trevorrow - Portland, Maine
      • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee
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        I’m not sure where you got this list from but its disingenuous at best to say that those people are examples of people who won elections under the green party when the 8 out of the first 10 you listed actually ran as democrats and only switched after they either left office or lost in a democrat primary.

        Shane Robinson -Ran and elected as a democrat

        Henry Bear - Ran and elected as a democrat

        Ralph Chapman - Ran and elected as a democrat

        Fred Smith - Ran and elected as a Democrat

        Matt Ahearn - Ran and elected as a Democrat

        Audie Bock - Ran in special election under green, switched to independent (not green) after.

        A lot of the other names you’ve given are for elected positions where party affiliation is not applicable like “water conservation manager for distinct 7” of some middle of nowhere county. Out of this entire list there are only maybe a half dozen valid examples of people that ran under the green party and won against actual opponents for a position that actually has any sort of power.