[GPCA Updates] GP RELEASE Greens await Super Tuesday results in Ark., Calif., Ill., Mass.

[Green Party of California Updates]

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GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, February 5, 2008


Green candidates compete in the February 5 Super
Tuesday primaries in four states: Arkansas,
California, Illinois, and Massachusetts

• List of Green presidential candidates in each
state, contact information for the four state
Green Parties, links to candidates' sites


WASHINGTON, DC -- Green Party voters across the
US are awaiting the results of the Super Tuesday
primary elections in Arkansas, California,
Illinois, and Massachusetts.  In all four of the
states, Green candidates are competing for the
presidential nomination.

Below is a listing of the Green candidates on the
ballot in the four states, media contact
information for each state, and web sites for the
candidates.

The Green Party has opened a web page featuring
videos of Green presidential candidates and
debates
<http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/presidential-videos.php>.
  The party will choose its presidential and vice
presidential nominees at the 2008 Green National
Nominating Convention in Chicago, July 10-13.

Besides the Super Tuesday primaries, Green
candidates will also compete in the February 12
primary in the District of Columbia.  Currently,
21 state Green Parties hold ballot access within
their respective states.  Some Green Parties
chose presidential candidates by caucus voting
and by election of national convention delegates
at state party conventions.


Green candidates on state ballots in the February
5 primaries:

• ARKANSAS: Jared Ball*, Cynthia McKinney, Kent
Mesplay, Kat Swift
http://www.arelections.org/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=151&contestid=3
Green Party of Arkansas:
http://arkgreens.kk5.org/
Media contacts:
Jim Lendall, Public Relations Co-chair,
jelendall at comcast.net
Rebekah Kennedy, Elections Co-chair,
misskennedyesq at yahoo.com

• CALIFORNIA: Jared Ball*, Elaine Brown*, Jesse
Johnson, Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay, Ralph
Nader**, Kat Swift
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/election_2008/certified_list_pres_primary.pdf
http://www.cagreens.org/elections/index.shtml
Green Party of California:
http://www.cagreens.org/
Media contact:
Crescenzo Vellucci, Party Press Secretary,
916-996-9170, greenparty-press at comcast.net

• ILLINOIS: Jared Ball*, Howie Hawkins**, Cynthia
McKinney, Kent Mesplay
http://www.elections.il.gov/
http://www.ilgp.org/elections/2008-primaries/
Illinois Green Party: http://www.ilgp.org
Media contacts:
Patrick Kelly, Media Coordinator, 773-203-9631,
media at ilgp.org
Phil Huckelberry, Chair, Government & Elections
Committee, 309-268-9974,
phil.huckelberry at ilgp.org

• MASSACHUSETTS: Jared Ball*, Ralph Nader**,
Elaine Brown*, Kat Swift, Cynthia McKinney, Kent
Mesplay
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ELE/eleidx.htm
http://green-rainbow.org/Elections/2008/2008_GRP_Primary.html
Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts:
http://www.massgreens.org/
Media contact:
Eli Beckerman, Communications Director,
617-821-1453,
communications.director at green-rainbow.org

* Although their names remain on the ballot in
some states, Mr. Ball and Ms. Brown have
withdrawn from the Green presidential race.

** Mr. Hawkins is serving as a placeholder
candidate on the ballot for Mr. Nader in some
states until Mr. Nader announces his intentions
for the 2008 election; in other states, Mr. Nader
is on the ballot.


WEB SITES for Green presidential candidates who
are competing as of February 5:

• Jesse Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMxgYnmdHfg

• Cynthia McKinney http://www.runcynthiarun.org
http://www.americanblackout.org/

• Kent Mesplay http://www.mesplay.org

• Howie Hawkins http://www.draftnader.org

• Ralph Nader http://www.naderexplore08.org
(Exploratory Committee site)

• Kat Swift http://www.bexargreens.org/katforprez


MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Video of Green presidential candidates
http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/presidential-videos.php
• Green candidate database for 2007 and other
campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center
http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau
http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Media credentialing
http://www.gp.org/committees/media/kit.shtml