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Vermont Green Party | |
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| French name | Vermont Parti Vert |
| Founded | 2002 (2002) |
| Dissolved | 2011 (2011) |
| Split from | Progressive Party,Grassroots Party |
| Merged into | Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | Montpelier |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
| Colors | Green |
| Website | |
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TheVermont Green Party (VGP) orVermont Greens formed in 2002[1] and was a state-level political party inVermont.
They were formed out of organizing aroundRalph Nader's presidential campaigns in1996 and2000. The VGP was one of two established state green parties that refused to place the2004 national presidential nominee,David Cobb on its ballot line, endorsingNader's independent campaign instead.[2] The party ran statewide and local candidates from2002 to2010, but was split by internal tensions and both factions dissolved by 2011 and were absorbed back into theProgressive Party.
Murray Bookchin and his friends, inspired byThe Greens ofWest Germany, formed the Green Party in Burlington, Vermont.Rudolf Bahro, one of the founding members of The Greens, met Bookchin and the Greens in 1983.[3]Howie Hawkins stated that Bookchin inspired him to become involved withGreen politics.[4] TheProgressive Coalition accused the Greens ofattempting to spoil the1989 Burlington mayoral election and for causing Erhard Mahnke, the Progressive president of the city council, to lose reelection in 1990. Internal disagreements on how to respond to spoiler accusations resulted in the party disbanding a splinter group, Northern Vermont Greens, being formed.[5]
| Election | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 President | Ralph Nader | 5,585 | 2.16% |
| 2000 President* | Ralph Nader | 20,374 | 6.92% |
| 2004 Senate | Craig Hill | 3,999 | 1.30% |
| 2004 Attorney General[6] | James Marc Leas | 8,769 | 3.00% |
| 2006 Senate | Craig Hill | 1,536 | 0.59% |
| 2006 US Representative | Bruce Marshall | 994 | 0.38% |
| 2006 Governor | Jim Hogue | 1,936 | 0.74% |
The VGP endorsed the Progressive Party's Michael Badamo for Governor in2002[8] and Ralph Nader's independent run in2004. Due to the breakup of the Vermont Green Party, Green presidential nominees,Cynthia McKinney in2008 andJill Stein in2012, ran aswrite-in candidates in Vermont.[9]
| Office[10] | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| Vermont Senate | Ben Clarke | 9,650 | 3.0% |
| Chittenden County High Bailiff | Greg Delanty | 17,359 | 28% |
| Burlington Justice of the Peace | Owen Mulligan | 4,210 | 2.8% |
| Burlington Justice of the Peace | Jay Vos | 3,923 | 2.5% |
| Hinesburg Justice of the Peace | Craig Chevrier | 889 | 5.8% |
The Burlington Green Party also ran candidates in 2007 and2009.
