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D.C. Statehood Green Party

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D.C. Statehood Green Party
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Basic facts
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Green

The D.C. Statehood Green Party is the District of Columbia political party affiliate of the national Green Party. The group is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Background

The D.C. Statehood Green Party first qualified for ballot status in 1998. According to the organization's website, the D.C. Statehood Green Party has attracted voters numbering more than five times its membership in previous election cycles. In 2012, Green candidates in Washington, D.C., received more than 80,000 votes across four major races, compared to the 56,000 votes for Republican candidates. The District of Columbia Board of Elections reported 3,419 registered Green voters in March 2016.[1][2][3]

Platform

The party's stated platform is composed of 13 main issues:[4]

  • Political democracy, justice and civil rights
    "We demand statehood which would give us democracy and self-government including: local authority within the District over our three branches of government...the elimination of all Federal government committees and sub-committees that have oversight or appropriation power over D.C. government [and] complete and equal voting representation in the United States Congress."
  • End discrimination
    "We oppose discrimination in any form, based on gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity, immigration status, or national origin. The D.C. Statehood Green Party is an explicitly anti-racist/anti-oppression organization."
  • Election reform
    "We support free and equal access to radio and television media for set amount of time distributed during a campaign to all qualified candidates. We support a legal limit on the campaign period."
  • Political structure reform
    "We support the use of Instant Runoff Voting in voting for elected officials in which there can only be a single winner to ensure the winner is supported by a majority of those casting a vote."
  • Government performance
    "Enforce open government, 'sunshine laws', and accountability rules on all agencies and appointed or elected officials."
  • Fiscal issues
    "A progressive, fair and efficient tax system is necessary for a physically, socially and economically healthy community."
  • Environmental issues
    "Create an environmental department or agency with full authority to monitor for compliance and to enforce the law."
  • Health issues
    "All health-related policy enacted in the District of Columbia should be consistent with the goal of introducing publicly funded single-payer universal healthcare."
  • Education
    "All public schools must be fully and equally funded, and equally supplied with books and class equipment."
  • Law enforcement and criminal justice
    "The current societal function of prisons needs to be challenged, as does our concept of what constitutes criminal behavior."
  • Labor
    "Democracy in the workplace should be the defining principle in all places of work. We support full protection of the right for labor to organize at the worksite and bargain collectively."
  • Transportation
    "Metrobus and Metrorail are essential public services and should be maintained as publicly run entities."
  • Safety net, economy and housing
    "Provide adequate funding for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) to support families for the duration of their need."

Rules and bylaws

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The party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the D.C. Statehood Green Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[5]

  • The party's general assembly meets on a monthly basis.
  • Members of the steering committee are points of contact for those interested in party activities.

Convention

As of April 2016, the date of the 2016 convention of the D.C. Statehood Green Party, when the party selects its delegates to the 2016 Green National Convention, had yet to be determined.[6]

Leadership

The website for the D.C. Statehood Green Party lists the following state leadership:[7]

  • David Schwartzman, Steering committee
  • Langston Tingling-Clemmons, Steering committee
  • Michele Tingling-Clemmons, Steering committee
  • Rick Tingling-Clemmons, Steering committee
  • Jabari Zakiya, Steering committee
  • Scott Mclarty, Spokesperson and media coordinator
  • Marian Douglas-Ungaro, National delegate
  • Jenefer Ellingston, National delegate
  • Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons, National delegate
  • Darryl Moch, National delegate
  • Philip Barlow, Treasurer
  • Erik Metzroth, Webmaster
  • David Bosserman, Community liaison

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