The Iowa Green Party is the Iowa-affiliate of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). The 2013 Annual Meeting of the GPUS was held at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa.[1][2]
Iowa Green Party | |
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| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
| Colors | Green |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Candidates
editThe 2016 nominee for President of the United States was Jill Stein. In 2000, Ralph Nader was on the presidential ballot of the Iowa Green Party and received over 2% of the vote, qualifying the party for ballot access. Two years later, Jay Robinson ran as the Green Party nominee for Governor and received 1.43% and the party lost ballot access. In 2004, neither statewide candidate (David Cobb for President nor Daryl A. Northrop for U.S. Senate) received the minimum 2% of the vote.[3] In 2006, Wendy Barth, a software developer and peace activist, ran for Governor as the Iowa Green Party nominee. She finished in third place of five ballot qualified candidates[4][5] with .75% of the vote. Barth ran two years later for Iowa's second congressional district, again finishing third. She gained 2.18% of the vote.
National Green Party nominees for President Ralph Nader (2000), David Cobb (2004), Cynthia McKinney (2008) and Jill Stein (2012 and 2016) have all appeared on the ballot.
Related
editReferences
edit- ^ "2013 Green Party Annual Meeting". Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Lynch, James Q. (July 25, 2013). "Green Party holding national convention in Iowa City today". The Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Iowa Green Party Candidates". Iowa Green Party. Iowa Green Party. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Meyer, Elizabeth (4 August 2016). "Green Party candidate Jill Stein on general election ballot in Iowa". Burlington Hawk Eye. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ McBride, Jessica (6 November 2016). "Iowa Election Ballot 2016: Candidates for Each Office". Heavy. Retrieved 4 January 2017.