Green Party of Florida
Founded1992
HeadquartersSeffner, Florida, United States
IdeologyGreen politics
Progressivism
Social democracy
Eco-socialism
National affiliationGreen Party of the United States
ColorsGreen
Seats in the Upper House
0 / 120
Seats in the Lower House
0 / 40
Website
http://www.gpfl.org/

The Green Party of Florida is the state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States in Florida.[1]

History

The Green Party of Florida was organized in 1992, when the State of Florida applied stringent standards for minor party candidates to qualify for elections. To have statewide ballot status, minor parties had to file a petition with at least 3% of all registered voters. To keep this status, they had to maintain a number of party members equal to 5% of all registered voters.

In 1998, state law concerning access to the state ballot was eased. In February 1999, the state legislature implemented changes allowing any party organized on a state basis to field candidates in elections. This allowed the Green Party and other parties to qualify to field candidates on the ballot. The Green Party has retained its statewide ballot status ever since.[2]

The Florida Green Party has opposed the presence of nuclear power plants in Florida. In fact, the party intervened in the licensing process of the proposed Levy County Nuclear Power Plant, which has yet to be built.

In April 2010, the Florida Green Party and the People's Lobby Coalition for Public Funding Only of All Elections held a public forum at the US National Press Club in Washington, DC. The purpose of the forum was to press for only public funding of elections.

Organization

The state organization has two Co-Chairs, a Treasurer and a Secretary.[3] As of April 2023, the Co-Chairs are: Randy Toler[4][3] and Laura Potts.[3]

It has a number of committees, these include: the Electoral Committee, the Bylaws Committee, the Fund-Raising Committee, the Media Committee, the Outreach Committee and the IT (information technology) Committee. The Electoral Committee helps persons wanting to become candidates and also asks potential candidates about their political views.

The Green Party has many chapters, which are usually county chapters. The state organization constantly seeks to organize new local chapters.

The Florida Green Party is listed as an endorser organization of the Move to Amend. This organization, in its own words, is "dedicated to ending the illegitimate legal doctrines that prevent the American people from governing themselves."[5]

Registration

Year Registered Members
1994 453
1996 731
1998 965
2000 2,728
2002 5,590
2004 6,646
2006 6,607
2008 6,007
2010 5,827
2012 5,705[6]
2014 5,901[7]
2016 5,438[8]
2017 7,662

Public officials

Past and present public officials from the Green Party include:

  • Eric Fricker, City Commission, Cocoa Beach Seat 3 (Brevard County) (2000-2004)[9]
  • Dan McCrea, City Commission, South Miami (Miami-Dade County) (2003) [10]
  • Nadine Burns, City Council, Lake Worth District 3 (Palm Beach County) (2003-2006)[9]
  • Kim O'Connor, Soil & Water District Commissioner, Ochlockonee River District 3 (2004–2006) (Leon County) Soil & Water District Commissioner, District 2 (2016-) (Hillsborough County) [9]
  • John Baron, Community Commission, Aventura (Miami-Dade County) (2004) [11]
  • Cara Jennings, City Commission, Palm Beach District 2 (Lake Worth) (2006–2010)[9]
  • Anita Stewart, Hillsborough County Soil & Water Conservation Board, Seat 5 (2010–)[9]

Presidential nominee results

Since 1996, the Green Party has run a candidate for President of the United States. The candidate who has received the most votes in Florida was Ralph Nader in 2000.

Year Nominee Votes
1996 Ralph Nader (write in) 4,101 (0.08%)
2000 Ralph Nader 97,488 (1.63%)
2004 David Cobb 3,502 (0.05%)
2008 Cynthia McKinney 2,887 (0.03%)
2012 Jill Stein 8,947 (0.11%)
2016 Jill Stein 64,399 (0.68%)
2020 Howie Hawkins 14,721 (0.1%)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Green Party of Florida". Green Party of Florida. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Ballot Status History: Green Party of Florida". Green Party of the United States. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Green Party of Florida 2022-2023 Officers and Spokespersons". Green Party of Florida. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Randy Toler". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ↑ "We the People, Not We the Corporations". Move to Amend. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  6. ↑ http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693854/gen2012_countyparty.pdf
  7. ↑ http://dos.myflorida.com/media/693898/gen2014_countyparty.pdf
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "2016 Election Database - Green Party of the United States Candidates for Office". gpus.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Greens holding elected office - US". archive.org. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 2016-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Greens holding elected office - US". archive.org. 7 December 2004. Archived from the original on 7 December 2004. Retrieved 2016-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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