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Revision as of 18:22, 7 October 2023

2024 Green Party presidential primaries

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Previous Green nominee

Howie Hawkins



The 2024 Green Party presidential primaries and caucuses will be a series of electoral contests to elect delegates to the 2024 Green National Convention who will choose the Green Party's presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

Major candidates include co-founder and leader Randy Toler. Cornel West was considered the frontrunner,[1] before he withdrew his candidacy for the Green nomination and announced he would instead run an independent campaign.[2] Other candidates include Anita Bell, Robert Cooke, Mason Cysewski, DeShaun Davis, Tyler Gray, Adam Hollick, Matthew McGowan, Jasmine Sherman, Jackie Tate, and Jorge Zavala.[3]

Background

Party

The Green Party of the United States began as a political movement in the 1980s revolving around environmentalism. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; grassroots democracy, anti-war, and anti-racism and is generally seen as left-wing. Members of the party generally support policies such as Medicare for All, tuition-free college, the Green New Deal, reparations for slavery, and LGBTQ+ rights. As a third party in a first-past-the-post electoral system, the party often faces headwinds in elections.[citation needed] As of 2022, the Green Party held 135 minor elected offices.[4]

Presidential history

The Green Party has run candidates for president in every election since 1996. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader was the party's nominee in 1996 and 2000. Political activist David Cobb was nominated in 2004, congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was the nominee in 2008, activist Jill Stein was nominated in 2012 and 2016, and perennial candidate Howie Hawkins ran for president in 2020. Nader's 2.7% in 2000 remains the largest percentage of the vote any Green Party candidate has ever won, and no third party presidential candidate has carried any state in the Electoral College since 1968.[5]

Candidates

As of October 2023, at least 12 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Green Party nomination in 2024.[6] In previous cycles, the majority of these candidates did not appear on any ballots, raise money, or otherwise attempt to formally run a campaign.[6][7]

Declared major candidates

This section includes candidates who have received substantial media coverage or have held a major public or party office.

Declared candidates for the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
Announcement date
Ref.

Randy Toler

1956
(age 67–68)
Illinois
Green Party co-founder
Co-chair of the Florida Green Party
Perennial candidate

Florida
Website

August 3, 2021 (filed)
July 2023 (campaign commenced)

[1][8][9]

Withdrew before the primaries

Former candidates in the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries
Name Born Experience Home state Campaign
Announcement date
Ref.


Emanuel Pastreich

October 16, 1964
(age 60)
Nashville, Tennessee
President of the Asia Institute,

academic, author and expert in international relations


Massachusetts
File:Emanuel Pastreich Candidate Elections2024.jpg

September 11, 2023
(withdrew candidacy on September 28, 2023)[10]
[11][12]

Cornel West (running as independent)
June 2, 1953
(age 71)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Academic scholar and activist California Campaign
[2]

Declined to be candidates

As of October 2023, the following notable individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

Endorsements

Cornel West (dropped out)
Organizations
Notable individuals

Campaign finance

According to campaign finance laws, an individual must begin filing reports once they raise or spend more than $5,000. This fundraising table includes money raised and spent as of June 30, 2023. As Toler had not officially announced his campaign as of that date, he has not reported any fundraising. Fundraising reports for the third quarter must be filed by October 15, 2023.[17]

Overview of campaign financing for candidates in the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries through June 30, 2023
Candidate Total raised Total raised
since last quarter
Individual contributions Debt Spent Spent since
last quarter
COH
Total Unitemized Pct
Toler not a candidate as of June 30, 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Phoenix, Mitch Perry Florida (July 11, 2023). "Cornel West to compete for Green Party nomination". The Miami Times. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Gibson, Britanny (October 5, 2023). "Cornel West leaves the Green Party in favor of an independent bid". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "The 2024 Presidential Candidates". Politics1.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Greens in Office – GPUS Elections Database". Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Shepard, Steven (July 15, 2023). "The Electoral College is the big factor in a third-party nightmare for Democrats". POLITICO. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "List of United States Presidential Candidates - Green Party". FEC.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "2020 Primary Election Results and Map | Upcoming Presidential Primary Races". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Pahwa (July 4, 2023). "Why Is America's Green Party Like This?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "FEC Form 1: Randy Toler for President" (PDF).
  10. ^ Pastreich, Emanuel (September 28, 2023). "EMANUEL PASTREICH WITHDRAWS FROM CAMPAIGN FOR THE GREEN PARTY US NOMINATION". FEAR NO EVIL. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Emmanuel Pastreich's declaration of candidacy for president in the Green Party US". September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "EMANUEL PASTREICH FOR US PRESIDENT - committee overview". FEC.gov.
  13. ^ La Botz, Dan (June 14, 2023). "Cornel West for President? What Does the Left Think? Part 1". International Viewpoint. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  14. ^ Hawkins, Howie (June 25, 2023). "Notes, Episode 131". Youtube. Retrieved June 30, 2023.(Timestamp: 11:55)[better source needed]
  15. ^ Socialist Alternative Executive Committee (June 16, 2023). "The Enormous Potential Of Cornel West's Independent Campaign For President". Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  16. ^ Fung, Katherine (September 11, 2023). "Democrat Who Left Party Over Ignored Groping Claims Backs Cornel West". Newsweek. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 Quarterly reports". FEC.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2023.