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Darin Robbins speaking about the Occupy Movement in Bath, NY, Oct. 6, 2012 |
2013 Local ElectionsGetting on the BallotThe New York State Board of Elections released the 2013 Political Calendar on April 30, 2013. It is time to start planning your petition drive for getting on the ballot!
For information about how to collect petition signatures, check out our petitioning guidelines. Seeking Local Green Party CandidatesThe Steuben County Green Party is looking for good Green Party candidates to support in local elections this year. Please contact us if you are interested in running. Darin Robbins for Mayor of CorningDarin Robbins announced his Green Party candidacy for mayor of Corning on Feb. 21, 2013. For more information about Darin's campaign, click here. We are working to support Darin's campaign. His campaign platform includes: Participatory Budgeting: Residents can choose where 30% of their local tax payment will go in the city budget. Referendum: Residents can place proposals on the ballot so that all residents can vote on them. Cooperatives: Requirement that the city’s economic fund can only give startup loans to worker owned businesses. Fab Lab: Community workshop offering personal fabrication through computer controlled tools and flexible manufacturing equipment that is freely accessible to all residents. Net-metering: A revolving loan fund that will help homeowners install solar panels and small wind turbines while connected to the city grid, where any surplus energy is shared by all residents. Anti-Fracking: A community Bill Of Rights that includes the right to clean land, air, and water and which sets the foundation for a local ban on fracking. Darin is a lifelong resident of Corning. He lived in the 8th and 9th wards before redistricting and in the 7th and 6th wards after redistricting. He has Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from American University in Washington D.C. and currently volunteers at the Southeast Steuben County Library. He has been a member of the Green Party since November 2000 and a member of Occupy since November 2011. Supporting State and National Green Party CandidatesIn 2012, members of the Steuben County Green Party worked for Jill Stein's campaign for President of the United State and Colia Clark's campaign for US Senate from New York. Colia came to Corning on May 1 and spoke at three Occupy events. The events received widespread press coverage, including: WENY (ABC affiliate), WETM (NBC affiliate), the Corning Leader, the Elmira Star-Gazette and YNN, most of which featured Colia's participation.
Supporting Local Candidates in the 2011 ElectionsJoe Duffy for Hornell City Council, 10th WardThe Steuben County Green Party endorsed Joe Duffy in his Green Party campaign for Hornell City Council. Joe was one of two candidates for 10 Ward Alderman. Cecile Lawrence for Tioga County legislatureCecile Lawrence, who visited Steuben County in 2010 during her Green Party campaign for US Senate, ran in 2011 for Tioga County legislature. NY State Green Party Wins 2010 Victory, Reclaims Ballot LineThe more than 58,000 votes cast for Howie Hawkins and Gloria Mattera in the 2010 elections have secured the Green Party a ballot line for the next four years. Support for all the Green candidates was strong. Unofficial figures show Comptroller candidate Julia Willebrand receiving almost 98,000 votes, and US Senate candidates Colia Clarke and Cecile Lawrence receiving about 40,000 and 34,000 votes respectively. Each of our candidates came in third in their races.. "This is the best showing ever for statewide Green Party candidates. It is the culmination of months of hard work on the part of many party members, and the candidates themselves. Voters are fed up with Democrats and Republicans taking their votes for granted, and are open to hearing ideas from a party not beholden to Wall St. and special interests. Howie Hawkins campaigned tirelessly to promote the idea of a Green New Deal, funded by progressive taxation on the wealthy, and using the stock transfer tax we already collect to fill the budget gap. Voters who heard the message understood that Howie's platform made sense, and that it's the austerity plans of Cuomo and Paladino that are nonsense," said Peter LaVenia, co-chair of the NY State Green Party. "This is a building block for the future. We are going to use this victory to elect Greens statewide, starting at the local level and moving on up to the state," stated Eric Jones, co-chair of the NYS Green Party. Greens Nominate Hawkins, Mattera, Clark, Lawrence and WillebrandSyracuse labor activist Howie Hawkins was nominated for Governor and Gloria Mattera, a long time peace activist from Brooklyn, was nominated for Lt. Governor at the Green Party state convention in Albany May 15, 2010. Colia Clark was nominated for the US Senate seat presently held by Chuck Schumer. Cecile Lawrence was picked to fill out the Senate seat previously held by Hillary Clinton. Julia Willebrand from Manhattan, who received amost 118,000 votes for Comptroller four years ago, was chosen to run for comptroller again. Videos of the nominating speeches of the candidates are at www.gpnys.org. Steuben Greens on YouTubeMeet members of the Steuben
Greens on
YouTube talking about politics and the
Green Party to help promote our candidates.
Recorded at our April 28, 2010 meeting
in Bath. Susan Donderewicz from Savona on the Paralysis
of Convenience 2009 Green Party Election ResultsGreen Party candidates in New York had some of their best results ever this year. Mary Jo Long who won re-election to a seat on the Town Board of Afton in Chenango County. Lynne Serpe, Howie Hawkins and Joe Duffy had excellent showings in their races for NYC Council, Syracuse City Council and Mayor of the City of Hornell. They won 44%, 41% and 34% of the vote in their respective races. Non-offical returns for all NYS Green Party Candidates: Allen Carstensen Evergreen C. Chou Jennifer Dotson Joe Duffy Jeff Green Luke Gucker Howie Hawkins Mary Jo Long Walter Nestler David Pechefsky Darin Robbins Lynne Serpe William Talen Russell Ziemba See also Green Officeholders in NY For a complete list of current and past Green candidates in all states, vists the GP-US elections database.
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