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Green Party National Convention
Online www.gp.org/convention
July 9-12, 2020
(updated July 12, 2020; several links added Aug. 6, 2020) Greens held their convention by Zoom on July 9-11, 2020. The first two days were workshops; selection of the presidential ticket took place on June 11. The event was originally scheduled to be held at Wayne State University in Detroit, but shifted online due to the pandemic.Howie Hawkins, who was an original co-founder of the Green Party back in 19911, entered the convention as the presumptive nominee, claiming 184 of the 176 delegates needed and wins in 31 of 36 primaries.2 Hawkins has run for office numerous times in New York (+), including three times as governor, most recently in 2018 (+). His running mate is Angela Walker, originally from Milwaukee but now living in South Carolina; Walker was the Socialist Party USA vice presidential nominee in 2016. Hawkins does have his critics; several of his opponents charged the primaries were rigged (1, 2, 3). Hawkins' leading competitors were Dario Hunter, a former Youngstown, OH school board member now living in California, and David Rolde, a revolutionary communist anti-imperialist activist from Massachusetts. There were several other candidates who did not meet the party's criteria for official recognition (+). Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, experienced a brief buzz boomlet in April-May 2020, and although he appeared to withdraw from consideration, a draft effort continued to advance his name (+).
Greens from 42 states, DC and four caucuses participated in the roll call vote. Of 357 votes tallied, Hawkins won 210 votes or 58.8 percent. In his acceptance speech he described the Hawkins-Walker ticket as "two workers for the White House." (Hawkins is a former Teamster and Walker works as a truck driver). Hawkins argued that, "The corporate two-party state has failed us." He is advancing what he calls an "ecosocialist" agenda. Indeed, Hawkins was the first candidate to run on the Green New Deal, in his 2010 gubernatorial race. Many of the ideas Hawkins is advancing were advocated by Bernie Sanders in his recent campaign, but Hawkins said his appeal extends beyond "refugees from the Sanders campaign" to millions of people who do not vote and are alienated from the system. Hawkins is also the nominee of the Socialist Party USA.
Third party candidates have long been marginalized in American politics and it will take a miracle for Hawkins' message to be heard on par with those of Trump and Biden. Greens presently have ballot access in 25 states including DC. Hawkins said he is aiming for ballot access in all 50 states and DC as well as the Guam advisory presidential vote; previous election cycles suggest 45 states is an optimistic target. An even greater challenge in the next four months will be getting media coverage. Hawkins is a cogent speaker with a clear and compelling platform. He had strong words for the media, declaring "the Green Party is worth covering on these life and death issues."
2020 will mark the seventh time Greens have run a presidential candidate.*
Year |
Ticket |
On the Ballot |
Votes |
%age |
1996 |
Ralph Nader/Winona
LaDuke |
22 States + DC |
685,297 |
0.71% |
2000 |
Ralph Nader/Winona
LaDuke |
44 States + DC |
2,882,955 |
2.74% |
2004 |
David Cobb/Pat LaMarche |
28 States + DC |
119,859 |
0.10% |
2008 |
Cynthia McKinna/Rosa
Clemente |
33 States + DC |
161,797 |
0.12% |
2012 |
Jill Stein/Cheri
Honkala |
37 States + DC |
469,627 |
0.36% |
2016 |
Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka |
45 States + DC |
1,457,216 |
1.07% |
Notes.
1. Richard Idriss, a critic active in the Draft Jesse movement, says Hawkins was "a representative of the Clamshell Alliance who joined the party."
2. The number of people who voted in Green Party primaries was tiny, in the thousands. See Wikipedia "Results of the 2020 Green Party presidential primaries"
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Presidential Nominating Convention Saturday, July 11th
All times are listed in Eastern Time.*All plenary sessions will have ASL interpreters and Live Captioning. Delegates are expected to be available all day, for whenever votes may be needed.
11:00 a.m.: Delegates Check In online prior to Noon start time.
12:00 p.m.: Honorary Co-Chairs Open the PNC
CREDENTIALING REPORT: Presentation & Vote
Pre-recorded videos of speakers will be interspersed throughout the day.
PLATFORM PROPOSAL: Discussion & Vote
SHORT BREAK
KEYNOTE SPEAKER [Jill Stein]
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SPEECHES
By those who qualify under our bylaws.
Dario HunterPRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION / VICE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL PROCESS
Dennis Lambert
Howie Hawkins
David Rolde
Ben Meiklejohn (for no nominee)
Roll Call Vote: 357 votes reported
Hawkins |
210
|
58.82% |
Hunter |
102
|
28.57% |
Moyowasi-Curry |
11.5 |
3.22% |
Lambert |
8.5 |
2.38% |
Ventura |
7
|
1.96% |
Rolde |
4.5 |
1.26% |
Mesplay |
2
|
0.56% |
Lochoki |
1
|
0.28% |
Sanders |
0.5 |
0.14% |
Uncommitted |
6
|
1.68% |
No Nominee |
3
|
0.84% |
NOTA |
1
|
0.28% |
Show of Hands Vote for Vice President
Vice Presidential Nominee Speech Angela Walker
Presidential Nominating Speech Howie Hawkins
Close of meeting
Roll Call Vote
https://www.facebook.com/46129589757/videos/218031999340681
Overseen by Election Administrator
Gloria Mattera
apportioned
|
Hawkins |
Hunter |
Others |
Unc./No/NOTA |
AL (4) |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
AZ (6) |
3 |
2 |
- |
1 |
AR (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
CA (43) |
16 |
9 |
M-Curry 8,
Lambert 7, Rolde 3 |
- |
CO (7) |
4 |
2 |
- |
1 |
CT (11) |
6 |
3 |
Ventura 2 |
- |
DE (4) |
1.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
DC (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
FL (9) |
6 |
2 |
- |
1 |
GA (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
HI (4) |
1.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
ID (4) |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
IL (27) |
20 |
7 |
- |
- |
IN (4) |
2.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
IA (4) |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
KS (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
KY (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
LA (4) |
1 |
- |
M-Curry 1 |
- |
ME (12) |
3 |
6 |
Ventura 1 |
2 |
MD (8) |
5 |
3 |
- |
- |
MA (11) |
6 |
4 |
M-Curry 1 |
- |
MI (15) |
7 |
3 |
Ventura 4,
M-Curry 0.5, Sanders 0.5 |
- |
MN (6) |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
MS (4) |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
MO (7) |
2.5 |
1.5 |
Rolde 1 |
2 |
NE (4) |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
NV (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
NJ (5) |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
NM (4) |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
NY (21) |
17 |
4 |
- |
- |
NC (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
OH (7) |
3.5 |
3 |
Lambert 0.5 |
- |
OK (4) |
1 |
1.5 |
Rolde 0.5 |
- |
OR (7) |
3 |
2 |
M-Curry 1,
Lambert 1 |
- |
PA (11) |
6 |
5 |
- |
- |
SC (4) |
pass |
|||
TN (4) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
TX (26) |
20 |
3 |
Mesplay 2,
Lochoki 1 |
1 |
UT (4) |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
VA (5) |
3.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
WA (5) |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
WV (5) |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
WI (4) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
Black (4) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
LatinX (4) |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
Lavender
(4) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
Women (4) |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
YouthEcoS
(4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
SC (4) |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
See: apportionment
and allocation. Not
represented were 8 states with 4
delegates each: AK, MT, NH, ND, SD,
RI, VT, WY and 4 territories with 2
delegates each: PR, GU, NMI and
USVI. Also several states
above did not vote at their full
number of allocated delegates.
Howie Hawkins 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 11, 2020
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Kevin Zeese, Press Secretary
Robert Smith, Media Coordinator
(Syracuse, NY – July 11, 2020) Today, Howie Hawkins was nominated by the Green Party of the United States for president of the United States. Hawkins has selected Angela Walker as his running mate as the vice presidential nominee.
Hawkins thanked the Green Party for its support and said “Our campaign will reach out to the tens of millions of voters who are not represented by the two parties of the millionaires and billionaires, to the independent voters who have rejected both parties and to the ‘hold your nose’ voters who reluctantly vote for candidates they do not like, from political parties they do not trust.”
Hawkins is a retired Teamster from Syracuse, NY with long experience in popular movements on civil rights, environmentalism and opposition to war and imperialism. He is joined by Vice Presidential candidate Angela Walker, a veteran working-class activist with decades of experience, starting from her youth, working for racial and economic justice in social movements, unions, and as an independent socialist candidate. Howie and Angela are running to put two workers in the White House at a time when workers are underpaid, mistreated and not provided the essentials needed for economic security.
“The US is a bi-partisan failed state. We need real solutions to the life-or-death problems we face: Covid-19, racism, economic inequality, climate change and the new nuclear arms race,” said Hawkins. “The mishandling of the COVID pandemic has resulted in more than 135,000 deaths.
The collapse of the economy has 47.2 percent of working-age people without work while the bi-partisans are bailing out their wealthy friends and families. The people are rising up against racism and police violence but Trump and Biden respond with violence. Neither party will confront the climate crisis but instead continue building fossil fuel infrastructure that heighten the crisis. And, the nuclear arms race is escalating while never-ending wars continue.”
Hawkins/Walker are running on a platform that includes
Howie Hawkins 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 11, 2020
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Kevin Zeese, Press Secretary
Robert Smith, Media Coordinator
Howie Hawkins Wins Green Party Nomination, Angela Walker His Running Mate: ‘Put Two Workers In The White House’ General Election Campaign Begins
Howie
Hawkins Wins Green Party
Nomination, Angela Walker His
Running Mate
‘Put Two Workers In The White House’ General Election Campaign Begins
‘Put Two Workers In The White House’ General Election Campaign Begins
(Syracuse, NY – July 11, 2020) Today, Howie Hawkins was nominated by the Green Party of the United States for president of the United States. Hawkins has selected Angela Walker as his running mate as the vice presidential nominee.
Hawkins thanked the Green Party for its support and said “Our campaign will reach out to the tens of millions of voters who are not represented by the two parties of the millionaires and billionaires, to the independent voters who have rejected both parties and to the ‘hold your nose’ voters who reluctantly vote for candidates they do not like, from political parties they do not trust.”
Hawkins is a retired Teamster from Syracuse, NY with long experience in popular movements on civil rights, environmentalism and opposition to war and imperialism. He is joined by Vice Presidential candidate Angela Walker, a veteran working-class activist with decades of experience, starting from her youth, working for racial and economic justice in social movements, unions, and as an independent socialist candidate. Howie and Angela are running to put two workers in the White House at a time when workers are underpaid, mistreated and not provided the essentials needed for economic security.
“The US is a bi-partisan failed state. We need real solutions to the life-or-death problems we face: Covid-19, racism, economic inequality, climate change and the new nuclear arms race,” said Hawkins. “The mishandling of the COVID pandemic has resulted in more than 135,000 deaths.
The collapse of the economy has 47.2 percent of working-age people without work while the bi-partisans are bailing out their wealthy friends and families. The people are rising up against racism and police violence but Trump and Biden respond with violence. Neither party will confront the climate crisis but instead continue building fossil fuel infrastructure that heighten the crisis. And, the nuclear arms race is escalating while never-ending wars continue.”
Hawkins/Walker are running on a platform that includes
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To address systemic racism, we call for democratic community control of the police, legal adult use of marijuana and ending the war on drugs, and reparations for African Americans. As a down-payment on reparations, we call for a Marshall Plan for the cities – sustained federal investment in jobs, schools, homes and healthcare to rebuild the racially oppressed communities who suffer from generations of discrimination and exploitation.
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For Covid-19, our campaign demands a federal test, trace, and isolate program and emergency protection of people’s incomes, employment, homes, and healthcare during the crisis. Pandemic policy should be based on science-based public health measures.
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The Ecosocialist Green New Deal will create 30 million good-paying jobs so a federal jobs guarantee becomes the engine for getting out of the economic collapse. And, it puts in place policies consistent with climate science to transition to a clean, sustainable energy economy by 2030.
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An Economic Bill of Rights that ends poverty and economic despair through a living wage job, an income above the poverty level, lifelong public education, comprehensive healthcare,affordable housing and a secure retirement.
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Improved Medicare for all with a community-based national health service is the path to providing high quality healthcare to everyone in the United States. This transforms healthcare from an approach designed to create profits for a few into one that guarantees healthcare to everyone.
Angela Walker,
who ran for vice president with
the Socialist Party in 2016, said
“Voters are confronted with a
choice of two unpopular candidates
backed by capitalist parties who
put the 1% first. We must break
this cycle because most of us are
not in a position of privilege to
afford the so-called lesser evil.”
Howie and Angela immediately challenged Trump and Biden to debates. Hawkins said “I am ready to debate Trump and Biden on these issues, but are they ready to debate me? Trump likes to attack socialists but does he have the courage to debate a real socialist? The Democratic and Republican owned Commission on Presidential Debates sounds like a government agency but is in fact a private corporation designed to keep their competition out.”
The Green Party presently has ballot access in 25 states including D.C., and is in the process of seeking ballot access in all 50 states. The party is already qualified in states with over 300 Electoral College votes, enough to win the election.
Howie and Angela immediately challenged Trump and Biden to debates. Hawkins said “I am ready to debate Trump and Biden on these issues, but are they ready to debate me? Trump likes to attack socialists but does he have the courage to debate a real socialist? The Democratic and Republican owned Commission on Presidential Debates sounds like a government agency but is in fact a private corporation designed to keep their competition out.”
The Green Party presently has ballot access in 25 states including D.C., and is in the process of seeking ballot access in all 50 states. The party is already qualified in states with over 300 Electoral College votes, enough to win the election.
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