Arizona Green Party Explained

Arizona Green Party
Chairperson:	Cody Hannah ^[1] Vacant
Headquarters:	P.O. Box 60173 Phoenix, Arizona 85082
Membership Year:	2020
Membership:	4,476^[2]
Ideology:	Green politics
Position:	Left-wing
National:	Green Party of the United States
Colors:	Green
Seats1 Title:	Seats in the U.S. Senate
Seats2 Title:	Seats in the U.S. House
Seats3 Title:	Statewide Offices
Seats4 Title:	Seats in the State Senate
Seats5 Title:	Seats in the State House
Seats6 Title:	Other elected officials
Seats6:	1 ^[3]
State:	Arizona
Country2:	the United States

The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) is the officially recognized affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. Cody Hannah, whose term expires January 2026, serves as Co-Chairperson of the Arizona Green Party.

History

Ballot access

In 2008, the Arizona Green Party gathered enough signatures to gain ballot access.^[4] The party had worked with Arizona's ballot access laws, achieving ballot access for the 2000 election cycle, then losing it again in 2004. On March 6, 2008, the Arizona deadline for ballot access, the Arizona Green Party submitted 29,300 signatures on its petition for party recognition. The legal requirement is 20,449. On April 9, 2008, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough valid signatures to be recognized as an official political party.^[5]

On April 28, 2011, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2304, which says that when a new party qualifies, it is entitled to be on the ballot in the next two elections, not just the next election. As a result, the Green Party was automatically on the ballot for 2012 because it had successfully petitioned in 2010.^{[6] [7]}

In 2016, the Arizona Green Party successfully sued the state of Arizona to ensure its presidential nominee, Jill Stein, was placed on the ballot after the party failed to submit a slate of Presidential electors on time.^[8] Jill Stein received a total of 34,345 votes in Arizona, leaving her with 1.3% of the total vote.^[9]

In December 2023, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough signatures to be recognized as an official political party and is eligible to appear on statewide and legislative election ballots in 2024 and 2026. ^[10]

The Green Party of Arizona did not appear on the March State of Arizona 2024 Presidential Preference Election ballot due to not being recognized as an official political party in time. But potential candidates will be placed on the Primary and General Elections in 2024.

Campaigns

Prominent Green candidates in Arizona have included Vance Hansen, who ran for the US Senate in 2000 and received 108,926 votes. Claudia Ellquist ran for Pima County Attorney in 2004 on a platform largely focused on declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. Dave Croteau ran for mayor of Tucson in 2007 on a platform of relocalization and received over 28% of the vote.^[11]

2016 primary election results

The Arizona Green Party held its primary on March 22, 2016. Jill Stein won with 79.6% of the vote, and the overall number of voters that took part in the primary saw an increase from 561 in 2012 to 817 in 2016.^[12] Only two candidates qualified for the primary:^[13]

Arizona Green Party presidential primary, March 22, 2016^[14]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Jill Stein	609	79.6%	5
Kent Mesplay	139	18.2%	1
Write-in/Blank	17	2.2%	-
Total	765	100.0%	6

Elections

President

Year	Nominee	Votes	%
1996	Ralph Nader	2,062
2000	Ralph Nader	45,645
2004	David Cobb (write-in)	138
2008	Cynthia McKinney	3,406
2012	Jill Stein	7,816
2016	Jill Stein	34,345
2020	Howie Hawkins (write-in)	1,557
2024	Jill Stein	18,319

United States Senate

Year	Nominee	Votes	%
2000	Vance Hansen	108,926
2010	Jerry Joslyn	24,603
2016	Gary Swing	138,634
2018	Angela Green	57,442

United States House of Representatives

Year	District	Nominee	Votes	%
2008	2nd	William Crum	3,616
	4th	Rebecca DeWitt	4,464
2010	3rd	Leonard Clark	3,294
	4th	Rebecca DeWitt	2,365
	6th	Richard Grayson	3,407
2012	6th	Mark Salazar	5,637
2016	1st	Ray Parrish	16,746
	7th	Neil Westbrooks (write-in)	60
	9th	Cary Dolego (write-in)	60
2018	4th	Haryaksha Knauer	3,672
	7th	Gary Swing	18,706

Governor

Year	Candidate	Votes	%
2018	Angel Torres ^[15]	50,962
2022	Liana West (Write-in) ^[16]	254

Arizona State Senate

Year	District	Candidate	Votes	%
2000	11th	Daniel Patterson ^[17]	2,972
2016	27th	Angel Torres ^[18]	6,420
2018	11th	Mohammad Arif ^[19]	1,076

Arizona State House of Representatives

Year	Districts	Nominee	Votes	%
1992	11th	Carolyn Campbell ^[20]	5,472
2000	11th	Bill Moeller ^[21]	5,382
2008	12th	Celeste Castorena ^[22]	5,976
2010	16th	Angel Torres ^[23]	2,532
	6th	Deborah Odowd ^[24]	5,405
	17th	Gregor Knauer ^[25]	862
	12th	Justin Dahl ^[26]	6,762
	27th	Kent Solberg ^[27]	5,778
	21st	Linda Macias ^[28]	17,181
	15th	Luisa Evonne Valdez ^[29]	1,343
2012	27th	Angel Torres ^[30]	3,702
	26th	Haryaksha Knauer ^[31]	1,872
2016	26th	Cara Nicole Trujillo ^[32]	6,327
	3rd	Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek ^[33]	10,150
	1st	Haryaksha Knauer ^[34]	9,407
	5th	Leo Biasiucci^[35]	7,648
	18th	Linda Macias ^[36]	14,475
2018		Beryl Baker ^[37]	8,566
		Joshua Reilly ^[38]	7,896
		Richard Grayson^[39]	11,646
		Sara Mae Williams ^[40]	8,334

County Elections

Year	Office	Candidate	Votes	%
2016	Pima County Board of Supervisors	Martin Bastidas ^[41]	12,143
	Pima County Board of Supervisors	Joshua Reilly ^[42]	26,150

See also

• Political party strength in Arizona
• 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
• 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona

External links

• Arizona Green Party (Official site)

Notes and References

1. https://www.azgp.org/organization "Green Party of Arizona, Officers/State Committee"
2. Web site: Winger . Richard . November 2020 Ballot Access News Print Edition . March 15, 2021 . Ballot Access News.
3. Web site: Greens in Office. Green Party of the United States. June 2, 2024. .
4. Web site: Green Party wins ballot status . Pitzl . Mary Jo . 20 April 2008 . Arizona Central . en . 15 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100309124628/http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/04/20/20080420greens0420.html . 2010-03-09 . live .
5. 2017-02-26. Jan Brewer. Ballotpedia. en.
6. Web site: May 2011 Ballot Access News Print Edition - Ballot Access News. ballot-access.org. 15 October 2016.
7. Web site: Arizona Secretary of State Confirms that Green Party is On Ballot for 2012 - Ballot Access News. ballot-access.org. 12 October 2016.
8. Web site: Green Party makes it onto Arizona ballot – Arizona Capitol Times. Howard Fischer, Capitol Media. Services. azcapitoltimes.com. 14 July 2016. 12 October 2016.
9. Web site: Arizona Presidential Race Results: Donald J. Trump Wins. . 2017-03-01.
10. https://www.allaboutarizonanews.com/arizona-green-party-gains-ballot-access-what-impact-might-it-have-on-the-2024-election/ Arizona Green Party Gains Ballot Access: What Impact Might it Have on the 2024 Election?
11. Web site: Dave Croteau – Green Party Watch. www.greenpartywatch.org. en-US. 2017-03-01.
12. Web site: Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results. Ballot Access News . 2016-03-23. 2016-03-23.
13. Web site: Two Candidates Qualify for Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary; Six Qualify for Democratic Primary. Ballot Access News . 2015-12-14. 2016-02-20.
14. Web site: Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results. azsos.gov. 23 March 2016.
15. https://www.gpelections.org/races/angel-torres-runs-for-governor-2018/ "Angel Torres Runs for Governor, 2018"
16. https://www.gpelections.org/races/liana-west-runs-for-governor-2022/ "Liana West Runs for Governor, 2022"
17. https://www.gpelections.org/races/daniel-patterson-runs-for-state-senate-2000/ "Daniel Patterson Runs for State Senate, 2000"
18. https://www.gpelections.org/races/angel-torres-runs-for-state-senate-2016/ "Angel Torres Runs for State Senate, 2016"
19. https://www.gpelections.org/races/mohammad-arif-runs-for-state-senator-2018/ "Mohammad Arif Runs for State Senate, 2018"
20. https://www.gpelections.org/races/carolyn-campbell-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-1992/ "Carolyn Campbell Runs for State House of Representatives, 1992"
21. https://www.gpelections.org/races/bill-moeller-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2000/ "Bill Moeller Runs for State House of Representatives, 2000"
22. https://www.gpelections.org/races/celeste-castorena-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2008/ "Celeste Castorena Runs for State House of Representatives, 2008"
23. https://www.gpelections.org/races/angel-torres-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
24. https://www.gpelections.org/races/deborah-odowd-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Deborah Odowd Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
25. https://www.gpelections.org/races/gregor-knauer-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Gregor Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
26. https://www.gpelections.org/races/justin-dahl-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Justin Dahl Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
27. https://www.gpelections.org/races/kent-solberg-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Kent Solberg Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
28. https://www.gpelections.org/races/linda-macias-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
29. https://www.gpelections.org/races/luisa-evonne-valdez-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2010/ "Luisa Evonne Valdez Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010"
30. https://www.gpelections.org/races/angel-torres-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2012/ "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012"
31. https://www.gpelections.org/races/haryaksha-knauer-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2012/ "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012"
32. https://www.gpelections.org/races/cara-nicole-trujillo-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2016/ "Cara Nicole Trujillo Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016"
33. https://www.gpelections.org/races/edward-trey-cizek-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2016/ "Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016"
34. https://www.gpelections.org/races/haryaksha-knauer-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2016/ "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016"
35. https://www.gpelections.org/races/leo-biasiucci-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2016/ "Leo Biasiucci Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016"
36. https://www.gpelections.org/races/linda-macias-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2016/ "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016"
37. https://www.gpelections.org/races/beryl-baker-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2018/ "Beryl Baker Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018"
38. https://www.gpelections.org/races/joshua-reilly-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2018/ "Joshua Reilly Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018"
39. https://www.gpelections.org/races/richard-grayson-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2018/ "Richard Grayson Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018"
40. https://www.gpelections.org/races/sara-mae-williams-runs-for-state-house-of-representatives-2018/ "Sara Mae Williams Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018"
41. https://www.gpelections.org/races/martin-bastidas-runs-for-county-board-of-supervisors-2016/ "Martin Bastidas Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016"
42. https://www.gpelections.org/races/john-reilly-runs-for-county-board-of-supervisors-2016/ "Joshua Reilly Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016"