Green National Committee Explained

Green National Committee
Location City:	6411 Orchard Avenue, Suite 101 Takoma Park, MD 20912
Location Country:	U.S.
Key People:	Seven National Co-chairs Kristen Combs Hillary Kane
Homepage:	Committee Website

The Green National Committee (GNC) is the central governing body of the Green Party of the United States. The committee is composed of over 150 delegates from every affiliated state party and recognized caucus. The GNC oversees all national party functions and elects a steering committee to oversee day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities of the committee include organizing annual meetings and the presidential nominating convention, developing a party platform, and coordinating campaigns from the local, state, and federal levels.

National Committee

The Green National Committee (GNC) serves as the decision-making body of the Green Party of the United States. It consists of 150 (+10) delegates, with additional delegates for party caucuses.^{[1] [2]}

The delegates serving on the GNC are not synonymous to the presidential nominating delegates elected to the Green National Convention (also known as GNC) of which consists greater than 2.5 times the number of delegates.

2019 Delegate Apportionment

Additional Delegates

• Black Caucus 2
• Latinx Caucus 2
• Lavender Caucus 2
• Women's Caucus 2
• Youth Caucus 2

Steering committee

The steering committee is composed of seven co-chairs, acting as a collective executive, together with the secretary and treasurer. They are elected by the delegates who serve on the Green National Committee. The following are current and former officers of Green Party US.^[3]

National Co-chairs^[4]

• Ahmed Eltouny, New Jersey
• Christopher Stella, Louisiana
• Rei Stone-Grover, Michigan
• Garret Wasserman, Pennsylvania
• Margaret Elisabeth, Washington
• Tamar Yager, Virginia
• Anita Rios, Ohio

Secretary

• Kristen Combs, Pennsylvania

Treasurer

• Hillary Kane, Pennsylvania

Standing committees

The GNC has several standing committees:^[5]

• Accreditation
• Animal Rights
• Annual National Meeting
• Ballot Access
• Bylaws, Rules, Policies & Procedures
• Communications
• Coordinated Campaign (Limited to 10 members)
• Dispute Resolution
• Diversity
• EcoAction
• Finance
• Fundraising
• Green Pages (newspaper editorial board)
• International
• Media
• Merchandising
• Outreach
• Peace Action
• Platform
• Presidential Campaign Support

Other Committees

The following committees are effectively responsible for allocating and certifying delegates to the GNC:

• Apportionment Review (Limited to 8 members)
• Apportionment Tabulation (Limited to 7 members)
• Credentials (Limited to 15 members)

Fundraising

The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) is the Federal Elections Commission entity that the Coordinated Campaign Committee utilizes to support Green Party candidates from the senatorial down to the local level.^[6]

See also

• Democratic National Committee
• Libertarian National Committee
• Republican National Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 National Delegate Apportionment Tabulation. Green National Committee. July 21, 2019. July 31, 2019.
2. Web site: 2019 Delegate Apportionment Formula. Green Party of the United States: Apportionment Tabulation Committee. July 31, 2019.
3. Web site: Green Party - Steering Committee History . gp.org . 2015 . 2015-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619025643/http://www.gp.org/steering-committee-history . 2015-06-19 .
4. Web site: Steering . David Doonan . Green Party US . gp.org . July 2021 . August 17, 2021.
5. Web site: Committees . 2017-01-25 . Green Party of the United States.
6. Web site: GREEN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE - committee overview.