| Green Party of Virginia | |
| Party Articletitle: | Green Party (United States)--> |
| Headquarters: | P.O. Box 7316 Falls Church, Virginia 22040 |
| Leader1 Title: | Non-Male Co-chair |
| Leader1 Name: | Vacant |
| Leader2 Title: | Non-Female Co-chair |
| Leader2 Name: | Tom Yager |
| Leader3 Title: | Treasurer |
| Leader3 Name: | Kirit Mookerjee |
| Foundation: | 1993 |
| National: | Green Party of the United States |
| Colors: | Green |
| Position: | Left-wing |
| Ideology: | Green politics Eco-socialism[1] Anti-capitalism Communalism[2] Municipalization[3] |
| State: | Virginia |
| Website: | www.VAGreenParty.org |
| Seats1 Title: | Seats in the US Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | Seats in the US House |
| Seats3 Title: | Seats in the VA Senate |
| Seats4 Title: | Seats in the VA House |
| Seats5 Title: | VA statewide offices held |
| Seats6 Title: | Lord Fairfax Conservation District |
| Seats7 Title: | Skyline Conservation District |
The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) is a state-level political party in Virginia founded in 1993. It is the state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.
GPVA runs candidates on an ecology platform. The party had its first electoral victory in 1997.[4]
The Green Party of Virginia consistently elects Directors to Soil & Water Conservation Districts and often runs candidates for various local positions and for the state legislature.
The party earned its first electoral victories in November 1997 when Phil Welch was elected to the Buena Vista Soil & Water Conservation District board [5] and Stephanie Porras was elected to the Lexington Soil & Conservation District Board.[6] Since that time, several other GPVA members have run for office in both partisan and non-partisan races, with notable victories at the town council and SWCD level.
In 2015, Jeff Staples ran for Virginia House of Delegates in the 81st District against Republican Barry Knight and received a total of 30.3% of the vote.
In 2016, Montigue Magruder and Rebecca Keel ran in the Richmond citywide elections and gathered nearly 12% of the votes in their respective districts. Kristen Lawson won the seat to represent Richmond's 4th district with 4,762 votes, 36.9% of the total.
| Year | Nominee | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on ballot | |||
| Ralph Nader | 59,398 (2.17%) | ||
| David Cobb (write-in) | 104 (<0.01%) | ||
| 2,344 (0.06%) | |||
| 8,627 (0.22%) | |||
| 27,638 (0.69%) | |||
| Howie Hawkins (write-in) | TBA |
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