Green-Rainbow Party
Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts | |
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Basic facts | |
Location: | Arlington, Mass. |
Type: | Political party |
Affiliation: | Green |
Top official: | Vacant, Co-chair Mike Pascucci, Co-chair |
Year founded: | 2003 |
Website: | Official website |
The Green-Rainbow Party is a political party in Massachusetts founded in 2003 with the merger of the Rainbow Coalition Party and the Massachusetts Green Party. The party is the Massachusetts branch of the Green Party of the United States.[1][2]
This party was previously ballot-qualified in Massachusetts. As of March 8, 2022, it is no longer ballot-qualified. The content here reflects the most current information as of May 8, 2024.
Party decisions and actions arise primarily out of individual greens and local cells.[3]
Party chair
Mike Pascucci is the co-chair and the female co-chair is vacant.[4]
Party leadership
As of May 2024, the website for the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts listed the following state leadership:[5]
- Vacant, Female Co-chair
- Mike Pascucci, Male Co-chair
- Brian Cady , Treasurer
- Maureen Doyle, Secretary
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
The party lists the following 10 Key Values on its website:[6]
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These Ten Key Values serve as the philosophical foundation for political action for Green parties worldwide, each of which adapts and defines them according to the needs of their national, regional, and local chapters. Grassroots Democracy Ecological Wisdom Social Justice and Equal Opportunity Nonviolence Decentralization Community Based Economics Feminism Respect for Diversity Personal and Global Responsibility Future Focus and Sustainability |
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—Green-Rainbow Party, (2015) |
Party rules and bylaws
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The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[9]
- The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts holds an annual state convention.
- The Green-Rainbow local chapters are designated as either clubs or party committees.
- The state committee is required to meet at least four times each year.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in Massachusetts
- Green Party
- Massachusetts
External links
External links
- Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party Website
- Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party on Facebook
- Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party, "Welcome to the Green-Rainbow Party," accessed February 9, 2015
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, "Officers," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party, "Green-Rainbow Party," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party, "Green-Rainbow Party," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, "Officers," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, "10 Key Values," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party, "10 Key Values," accessed May 8, 2024
- ↑ Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, "Bylaws," accessed November 3, 2015