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Rich Whitney
Rich Whitney is an Illinois attorney and environmental activist. He ran for Governor of Illinois in 2010 on the Green Party ticket.[1]
Elections
2010
Whitney faced incumbent Pat Quinn (D), Bill Brady (R), Lex Green (L), and Scott Lee Cohen (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Governor and Lt. Governor of Illinois, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Pat Quinn & Sheila Simon Incumbent |
46.8% | 1,745,219 | |
| Republican | Bill Brady & Jason Plummer | 45.9% | 1,713,385 | |
| Independent | Scott Lee Cohen & Baxter Swilley | 3.6% | 135,705 | |
| Green | Rich Whitney & Don Crawford | 2.7% | 100,756 | |
| Libertarian | Lex Green & Ed Ruthledge | 0.9% | 34,681 | |
| None | Write-in | 0% | 243 | |
| Total Votes | 3,729,989 | |||
Race background
In late fall 2010, Whitney was trailing the GOP’s Bill Brady and incumbent Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in every statewide poll.[2]
The Chicago Sun Times reported that Whitney's name was spelled Whitey on ballots in 23 wards in Chicago, half of which are predominantly African-American areas[3].
Whitney held a press conference on October 13th to demand he be invited to appear in three debates that Gov. Quinn and GOP candidate Bill Brady were participating in. Video of the conference is here:
Issues
In 2010, Whitney said his candidacy for Governor represents a chance to break the two-party back and forth in Springfield.[4]
See also
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Rich Whitney on Facebook
- Rich Whitney on Twitter
- Rich Whitney on YouTube
- Whitneyforgov.org 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from May 5, 2010.
Footnotes
