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{{short description|District of Columbia affiliate of the Green Party}}
{{update|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = D.C. Statehood Green Party
| logo = D.C. Statehood Green Party.png
| colorcode = {{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}
| headquarters = ]
| chairman = Darryl LC Moch
| vice chair =
| foundation =
| membership_year = 2023
| membership = 4,140<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winger |first=Richard |title=DC Board of Elections, Voter Totals for February 2023 |url=https://dcboe.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=a4f2f1ac-0fa1-4908-a402-9ad014a30701 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=DC Board of Elections |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420134523/https://dcboe.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=a4f2f1ac-0fa1-4908-a402-9ad014a30701 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ideology = ]<br>]
| predecessor = DC Statehood Party
| position = ]
| national = ]
| colors = {{Color box|{{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}|border=darkgray}} ]
| seats1_title = ]
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| country = the United States
| website = {{official|statehoodgreensofdc.org}}
| state =
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{{Green politics sidebar}} {{Green politics sidebar}}
The '''D.C. Statehood Green Party''', also known as the '''D.C. Statehood Party''', is a leftwing political party in ] The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national ], but has traditionally been involved primarily with issues related to ]. Party members sometimes call it the second most popular party in the city because in the 2006 election its candidates won more total votes than the Republican candidates.<ref name=nbc4>{{Cite web The '''D.C. Statehood Green Party''', known as the '''DC Statehood Party''' prior to 1999, is a ] ] political party in the ]. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the ] but has traditionally elevated issues of ] as its primary focus. Party members refer to the Statehood Green Party as the second most popular party in the District because, historically, STG (on the D.C. electoral ballot) candidates win the second highest vote totals in the city, ahead of the Republican Party but behind the Democratic Party.<ref name=nbc4>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html |url=http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html
|title=What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK? |title=What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK?
|accessdate=2008-07-31 |access-date=2008-07-31
|publisher=NBC4.com |publisher=NBC4.com
|date=2006-11-29 |date=2006-11-29
|last=Sherwood |last=Sherwood
|first=Tom |first=Tom
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517220950/http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html
}}</ref> About 1 percent of D.C. voters are registered with the D.C. Statehood Green Party, while 7 percent are Republicans and 75 percent are Democrats.<ref>{{cite web
|archive-date=May 17, 2007
| title=Voter Registration Statistics
|url-status=unfit
| author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
}}</ref> As of February 2023, there are approximately 4,140 voters registered in the Statehood Green Party, or 0.79% of registered voters in the city.<ref name=registeredvoters>" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423161217/http://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Notice/DownLoad.aspx?NoticeID=5959309 |date=April 23, 2016 }}" ''District of Columbia Board of Elections''. February 2023.</ref>
| url=http://dcboee.org/voter_stats/voter_reg/voter.asp
| accessdate=2008-08-13
}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The party began in 1971, when ] announced his candidacy for the District's non-voting ] position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party. Though he lost that race to ], he would later serve on the ]. In 1973, the Party was a strong proponent of the ], which gave limited self-government to the city. From the creation of the city council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by ]. The party was founded to convince ] to run for the District's non-voting ] position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party.<ref name= jumps>{{cite news |title= Hobson Jumps Into Delegate Contest: Hobson to Run for Delegate as an Independent |first= Richard E. |last= Prince |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= January 15, 1971 |page= A1 |id= {{ProQuest|148041613}} }}</ref> Although Hobson lost that race to ], Hobson received enough votes to make the party an official major party in the District.<ref>{{cite news |title= Walter Fauntroy and the People |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= March 25, 1971 |page= A20 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/148179847/}}</ref> Following the election, Hobson helped set up the party in the District.<ref name= supporters>{{cite news |title= Hobson and Supporters Map Third Party Plans |first= Ivan C. |last= Brandon |newspaper= The Washington Post|date= March 29, 1971 |page= C2 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/148175715/}}</ref> Other notable founders include ] and Calvert I. Cassell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levey |first=Jane F. |date=2021-06-16 |title=Charles I. Cassell, 1924-2021 |url=https://dchistory.org/charles-i-cassell-1924-2021/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=DC History Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The party was organized on the ] level, and ward chairs could decide how to organize their activities in their wards.<ref name= supporters/> Hobson later served on the ]. In 1973, the party was a strong proponent of the ], which gave limited self-government to the District. From the creation of the District Council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by ].


In 1998, a Green Party was founded in D.C. Their candidate for ], Mike Livingston, ran that year. He received 2,000 more votes than necessary for the party to qualify for continued ballot access. In October 1999, the new Green Party merged with the longstanding and larger Statehood Party to form the Statehood Green Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party |url=https://www.gpus.org/other/ballotstatus/dc/ |website=Green Party of the United States |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
Throughout the 1970s, the party and its members on the council sponsored several initiatives aimed at giving the District more autonomy from the federal government. The high point was the passage of the ] by ] in 1978, which would have given the District the rights of a state; the amendment failed to receive approval from the necessary 37 states by 1985, and thus did not become part of the ].


In a 2016 district-wide plebiscite, D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood. The party criticized the lack of involvement of regular citizens in the process.<ref name="NBCW1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Election-Statehood-Council-Seats-400275901.html|title=DC Voters Elect Gray to Council, Approve Statehood Measure|date=8 November 2016|publisher=NBC Washington|language=en|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="TWT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/27/dc-statehood-supporters-see-council-rush-citizen-s/|title=DC statehood advocates say council is rushing process, leaving out citizen voices|last=McDermott|first=Ryan|date=27 September 2016|publisher=The Washington Times|language=en|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
The statehood movement lost much of its momentum after this and other defeats, though the party continued to field candidates for local offices. It merged with the ] prior to the 2000 elections, and endorsed ] campaign for ]. Since the merger the D.C. Statehood Green Party has once more found its footing and has experienced a period of growth.

==Elected officials==
In February 2007, eight Statehood Greens held office:

*Dave Bosserman, Advisory Neighborhood Council, SMD 1D05
*Renee Bowser, Advisory Neighborhood Council, ANC 4D02
*Nate Mathews, Advisory Neighborhood Council, ANC 1B10
*Nancy Shia, Advisory Neighborhood Council, SMD 1C06;
*Rick Tingling-Clemmons, Advisory Neighborhood Council, SMD 7D05
*Bryan Weaver, Advisory Neighborhood Council, ANC 1C03
*Jane Zara, Advisory Neighborhood Council, SMD 1D01


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* *{{Official site|http://dcstatehoodgreen.org/}}

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District of Columbia affiliate of the Green Party
D.C. Statehood Green Party
ChairmanDarryl LC Moch
Preceded byDC Statehood Party
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Membership (2023)4,140
IdeologyGreen politics
D.C. statehood
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationGreen Party of the United States
Colors  Green
D.C. Council0 / 13
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions3 / 345
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The D.C. Statehood Green Party, known as the DC Statehood Party prior to 1999, is a green progressive political party in the District of Columbia. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national Green Party but has traditionally elevated issues of District of Columbia statehood movement as its primary focus. Party members refer to the Statehood Green Party as the second most popular party in the District because, historically, STG (on the D.C. electoral ballot) candidates win the second highest vote totals in the city, ahead of the Republican Party but behind the Democratic Party. As of February 2023, there are approximately 4,140 voters registered in the Statehood Green Party, or 0.79% of registered voters in the city.

History

The party was founded to convince Julius Hobson to run for the District's non-voting Congressional Delegate position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party. Although Hobson lost that race to Walter E. Fauntroy, Hobson received enough votes to make the party an official major party in the District. Following the election, Hobson helped set up the party in the District. Other notable founders include Josephine Butler and Calvert I. Cassell. The party was organized on the ward level, and ward chairs could decide how to organize their activities in their wards. Hobson later served on the D.C. Council. In 1973, the party was a strong proponent of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which gave limited self-government to the District. From the creation of the District Council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by Hilda Mason.

In 1998, a Green Party was founded in D.C. Their candidate for Shadow Representative, Mike Livingston, ran that year. He received 2,000 more votes than necessary for the party to qualify for continued ballot access. In October 1999, the new Green Party merged with the longstanding and larger Statehood Party to form the Statehood Green Party.

In a 2016 district-wide plebiscite, D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood. The party criticized the lack of involvement of regular citizens in the process.

See also

References

  1. Winger, Richard. "DC Board of Elections, Voter Totals for February 2023". DC Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. Sherwood, Tom (2006-11-29). "What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK?". NBC4.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  3. "Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics as of February, 2023 Archived April 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine" District of Columbia Board of Elections. February 2023.
  4. Prince, Richard E. (January 15, 1971). "Hobson Jumps Into Delegate Contest: Hobson to Run for Delegate as an Independent". The Washington Post. p. A1. ProQuest 148041613.
  5. "Walter Fauntroy and the People". The Washington Post. March 25, 1971. p. A20.
  6. ^ Brandon, Ivan C. (March 29, 1971). "Hobson and Supporters Map Third Party Plans". The Washington Post. p. C2.
  7. Levey, Jane F. (2021-06-16). "Charles I. Cassell, 1924-2021". DC History Center. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. "Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party". Green Party of the United States. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. "DC Voters Elect Gray to Council, Approve Statehood Measure". NBC Washington. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. McDermott, Ryan (27 September 2016). "DC statehood advocates say council is rushing process, leaving out citizen voices". The Washington Times. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

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