The Green Party of Michigan is the state party organization for Michigan of the Green Party of the United States. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party The party has had ballot access in Michigan since November 2000. JoAnne Beemon became the first Green elected in Michigan when on election day 2000 she received 5,349 votes, (86%) to become Drain Commissioner in Charlevoix. Charlevoix is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2994 The party is a member of the Michigan Third Parties Coalition. [1]
Elected officials
As of May 2008 there were 3 elected Green officeholders in Michigan. [1]
- Jim Moreno, City Council, Mount Pleasant
- Melissa Hohausher-Thatcher, School Board, Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge (Oakland County)
- David Newland, School Board, Bellaire
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External links
- Green Party of Michigan (Official site)