List of Green politicians who have held office in the United States

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This is a list of politicians endorsed by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) who have held elected office.

GPUS publishes a semi-annual list of Greens in elected office[1] and an annual list of Green elections & winners by year.[2]

As of the November 2024 elections, at least 161 Greens hold elected office.[3] In 2024, Greens won 50 of 92 (54.3%) local races and 0 of 92 (0%) state & federal races.[4] Since 1985, Greens have won 1582 elections.[5]

Politicians below highlighted in green were elected as a Green on a Green ticket or as an open Green in a nonpartisan election.

Federal officials

As of 2024, no officials identifying as Green have held federal office

State officials

As of 2024, eight Greens have held state-level office. Two were elected as a Green. Two ran as Green for ballot access reasons, then switched to Democrat. Four switched parties while in office.

As of 2024, no Greens currently hold state-level office.

Lower houses

Former (8)

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Name District State Office Term start Term end Note Ref.
Shane Robinson 39th District Maryland House January 12, 2011 January 9, 2019 originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green[a] [7][6]
Henry Bear 144th District (Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) Maine House January 3, 2013 January 3, 2019 originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green[b] [7][8]
Ralph Chapman 133rd District[c] Maine House December 1, 2010 January 3, 2019 originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green[d] [7][9][10]
Fred Smith 50th District[e] Arkansas House January 14, 2013
January 10, 2011		 January 12, 2015
September 12, 2011		 expelled from Democrats, ran as Green, then rejoined Democrats[f] [11][12]
Richard Carroll 39th District Arkansas House January 12, 2009 January 10, 2011 elected as Green, for ballot access purposes, then joined Democrats[g] [13][14]
John Eder 118th District Maine House January 3, 2003 January 3, 2007 elected as Green [7][15]
Matt Ahearn 38th District New Jersey General Assembly January 8, 2002 January 13, 2004 originally elected as Democrat, never won election as Green[h] [16]
Audie Bock 16th District California State Assembly April 5, 1999 November 30, 2000 elected as Green, then switched to Independent[i] [17][18]
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Jim Lendall was a Democratic Arkansas House Representative from 1998–2004,[19] who switched to Green in 2005.[13]

Local officials

As of December 31, 2024, 39 Greens have been elected to local mayor-level positions and 36 have been appointed in cities where the mayor is appointed from within the city council or assumes the position by rotation.[20]

Gayle McLaughlin, founding member of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, was twice elected mayor of Richmond, California, defeating two Democrats in 2006,[21][22] and reelected in 2010, and elected to City Council in 2014 after completing her second term as mayor.[23] With a population of over 100,000 people, it was the largest US city with a Green mayor.

Greens have held city council majorities in 11 cities, including Fairfax, California; Arcata, California; Sebastopol, California; and New Paltz, New York.[24]

Mayors

Current (4)

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Name Area State Office Term start Term end Notes Ref.
Michael Bagdes-Canning Cherry Valley Pennsylvania Mayor July 11, 2023 November 2027 elected as Green [25][26][27]
Peter Schwartzman Galesburg Illinois Mayor June 4, 2021 July 4, 2029 non-partisan election, marked Independent [28][29][30]
Bruce Delgado Marina California Mayor January 17, 2008 September 11, 2026 nonpartisan election [31][32][33]
Betsy Orndoff-Sayers Wardensville West Virginia Mayor July, 2018 November 2027 re-elected without official opposition in 2022 as Green, later switched party to Democratic https://ballotpedia.org/Betsy_Orndoff-Sayers
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Former (8)

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Name Area Office Notes Ref.
John Reed Fairfax, California Mayor nonpartisan election [34][35]
Mike Feinstein Santa Monica, California Mayor nonpartisan election [36][37]
David Doonan Greenwich, New York Mayor nonpartisan election [38][39]
Kelley Weaverling Cordova, Alaska Mayor nonpartisan election [40][41]
Robb Davis Davis, California Mayor nonpartisan election [42]
Peter Gleichman Ward, Colorado Mayor nonpartisan election [43]
Jim Sullivan Victory, New York Mayor nonpartisan election [39][44]
Jason West New Paltz, New York Mayor nonpartisan election [45][46]
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City and county councils

Current (5)

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Name Area Office Ref.
Sylvia R. Chavez Calipatria, California City Council [47]
Bob Gifford Portage County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors [48]
Daniel Welsh Lewisboro, New York Town Council [49][50]
Heidi Weigleitner Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors [51]
Stephen Zollman Sebastopol, California City Council [52]
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Former (39)

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Name Area Office Ref.
Peter Schwartzman Galesburg, Illinois City Council [28]
George Altgelt Laredo, Texas City Council [53]
Michael Beilstein Corvallis, Oregon City Council [54]
Bruce Delgado Marina, California City Council [32]
Jessica Bradshaw Carbondale, Illinois City Council [55]
David Conley Douglas County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors [56][57]
Michael Cornell River Hill Village Board of Directors [58]
Josiah Dean Dufur, Oregon City Council [59][60]
Jennifer Dotson Ithaca, New York Common Council [61]
Becky Elder Manitou Springs, Colorado City Council [62][63]
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Mosier, Oregon City Council [50]
Gail Garrett Mount Washington, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen [64]
Renée Goddard Fairfax, California City Council [34][65]
Matt Gonzalez San Francisco, California President of Board of Supervisors [66]
Cam Gordon Minneapolis, Minnesota City Council [67]
Art Goodtimes San Miguel County, Colorado County Commissioner [68]
David Grover Trinidad, California City Council [69][70][71]
Daniel Hamburg Mendocino County, California Board of Supervisors [72]
Michelle Haynes Norwood, Colorado Town Board [73]
Gary Hull Sharpsburg, Maryland Town Council [74]
Tanya Ishikawa Federal Heights, Colorado City Council [75]
Damon Jespersen Newbury, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen [76][77]
John Keener Pacifica, California City Council [78][79]
Brian Kehoe Catskill, New York Village Council [39][80]
Rebecca Kemble Madison, Wisconsin Common Council [81][82]
Jason Kirkpatrick Arcata, California City Council and Vice Mayor [83]
Mary Jo Long Afton, New York Town Council [84]
Tom Mair Grand Traverse County, Michigan Board of Commissioners [85]
Sarah Marsh Fayetteville, Arkansas City Council [50][86]
Merrily Mazza Lafayette, Colorado City Council [87]
Gayle McLaughlin Richmond, California City Council, then Mayor twice, then City Council [21][22]
Ross Mirkarimi San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors, then Sheriff [88]
Leland Pan Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors [89]
Paul Pitino Arcata, California Town Council [90]
Marsha A. Rummel Madison, Wisconsin Common Council [82][91]
Dona Spring Berkeley, California City Council [92][93]
George P. Steeves Southbridge, Massachusetts Town Council [94][95]
Anna Trevorrow Portland, Maine City Council [96][97]
Chuck Turner Boston, Massachusetts City Council [98]
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Other local officials

The Green Party has many local elected officials. This section notes only those who are notable or verified by a reliable source.

Current

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Name Area Office Ref.
Carl D'Amato Waterford, Connecticut Representative Town Meeting [99]
Andrew Frascarelli Waterford, Connecticut Representative Town Meeting [99]
Joshua Steele Kelly Waterford, Connecticut Representative Town Meeting[j] [100][99]
Vincent O'Connor Amherst, Massachusetts Representative Town Meeting [101]
Darcy Van Ness Waterford, Connecticut Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate [99]
Baird Welch-Collins Waterford, Connecticut Representative Town Meeting [99]
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Former

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Name Area Office Ref.
Hector Lopez New Canaan, Connecticut Constable [102][103]
Rebecca Rotzler New Paltz, New York Deputy Mayor [104][105]
Jill Stein Lexington, Massachusetts Representative Town Meeting[k] [106][107]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Robinson was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. After losing election, on November 21, 2018, Robinson joined the Maryland Green Party.[6]
  2. [b]
    Bear was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. In November 2017, Bear joined the Maine Green Independent Party.[8]
  3. [c]
    Chapman represented the 37th District from 2010-2014.
  4. [d]
    Chapman was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. On May 26, 2017, Chapman became an independent. On September 22, 2017, Chapman joined the Maine Green Independent Party.[9]
  5. [e]
    Smith represented the 54th District in 2011.
  6. [f]
    Smith was elected as a member of the Democratic Party, then barred from public office after conviction of felony theft. After Smith's conviction was expunged, the Democratic Party refused to run him, but he won election in 2012 on the Green Party ballot.[11] Smith re-registered as a Democrat in 2014.[12]
  7. [g]
    Carroll reached out to both the Green and Democratic party. The Democratic Party could not allow Carroll to run on its ballot line, because its candidate Dwayne Dobbins was disqualified.[13] Carroll was elected as a Green Party of Arkansas member in 2008, but switched parties to become a Democrat five months after his election.[14]
  8. [h]
    Ahearn was elected as a Democratic Party member in 2002 but joined the Green in 2003 after a falling-out with Democratic leadership.[16] He lost re-election.
  9. [i]
    Bock was elected as a Green Party of California member to the California State Assembly in 1999, but switched her registration to Independent seven months later[17] and ran as such in the 2000 election.[18]
  10. [j]
    Kelly was formerly elected as a Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
  11. [k]
    Stein would also run as the Green Party candidate for president in 2012, 2016, and 2024

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