Arizona Green Party

Arizona affiliate of the Green Party

Arizona Green Party

Chairperson| Sam Hales [1]
Zakir Siddiqi [1]
Headquarters| P.O. Box 60173
Phoenix, Arizona 85082
Membership (2024)|  3,367[2]
Ideology| Green politics
Political position| Left-wing
National affiliation| Green Party of the United States
Colors|  Green
Seats in the U.S. Senate|

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Seats in the U.S. House|

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Statewide Offices|

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Seats in the State Senate|

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Seats in the State House|

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Other elected officials| 1 (February 2024)[update][3]
Website
azgp.org

* Politics of Arizona
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Core topics

* Climate change litigation
* Fossil fuels lobby
* Green party
* List of topics
* Politics of climate change

Four pillars

* Ecological wisdom
* Social justice
* Grassroots democracy
* Nonviolence

Perspectives

* Alter-globalization
* Bright green environmentalism
* Criticisms of globalization
* Deep ecology
* Degrowth
* Dirty hands
* Disinvestment
* Ecoauthoritarianism
* Eco-capitalism
* Ecocentrism
* Ecofascism
* Ecofeminism
* Eco-nationalism
* Eco-socialism
* Environmentalism
* Green anarchism
* Green conservatism
* Green left
* Green liberalism
* Green libertarianism
* Green Zionism
* Social ecology
* Queer ecology

Organizations

* Asia Pacific Greens Federation
* European Green Party
* Federation of Green Parties of Africa
* Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas
* Federation of Young European Greens
* Global Greens
* Global Young Greens
* World Ecological Parties

Related topics

* Carbon fee and dividend
* Carbon tax
* Circular economy
* Climate change mitigation
* Climate finance
* Climate justice
* Climate target
* Conservation movement
* Corporate political activism
* Eco-investing
* Ecological economics
* Ecological modernization
* Ecomodernism
* Eco-tariff
* Ecotax
* Eco-terrorism
* Environmental
* conflict
* effects of agriculture
* effects of aviation
* finance
* issues
* justice
* movement
* planning
* pricing reform
* racism
* technology
* Environmentalism
* opposition
* Environmental skepticism
* Stewardship
* in music
* Fossil fuel phase-out
* Green
* development
* economy
* growth
* grabbing
* greening
* imperialism
* industrial policy
* infrastructure
* job
* New Deal
* recovery
* retrofit
* state
* theory
* transport hierarchy
* vehicle
* washing
* Localism
* Low-carbon economy
* List of environmental incidents
* conflicts
* killings
* Political ecology
* Progressivism
* Renewable energy
* Sustainable
* design
* development
* energy
* engineering
* refurbishment
* transport
* War on coal
* Water conflict

* v
* t
* e

The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) is the officially recognized affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. Sam Hales, whose term expires January 2025, serves as Co-Chairperson of the Arizona Green Party with Zakir Siddiqi.[1]

## History

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### Ballot access

[edit]

In 2008, the Arizona Green Party gathered enough signatures to gain ballot access.[4] The party had worked with Arizona's ballot access laws, achieving ballot access for the 2000 election cycle, then losing it again in 2004. On March 6, 2008, the Arizona deadline for ballot access, the Arizona Green Party submitted 29,300 signatures on its petition for party recognition. The legal requirement is 20,449. On April 9, 2008, Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough valid signatures to be recognized as an official political party.[5]

Part of a series on

Green politics

Core topics

* Climate change litigation
* Fossil fuels lobby
* Green party
* List of topics
* Politics of climate change

Four pillars

* Ecological wisdom
* Social justice
* Grassroots democracy
* Nonviolence

Perspectives

* Alter-globalization
* Bright green environmentalism
* Criticisms of globalization
* Deep ecology
* Degrowth
* Dirty hands
* Disinvestment
* Ecoauthoritarianism
* Eco-capitalism
* Ecocentrism
* Ecofascism
* Ecofeminism
* Eco-nationalism
* Eco-socialism
* Environmentalism
* Green anarchism
* Green conservatism
* Green left
* Green liberalism
* Green libertarianism
* Green Zionism
* Social ecology
* Queer ecology

Organizations

* Asia Pacific Greens Federation
* European Green Party
* Federation of Green Parties of Africa
* Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas
* Federation of Young European Greens
* Global Greens
* Global Young Greens
* World Ecological Parties

Related topics

* Carbon fee and dividend
* Carbon tax
* Circular economy
* Climate change mitigation
* Climate finance
* Climate justice
* Climate target
* Conservation movement
* Corporate political activism
* Eco-investing
* Ecological economics
* Ecological modernization
* Ecomodernism
* Eco-tariff
* Ecotax
* Eco-terrorism
* Environmental
* conflict
* effects of agriculture
* effects of aviation
* finance
* issues
* justice
* movement
* planning
* pricing reform
* racism
* technology
* Environmentalism
* opposition
* Environmental skepticism
* Stewardship
* in music
* Fossil fuel phase-out
* Green
* development
* economy
* growth
* grabbing
* greening
* imperialism
* industrial policy
* infrastructure
* job
* New Deal
* recovery
* retrofit
* state
* theory
* transport hierarchy
* vehicle
* washing
* Localism
* Low-carbon economy
* List of environmental incidents
* conflicts
* killings
* Political ecology
* Progressivism
* Renewable energy
* Sustainable
* design
* development
* energy
* engineering
* refurbishment
* transport
* War on coal
* Water conflict

* v
* t
* e

Activists of the Arizona Green Party collecting signatures for ballot status.

On April 28, 2011, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2304, which says that when a new party qualifies, it is entitled to be on the ballot in the next two elections, not just the next election. As a result, the Green Party was automatically on the ballot for 2012 because it had successfully petitioned in 2010.[6][7]

In 2016, the Arizona Green Party successfully sued the state of Arizona to ensure its presidential nominee, Jill Stein, was placed on the ballot after the party failed to submit a slate of Presidential electors on time.[8] Jill Stein received a total of 34,345 votes in Arizona, leaving her with 1.3% of the total vote.[9]

In December 2023, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced that the Arizona Green Party had enough signatures to be recognized as an official political party and is eligible to appear on statewide and legislative election ballots in 2024 and 2026. [10]

The Green Party of Arizona did not appear on the March State of Arizona 2024 Presidential Preference Election ballot due to not being recognized as an official political party in time. But potential candidates will be placed on the Primary and General Elections in 2024.[10]

### Campaigns

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Prominent Green candidates in Arizona have included Vance Hansen, who ran for the US Senate in 2000 and received 108,926 votes. Claudia Ellquist ran for Pima County Attorney in 2004 on a platform largely focused on declaring a moratorium on the death penalty. Dave Croteau ran for mayor of Tucson in 2007 on a platform of relocalization and received over 28% of the vote.[11]

### 2016 primary election results

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The Arizona Green Party held its primary on March 22, 2016. Jill Stein won with 79.6% of the vote, and the overall number of voters that took part in the primary saw an increase from 561 in 2012 to 817 in 2016.[12] Only two candidates qualified for the primary:[13]

Arizona Green Party presidential primary, March 22, 2016[14] Candidate  | Votes  | Percentage  | National delegates

|
|
|

Jill Stein | 609  | 79.6% | 5
Kent Mesplay | 139  | 18.2%  | 1
Write-in/Blank  | 17  | 2.2%  | \-
Total | 765 | 100.0% | 6
County results of the Arizona Green presidential primaries, 2016.

Jill Stein

Kent Mesplay

No votes

## Elections

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### President

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Year  | Nominee  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

1996 | Ralph Nader | 2,062  |

0.2 / 100

2000 | Ralph Nader | 45,645  |

3.0 / 100

2004 | David Cobb (write-in)  | 138  |

0.0 / 100

2008 | Cynthia McKinney | 3,406  |

0.2 / 100

2012 | Jill Stein | 7,816  |

0.3 / 100

2016 | Jill Stein | 34,345  |

1.3 / 100

2020 | Howie Hawkins (write-in)  | 1,557  |

0.1 / 100

2024 | Jill Stein | 18,319  |

0.5 / 100

### United States Senate

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Year  | Nominee  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

2000 | Vance Hansen  | 108,926  |

7.8 / 100

2010 | Jerry Joslyn  | 24,603  |

1.5 / 100

2016 | Gary Swing  | 138,634  |

5.5 / 100

2018 | Angela Green  | 57,442  |

2.4 / 100

### United States House of Representatives

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Year  | District  | Nominee  | Votes  | %

|
|
|
|

2008 | 2nd | William Crum  | 3,616  |

1.1 / 100

4th | Rebecca DeWitt  | 4,464  |

3.6 / 100

2010 | 3rd | Leonard Clark  | 3,294  |

1.6 / 100

4th | Rebecca DeWitt  | 2,365  |

2.6 / 100

6th | Richard Grayson  | 3,407  |

1.4 / 100

2012 | 6th | Mark Salazar  | 5,637  |

1.9 / 100

2016 | 1st | Ray Parrish  | 16,746  |

6.0 / 100

6th | Mark Salazar  | 93,954  |

31.43 / 100

7th | Neil Westbrooks (write-in)  | 60  |

0.0 / 100

2018 | 4th | Haryaksha Knauer  | 3,672  |

1.3 / 100

7th | Gary Swing  | 18,706  |

14.2 / 100

### Governor

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Year  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

2018 | Angel Torres [15] | 50,962  |

2.14 / 100

2022 | Liana West (Write-in) [16] | 254  |

0.001 / 100

### Arizona State Senate

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Year  | District  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|
|

2000  | 11th | Daniel Patterson [17] | 2,972  |

8.93 / 100

2016  | 27th | Angel Torres [18] | 6,420  |

19 / 100

2018  | 11th | Mohammad Arif [19] | 1,076  |

1.1 / 100

### Arizona State House of Representatives

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Year  | Districts  | Nominee  | Votes  | %

|
|
|
|

1992  | 11th | Carolyn Campbell [20] | 5,472  |

11.25 / 100

2000  | 11th | Bill Moeller [21] | 5,382  |

16.1 / 100

2008  | 12th | Celeste Castorena [22] | 5,976  |

3.3 / 100

2010  | 16th | Angel Torres [23] | 2,532  |

5.19 / 100

6th | Deborah Odowd [24] | 5,405  |

5.85 / 100

17th | Gregor Knauer [25] | 862  |

1.55 / 100

12th | Justin Dahl [26] | 6,762  |

6.16 / 100

27th | Kent Solberg [27] | 5,778  |

8.13 / 100

21st | Linda Macias [28] | 17,181  |

17.1 / 100

15th | Luisa Evonne Valdez [29] | 1,343  |

2.6 / 100

2012  | 27th | Angel Torres [30] | 3,702  |

5.28 / 100

26th | Haryaksha Knauer [31] | 1,872  |

2.18 / 100

2016  | 26th | Cara Nicole Trujillo [32] | 6,327  |

11.5 / 100

3rd | Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek [33] | 10,150  |

12.07 / 100

1st | Haryaksha Knauer [34] | 9,407  |

6.67 / 100

5th | Leo Biasiucci[35] | 7,648  |

6.84 / 100

18th | Linda Macias [36] | 14,475  |

12.3 / 100

2018  | 3rd | Beryl Baker [37] | 8,566  |

11.58 / 100

10th | Joshua Reilly [38] | 7,896  |

5.7 / 100

16th | Richard Grayson[39] | 11,646  |

8.3 / 100

4th | Sara Mae Williams [40] | 8,334  |

15.34 / 100

### County Elections

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Year  | Office  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|
|

2016  | Pima County Board of
Supervisors | Martin Bastidas [41] | 12,143  |

21.48 / 100

Pima County Board of
Supervisors | Joshua Reilly [42] | 26,150  |

27.27 / 100

## See also

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* Arizona portal

* Political party strength in Arizona
* 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
* 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona

## References

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3. ^ "Greens in Office". Green Party of the United States. Retrieved June 2, 2024..
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5. ^ "Jan Brewer". Ballotpedia. 2017-02-26.
6. ^ "May 2011 Ballot Access News Print Edition - Ballot Access News". ballot-access.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
7. ^ "Arizona Secretary of State Confirms that Green Party is On Ballot for 2012 - Ballot Access News". ballot-access.org. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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9. ^ "Arizona Presidential Race Results: Donald J. Trump Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
10. ^ a b Arizona Green Party Gains Ballot Access: What Impact Might it Have on the 2024 Election? allaboutarizonanews.com Retrieved 2023-12-23
11. ^ "Dave Croteau – Green Party Watch". www.greenpartywatch.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
12. ^ "Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results". Ballot Access News. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
13. ^ "Two Candidates Qualify for Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary; Six Qualify for Democratic Primary". Ballot Access News. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
14. ^ "Arizona Green Party Presidential Primary Results". azsos.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
15. ^ "Angel Torres Runs for Governor, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
16. ^ "Liana West Runs for Governor, 2022" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2022.
17. ^ "Daniel Patterson Runs for State Senate, 2000" gpelections.org. Retrieved 07 November 2000.
18. ^ "Angel Torres Runs for State Senate, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
19. ^ "Mohammad Arif Runs for State Senate, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
20. ^ "Carolyn Campbell Runs for State House of Representatives, 1992" gpelections.org. Retrieved 03 November 1992.
21. ^ "Bill Moeller Runs for State House of Representatives, 2000" gpelections.org. Retrieved 07 November 2000.
22. ^ "Celeste Castorena Runs for State House of Representatives, 2008" gpelections.org. Retrieved 04 November 2008.
23. ^ "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
24. ^ "Deborah Odowd Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
25. ^ "Gregor Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
26. ^ "Justin Dahl Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
27. ^ "Kent Solberg Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
28. ^ "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
29. ^ "Luisa Evonne Valdez Runs for State House of Representatives, 2010" gpelections.org. Retrieved 02 November 2010.
30. ^ "Angel Torres Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012.
31. ^ "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2012" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2012.
32. ^ "Cara Nicole Trujillo Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
33. ^ "Edward ‘Trey’ Cizek Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
34. ^ "Haryaksha Knauer Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
35. ^ "Leo Biasiucci Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
36. ^ "Linda Macias Runs for State House of Representatives, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
37. ^ "Beryl Baker Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
38. ^ "Joshua Reilly Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
39. ^ "Richard Grayson Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
40. ^ "Sara Mae Williams Runs for State House of Representatives, 2018" gpelections.org. Retrieved 06 November 2018.
41. ^ "Martin Bastidas Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.
42. ^ "Joshua Reilly Runs for County Board of Supervisors, 2016" gpelections.org. Retrieved 08 November 2016.

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* Arizona Green Party (Official site)

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