Green Mountain Party

Green Mountain Party
Chairperson Neil Johnson
Founded 3 December 2015
Headquarters 6971 Main Street. Suite 1E, Box 8
Waitsfield, Vermont 05673
Ideology Green conservatism
Environmentalism
Fiscal conservatism
Anti-corruption
Political position Center-right
Colors      Brown
(also Red, Blue)
Statewide Offices
0 / 6
Seats in the State Senate
0 / 30
Seats in the State House
0 / 150
Mayorships
0 / 8
Seats on the Burlington City Council
0 / 12
Other elected offices 0
Website
www.greenmountainparty.com

The Green Mountain Party is a political party in the United States. It was founded in 2015 in response to lobbyists control over the state legislature and is active only in the U.S. state of Vermont.[1][2] The party supports environmentalism and ecological legislation.[3] The party gained minor status as a political party in 2017. [4] It has no relation to the Green Party or the Mountain Party.

Platform

The Green Mountain Party has a seven-point plan involving improving the ethics rating, decreasing lobbying, cutting the budget, continuing the drug war, strengthening the free market, improving education at a low cost and decreasing taxes.[5]

Election history

The party have put forward a candidate for the 2018 Vermont House of Representatives election in the Washington-7 seat.

Party Officers

Current

  • Chair: Neil Johnson (2015-present)
  • Vice Chair: Charlie Booher (2017-present)
  • Secretary: Bernie VonTrapp (2017-present)
  • Treasurer: Lawrence Corthell (2017-present)

Past[6]

  • Vice Chair: Serena Fox (2015-2017)
  • Treasurer: Paul Ruetzler (2015-2017)
  • Secretary: Seth Hanselmann (2015-2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Local residents form Green Mountain Party".
  2. ↑ "Green Mountain Party Doesn't Qualify in Vermont".
  3. ↑ "The Green Mountain Party for common politics".
  4. ↑ "Green Mountain Party Gains Minor Party Status in Vermont".
  5. ↑ "The Green Mountain Party for common politics".
  6. ↑ https://www.valleyreporter.com/stories/10969-local-residents-form-green-mountain-party
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