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2016 Green National Convention

The 2016 Green National Convention, in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States chose the party's nominees for president and vice president in the national election, was held August 4–7, 2016 in Houston, Texas. In August 2015, Houston was chosen over a competing proposal from Toledo, Ohio.[1] The Convention was located at the University of Houston with the theme, "Houston, We Have A Solution: Vote Green 2016".[2][3] The convention formally nominated Jill Stein as the party's presidential nominee and Ajamu Baraka as her running mate.

2016 Green National Convention
2016 presidential election
Stein (right) and Baraka (left) at the convention
Nominees
Stein and Baraka
Convention
Date(s)August 4–7, 2016
CityHouston, Texas
VenueUniversity of Houston
Keynote speakerCornel West
Candidates
Presidential nomineeJill Stein of Massachusetts
Vice presidential nomineeAjamu Baraka of the District of Columbia
Other candidatesWilliam Kreml, Sedinam Curry, Kent Mesplay, Darryl Cherney
Voting
Total delegates402
Votes needed for nomination202 (majority)
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Orlando
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Houston
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Sites of the 2016 national presidential nominating conventions. Blue, red, green, and yellow indicate the conventions for the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian parties, respectively.

Speakers

Several speakers had been confirmed ahead of time; more were announced closer to the convention[4]

Presidential delegate count

 

  Jill Stein
  William Kreml
  No contest
Green National Convention Presidential Roll call vote, 2016[5]
Candidate First Ballot Percentage
Jill Stein 233.5 81.64%
William Kreml 18.25 6.38%
Sedinam Curry 14.5 5.07%
Darryl Cherney 8.5 2.97%
Kent Mesplay 7.5 2.62%
Elijah Manley 3.25 1.14%
No candidate 0.5 0.17%
Totals 286 100%
Turnout 286 71.14%

Vice Presidential selection

Jill Stein began taking part in the 2016 Green Party presidential primaries in February 2016. Stein was immediately the front-runner and was described by the media as "steamrolling to victory."[6] On June 15, 2016, the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates, enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the 2016 Green National Convention.[7] A week before the start of the convention, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, who served as a surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders during his campaign, announced that she had been in discussions with the Stein campaign about possibly serving as Stein's vice presidential pick.[8] The following day, Stein stated that the campaign hadn't chosen a VP candidate yet, and was in discussion with several individuals. On August 1, the Stein campaign announced that Ajamu Baraka had been chosen as Stein's VP candidate.[citation needed] Stein released the names of the final six individuals she had considered as her running mate, with Baraka being the choice. The six contenders for Stein's running mate were:[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Winger, Richard (August 2, 2015) "Green Party Will Hold Presidential Convention in Houston", Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Green Party announces plans for national convention". Green Party Watch. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ . Green Party of the United States. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ^ . Green Party. 2016. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Election 2016 - Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions". The Green Papers. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Graham, Christopher (March 10, 2016). "Arizona has big voice in picking next president". journalaz.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Dr. Jill Stein secures Green Presidential nomination, rises to 5% in national poll". Jill 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sanders surrogate weighing Green Party run for vice president". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. ^ "Jill Stein Selects Human Rights Activist Ajamu Baraka as Vice-Presidential Running Mate". Jill 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

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The 2016 Green National Convention in which delegates of the Green Party of the United States chose the party s nominees for president and vice president in the national election was held August 4 7 2016 in Houston Texas In August 2015 Houston was chosen over a competing proposal from Toledo Ohio 1 The Convention was located at the University of Houston with the theme Houston We Have A Solution Vote Green 2016 2 3 The convention formally nominated Jill Stein as the party s presidential nominee and Ajamu Baraka as her running mate 2016 Green National Convention2016 presidential electionStein right and Baraka left at the convention Nominees Stein and BarakaConventionDate s August 4 7 2016CityHouston TexasVenueUniversity of HoustonKeynote speakerCornel WestCandidatesPresidential nomineeJill Stein of MassachusettsVice presidential nomineeAjamu Baraka of the District of ColumbiaOther candidatesWilliam Kreml Sedinam Curry Kent Mesplay Darryl CherneyVotingTotal delegates402Votes needed for nomination202 majority 2012 2020 OrlandoClevelandPhiladelphiaHoustonclass notpageimage Sites of the 2016 national presidential nominating conventions Blue red green and yellow indicate the conventions for the Democratic Republican Green and Libertarian parties respectively Contents 1 Speakers 2 Presidential delegate count 3 Vice Presidential selection 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSpeakers EditSeveral speakers had been confirmed ahead of time more were announced closer to the convention 4 David Cobb 2004 Green Party presidential nominee and co founder of Move to Amend Andrea Cuellar former member of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education Bruce Dixon managing editor of Black Agenda Report Lisa Fithian activist writer and organizer for United for Peace and Justice Howie Hawkins Green Party activist and perennial candidate YahNe Ndgo activist author and singer John Rensenbrink political scientist and co founder of the Green Party Cornel West philosopher academic social activist author member of Democratic Socialists of America and member of the DNC platform committee Keli Yen Coordinator for Global Greens and former Convenor of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation Julian Assange computer programmer publisher journalist and Editor in Chief of WikiLeaks via video Presidential delegate count EditThis section is about the convention delegate vote For primary and caucus results see Green Party presidential primaries 2016 Jill Stein William Kreml No contest Green National Convention Presidential Roll call vote 2016 5 Candidate First Ballot PercentageJill Stein 233 5 81 64 William Kreml 18 25 6 38 Sedinam Curry 14 5 5 07 Darryl Cherney 8 5 2 97 Kent Mesplay 7 5 2 62 Elijah Manley 3 25 1 14 No candidate 0 5 0 17 Totals 286 100 Turnout 286 71 14 Vice Presidential selection EditJill Stein began taking part in the 2016 Green Party presidential primaries in February 2016 Stein was immediately the front runner and was described by the media as steamrolling to victory 6 On June 15 2016 the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the 2016 Green National Convention 7 A week before the start of the convention former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner who served as a surrogate for Senator Bernie Sanders during his campaign announced that she had been in discussions with the Stein campaign about possibly serving as Stein s vice presidential pick 8 The following day Stein stated that the campaign hadn t chosen a VP candidate yet and was in discussion with several individuals On August 1 the Stein campaign announced that Ajamu Baraka had been chosen as Stein s VP candidate citation needed Stein released the names of the final six individuals she had considered as her running mate with Baraka being the choice The six contenders for Stein s running mate were 9 Ajamu Baraka founding executive director of the US Human Rights Network and associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies Aaron Dixon former captain of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party Dr Margaret Flowers former pediatrician radio host healthcare activist and candidate for the United States Senate election in Maryland 2016 Chris Hedges Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Nina Turner former Ohio State Senator Kevin Zeese former executive director of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws citation needed See also EditGreen Party of the United States Green Party presidential primaries 2016 Green National Convention Other parties presidential nominating conventions in 2016 Democratic Libertarian RepublicanReferences Edit Winger Richard August 2 2015 Green Party Will Hold Presidential Convention in Houston Ballot Access News Retrieved August 17 2015 Green Party announces plans for national convention Green Party Watch April 4 2016 Retrieved April 27 2016 Houston We Have a Solution Vote Green 2016 Green Party of the United States April 4 2016 Archived from the original on May 10 2016 Retrieved April 27 2016 The following workshops will be presented at the Annual National Meeting just prior to the Presidential Nomination Convention More will be added shortly Green Party 2016 Archived from the original on July 3 2016 Retrieved June 6 2016 Election 2016 Presidential Primaries Caucuses and Conventions The Green Papers August 6 2016 Retrieved August 7 2016 Graham Christopher March 10 2016 Arizona has big voice in picking next president journalaz com Retrieved 26 April 2016 Dr Jill Stein secures Green Presidential nomination rises to 5 in national poll Jill 2016 Retrieved June 15 2016 Sanders surrogate weighing Green Party run for vice president Washington Post Retrieved 2016 07 31 Jill Stein Selects Human Rights Activist Ajamu Baraka as Vice Presidential Running Mate Jill 2016 Retrieved 2016 08 01 External links Edit2016 Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 Green National 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