Green Party of Virginia

The Green Party of Virginia (GPVA) is a state-level political party in Virginia founded in 1993. It is the state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.

Green Party of Virginia
Non-Male Co-chair	Vacant
Non-Female Co-chair	Tom Yager
Treasurer	Kirit Mookerjee
Founded	1993
Headquarters	P.O. Box 7316 Falls Church, Virginia 22040
Ideology	Green politics Eco-socialism[1] Anti-capitalism Communalism[2] Municipalization[3]
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Green Party of the United States
Colors	Green
Seats in the US Senate	0 / 2
Seats in the US House	0 / 11
Seats in the VA Senate	0 / 40
Seats in the VA House	0 / 100
VA statewide offices held	0 / 3
Lord Fairfax Conservation District	1 / 12
Skyline Conservation District	1 / 10
Website
www.VAGreenParty.org
Politics of Virginia Elections

GPVA runs candidates on an ecology platform. The party had its first electoral victory in 1997.^[4]

Campaigns

The Green Party of Virginia consistently elects Directors to Soil & Water Conservation Districts and often runs candidates for various local positions and for the state legislature.

The party earned its first electoral victories in November 1997 when Phil Welch was elected to the Buena Vista Soil & Water Conservation District board ^[5] and Stephanie Porras was elected to the Lexington Soil & Conservation District Board.^[6] Since that time, several other GPVA members have run for office in both partisan and non-partisan races, with notable victories at the town council and SWCD level.

In 2015, Jeff Staples ran for Virginia House of Delegates in the 81st District against Republican Barry Knight and received a total of 30.3% of the vote.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Montigue Magruder and Rebecca Keel ran in the Richmond citywide elections and gathered nearly 12% of the votes in their respective districts. Kristen Lawson won the seat to represent Richmond's 4th district with 4,762 votes, 36.9% of the total.^{[citation needed]}

Presidential elections

Year	Nominee	Votes
1996	Ralph Nader	Not on ballot
2000	Ralph Nader	59,398 (2.17%)
2004	David Cobb (write-in)	104 (<0.01%)
2008	Cynthia McKinney	2,344 (0.06%)
2012	Jill Stein	8,627 (0.22%)
2016	Jill Stein	27,638 (0.69%)
2020	Howie Hawkins (write-in)	TBA

Officeholders

Current

• Ira Richards, Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors^[7]
• Thomas Adams, Skyline Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors^[8]

Former

List incomplete

• Kathleen Harrigan, Fredericksburg Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
• Daniel Metraux, Staunton Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
• Chris Simmons, Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
• Buck Richards, Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors
• Giannina Franz, Fredericksburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors
• Wendy Hageman Smith, Appomattox County School Board
• Kristen Larson, Richmond City Council District 4