Qualifications for membership of the Green Party of Ohio Central Committee
Four (4) Candidates are to be elected from each State of Ohio School Board district, at least one of these persons elected must be a female and at least one must be a male. If more candidates run than seats exist, the top 4 voter getters would win.
District 4 Ohio Central Committee members (up to 4 members)
Elected for a 2 year term on May 4, 2010
Josh Krekeler
Gwen Marshall
Eric Miller - resigned fall 2011 to go to school out of state
Don Rucknagel (appointed at GPO Convention July 2010)
Rich Stevenson - appointed November 2011 to fill out Eric Miller's seat
>>>> Currently have filed petitions to run in primary 2012 on March 6th:
Josh Krekeler, Gwen Marshall, Don Rucknagel & Rich Stevenson
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Qualifications for membership of the Green Party of Ohio County Committees
Seven (7) Candidates are to be elected from each County, at least one of these persons elected must be a female and at least one must be a male. If more candidates than seats exist, the top 7 voter getters win including the write in candidate(s).
Hamilton County Green Party Committee members
Elected for a 2 year term on May 4, 2010
Hamilton County Committee Members (up to 7 members)
Josh Krekeler
Gwen Marshall
Dorsey Stebbins
Rich Stevenson
Eric Wise
Kim Wise
Sydney Wise
>>>> Currently have filed petitions to run in primary 2012 on March 6th:
Josh Krekeler, Gwen Marshall, Don Rucknagel, Dorsey Stebbins, Rich Stevenson & Kim Wise.
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Persons who voted in the Green Party primary on May 4, 2010 can join the Hamilton County Green Party list serve by sending their name, contact information and precinct number to swohgp@fuse.net and requesting to be placed on the HamCoGP list serve. Persons who vote in the 2012 Green Party Primary will also be able to join the Green Party list serve. Persons who voted in the May 4, 2010 Green Primary, but don't vote in any primary in 2012 will also remain members of the Green Party for another 2 years.
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Persons who did NOT vote in the Green Party primary on May 4, 2010, but are interested in or supporter of the Green Party can join the original Southwest Ohio Green Party list serve, which is now the SW Ohio Green PAC list serve, by sending their name, contact information and precinct number to swohgp@fuse.net and requesting to be placed on the SWOHGP list serve.
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Officers elected at June 8, 2010 Hamilton County Green Party meeting
Eric Wise - co-chair
Kim Wise - co-chair
Sydney Wise - convener
Josh Krekeler - secretary
Gwen Marshall - treasurer
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These were the statements made by the current members of the Hamilton County Green Party Committee members when they were running in 2010: (they are in alphabetical order)
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Statement of Joshua Krekeler of Hamilton County
Josh Krekeler has served as the convener for the Southwest Ohio Green Party since 2005. A native Cincinnatian, he represented the Green Party in the We Demand a Vote alliance, which opposed the Hamilton County jail tax in 2007, the installation of red-light cameras in Cincinnati in 2008, and the sale of the Cincinnati Water Works in 2009. He is a passionate advocate of greater citizen engagement in public affairs as a way to empower the politically disenfranchised. He supports all varieties of independent and "minor-party" politics because he believes people should be aware of approaches to policy issues beyond those offered by the Democratic and Republican Parties. Josh is also active in his neighborhood Community Council. email address jollygreenjosh@fuse.net
Statement by Gwen Marshall of Hamilton County
I was raised Republican and worked with more Democrats than Republicans in the 1990’s when I was actively working on forest preservation and fair trade issues, but I never felt like I fit in with either party. The Green Party is the first political party I’ve joined where I actually fit in belief wise and have only voted for Green Party candidates for President in the general election since 1996. I had learned that I could work with a wide diversity of people from both of the major parties on the things we agreed on but also found there was much where we disagreed. I was also tired of being told that we need to vote based on a choice of "the lesser of two evils." I believe that when told to choose between two evils, one needs to find a better choice and that is why I started the campaign in southwest Ohio in 2000 to get Ralph Nader on the ballot. The outpouring of interest and activity in southwest Ohio made me know that we were headed in the correct direction with founding a new Green Party here. I worked on getting David Cobb on the ballot in 2004 as the official Green Party candidate and I was sorry to see Ralph Nader go off in his own direction away from his 2000 goal to form a viable US Green Party. I also worked on the 2008 Ohio campaign to get Cynthia McKinney on the ballot as well as on Tim Kettler’s 2006 Secretary of State and 2008 Ohio Senate campaigns. I am the current treasurer of the Southwest Ohio Green Pac, work on the web page www.swohgp.org as well as often host meetings at my house for the Green Party. email address swohgp@fuse.net
Statement of Dorsey Stebbins of Hamilton County
I have been a member of the Green Party since 2000. I joined primarily because it was obvious that there was little difference between the Democratic and Republican Parties. Both parties were giving little sensitivity to the common good, but continued to favor the corporations and the privileged. It is still true, not only nationally but locally. Presently in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, we have opportunity to raise the life style of the less fortunate among us due to 2 one billion dollar projects (the Banks and new school buildings) as well as other large construction projects. Yet too few of the workforces are local workers. This means more than half of the money used for construction will leave the community as soon as the buildings are finished. If most of the workforce is local that money could stay part of the local tax base again and again year after year. Add to that the many cases where tax abatements were given. It is time that we have public instruction for our unemployed to learn new and modern skills and Cincinnati and Hamilton County to come alive again. email address dstebbins@cinci.rr.com
Some of the Green Party folks who marched in the Northside 4th of July Parade 2009
Statement of Rich Stevenson of Hamilton County
In 2012 I am seeking re-election to the Hamilton County Green Party Central Committee and election to the Ohio Green Party Central Committee from the 4th District (OH Board of Education). I support the ten Green Party values. I had already served as a member of the Ohio Green Party Central Committee from 2002 to 2010. With our new minor party ballot access, I want to stay active in Green Party leadership. I am also running for the US Congress as the Green Party candidate in the Ohio First Congressional District. I will continue to participate in Green Party leadership. My 2010 and 2012 Congressional web pages were and are are located at http://cs2pr.us/Rich . The Citizens for Stevenson campaign committee could use your support. My campaign is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in political campaigns. Please join the effort and prepare for your political future. Learn the nuts and bolts of political campaigns. Learn what it takes to win. Contact the campaign at email address dist1oh@cs2pr.us
Statement by Eric Wise of Hamilton County
I have been an active member of the Southwest Ohio Green Party and the Coordinating Committee of the Ohio Green Party since 2000. Three specific items have spurred, and continue to personally motivate my involvement in both organizations; the Ten Key Values of the party, the meaningful participation of both organizations in local, state and national issues, campaigns and causes, and the fact that the Green Party poses a principled challenge, and a viable option, to the status quo of the two-party duopoly. email address ericwise1@hotmail.com
Statement by Kimberly Wise of Hamilton County
Active Green Party member since 2001. National Delegate from the Green Party of Ohio for the past 2 years. Member of the current Green Party of Ohio State Coordinating Committee. Member of the Southwest Ohio Green Party since 2001. I am a Registered Nurse working actively in the profession for the past 26 years. Green Party values have shaped my views and influenced my life and decision making. The current government and economic position our country has caused great disappointment. For these ongoing issues within our current government, I am even more committed to bringing the Green Party to fruition. email address kswise1@gmail.com
Statement by Sydney Wise of Hamilton County
My name is Sydney Wise and I currently a student at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. My parents have been active members of the Southwest Ohio and the Ohio Green Party for over ten years. For me personally, a motivating factor for running for county central committee has been the ten key values of the party and also the local actions and issues that the Southwest Ohio Green Party has been part of in recent years. I would like to run for the Hamilton County committee to participate in and help further the progress of the Green Party. email address sydneymadalene@hotmail.com