{"id":2327372,"date":"2024-08-20T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-green-party-write-ins-will-run-in-the-general-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:41:30","slug":"eight-green-party-write-ins-will-run-in-the-general-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-green-party-write-ins-will-run-in-the-general-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Green Party write-ins will run in the general election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feight-green-party-write-ins-will-run-in-the-general-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Arizona Secretary of State announced that\u2063 eight Green Party \u200dwrite-in candidates will progress to the general election. The Green Party, which currently\u2062 has 100 elected officials nationwide, has yet to elect a candidate to federal \u2063or \u2064state office in Arizona. This development followed a clerical error that excluded the write-in candidates from the official primary canvass. <\/p>\n<p>Among the candidates advancing are:<\/p>\n<p>-\u200b **Eduardo Quintana** for\u200b the U.S. Senate, who opposes the\u2062 two-party\u200d system and\u2063 advocates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">renewable energy<\/a> and an eco-socialist economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Vincent Beck-Jones** for Congressional District 4, \u2064who emphasizes the need for real political choices beyond the existing \u200btwo-party duopoly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Athena Eastwood** for Congressional District 6, competing \u2062against Republican and Democrat\u2062 candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Tre Rook** \u200band **Cody\u2062 Hannah**, both running for State Representative positions, the latter being noted as one of the youngest \u200bcandidates. <\/p>\n<p>Hannah positions himself \u200das an advocate for working-class Arizonans and environmental issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eight Green Party write-ins will run in the general election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced on Saturday that eight Green Party write-in candidates would be moving on to the general election. The Green Party is an independent political party &ldquo;connected to American social movements,&rdquo; according to the Green Party&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, the Green Party has 100 elected officials across the country. However, Arizona has never had a Green Party candidate elected into a federal or state office. The write-in candidates were not mentioned in the official Arizona Primary Canvass due to a clerical error, according to an Aug. 17 press release from the Secretary of State&rsquo;s office, which explained the way voting for a write-in candidate works.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A write-in candidate for a newly recognized political party must receive a plurality of the votes of the party for the office for which the candidate is competing for,&rdquo; reads the press release. &ldquo;A party with continued representation requires at least as many votes as they would have had petition signatures. The winning candidates in the Primary all receive certificates of nomination in the days after the canvass and these Green candidates who won their party nomination are included.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Green party write-in candidates moving on to general election:<\/p>\n<p>Eduardo Quintana, U.S. Senate &ndash; Eduardo Quitaro is running for the Arizona U.S. Senator open seat against Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego. According to Quintana&rsquo;s campaign website, he is running with the Arizona Green Party to &ldquo;offer a political choice outside our failed two-party system careening towards nuclear war and environmental catastrophe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Quintana&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-competitors-seek-to-set-themselves-apart-without-scorning-maga\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s Competitors Seek to Set Themselves Apart Without Scorning MAGA\">priorities include ending<\/a> the Israeli\/Palestinian war, phasing out the burning of fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable energy sources, transitioning to an eco-socialist economy amont others.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Beck-Jones, Congressional District 4 U.S. Representative &ndash; Vincent Beck-Jones will be running for Congressional District 4 U.S. Representative. He will face incumbent Democrat Greg Stanton and Republican Kelly Cooper. According to Cooper&rsquo;s campaign website, he is firmly standing on a Green Party platform.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our country was once based on ideals of freedom and choice,&rdquo; reads his website. &ldquo;But, for 237 years we have been held to an Us vs Them system. A duopoly of politics where the two parties are merely just opposite sides of a single coin. We are left choosing which option seems less detrimental to us. This isn&rsquo;t a real choice. Without choice we have no freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Athena Eastwood, Congressional District 6 U.S. Representative &ndash; Write-in Green Party Candidate Athena Eastwood will be moving on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facts-are-stubborn-things-meghan-mccain-says-defund-the-police-will-hurt-democrats-amid-homicide-spike\/\" title=\"\u2018Facts Are Stubborn Things\u2019: Meghan McCain Says \u2018Defund The Police\u2019 Will Hurt Democrats Amid Homicide Spike\">general election running<\/a> for U.S. representative for Congressional District 6. She will go up against Republican Juan Ciscomani and Democrat Kirsten Engel.<\/p>\n<p>Tre Rook, Legislative District 8 State Representative &ndash; Tre Rook is running as a write-in Green Party candidate in the general election. Two candidates will be elected for each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-introduces-first-in-nation-resolution-to-protect-against-democrat-court-packing\/\" title=\"Arizona Legislature Introduces First-In-Nation Resolution To Protect Against Democrat &#039;Court Packing&#039;\">legislative district<\/a> and Rook will be going up against Republican Abe Hamadeh and Democrat Gregory Whitten in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Hannah, Legislative District 3 State Representative &ndash; Cody Hannah, a student and activist, is one of the youngest people running for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-aoc-was-not-inside-capitol-building-during-breach-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Report: AOC Was Not Inside Capitol Building During Breach On Jan. 6\">legislative office<\/a> in Arizona. He is running on the Green Party platform and will be moving on to the general election where he will be running against Republican Jeff Weninger and Democrat Brandy Reese.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cody is a committed advocate for people, planet, and peace, and he is ready to both work with and stand against the Democrats and Republicans in the AZ Legislature in order to fight for the needs of working class Arizonans and our environment,&rdquo; reads Hannah&rsquo;s campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Menor, Legislative District 14 State Representative &ndash; Scott Menor, a write-in Green Party candidate, will be running against Republicans Laurin Hendrix and Khyl Powell in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Menor said that by running for LD 14 state representative, he hopes to &ldquo;break the duopoly. I can represent you and give you an outsized voice as a tipping-point-independent in the Arizona State House,&rdquo; reads his campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>Menor&rsquo;s other priorities include electoral reform, universal healthcare, education, basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, housing, mobility and autonomy and access to abortion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Cease &amp; Nina Luxenberg, Corporation Commission &ndash; Mike Cease and Nina Luxenberg are the Green Party candidates running for one of the three open seats as Arizona corporation commissioner. The other candidates they will be running against include Republicans Rachel Walden, Rene Lopez and Lea Marquez Peterson, and Democrats Ylenia Aguilar, Jonathan Hill and Joshua Polacheck.<\/p>\n<p>More information on the primary election results and other candidates can be found on the Secretary of State website.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734028\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight Green Party write-in candidates will participate in the general election, as announced by Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Saturday. The Green Party, described on its website as an independent political party linked to American social movements, currently has 100 elected officials nationwide. However, Arizona has yet to elect a Green Party candidate to any federal or state office. A clerical error led to the omission of these write-in candidates from the official Arizona Primary Canvass, according to a press release from August 17 that clarified how voting for write-in candidates works. The release stated that a newly recognized political party&#8217;s write-in candidate must secure a plurality of votes within their party for the specific office they are contesting. To maintain representation, they need at least as many votes as required petition signatures.<\/p>\n<p>The following Green Party write-in candidates will advance to the general election:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Eduardo Quintana** (U.S. Senate): Running for an open U.S. Senate seat against Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego, Quintana aims to provide an alternative to what he sees as a failing two-party system and prioritizes issues like ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and transitioning away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Vincent Beck-Jones** (Congressional District 4 U.S. Representative): He is challenging incumbent Democrat Greg Stanton and Republican Kelly Cooper while advocating for freedom of choice beyond the current political duopoly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Athena Eastwood** (Congressional District 6 U.S. Representative): Eastwood will compete against Republican Juan Ciscomani and Democrat Kirsten Engel in her bid for Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Tre Rook** (Legislative District 8 State Representative): As a write-in candidate, Rook faces Republicans Abe Hamadeh and Democrat Gregory Whitten in his race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Cody Hannah** (Legislative District 3 State Representative): One of Arizona&#8217;s youngest legislative candidates, Hannah is running against Republican Jeff Weninger and Democrat Brandy Reese while advocating for working-class needs and environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Scott Menor** (Legislative District 14 State Representative): Menor aims to challenge Republicans Laurin Hendrix and Khyl Powell with goals including electoral reform and universal healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Mike Cease &amp; Nina Luxenberg** (Corporation Commission): Both are vying for one of three open seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission against several other candidates from both major parties.<\/p>\n<p>For more details about primary election results or additional candidates, visit the Secretary of State&#8217;s website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/California-city-16-year-old-voting.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33947,32902,32076,38659],"class_list":["post-2327372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-general-election","tag-green-party","tag-washington-examiner","tag-write-ins"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/California-city-16-year-old-voting.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}