2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomiantion
The 2020 Green Party of Alaska Presidential Nomination was decided on August 31, 2020 by a poll that the Green Party of Alaska had polled.[ 1] The poll made Jesse Ventura the presidential nominee.[ 2]
Background
The National Green Party chose Howie Hawkins as their President candidate and Angela Nicole Walker as Vice President.[ 3] The Green Party of Alaska , who supported Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry in the beginning, held a poll on August 30-31, 2020, among their members to pick their candidate. Jesse Ventura won with 50% of the vote among 8 candidates.[ 1] [ 4]
Considered candidates
The following candidates were considered for the nomination and put into the poll made by the Green Party of Alaska :[ 1]
Nominee
Other candidates considered
2020 Green Party of Alaska Candidates
Name
Born
Experience
Home state
Running
mate
Party
Ref.
Howie Hawkins
December 8, 1952 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Environmental activist, found of Green/Greens Party USA , 2020 Green /Socialist Candidate for President
New York
Angela Nicole Walker
Green
[ 1] [ 5]
Joe Biden
November 20, 1942
Scranton, Pennsylvania U.S.
Vice President of the United States (2009–2017)
Delaware
Kamala Harris
Democratic
[ 1] [ 6]
Dario Hunter
April 21, 1983
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Youngstown Board of Education member (2016–2020)
California
Dawn Neptune Adams
Progressive
[ 1] [ 7]
Mark Charles
Gallup, New Mexico, U.S.
Native American activist , public speaker , consultant , and author
New Mexico
Adrian Wallace
(was Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry )
Independent
[ 1] [ 8]
Jo Jorgenson
May 1, 1957
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S
Psychology senior lecturer at Clemson University
Nominee for Vice President in 1996
Nominee for U.S. representative from SC-04 in 1992
South Carolina
Spike Cohen
Libertarian
[ 1] [ 9]
Steve Saylor
March 23, 1956
Port Lavaca, Texas, U.S.
American author of historical novels
Texas
None
None
[ 1] [ 10]
Donald Trump
June 14, 1946
Queens, New York, U.S.
45th
President of the United States
(2017–2021)
Florida
Mike Pence
Republican
[ 1] [ 11]
Results
The Green Party of Alaska sent a poll to all its members. The winner would become the nominee. Only a percent was given during the polls results.[ 1] [ 12]
Aftermath
Jesse Ventura got 2,673 votes in Alaska , which was 0.74% of the vote. He came 4th place in the state.[ 13]
Howie Hawkins got 0.2% of the national vote, which was 4th place nationally.[ 14]
In January 2021, the National Green Party decided to force a split with the Green Party of Alaska .[ 15]
Related pages
References
↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "The Green Party of Alaska DRAFTS" . Facebook . August 31, 2020.
↑ Downing, Suzanne (2020-09-01). "Green Party of Alaska nominates Jesse Ventura for president" . Must Read Alaska . Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ "Howie Hawkins Gets 0.2% of Vote Nationwide, Worries of Party Stance in NY" . spectrumlocalnews.com . Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 Release, Green Party of Alaska Press (2020-09-01). "Green Party Of Alaska Rejects National Candidate, Nominates Jesse Ventura" . The Anchorage Press . Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ Mahoney, Bill (07/12/2020). "Howie Hawkins goes National" .
↑ "Biden doesn't have the delegates to clinch the nomination. That could change June 2" . PBS NewsHour . 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ "Dario Hunter launches exploratory committee for Green Party presidential nomination" . WYTV . 2019-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ "Member of Navajo Nation Announces U.S. Presidential Campaign" . KNAU Arizona Public Radio . 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ "Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Presidential Nomination on Fourth Vote |" . 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ Like Ventura, Saylor did not run a campaign
↑ "Outside of Washington, Trump slips back into campaign mode" . Associated Press . 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05 .
↑ Release, Green Party of Alaska Press (2020-09-01). "Green Party Of Alaska Rejects National Candidate, Nominates Jesse Ventura" . The Anchorage Press . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
↑ "Election Summary Report" (PDF) . Alaska Division of Elections . November 5, 2024.
↑ "Howie Hawkins Gets 0.2% of Vote Nationwide, Worries of Party Stance in NY" . spectrumlocalnews.com . Retrieved 2024-06-06 .
↑ Downing, Suzanne (2021-01-11). "Alaska Green Party decertified by national over going rogue" . Must Read Alaska . Retrieved 2024-06-06 .