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This is a list of politicians endorsed by the Green Party of the United States (GPUS) who have held elected office.

GPUS publishes a semi-annual list of Greens in elected office and an annual list of Green elections & winners by year and by state.

As of the November 7, 2023 elections, at least 142 Greens hold elected office. In these elections, Greens won 42 out of 81 local races for county, municipal, education and special districts. Since 1986, at least 1439 Greens have won election.

Politicians highlighted in green were elected as a Green on a Green ticket or as an open Green in a nonpartisan election.

Federal officials

As of 2024, no nominee of the Green Party has been elected to office in the federal government.

State officials

As of 2024, 8 Greens have held state-level office. However, only 3 were elected or re-elected as Greens.

As of 2024, no Greens currently hold state-level office.

Lower houses

Former (8)

Jim Lendall was a Democratic Arkansas House Representative from 1998–2004, who switched to Green in 2005.

Local officials

As of April 18, 2023, eleven Green Party members have been elected to mayor-level positions in local offices.

Gayle McLaughlin was twice elected mayor of Richmond, California, defeating two Democrats in 2006, and reelected in 2010, and elected to City Council in 2014 after completing her second term as mayor. With a population of over 100,000 people, it was the largest US city with a Green mayor.

Fairfax, California; Arcata, California; Sebastopol, California; and New Paltz, New York are the only towns in the United States to ever have had a Green Party majority in their town councils.

Twin Ridges Elementary in Nevada County, California held the first Green Party majority school board in the United States.

Mayors

Current (4)

Former (8)

City and county councils

Current (17)

Former (27)

Other local officials

The Green Party has many local elected officials. This section notes only those who are notable or verified by a reliable source.

Current

Former

See also

• • List of socialist members of the United States Congress
  • List of elected socialist mayors in the United States
  • List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders
  • List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States
• History of the Green Party of the United States
• Congressional Progressive Caucus

Notes

1. Robinson was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. After losing election, on November 21, 2018, Robinson joined the Maryland Green Party.
2. Bear was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. In November 2017, Bear joined the Maine Green Independent Party.
3. Chapman represented the 37th District from 2010-2014.
4. Chapman was elected as a member of the Democratic Party. On May 26, 2017, Chapman became an independent. On September 22, 2017, Chapman joined the Maine Green Independent Party.
5. Smith represented the 54th District in 2011.
6. Smith was elected as a member of the Democratic Party, then barred from public office after conviction of felony theft. After Smith's conviction was expunged, the Democratic Party refused to run him, but he won election in 2012 on the Green Party ballot. Smith re-registered as a Democrat in 2014.
7. Carroll reached out to both the Green and Democratic party. The Democratic Party could not allow Carroll to run on its ballot line, because its candidate Dwayne Dobbins was disqualified. Carroll was elected as a Green Party of Arkansas member in 2008, but switched parties to become a Democrat five months after his election.
8. Ahearn was elected as a Democratic Party member in 2002 but joined the Green in 2003 after a falling-out with Democratic leadership. He lost re-election.
9. Bock was elected as a Green Party of California member to the California State Assembly in 1999, but switched her registration to Independent seven months later and ran as such in the 2000 election.
10. Kelly was formerly elected as a Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate
11. Stein would also run as the Green Party candidate for president in 2012, 2016, and 2024

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