Voting for the “Green Team” on November 2

How can you help? Volunteer with Green campaigns, register and vote Green, and donate some Green to our campaigns!

Cobb/LaMarche for President/Vice President

The Cobb/LaMarche campaign is committed to building a strong and vibrant Green Party, to offer voters an ongoing alternative to the two-party system. David Cobb and Patricia LaMarche support the hundreds of greens running for local office. They consistently advocate instant runoff voting (IRV) as the best solution to the “spoiler” problem.

David’s mid-August visit to the Central Valley generated an impressive amount of media attention. Search <cagreens.org/news> for: David Cobb Fresno

Cobb/LaMarche are in favor of:
• Universal, single-payer health care
• A living wage for all workers
• Energy independence—slowing global warming, creating jobs
• An end to the racist War on Drugs
• The repeal of the Patriot Act

David had a successful law practice until early 2000, when Ralph Nader asked him to manage the Green Party effort in Texas. He coordinated the ballot access drive in Texas that collected more than 76,000 signatures in 75 days. He served as the general counsel for the Green Party of the United States until declaring his candidacy and was the Green Party of Texas (GPTX) candidate for Attorney General in 2002.

In 1996 Patricia was the first and only female host at the venerated heritage talk radio station, WGAN. She soon became known for her liberal views and was approached to run for governor of the state of Maine in 1998 on the Green Independent Party ticket. Despite a grassroots campaign, the death of her mother midway through, and raising her two children as a single mother, LaMarche led a successful campaign that generated seven percent of the vote from a budget of just $20,000. She became the first woman in the history of the state of Maine to gain ballot access for a political party due to her campaign.

Cobb/LaMarche 2004: <http://www.votecobb.org> (Donations Needed!), (559) 233–5907 (Mark)

Larry Mullen for Congress, District 19

Meet Larry Mullen—a veteran, a welder by trade and an educator by profession, and a 34-year teachers union member. He’s running as the Green Party candidate for the House of Representatives in the 19th Congressional District. You will be represented fairly and equitably. Your interests as Americans will not be compromised by global corporations. He’s not for sale!

Incumbent George Radanovich broke his word on term limits.
He gave up his constitutional power to declare war. He sent American jobs to foreign countries by fast-tracking NAFTA and supporting the outsourcing. He is for the WTO. His contempt for public input was exposed by his vindictive and punitive treatment of the Yosemite Plan. Larry loves his country too much to allow these actions to go unchallenged.

In contrast, as your ‘Citizen Legislator’ Larry supports:
• Creating jobs, not exporting them.
• Fair trade—not “free” trade.
• Protecting our sacred freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
• Foreign policy not driven by oil.
• Bringing home the troops soon with honor. He will work for peace.
• Eliminate government waste. Audit the books!
• Single payer healthcare reform.

In your heart, you know what’s right for the American people. Together, we can create an economy where everyone shares in the prosperity of America. Where our freedoms are preserved and elections are fair. Where the environment is
protected. That’s the America we deserve! Larry appreciates the generous financial and volunteer support his campaign has inspired and now asks for your vote on November 2.

Mullen for Congress: <http://www.4Mullen.org> (559) 222–VOTE

John Crockford for Assembly, District 29

John Crockford, a frequent contributor to the Community
Alliance, has been a tireless advocate for increasing education
funding, universal health care, a woman’s right to choose, reforming “Three Strikes,” and ending the War on Drugs by supporting medical marijuana. He supports the ability of all persons residing in the State of California to get a driver’s license, regardless of their immigration status.

John has been a resident of Clovis for 17 years, arriving from Texas with his family in November of 1986. He currently owns his own Web design and development business and operates several Web sites, including a commercial endeavor promoting “Old Town Clovis.”

John Crockford for Assembly: <john.crockford.org>

We are planning serious “get out the vote” activities leading right up to election day, making sure we get Greens to the polls to vote for Green candidates, better access to health care, and protecting our precious open space. We can use your help!

To get involved: (559) 233–5907 (Mark), <http://fresnogreens.org>

Mark Stout is the San Joaquin Valley Coordinator for the Cobb/LaMarche 2004 campaign, cofounder of the Fresno County Green Party, and works as a computer networking/sustainable energy consultant. He joins the Green Party of California in urging a Yes Vote on Prop 66, fix 3 Strikes: <http://voteyeson66.org>