Campaigns & Candidates Working Group

Campaigns & Candidates Working Group (CCWG)

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Co-Coordinators:	Coordinating Committee Liaison:
Working Group Duties and Authority The Campaigns & Candidates Working Group is charged with facilitating the electoral work of the party. This includes working to: Educate Green Party members about GPCA electoral strategy; Identify key political campaigns in which Green Party activists can play a pivotal role; Identify registered Greens who would make credible candidates; Promote and facilitate effective regional strategies for winning campaigns; Train Green Party activists in methods of waging political campaigns; Facilitate fundraising operations for GPCA-endorsed electoral campaigns. Maintain a County Polling Committee to establish GPCA positions opposing or supporting statewide ballot measure. The Campaign Support Fund Committee is defined in Appendix B of the GPCA Bylaws. The County Polling Committee is defined in Appendix C of the GPCA Bylaws. Group co-coordinator responsibilities are outlined here
Internal Documents
Working Group Email List ; Monthly Teleconferences ; Working Group Meetings at State Plenaries

Registering To Run As A Green For Partisan Office In 2012

According to CA Elections Code (EC 8001(a)(2)), to run as a Green for Partisan Office in 2012, one must be:

Registered either Green or "Decline to State" by March 9th, 2011
And, if registered "Decline to state" by March 11th, 2011, then re-registered Green no later than December 9th, 2011

Registration must either be post-marked by March 9th or the State will use the date of the affidavit.

There is also additional information here in the GPCA Elections pages.

State/Federal Legislative Offices Up for Election in 2012

There will be 80 State Assembly and 20 State Senate districts up for election in 2012. The boundaries for these districts will be redrawn based upon the 2010 by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

The number of Congressional seats that California currently has is 53. It is possible that this number could change through Congressional reapportionment based upon the 2010 census. The boundaries for these districts will also be redrawn based upon the 2010 census by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Finally one US Senate seat will be up for election in 2012.

The partisan offices up in 2012 are:

80 State Assembly
Assembly Districts Assembly Roster Summary of Qualifications (2010)
20 State Senate
Senate Districts State Senate Roster Summary of Qualifications (2010)
52 Congressional Seats
Congressional Districts in CA Congressional Roster for California Summary of Qualifications
1 United States Senate Seat
Summary of Qualifications

To get a sense of the deadlines, requirements and fees involved for these races, the following are links from the 2010 election cycle:

Wondering what resources are out there for your campaign?

A good place to start is the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee's web site.
Here is the platform of the Green Party of California and the platform of the Green Party of the United States.
Read the Green Party of California's primary and general ballot pamphlet statements.
Candidates in non-partisan races who wish to receive Green Party endorsement should contact their county (or local) chapter to request an endorsement. The state-level GPCA currently does not endorse candidates in non-partisan races.
To get support or endorsement at any level, you will need to download and complete this campaign questionnaire. When complete, send it as an email attachment to the co-co of CCWG (shown above)

Candidate Training Program Videos Available

DVDs of the Candidate Basics training program held in Petaluma March 19, 2006 are available for distribution to County GPs to use to recruit candidates and as a program resource. The program was designed for prospective GPCA candidates and campaign helpers who have no or little previous campaign experience. Topics include: Deciding to be a candidate; Initial filing requirements; Media basics; and Campaign finance issues. Program sessions are about an hour and can be shown in order or separately.

For more information, contact Warner Bloomberg at (408) 295-9353 or

CCWG County Contacts Needed

The CCWG currently is seeking Green Party members to serve as county contacts. CCWG County Contacts have the responsibility to inform their local County Councils, locals, caucuses and general membership about CCWG programs and issues and to report back to the CCWG via the email list, monthly teleconference and at plenary meetings. More than one person can serve as the CCWG contacts for their County GP.

To volunteer for these positions, contact CCWG Coordinator

Thinking ahead to 2014

Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Partisan Nomination for Statewide, State Legislative and Congressional Office (2014)

11 State Constitutional Offices
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and four Board of Equalization districts

Governor and Lieutenant Governor (pdf ~52KB)
Secretary of State, Controller or Treasurer> (pdf ~51KB)
Attorney General (pdf ~93KB)
Insurance Commissioner (pdf ~51KB)
Member, State Board of Equalization (4 Districts) (pdf ~56KB)
United States Senator (pdf ~55KB)
United States Representative in Congress (53 Districts) (pdf ~55KB)
State Senator (20 Districts, Even-Numbered) and Member of the State Assembly (80 Districts) (pdf ~111KB)

Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Nonpartisan Nomination for the Office of:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction (pdf ~91KB)

Last updated: 06/08/2011 (BH)