Green Senatorial Campaign Committee
Encyclopedia
The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) is the Green Party committee
for the United States Senate
, working to elect Greens to that body. The GSCC filed with the FEC for official recognition in September 2006, it was received in February 2007 http://ao.nictusa.com/ao/no/060036.html. This is the first time a party other than the Democrats
or Republicans
have had a Senatorial Campaign Committee recognized by the FEC
.
During the 2006 elections the party created the GSCC in June 2006, and it's based in Minneapolis. But without official recognition, the committee had to operate like a political action committee. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0207/2663.html
The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) is a seven-member committee elected by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). It presently has one vacancy, and its current members including its nonvoting Treasurer are:
Former Members
During the 2006 elections the GSCC contributed $1,809 to 9 Green Senatorial Campaigns.http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_supopp/2005_C00428664
Committee
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for the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
, working to elect Greens to that body. The GSCC filed with the FEC for official recognition in September 2006, it was received in February 2007 http://ao.nictusa.com/ao/no/060036.html. This is the first time a party other than the Democrats
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States Senate. It is the only organization solely dedicated to electing Democrats to the United States Senate. The DSCC's current chair is Sen. Patty Murray, who succeeded Sen. Robert Menendez following...
or Republicans
National Republican Senatorial Committee
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to that body. The NRSC was founded in 1916 as the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee...
have had a Senatorial Campaign Committee recognized by the FEC
FEC
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.
During the 2006 elections the party created the GSCC in June 2006, and it's based in Minneapolis. But without official recognition, the committee had to operate like a political action committee. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0207/2663.html
The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) is a seven-member committee elected by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). It presently has one vacancy, and its current members including its nonvoting Treasurer are:
- Teresa Keane, Chair: (Portland, Oregon)
- Anita Wessling, Vice-Chair: (Omaha, Arkansas)
- Brent White, Secretary: (Seattle, Washington)
- Dave Jette, Treasurer and Webmaster: (Seattle, Washington)
- Eric Oines, Assistant Treasurer: (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Jim LendallJim LendallJim Lendall is an American politician, activist, and nurse. Lendall was the 2010 Green Party candidate for Arkansas governor.Lendall, a former State Representative, from Little Rock was elected to four terms in the state legislature as both a Democrat and an independent...
, (Mabelvale, Arkansas) - Marc Sanson, (Springfield, Illinois)
Former Members
- Roger Snyder, (Founding Member) (New York)
- Dean MyersonDean MyersonDean Myerson is a prominent member of the American Green Party.He joined the Green Party in 1991 when he was living in Boulder, Colorado, and was active at the local level initially. He first attended a national gathering in 1995, and in 1997 was elected Secretary of the new Association of State...
, (Founding Member) nonvoting Treasurer: (Washington)
During the 2006 elections the GSCC contributed $1,809 to 9 Green Senatorial Campaigns.http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_supopp/2005_C00428664