The Richmond Greens is the local chapter of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Green Party

Green Party (United States)

The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...

 of Richmond, California

Richmond, California

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...

. They have fielded three candidates for city council Gayle McLaughlin

Gayle McLaughlin

Gayle McLaughlin is a California politician. She is a member of the Green Party and, since 2006, the mayor of Richmond, California and a member of Richmond's City Council. McLaughlin was elected on November 7, 2006 by a 279-vote margin over incumbent mayor Irma A. Anderson...

 and Andrés Soto (the former which won) in 2004 and Jim Jenkins in 2006 who lost. McLaughlin ran for mayor in 2006 and unseated incumbent Irma Anderson. This chapter of the party supports grassroots democracy, is anti-Iraq war, and pro sustainable development. They are under the Contra Costa County then California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

then United States Greens.

External links

• Richmond Greens