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{{short description|District of Columbia affiliate of the Green Party}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name = D.C. Statehood Green Party
| logo = D.C. Statehood Green Party.png
| colorcode = {{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}
| headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| chairman = Darryl LC Moch
| vice chair =
| foundation =
| membership_year = 2023
| membership = 4,140<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winger |first=Richard |title=DC Board of Elections, Voter Totals for February 2023 |url=https://dcboe.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=a4f2f1ac-0fa1-4908-a402-9ad014a30701 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=DC Board of Elections |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420134523/https://dcboe.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=a4f2f1ac-0fa1-4908-a402-9ad014a30701 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| ideology = [[Green politics]]<br>[[District of Columbia statehood movement|D.C. Statehood]]
| predecessor = DC Statehood Party
| position = [[Left-wing]]
| national = [[Green Party of the United States]]
| colors = {{Color box|{{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green]]
| seats1_title = [[D.C. Council]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|13|{{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Advisory Neighborhood Commission]]s
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|3|345|{{party color|D.C. Statehood Green Party}}}}
| country = the United States
| website = {{official|statehoodgreensofdc.org}}
| state =
}}

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The '''D.C. Statehood Green Party''', also known as the '''D.C. Statehood Party''', is a leftwing political party in [[Washington, D.C.]] The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]], but has traditionally been involved primarily with issues related to [[D.C. Statehood]]. Party members sometimes call it the second most popular party in the city because in the 2006 election its candidates won more total votes than the Republican candidates.<ref name=nbc4>{{Cite web
The '''D.C. Statehood Green Party''', known as the '''DC Statehood Party''' prior to 1999, is a [[Green politics|green]] [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] political party in the [[District of Columbia]]. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the [[Green Party (United States)|national Green Party]] but has traditionally elevated issues of [[District of Columbia statehood movement]] as its primary focus. Party members refer to the Statehood Green Party as the second most popular party in the District because, historically, STG (on the D.C. electoral ballot) candidates win the second highest vote totals in the city, ahead of the Republican Party but behind the Democratic Party.<ref name=nbc4>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html
|url=http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html
|title=What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK?
|title=What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK?
|accessdate=2008-07-31
|access-date=2008-07-31
|publisher=NBC4.com
|publisher=NBC4.com
|date=2006-11-29
|date=2006-11-29
|last=Sherwood
|last=Sherwood
|first=Tom
|first=Tom
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517220950/http://www.nbc4.com/politics/10416500/detail.html
}}</ref> About 1 percent of D.C. voters are registered with the D.C. Statehood Green Party, while 6 percent are Republicans and 76 percent are Democrats.<ref>{{cite web
|archive-date=May 17, 2007
| title=Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics: Citiwide Registration Summary as of December 31, 2013
|url-status=unfit
| author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
}}</ref> As of February 2023, there are approximately 4,140 voters registered in the Statehood Green Party, or 0.79% of registered voters in the city.<ref name=registeredvoters>"[https://dcboe.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=a4f2f1ac-0fa1-4908-a402-9ad014a30701 Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics as of February, 2023] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423161217/http://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Notice/DownLoad.aspx?NoticeID=5959309 |date=April 23, 2016 }}" ''District of Columbia Board of Elections''. February 2023.</ref>
| url= http://dcboee.org/popup.asp?url=/pdf_files/StatRep_31Dec2013.PDF
| date= December 31, 2013
| accessdate=2014-01-17
}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The party began on January 15, 1971, when [[Julius Hobson]] announced his candidacy for the District's non-voting [[Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia|Congressional Delegate]] position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party.<ref name= jumps>{{cite news |title= Hobson Jumps Into Delegate Contest: Hobson to Run for Delegate as an Independent |first= Richard E. |last= Prince |work= The Washington Post |date= Jan 15, 1971 |page= A1 |url= http://search.proquest.com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/docview/148041613/2EDD6CE6C2024122PQ/1?accountid=46320 }}</ref> Although he lost that race to [[Walter E. Fauntroy]], he would later serve on the [[Council of the District of Columbia|D.C. Council]]. In 1973, the Party was a strong proponent of the [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act]], which gave limited self-government to the city. From the creation of the city council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by [[Hilda Mason]].
The party was founded to convince [[Julius Hobson]] to run for the District's non-voting [[Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia|Congressional Delegate]] position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party.<ref name= jumps>{{cite news |title= Hobson Jumps Into Delegate Contest: Hobson to Run for Delegate as an Independent |first= Richard E. |last= Prince |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= January 15, 1971 |page= A1 |id= {{ProQuest|148041613}} }}</ref> Although Hobson lost that race to [[Walter E. Fauntroy]], Hobson received enough votes to make the party an official major party in the District.<ref>{{cite news |title= Walter Fauntroy and the People |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= March 25, 1971 |page= A20 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/148179847/}}</ref> Following the election, Hobson helped set up the party in the District.<ref name= supporters>{{cite news |title= Hobson and Supporters Map Third Party Plans |first= Ivan C. |last= Brandon |newspaper= The Washington Post|date= March 29, 1971 |page= C2 |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/148175715/}}</ref> Other notable founders include [[Josephine Butler (activist)|Josephine Butler]] and Calvert I. Cassell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levey |first=Jane F. |date=2021-06-16 |title=Charles I. Cassell, 1924-2021 |url=https://dchistory.org/charles-i-cassell-1924-2021/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=DC History Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The party was organized on the [[Washington, D.C.#City government|ward]] level, and ward chairs could decide how to organize their activities in their wards.<ref name= supporters/> Hobson later served on the [[D.C. Council]]. In 1973, the party was a strong proponent of the [[District of Columbia Home Rule Act]], which gave limited self-government to the District. From the creation of the District Council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by [[Hilda Mason]].


In 1998, a Green Party was founded in D.C. Their candidate for [[Shadow congressperson#District of Columbia shadow representatives|Shadow Representative]], Mike Livingston, ran that year. He received 2,000 more votes than necessary for the party to qualify for continued ballot access. In October 1999, the new Green Party merged with the longstanding and larger Statehood Party to form the Statehood Green Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party |url=https://www.gpus.org/other/ballotstatus/dc/ |website=Green Party of the United States |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>
Throughout the 1970s, the party and its members on the council sponsored several initiatives aimed at giving the District more autonomy from the federal government. The high point was the passage of the [[District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment]] by [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] in 1978, which would have given the District the rights of a state; the amendment failed to receive approval from the necessary 37 states by 1985, and thus did not become part of the [[United States Constitution]].


In a 2016 district-wide plebiscite, D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood. The party criticized the lack of involvement of regular citizens in the process.<ref name="NBCW1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Election-Statehood-Council-Seats-400275901.html|title=DC Voters Elect Gray to Council, Approve Statehood Measure|date=8 November 2016|publisher=NBC Washington|language=en|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="TWT1">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/27/dc-statehood-supporters-see-council-rush-citizen-s/|title=DC statehood advocates say council is rushing process, leaving out citizen voices|last=McDermott|first=Ryan|date=27 September 2016|publisher=The Washington Times|language=en|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
The statehood movement lost much of its momentum after this and other defeats, though the party continued to field candidates for local offices. It merged with the [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] prior to the 2000 elections, and endorsed [[Ralph Nader|Ralph Nader's]] campaign for [[President of the United States|president]].

==Leadership==
The party is led by a Steering Committee, currently consisting of the following members.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dcsgp.yolasite.com/get-involved.php |title= Contact DCSGP Steering Committee |accessdate= October 5, 2015 |work= D.C. Statehood Green Party }}</ref>

* David Schwartzman
* Langston Tingling-Clemmons
* Michele Tingling-Clemmons
* Rick Tingling-Clemmons
* Jabari Zakiya


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official site|http://dcstatehoodgreen.org/}}
* [http://dcsgp.yolasite.com/ Official site]

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D.C. Statehood Green Party
ChairmanDarryl LC Moch
Preceded byDC Statehood Party
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Membership (2023)4,140[1]
IdeologyGreen politics
D.C. Statehood
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationGreen Party of the United States
Colors  Green
D.C. Council
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Advisory Neighborhood Commissions
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The D.C. Statehood Green Party, known as the DC Statehood Party prior to 1999, is a green progressive political party in the District of Columbia. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national Green Party but has traditionally elevated issues of District of Columbia statehood movement as its primary focus. Party members refer to the Statehood Green Party as the second most popular party in the District because, historically, STG (on the D.C. electoral ballot) candidates win the second highest vote totals in the city, ahead of the Republican Party but behind the Democratic Party.[2] As of February 2023, there are approximately 4,140 voters registered in the Statehood Green Party, or 0.79% of registered voters in the city.[3]

History

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The party was founded to convince Julius Hobson to run for the District's non-voting Congressional Delegate position as a member of the D.C. Statehood Party.[4] Although Hobson lost that race to Walter E. Fauntroy, Hobson received enough votes to make the party an official major party in the District.[5] Following the election, Hobson helped set up the party in the District.[6] Other notable founders include Josephine Butler and Calvert I. Cassell.[7] The party was organized on the ward level, and ward chairs could decide how to organize their activities in their wards.[6] Hobson later served on the D.C. Council. In 1973, the party was a strong proponent of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which gave limited self-government to the District. From the creation of the District Council in 1975 until 1999, the party always had one of the at-large seats, first occupied by Hobson and then by Hilda Mason.

In 1998, a Green Party was founded in D.C. Their candidate for Shadow Representative, Mike Livingston, ran that year. He received 2,000 more votes than necessary for the party to qualify for continued ballot access. In October 1999, the new Green Party merged with the longstanding and larger Statehood Party to form the Statehood Green Party.[8]

In a 2016 district-wide plebiscite, D.C. residents voted in favor of statehood. The party criticized the lack of involvement of regular citizens in the process.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Winger, Richard. "DC Board of Elections, Voter Totals for February 2023". DC Board of Elections. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Sherwood, Tom (2006-11-29). "What's Old Is New Again ... At RFK?". NBC4.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Monthly Report of Voter Registration Statistics as of February, 2023 Archived April 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine" District of Columbia Board of Elections. February 2023.
  4. ^ Prince, Richard E. (January 15, 1971). "Hobson Jumps Into Delegate Contest: Hobson to Run for Delegate as an Independent". The Washington Post. p. A1. ProQuest 148041613.
  5. ^ "Walter Fauntroy and the People". The Washington Post. March 25, 1971. p. A20.
  6. ^ a b Brandon, Ivan C. (March 29, 1971). "Hobson and Supporters Map Third Party Plans". The Washington Post. p. C2.
  7. ^ Levey, Jane F. (2021-06-16). "Charles I. Cassell, 1924-2021". DC History Center. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. ^ "Ballot Status History: D.C. Statehood Green Party". Green Party of the United States. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ "DC Voters Elect Gray to Council, Approve Statehood Measure". NBC Washington. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. ^ McDermott, Ryan (27 September 2016). "DC statehood advocates say council is rushing process, leaving out citizen voices". The Washington Times. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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