2020 Green Party presidential primaries

Green Party presidential primaries, 2020

TBD
402 Delegate votes to the Green National Convention 202 Delegate votes needed to win
132px Candidate Howie Hawkins Dario Hunter Others / Uncommitted Home state New York Ohio N/A Estimated delegate count 4 0 0 Contests won 1 0 0 Popular vote N/A N/A N/A Percentage N/A N/A N/A
Previous Green nominee Jill Stein

The 2020 Green Party presidential primaries will be a series of primaries, caucuses and state conventions in which voters elect delegates to represent a candidate for the Green Party's nominee for president of the United States at the 2020 Green National Convention. The primaries, to be held in numerous states on various dates from early spring into early summer of 2020, will feature elections publicly funded, concurrent with the Democratic and Republican primaries, and elections privately funded by the Green Party, to be held non-concurrently with the major party primaries.

There will be 402 delegates elected to the Green National Convention. A candidate will need a simple majority of these delegates, in addition to formal recognition, to become the Green Party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election.

Background

Former nominees

The former Green Party presidential nominees, in chronological order, are consumer advocate Ralph Nader, political activist David Cobb, congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and political activist Jill Stein. Both Nader and Stein received the nomination for president twice from the Green Party. The former vice presidential nominees of the Green Party are environmentalist and economist Winona LaDuke, political activist Pat LaMarche, organizer and hip-hop activist Rosa Clemente, National Coordinator of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Cheri Honkala, and human rights activist Ajamu Baraka. In 2016, LaDuke became the first Native American woman and Green Party candidate to receive an Electoral College vote for Vice President.

Both vice presidential nominees from the preceding 2016 and 2012 elections, Baraka and Honkala, have endorsed Howie Hawkins for president.

Candidates

Further information: Green Party of the United States

Candidates included are those who have at some point been considered active by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee. Holding an active status does not mean the candidate has received official recognition from the party.

On July 24, 2019, the Green Party of the United States officially recognized Howie Hawkins' campaign. Nearly a month later, Dario Hunter's campaign was also recognized. The remaining candidates may obtain formal recognition after meeting the established criteria by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee.

Declared candidates

Candidate	Experience	Home state	Campaign	Projected Delegates	Delegations with Plurality	Ref
							Candidates formally recognized by GPUS
Howie Hawkins	Activist; co-founder of the Green Party Socialist Party USA nominee for President in 2020 Green nominee for Governor of New York in 2010, 2014, 2018 Green nominee for U.S. representative from NY-25 in 2008 Green nominee for U.S. Senate from New York in 2006	New York	100px Campaign Exploratory committee: April 3, 2019 Campaign: May 28, 2019 FEC filing	4 / 400	1 NC
150x150px Dario Hunter	Youngstown Board of Education member (2016–2019)	Ohio	100px Exploratory committee: January 21, 2019 Campaign: February 18, 2019 FEC filing	0 / 400	0
Other candidates
Dennis Lambert	Documentary filmmaker Green candidate for U.S. representative from OH-15 in 2016 Green nominee for U.S. representative from OH-06 in 2014	Ohio	Campaign: May 10, 2019 FEC filing	0 / 400	0
Kent Mesplay	Inspector at the Air Pollution Control District of San Diego County (2001–2015) Green candidate for President in 2008, 2012 and 2016	California	Campaign: December 14, 2019 Has not filed with the FEC	0 / 400	0
150x150px Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry	Activist Green candidate for President in 2016	California	Campaign: July 29, 2015 FEC filing	0 / 400	0
150x150px David Rolde	Activist	Massachusetts	Campaign: July 14, 2019 FEC filing	0 / 400	0
Chad Wilson	Activist	Tennessee	Campaign: June 8, 2019 FEC filing	0 / 400	0

Withdrawn candidates

Name	Born	Experience	Home state	Campaign	Ref.
150x150px Ian Schlakman	December 15, 1984 (age ) Suffolk County, New York	Former co-chair of the Maryland Green Party Green nominee for Governor of Maryland in 2018 Green nominee for U.S. representative from MD-02 in 2014	Maryland	Campaign: December 3, 2018 FEC filing Suspended: October 18, 2019

Declined to be candidates

The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

• Darryl Cherney, musician and environmental activist; Green candidate for President in 2016
• Jill Stein, Lexington Town Meeting member 2005–2010; Green nominee for President in 2012 and 2016; Green nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010

Debates

G1
St. Paul

G2
Salem

G3
Springfield

G4
Muncie

G5
Boise

G6
Fresno

Sites of the Green presidential debates

The Green Party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee (PCSC) hosted a presidential forum on July 26 during the party's 2019 Annual National Meeting. All other debates and forums have been organized by state Green Parties and caucuses.

Candidates have not needed official party recognition to participate in the debates held as of January 2020; only a letter of interest and candidate questionnaire was required. Official recognition is outlined in the party's bylaws and is used to distinguish serious candidates.

Schedule

No.	Date	Time (ET)	Place	Sponsor(s)	Moderators	Ref
1	July 19, 2019	5:00-7:00 p.m.	Dayton's Bluff Rec. Center Saint Paul, Minnesota	Green Party of Minnesota	Danielle Swift, St. Paul City Council candidate
2	July 26, 2019	6:30–8:30 p.m.	Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts	GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee	Dr. Jill Stein Margaret Kimberley, Journalist
3	August 11, 2019	9:15-11:00 a.m.	Coyote's Adobe Cafe Springfield, Missouri	Missouri Green Party	Ron Burch, Master of Ceremonies
4	September 20, 2019	6:00–8:00 p.m.	Ball State University Muncie, Indiana	GPUS Black Caucus	Monica James, Master of Ceremonies
5	October 19, 2019	3:30-5:00 p.m.	Gem Center for the Arts Boise, Idaho	Green Party of Idaho	Jayson Prettyboy of Indigenous Idaho Alliance
6	December 7, 2019	3:30-5:00 p.m	Revue Coffee Bar Fresno, California	Green Party of California	Not Safe For Wonks Podcast

Participation

Debates among candidates for the 2020 Green Party U.S. presidential nomination

Date	State	Host	Participants
P  Participant.  A  Absent.  O  Out of race (exploring, suspended, or not yet entered)			Curry	Hawkins	Hunter	Lambert	Mesplay	Rolde	Schlakman	Wilson
July 19, 2019	Minnesota	Green Party of Minnesota	P	P	P	A	O	P	P	O
July 26, 2019	Massachusetts	GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee	P	P	P	P	O	P	P	O
August 11, 2019	Missouri	Missouri Green Party	A	P	P	P	O	P	A	O
September 20, 2019	Indiana	GPUS Black Caucus	A	P	P	P	O	P	P	P
October 19, 2019	Idaho	Green Party of Idaho	P	P	P	P	O	P	P	P
December 7, 2019	California	Green Party of California	P	P	P	P	O	P	O	P

Timeline

	Active campaigns
	Exploratory committee
	Withdrawn candidate
	Midterm elections
	Green convention

2018

• December 14: Former Maryland Green Party co-chair Ian Schlakman became the first Green Party candidate filed with the FEC to announce their presidential bid for the 2020 election, the first presidential election he qualified for

2019

• January 17: Green Party of the United States co-founder and Green New Deal author Howie Hawkins answers question on public "Green Party Power Project" conference call on the Green New Deal that he will be considering a presidential run
• January 21: Rabbi and Youngstown Board of Education member Dario Hunter of Ohio forms an exploratory committee
• February 18: Dario Hunter officially announces his campaign
• March 20: Public servant and author Roland Aranjo files his candidacy with the FEC
• April 3: Howie Hawkins of New York forms an exploratory committee
• May 10: US Army Veteran Dennis Lambert announces his campaign
• May 28: Hawkins formally launches his campaign
• June 8: Wilson begins his campaign
• July 19: The Green Party of Minnesota hosts the first green primary debate.
• August 8: Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry files her candidacy with the FEC
• August 18: The Green National Committee decides to hold the 2020 Green National Convention in Detroit, Michigan for July 9–12.
• August 19: Dennis Lambert files his candidacy with the FEC
• October 18: Schlakman suspends his campaign over disputes with the Green Party
• December 14: Mesplay announces his campaign

Primary and caucus calendar

The following primary and caucus dates have been scheduled by state statutes or state party decisions, but are subject to change pending legislation, state party delegate selection plans, or the decisions of state secretaries of state:

Date	Delegates		Primaries/Caucuses/Conventions
February 29	7		Ohio convention
March 3 (Super Tuesday)	58	43 11 4	California primary Massachusetts primary North Carolina primary
March 10	7		Missouri primary
March 19	12		Maine caucus
April 11	4		Wisconsin convention
April 18	26		Texas convention
April 28	11		Pennsylvania caucus
May TBA	12	7 5	Colorado convention West Virginia primary
May 23	5		Washington convention
May 30	4		Mississippi convention
June 2	4		District of Columbia primary
June 20	15		Michigan convention
TBD	237		Remaining States, Territories, and Party Caucuses

Ballot access

Filing for the primaries began in October 2019.

Primaries and Caucuses

State/ Territory	Date	Curry	Hawkins	Hunter	Lambert	Mesplay	Rolde	Wilson	Other	Ref
CA	Mar 3
MA	Mar 3
NC	Mar 3
MO	Mar 10

Endorsements

Howie Hawkins

Local officials Michael Cornell, former board member of the Columbia Association Andrea Mérida Cuéllar, former member of the Denver Board of Education; former co-chair of the Green Party of the United States from 2015-2019 Mike Feinstein, former mayor and city council member of Santa Monica; former co-chair of the Green Party of the United States from 2009-2011 Matt Gonzalez, former president and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; chief attorney at San Francisco Public Defender's Office Scott Kender, member of the Redway Community Services District Pat Noble, member of the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education and national co-chair of Socialist Party USA (Socialist) Dave Ochmanowicz, member of the Quakertown Community School Board Michael Stewart, commissioner for the Soil and Water District of Greenville County Individuals Ajamu Baraka, national organizer for Black Alliance for Peace; Green nominee for Vice President in 2016 Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, Green nominee for California's 40th Congressional District in 2018 and candidate for 2020 Dr. Margaret Flowers, organizer for Popular Resistance; co-chair of the Green Party of the United States Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author; former New York Times Middle East bureau chief Cheri Honkala, founder of Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign; Green nominee for Vice President in 2012 Tony Ndege, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States Kevin Zeese, lawyer and political activist; Green nominee for U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2006 Organizations Socialist Party USA (received party's nomination) Solidarity

Dario Hunter
Individuals Alan Augustson, public policy analyst from New Mexico; withdrawn Green candidate for President in 2020 International politicians Alex Tyrrell, leader of the Green Party of Quebec

Primary election polling

National polling

Poll source	Sample size	Date(s)	Curry	Hunter	Schlakman	Others
Third Party Watch	501 Registered Green Voters	March 10–14, 2019	8%	66%	26%	N/A

Campaign finance

This is an overview of the money used by each campaign as it is reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and released in January, 2020. Totals raised include loans from the candidate and transfers from other campaign committees.

  Withdrawn candidate

Candidate	Campaign committee to date (as of December 31, 2019)
	Raised	Ind. contrib.	% <$200	Debt	Spent	COH
Howie Hawkins	$76,833	$73,630	61.26%	$29,405	$72,869	$3,965
Dario Hunter	$16,260	$7,830	6.11%	$0	$13,282	$2,956
Kent Mesplay	$4,300	$00	0%	$18,903	$4,331	$1
Dennis Lambert	$2,353	$748	100.00%	$939	$862	$1,491
Sedinam Curry	filed statement of candidacy
David Rolde	filed statement of candidacy
Ian Schlakman	filed statement of candidacy

See also

• 2020 Green National Convention
• 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
• 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2020 United States presidential election