The Green National Committee (GNC) is the central governing body of the Green Party of the United States. The committee is composed of over 150 delegates from every affiliated state party and recognized caucus. The GNC oversees all national party functions and elects a steering committee to oversee day-to-day operations.
Responsibilities of the committee include organizing annual meetings and the presidential nominating convention, developing a party platform, and coordinating campaigns from the local, state, and federal levels.
National Committee The Green National Committee (GNC) serves as the decision-making body of the Green Party of the United States. It consists of 150 (+10) delegates, with additional delegates for party caucuses.
The delegates serving on the GNC are not synonymous to the presidential nominating delegates elected to the Green National Convention (also known as GNC) of which consists greater than 2.5 times the number of delegates.
2019 Delegate Apportionment
Additional Delegates Black Caucus 2 Latinx Caucus 2 Lavender Caucus 2 Women's Caucus 2 Youth Caucus 2
Steering committee The steering committee is composed of seven co-chairs, acting as a collective executive, together with the secretary and treasurer. They are elected by the delegates who serve on the Green National Committee. The following are current and former officers of Green Party US.
National Co-chairs Ahmed Eltouny, New Jersey Christopher Stella, Louisiana Rei Stone-Grover, Michigan Garret Wasserman, Pennsylvania Margaret Elisabeth, Washington Tamar Yager, Virginia Anita Rios, Ohio
Secretary Kristen Combs, Pennsylvania
Treasurer Hillary Kane, Pennsylvania
Standing committees The GNC has several standing committees:
Accreditation Animal Rights Annual National Meeting Ballot Access Bylaws, Rules, Policies & Procedures Communications Coordinated Campaign (Limited to 10 members) Dispute Resolution Diversity EcoAction Finance Fundraising Green Pages (newspaper editorial board) International Media Merchandising Outreach Peace Action Platform Presidential Campaign Support
Other committees The following committees are effectively responsible for allocating and certifying delegates to the GNC:
Apportionment Review (Limited to 8 members) Apportionment Tabulation (Limited to 7 members) Credentials (Limited to 15 members)
Fundraising The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC) is the Federal Election Commission entity that the Coordinated Campaign Committee utilizes to support Green Party candidates from the senatorial down to the local level.
See also Democratic National Committee Libertarian National Committee Republican National Committee
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