Category: "2013 Elections"

2013 Green Candidates in Illinois

ILGP Recognized Candidates for Office in 2013 Elections LeAlan Jones for Congress, 2nd District (special election)* Jessica Bradshaw for Carbondale City Council Sandy Lezon for Warrenville Library Board Frank Wedig for Dorr Township Trustee* Rita Maniotis for Morton High School District 201 Board (Cicero, Berwyn) Bruce Samuels for Oak Park Library Board (i) Chuck Dieringer [...]

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LeAlan Jones, ILGP sue State over Special Election

BREAKING NEWS: LEALAN JONES AND THE ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY HAVE WON THEIR FEDERAL LAWSUIT! DOWNLOAD THE PETITION HERE! —————————– On December 8, a caucus of Illinois Green Party members residing in the 2nd Congressional District endorsed LeAlan Jones to be the party’s candidate in the Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. Subsequently, Jones and [...]

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Jones v McGuffage

Jones v McGuffage – The Basic Participants On December 18, LeAlan Jones, Dave Sacks, and the Illinois Green Party filed suit in federal district court, charging that the statutory requirements to run as a candidate of a “new party” in the Special Election in the 2nd Congressional District are so difficult as to violate the [...]

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Call for Candidates for 2013 Elections

The Illinois Green Party is calling for candidates to come forward for the 2013 consolidated elections. Thousands of offices across Illinois are up, and we’re looking for people to join the Greens who are already elected officials! Everywhere except the City of Chicago, Illinois voters will go to the polls in April to elect city [...]

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