GREEN CANDIDATES PLACE STRONGLY IN STATE-LEVEL RACES

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Strong showings by Green Party candidates in state
office campaigns are becoming the rule rather than the exception and could
be paving the way to November victories. On Tuesday, April 9, Green Party
candidate Michael Aleo received 38% in a race for Massachusetts 1st state
house district. Earlier this year, on January 29, Joel Sipress received 37% for the 
Minnesota State Senate District 7.

"This is just the beginning," said Aleo. "Support for the campaign has
only increased since the election and we are already getting ready for
November. The Greens will pave the way for genuine multi-party politics in
Massachusetts."

Both candidates were running head-to-head against established Democrats.
Aleo is a political newcomer but was endorsed by a local of the United Auto
Workers, as well as by longtime African-American activist and office-holder
Mel King. Sipress' race was on the heels of a strong run for City Council in
Duluth.

"The Green Party has spent nearly two decades building a strong base at
the local level with Green officeholders in cities and counties around the
country," said National Green Party Political Coordinator Dean Myerson. "Now
we are ready to move strongly to state-level offices to place Greens in
state legislatures across the country."

The Green Party will run dozens of candidates for state legislature across
the country and is likely to seat some of its candidates in state
legislatures this fall. Many more Green candidates will declare in the
coming months, as the steady growth of the Green Party in recent years
continues.

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