Green-Rainbow Party
Massachusetts political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party of the United States and a political designation in Massachusetts officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[1][2] Up until 2020, it was an officially recognized political party in Massachusetts, losing that status as the result of vote tallies in the November 2020 election.[3][4]
Green-Rainbow Party | |
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Founded | 2002 |
Ideology | Green politics |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
Colors | Green |
Seats in the Upper House | 0 / 40 |
Seats in the Lower House | 0 / 160 |
Website | |
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Originally the Massachusetts Green Party, it was formed in 1996 and recognized in 2000. It merged with the Rainbow Coalition Party in 2002 and rebranded as the Green-Rainbow Party.[5] The GRP has supported Green Party presidential candidates such as Ralph Nader, David Cobb, Cynthia McKinney, Jill Stein and Howie Hawkins. It has also run candidates and pushed for political support at the state and municipal level. As of 2021, there were 9 Green-Rainbow Party elected office holders and a number of other appointed office holder in Massachusetts. As of October 15, 2018, the official party's membership ranks stood at 4,314 members.