The Vermont Green Party (VGP) or Vermont Greens formed in 2002 and was a state-level political party in

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. They were formed out of organizing around

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's presidential campaigns in 1996 and

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. The VGP was one of two established state green parties that refused to place the 2004 national presidential nominee, David Cobb on its ballot line, endorsing Nader's independent campaign instead. The party ran statewide and local candidates from 2002 to 2010, but was split by internal tensions and both factions dissolved by 2011 and were absorbed back into the

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Statewide candidates

* While the national Green Party nominee in 2000, Nader ran on the

Vermont Progressive Party The Vermont Progressive Party, formerly the Progressive Coalition, is a progressive political party in the United States founded in 1999 and active only in the state of Vermont. As of 2019, the party has two members in the Vermont Senate and se ...

ballot line. The VGP endorsed the Progressive Party's Michael Badamo for Governor in 2002 and Ralph Nader's independent run in 2004. Due to the breakup of the Vermont Green Party, Green presidential nominees, Cynthia McKinney in

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and

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, ran as

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s in Vermont.

Local candidates

2004 election

The Burlington Green Party also ran candidates in 2007 and 2009.

References

External links

Vermont Green Party website

Facebook page (still active)
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Political parties established in 2002 Green Party of the United States by state 2002 establishments in Vermont