Illinois Green Party
The Illinois Green Party is a statewide political party in Illinois. The party is state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.
Illinois Green Party | |
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| Abbreviation | ILGP |
| Chairperson | Zerlina Smith |
| House Leader | None |
| Senate Leader | None |
| Headquarters | 213 S. Wheaton Ave, Wheaton, Illinois, 60189 |
| Student wing | Young Greens |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| National affiliation | Green Party of the United States |
| Colors | Green |
| State Senate | 0 / 59 |
| State House | 0 / 118 |
| Statewide Officers | 0 / 6 |
| Local offices | 4 (2022) |
| Website | |
| www.ilgp.org | |
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The party ran its first statewide candidates in 2006, led by Rich Whitney, candidate for Illinois Governor, who received 361,336 votes, 10% of the total vote, making the Green Party one of only three legally established, statewide political parties in Illinois (in addition to the Democratic and Republican parties) until it lost that status in 2010.
There are currently 12 local chapters affiliated with the party, and 10 members holding elected office in the state.
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