Ecology Party of Florida
Ecology Party of Florida | |
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Chairperson | Cara Campbell[1] |
Treasurer | Gary Hecker[1] |
Founded | 2008[2] |
Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Membership (2012) | 125[2] |
Ideology | Environmentalism Regionalism |
Seats in the Florida Senate | 0 / 40
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Seats in the Florida House of Representatives | 0 / 120
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Website | |
ecologyparty | |
The Ecology Party of Florida is a minor environmental political party in the United States state of Florida. Founded as a front group to support Ralph Nader's 2008 presidential candidacy, it has remained minimally active in the years since that election.
History
Ralph Nader
The party, which describes itself as "peacefully revolutionary", was founded by supporters of
After Nadler
In 2009 the party registered as a co-intervener in an attempt to stop administrative licensing of two proposed nuclear reactors in Levy County, Florida.[8] Contributions from an anonymous donor allowed the party to retain legal representation in support of its efforts.[2]
The party did not nominate a candidate in the 2012 presidential election.[9]
In 2015 the party joined with a number of other groups, including Greenpeace, the Tea Party Network, Sierra Club, and Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, in pushing a ballot initiative in Florida that, if passed, would permit businesses to produce "up to two megawatts of power a day [sic]" and sell it directly to businesses and residences on adjacent property.[10]
References
- ^ Florida Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Penn, Ivan (30 October 2012). "Ecology Party of Florida to battle over environmental concerns surrounding the Levy County nuclear plant". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Florida's Small Parties Short on Candidates". Sunshine State News. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Constitution". ecologyparty.org. Ecology Party of Florida. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Five States Require Substantially More Signatures for Independent Presidential Candidates than for Minor Parties". Ballot Access News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, Adam (10 September 2008). "Nader: Florida's Ecology Party nominee". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-1595583949.
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "2012 Florida Presidential Results". Politico. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 16 July 2016.