2012 presidential election |
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Nominees
Stein and Honkala |
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Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 12–15, 2012 |
City | Baltimore, Maryland |
Venue |
University of Baltimore (July 12–13) Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (July 14–15) |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Jill Stein of Massachusetts |
Vice Presidential nominee | Cheri Honkala of Pennsylvania |
The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 12–15, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States occurred at the University of Baltimore (William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center), with the Presidential Nominating Convention on July 14 being held at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Room).
Jill Stein of Massachusetts won the nomination with 193.5 out of 294 delegates' votes. Television personality Roseanne Barr received 72 votes and 17 votes were cast for activist Kent Mesplay.
Roseanne Barr of Hawaii, Comedian, actor, liberal activist, and former sitcom, cooking show, and talk show host.
Kent Mesplay of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee
Harley Mikkelson of Michigan, Michigan Green and multiple time candidate for office with the Green Party of Michigan
Jill Stein of Massachusetts, Physician and chair of the Green-Rainbow Party
Cheri Honkala, an anti-poverty activist from Pennsylvania, won the vice-presidential nomination.