Pacific Green Party
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Pacific Green Party
of Oregon |
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| Chairperson | 7 Co-Chairs |
| State Senate Leader | None |
| State House Leader | None |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 1606 Eugene, OR 97440 |
| Ideology | |
| National affiliation | Green Party (United States) |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| Colors | Green |
| Emblem | Sunflower |
| Website | |
| pacificgreens.org | |
The Pacific Green Party of Oregon (PGP) is a political party in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a member of the Green Party of the United States.
The party first gained widespread public attention during Ralph Nader's presidential campaign in 2000.
Pacific Green Party candidates have won elected office mostly at the local level; most winners of public office in Oregon who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan-ballot elections (that is, elected to positions for which no candidate is listed with any party on the ballot).
Pacific Greens emphasize grassroots democracy, social justice, nonviolence, environmentalism, decentralization and local autonomy, in keeping with the Green parties' endorsement of the Ten Key Values (10KV).
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The party was founded as the Pacific Party in 1992, largely in response of the failure of the Democratic Party to provide meaningful opposition to the 1991 Gulf War. The name "Pacific" was chosen to reflect both the party's belief in regional decision-making and its commitment to peace. Although the state party always aligned with the international Green movement, including hosting the founding convention of the Association of State Green Parties in Portland in 1998, the word "Green" was not added to the party's name until 1999.
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