The Green National Committee (GNC) is the central governing body of the

Green Party of the United States The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democracy, grassroot ...

. The committee is composed of over 150 delegates from every affiliated state party and recognized caucus. The GNC oversees all national party functions and elects a steering committee to oversee day-to-day operations. Responsibilities of the committee include organizing annual meetings and the

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, developing a party platform, and coordinating campaigns from the local, state, and federal levels.

National Committee

The Green National Committee (GNC) serves as the decision-making body of the Green Party of the United States. It consists of 150 (+10) delegates, with additional delegates for party caucuses. The delegates serving on the GNC are not synonymous to the presidential nominating delegates elected to the

Green National Convention The Green National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). Though the Green National Committee (GNC) meets annually in a "national meeting", the convention is convened by the GNC once ...

(also known as GNC) of which consists greater than 2.5 times the number of delegates. 2019 Delegate Apportionment Additional Delegates * Black Caucus 2 * Latinx Caucus 2 * Lavender Caucus 2 * Women's Caucus 2 * Youth Caucus 2

Steering committee

The steering committee is composed of seven co-chairs, acting as a collective executive, together with the secretary and treasurer. They are elected by the delegates who serve on the Green National Committee. The following are current and former officers of Green Party US. National Co-chairs * Ahmed Eltouny,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

* Christopher Stella,

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* Rei Stone-Grover,

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

* Garret Wasserman,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

* Margaret Elisabeth,

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* Tamar Yager,

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Secretary * Kristen Combs,

Treasurer * Hillary Kane,

Standing committees

The GNC has several standing committees: *Accreditation *Animal Rights *Annual National Meeting *Ballot Access *Bylaws, Rules, Policies & Procedures *Communications *Coordinated Campaign (Limited to 10 members) *Dispute Resolution *Diversity *EcoAction *Finance *Fundraising *Green Pages (newspaper editorial board) *International *Media *Merchandising *Outreach *Peace Action *Platform *Presidential Campaign Support

Other Committees

The following committees are effectively responsible for allocating and certifying delegates to the GNC: *Apportionment Review (Limited to 8 members) *Apportionment Tabulation (Limited to 7 members) *Credentials (Limited to 15 members)

Fundraising

The

Green Senatorial Campaign Committee The Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (GSCC), also known as the National Green Senatorial Campaign Committee (NGSCC), is the Green Party committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Greens to the United States Senate. The organiza ...

(GSCC) is the

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entity that the Coordinated Campaign Committee utilizes to support Green Party candidates from the senatorial down to the local level.

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