The 2016 Green National Convention, in which delegates of the

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chose the party's nominees for

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and

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in the national election, was held August 4–7, 2016 in

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. In August 2015, Houston was chosen over a competing proposal from

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. The Convention was located at the

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with the theme, "Houston, We Have A Solution: Vote Green 2016". The convention formally nominated Jill Stein as the party's presidential nominee and

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as her running mate.

Speakers

Several speakers had been confirmed ahead of time; more were announced closer to the convention * David Cobb, 2004 Green Party presidential nominee and co-founder of Move to Amend * Andrea Cuellar, former member of the

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Board of Education * Bruce Dixon, managing editor of Black Agenda Report *

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, activist, writer, and organizer for United for Peace and Justice *

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, Green Party activist and

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* YahNé Ndgo, activist, author, and singer *

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, political scientist and co-founder of the Green Party * Cornel West, philosopher, academic, social activist, author, member of

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, and member of the DNC platform committee * Keli Yen, Coordinator for Global Greens and former Convenor of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation *

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(via video)

Presidential delegate count

Vice Presidential selection

Jill Stein began taking part in the

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in February 2016. Stein was immediately the front-runner and was described by the media as "steamrolling to victory." On June 15, 2016, the Stein campaign announced that it had received 203 delegates, enough to win the nomination on the first ballot at the 2016 Green National Convention. A week before the start of the convention, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, who served as a surrogate for Senator

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during his campaign, announced that she had been in discussions with the Stein campaign about possibly serving as Stein's vice presidential pick. The following day, Stein stated that the campaign hadn't chosen a VP candidate yet, and was in discussion with several individuals. On August 1, the Stein campaign announced that

had been chosen as Stein's VP candidate. Stein released the names of the final six individuals she had considered as her running mate, with Baraka being the choice. The six contenders for Stein's running mate were: *

, founding executive director of the US Human Rights Network and associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies * Aaron Dixon, former captain of the Seattle chapter of the

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*Dr. Margaret Flowers, former pediatrician, radio host, healthcare activist, and candidate for the

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-winning journalist and author * Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator * Kevin Zeese, former executive director of

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References

External links

2016 Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention info
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2016 in Houston Green Party of the United States National Conventions

Political conventions in Texas

Green National Convention, Green National Convention

Speakers

Presidential delegate count

Vice Presidential selection

See also

References

External links