CA GREENS PRIMARY (NADER & MCKINNE)

News Advisory
THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA www.cagreens.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Contacts: Susan King, spokesperson, 415.823-5524 funking@mindspring.com
Cres Vellucci, press secretary, 916.996-9170
greenparty-press@comcast.net
Dr. Robert Vizzard, spokesperson, 916.206 8953,
thevizz@earthlink.net
Sara Amir, spokesperson, 310.270-7106
saraamir@earthlink.net


Former Democratic congressperson Cynthia McKinney
joins Ralph Nader and 5 others on Green Party
presidential ballot in California

SACRAMENTO (Dec. 6, 2007) – Former Democratic Party congressperson
Cynthia
McKinney and longtime consumer advocate and presidential candidate
Ralph
Nader are among seven names on the California Green Party presidential
ballot for the Feb. 5 Primary, according to the Green Party of
California
in a statement released today.

In addition to McKinney (www.allthingscynthiamckinney.com), a former
member
of Congress from Georgia who has re-registered in the Green Party, and
Nader (www.draftnader.org), the 1996 and 2000 Green Party nominee,
others
whose name will appear on the ballot include:

* Jared Ball (www.jaredball.com), a college professor and freelance
journalist from the District of Columbia;

* Elaine Brown (www.elainebrown.org), a former Black Panther Party
leader, noted author and community and prison justice activist from
Georgia;

* Jesse Johnson (jesse@mtparty.org), a filmmaker and 2006 Senate
candidate and 2004 gubernatorial candidate for the Mountain Party from
West
Virginia;

* Kent Mesplay (www.mesplay.org), a biomedical engineer who sought
the
Green Party presidential nomination in 2004;

* Kat Swift (www.votekat.info), the Texas State Party Co-chair,
progressive activist and newspaper credit manager.

"This promises to be the most competitive presidential primary on
record
for the Green Party of California. And it comes at a time in our state
and
nation's history when voters need a real choice at the polls, and an
opportunity to elect a President who will make a real difference in
truly
ending the war in Iraq now, protecting our planet now and providing
universal, single-payer health care for all now," said Susan King, GPCA
spokesperson.

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(Distribution of this release by the Green Party of California does not
imply endorsement of any candidate for office.)

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