This is a database of all Green Party members who have run for public office in the United States since 1985, according to this definition of a Green Party candidate.
Candidates are entered into the database once they have qualified for the ballot. Click each candidate’s name below for more information about them and the race they are contesting. Use the search functions to the right to search by year, type of office, or for any candidate or race. Candidates not entered into the database who may have declared for office, but have not yet qualified for the ballot, may be found on state Green Party websites and on this GPUS candidate news feed.
(In a small number of instances, candidates listed below have been opposed by their state parties, and information about that opposition has been included in the entries about their candidacies.)
At least 159 Greens currently hold elected office; and Greens have been elected over 1700 times over history in the United States. Over 7200 times Greens have run for public office in the United States, with 61% for county, municipal, educational and special district offices and 39% for state and federal partisan office. (Updated August 26, 2026)
• Election Report – Greens in June 2, 2026 California elections (final certified results)
1995 Stats
- 15 Races in 1995
- 8 States in 1995
- 4 Victories in 1995
15 Races in 1995
| Election Date | State | Candidate | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/1995 | CA |  Paul Perkovic | Community Council |
| 11/07/1995 | CA | Gloria Purcell | City Council |
| 11/07/1995 | CA | Brian Lee Rencher | City Council |
| 11/07/1995 | ID | David Sawyer | Mayor |
| 11/07/1995 | IN | Pete Meyers | City Council |
| 11/07/1995 | NC | Alex Zaffron | Board of Alderman |
| 11/07/1995 | NY | Howie Hawkins | Common Council |
| 11/07/1995 | NY | Tom Sullivan | Common Council |
| 11/07/1995 | VA | Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky | State House of Delegates |
| 11/07/1995 | VA | Stephanie Porras | State House of Delegates |
| 11/07/1995 | VA | Elise Sheffield | State Senate |
| 11/07/1995 | VA | Eric Sheffield | State House of Delegates |
| 04/04/1995 | CA | Maria Armoudian | City Council |
| 04/04/1995 | WI | Barbara Vedder | Common Council |
| 02/28/1995 | ME | John D. Herrick | State House of Representatives |