Ecology Democracy Party
Ecology Democracy Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Andrew Schuler |
| Founder | Ken Pentel |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ideology | Deep ecology Green politics |
| Colors | Green and blue |
| Senate | 0 / 67 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 134 |
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 0 / 8 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Ecology Democracy Party is a deep ecological political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world."[1]
Pentel was the Green Party of Minnesota candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He has said his motivation for founding a new party was "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with."[citation needed]
Ideology[edit]
The purpose of the Ecology Democracy Party is to restore a sustainable relationship with the Earth through education and grassroots organizing. The party attempts to offer guidance for necessary structural changes in the economy, the way we vote, and who influences our government. It attempts to accomplish these structural changes through three mandates:
- The establishment of an ecology-based economy.
- The implementation of proportional representation in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
- The removal of private money and corporate interference from the people's government.
The party advocates ecology, campaign finance reform, proportional representation, ending corporate personhood, holism, public funding of elections and establishing a tax-refundable Minnesota currency with zero interest.[2]
Elections[edit]
Ken Pentel ran for Governor of Minnesota in 2010 and received 6,180 votes, or 0.29%.[citation needed]
In 2012 the party endorsed write-in candidate Andrew Schuler for U.S. Senate and ran Anthony Hilton for the State House, district 59B. Hilton received 1,423 votes, or 8.05%. It also ran Danene Provencher for Mound City Council, who received 26% of the vote.
In 2015 Schuler was endorsed as a candidate for Golden Valley City Council. He received 8.32% of the vote.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ecology Democracy Network". Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ "Ken Pentel & the Ecology Democracy Party". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-14.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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