At least 25 Green Candidates are running in California's November 3, 2026 general election. Greens run for office in every election up and down the ballot to serve their communities by rejecting corporate and superPAC donations on principle. This list is for informational purposes, inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by county Green Parties or the Green Party of California.
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Oct. 1, 2026- The Green Party of California has taken positions on California's Statewide Ballot Propositions on the November 3 Election Ballot, following a vote by our Standing General Assembly Delegates from all active County Green Parties. Our positions must meet a 2/3 vote threshold and are done by ranked choice voting according to our bylaws.
Sept. 8, 2026 - It is with a heavy heart and deep regret that we share news of the sudden loss of a treasured friend, revolutionary comrade, mentor and teacher, David Keith Cobb, the Green Party of California’s spokesperson. David’s vastly generous heart, analytical mind, and optimistic spirit have guided and inspired many of our Green family and friends. His absence will be deeply felt as we continue to build on the path that he laid ahead towards equity and justice for us all.
August 4, 2026 - The Green Party of California strongly opposes the construction of new hyperscale Data Centers and demands strict regulation of existing data centers’ expansion and operation. Across California, the alarming and widely un-regulated growth of hyperscale data centers is jeopardizing communities’ health and wellbeing, overwhelming utilities, draining aquifers, creating heat islands, destroying ecosystems, encroaching on public lands, and leaving ratepayers to pick up the massive cost of an expanding energy infrastructure.
July 8, 2026 - The Green Party of California’s statewide General Assembly endorsed the Billionaire Tax Act by a vote of 98% in June, calling on California’s billionaires to pay a wealth tax. The California Billionaire Tax Act would enact a one-time 5% tax on California’s billionaires in order to replenish the cuts that President Trump has made to healthcare, education, SNAP, and other social service programs.
AB 1790, endorsed by GPCA, will repeal the tax haven scheme known as "Water's Edge" that allows corporations to hide profits offshore, and can recover hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes for the state annually. #UnRigCA
June Primary Voter Guide and Election Results - At least 13 California Greens are on the ballot or are write-ins in the June 2026 Primary elections. Early results show Greens earned over 2 MILLION VOTES. GPCA also endorsed four Peace and Freedom candidates as a part of our LEFT UNITY SLATE. We are grateful to all Green candidates who run to serve their communities without taking contributions from corporations, superPACs and lobbyists.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Gubernatorial candidate Dr. Butch Ware, is filing a federal lawsuit and an appeal in CA following a ruling by Sacramento Superior Court Judge in support of the California Secretary of State’s decision to exclude Dr. Ware from the June primary ballot due to a technicality. Dr. Ware vows to legally pursue his right to ballot access.
GPCA Statement - March 5, 2026 - The Green Party of California condemns the military attacks on Iran and the assassination of the Iranian religious leaders by the U.S. and Israel. The Green Party of California rises in solidarity with the Iranian people with our respect for their sovereignty and their right to self determination...
Oct. 28, 2025 - All California Greens are invited to the Green Party of California's Fall General Assembly on Saturday, November 15, 2025, conducted online.
August 25, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, CA: “This is not the first time that a strong Green performance in a candidate forum has led to that candidate being excluded from future debates” writes Mike Feinstein, former mayor and city council member of Santa Monica CA, in a letter to Politico’s California Playbook editors.
August 5, 2025 - The Green Party of California today announces its endorsement of the "Abolish Forced Psychiatry" statement, joining a growing coalition of disability rights activists and psychiatric survivors calling for an end to coercive psychiatric practices and the establishment of truly supportive alternatives for people experiencing emotional distress: www.abolishforcedpsychiatry.org.
June 16, 2025 - San Francisco, CA – The Green Party of California (GPCA) proudly announces its endorsement of former vice-presidential candidate Dr. Butch Ware in the 2026 California gubernatorial race, brings both intellectual depth and grassroots commitment to the urgent task of building a sustainable, just, inclusive, and humane future for all Californians.
June 12, 2025 - The Green Party of California endorses the Global March to Gaza. Thousands of activists from across the globe are marching to the Gaza Strip to try to break Israel’s suffocating siege and draw international attention to the genocide it is perpetrating there.
Green Party of California passes resolution to end the embargo and all coercive actions against Cuba
June 2, 2025 - The Green Party of California Coordinating Committee officially passed a resolution urging the U.S. government to remove Cuba from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), and remove the embargo and all economic sanctions against Cuba.
The Green Party of Californian's summer General Assembly will be held online on June 14, 2025. All California Greens are invited to attend, so REGISTER TODAY. The draft agenda includes guest speaker screenwriter, producer and director Adam McKay, and Dr. Butch Ware. More details are available on the registration page.
GPCA Platform Plank approved Nov. 23, 2024 - Reparations for Black American Freedmen Descendants and Addressing Breach of Duty Under Reconstruction Era Laws
Nov. 22, 2024 - Oakland, CA - Three California minor parties filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court/California Northern District/Oakland Division against the California top-two system, a system which has been in existence since 2011. Peace & Freedom Party v Weber, n.d., 4:24cv-08308. The parties are Peace & Freedom, Green, and Libertarian.
Oct. 8, 2024 - Monday October 7 was the one-year mark of the most recent campaign by Israel for the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people. The U.S. government bears direct responsibility for this genocide and the horrors of this war that many people are enduring today.
Oct 2. 2024- The Green Party of California has taken positions on California's Statewide Ballot Propositions on the November 5 Election Ballot, following a vote by our Standing General Assembly Delegates from all active County Green Parties. Our positions must meet a 2/3 vote threshold and are done by ranked choice voting according to our bylaws.
At least eighteen Green Candidates ran in California's November 5, 2024 general election, and 14 of 18 (78%) of those candidates have won their seats (last updated Dec. 6, 2024).
August 17, 2024 - Dr. Jill Stein and Dr. Butch Ware win the Green Party Nomination for President and Vice President in the 2024 Election.
August 12, 2024 - The Green Party of California demands the Biden-Harris administration demonstrate genuine support for the Equal Rights Amendment, stop blocking its completion, and explicitly instruct the Archivist to publish it onto the U.S. Constitution. GPCA urges everyone to take action and call for the Biden-Harris Administration to instruct the Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution today!
Join us for the June 29 Green Party of California's online General Assembly online! Early Registration is open now!
Join us at the Jill Stein Community Organizing Kickoff on Sat. June 29 online, 3-4:30 pm PT, right after the General Assembly! Open to the public, Register TODAY!
At least five Green Candidates are on the California's March 5, 2024 Primary election ballots! Check your ballots and help all Greens make it to the General election!
Join us for the Green Party of California Fall General Assembly on Saturday, October 21, 2023 online! Early Registration opens first week of October and ends on October16th!
June 19, 2023 - The Green Party of California welcomes Dr. Cornel West’s entry into the Green Party Presidential Nomination process. We believe his participation with a credible, legitimate and democratically structured political party, like the Green Party, will inspire many voters to claim their electoral power and exercise their democratic rights in the 2024 election.
Join us for the June 10, 2023 Green Party of California General Assembly online! Early Registration is now open but ends on June 5!
March 7, 2023 - The Green Party of California hereby demands that the United States government publicly propose and support an immediate ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and the initiation of continuing diplomatic discussions to resolve conflicts peacefully, hosted by a third party of their choice.
Green Party of California joins the ProRep Coalition for a multi-party democracy in CA in a campaign to build a movement for Proportional Representation.
REGISTER TODAY FOR THE NOV 12, 2022 GENERAL ASSEMBLY!
Plan to join us at the next General Assembly of the Green Party of California that will be held on Saturday, November 12, via Zoom, focused on the business of the Party.
The Green Party of California has taken positions on the California's Statewide Ballot Propositions on the November 8th ballot to support equity, justice and sustainability especially for California's most frontline and at-risk communities.
Sixteen California Greens, including five incumbents were on the Nov 8th election ballot. VOTE GREEN to put people, planet, and peace over profits!
PRESS RELEASE - July 1, 2022 – The Green Party of California announced today that it has formally joined the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and will participate until Israel ends its illegal occupation of lands, and other ongoing crimes, committed against Palestinians.
The Green Party of California invites you to join our upcoming video/teleconference General Assembly on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10, 2022. REGISTER TODAY!
June 10, 2022, Sacramento, CA - Left Unity Strategy Pays Off for California's Green Party, Peace and Freedom Party as They Mark Major Electoral Gains After California’s Tuesday Primary Election, that ensured both parties ballot status until 2026 – they credit historic cooperation between the two parties in creating the first-ever “Left Unity Slate” of statewide candidates that resulted in significantly higher-than-usual vote totals.
May 20, 2022, Sacramento, CA - Eight organizations and groups have endorsed the Left Unity Slate candidates running for California’s statewide offices, in a historic coalition of The Green and Peace and Freedom parties of California, whose shared values brought these candidates together.
At least 12 California Greens are running in the June 2022 Primary elections and they need your support.
March 3, 2022 - The Green Party of California condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent attack on Ukraine by the Russian military that has so far caused hundreds of civilian casualties, including children, and forced thousands of Ukrainians to take refuge in Poland and other neighboring countries
SACRAMENTO - February 3, 2022 — Despite the Democratic Party’s super-majorities in both houses of the legislature, and the vast public support for CalCare (AB 1400), the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, the bill was pulled on Monday, January 31, just before the Assembly floor vote, by the main author, Assemblymember Ash Kalra.
Our Endorsed candidates need YOUR help to gather signatures for their petitions in lieu of filing fees. Volunteer TODAY!
Please support our seven endorsed Left Unity Slate candidates running for statewide office in the June 2022 Primary election, DONATE and volunteer to GATHER SIGNATURES today!
California Greens Endorse a “Left Unity Slate” in a historic decision, this united strategy was based on the many shared values between the Green and the Peace and Freedom political parties.
Sept. 8, 2021 - Sacramento - The Green Party of California voted overwhelmingly both to OPPOSE the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom and to ENDORSE Green Party member Dan Kapelovitz as his replacement should the recall vote pass.
The Green Party of California OPPOSES the Gubernatorial Recall Election and endorses Green Party candidate Kapelovitz for Governor, after delegates from active county Green Parties participated in a vote following a six-week discussion period.
Q1: VOTE NO ON RECALL
Q2: VOTE FOR DAN KAPELOVITZ
July 27, 2021 - In early July, Green Party delegates from across the state voted to take an unequivocal stand on the party’s identity as EcoSocialist. The Green Party of California has taken three crucial steps recently in its push for comprehensive actions on the climate crisis and vast social inequality in the face of Democratic and Republican politicians’ failure to act.
June 8, 2021 - The Green Party of California stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people and with their fight against the brutal apartheid regime of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
May 20, 2021 - Greens reject excuses by the U.S. and Israel for violence against Palestinians. In direct defiance of the will of the United Nations, the Israeli government has escalated bombing attacks on the Palestinian people. As an excuse for Israel’s attacks, the United States has said that Israel has the "right to defend itself."
The Green Party of California invites you to join us for our upcoming video/teleconferencing General Assembly taking place on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 & 20, 2021. REGISTER TODAY!
April 26, 2021 - Green Party of California condemns Democratic Party ‘betrayal’ for shelving of Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, AB 1400
*On April 7, 2021, Green Party of California endorsed AB1 400. The Green Party of California aligns with a growing majority of Californians and many coalition partners in condemning this decision by the lawmakers.
April 7, 2021 - The Green Party of California (GPCA), in alignment with its platform and a growing majority of Californians, endorses Assembly Bill 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (CalCare). This bill would establish an improved Medicare-for-All type health care system in California. CalCare is sponsored by the California Nurses Association (CNA) and authored by Assembly Members Ash Kalra, Alex Lee, and Miguel Santiago.
February 1st, 2021 - The Green Party of California advocates for local control, environmental review and public consent that present policy supporting 4G/5G technology takes away.
Congratulations to at least nine California Greens who have won their race in the November 2020 Election. Five CA Green candidates have won contested elections: to Emmanuel Estrada, Sylvia R. Chavez, David Grover, Micheal Paul Hansen, and Abe Powell. Four additional Green candidates have won uncontested elections; Jane Jarlsberg, Randy Marx, Matthew Clark, and Sharon Parra. Thank you all!
The Green Party of California invites you to join us for our upcoming video/teleconferencing General Assembly taking place on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 & 22, 2020. REGISTER TODAY!
The Green Party of California has taken the following positions on the 2020 California's Statewide Ballot Propositions on the November 3rd Ballot, following a vote by our Standing General Assembly Delegates from all active County Green Parties.
September 21 - Monday, September 21st marks both the 39th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Peace and the 19th anniversary of the vote to pass the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF. On a day dedicated to “education and public awareness on issues related to peace,” the United States Congress and the President agreed to make war the perpetual state of the country and, therefore, the world.
Green values emphasize the sanctity of life and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Disarmament isn't just a desirable end result of these goals, it is also an important step toward attaining them.
Congratulations to Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker for Winning the Green Party Nomination for Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidate at the Presidential Nominating Convention on Saturday, July 11.
June 20, 2020 - HAPPY PRIDE MONTH - This month, on June 28 we observe the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that turned a small New York City Greenwich Village gay bar into the birthplace of the gay revolution.
June 19, 2020 - It was 155 years ago on June 19, 1865, that the emancipation of slaves and an ‘end to slavery’ was declared in Texas. Juneteenth marks and celebrates this historic event, but the systematic racism and oppression of Black and Brown people across our country carries on to this day.
June 5, 2020, San Francisco, CA - The Green Party of California stands in solidarity with the Black and Brown community and condemns the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25th.
The Green Party of California invites you to join us for our upcoming video/teleconferencing General Assembly taking place on Saturday and Sunday, June 13th & 14th, 2020. REGISTER TODAY!
The GPCA Statement of Purpose in American Sign Language - May 6, 2020
May 2, 2020 - The Green Party of California (GPCA) invites you to be a delegate to the GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention (PNC), a virtual convention, taking place from July 9th through 12th, 2020.
May 2, 2020 - The Green Party of California (GPCA) invites you to be a delegate to the GPUS Presidential Nominating Convention (PNC), a virtual convention, taking place from July 9th through 12th, 2020.
May 1, 2020 - Today, we stand with the thousands of workers around the country who are on strike to demand their employers provide them personal protection equipment, safe working conditions, and extended sick pay and benefits during the COVID pandemic crisis.
April 14 - There are many individual changes we can make to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary on April 22, but in addition to individual efforts, institutional changes are necessary. Register Green for a world we know if possible.
Congratulations to Green Party candidates on their Top Two Advance and Run off in November. Thank you all for running Green!
The Green Party of California condemns the hostile military action by the United States’ administration in recently assassinating military leaders of Iran and Iraq. Such acts violating international law, as well as other provocations and threats against sovereign nations, will lead to more endless wars and devastation in the Middle East...
You are invited to the Green Party of California General Assembly December 7-8, 2019 in Fresno County. Register Today.
October 16, 2019, San Francisco, CA - The Green Party of California released the following statement in opposition to the California American Water (CalAm) Slant Well Desalination Project and sent a letter to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) stating concerns about the project’s environmental and social justice impact and urging the commission to deny the project permit in favor of proven, environmentally just, and responsible alternatives.
September 2nd, 2019 - Green Party of California Stands with Workers on Labor Day. Labor Day is not a holiday, but a battle in history that continues to be waged today.
July 18th, 2019, San Francisco, CA - The Green Party of California released the following statement today on the U.S. border asylum seeker detention camps
July 18, 2019 - Please share these resources with your community and stand with us in solidarity to welcome all asylum seekers and immigrants.
April 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA - The Green Party of California released the following statement today on Earth Day 2019.
In 1969, a three million gallon oil spill despoiled the coast of Santa...
April 16, 2019, San Francisco, CA - Green Party of California statement on Green Solutions for Governor Newsom's Climate Crisis Challenges
March 20, 2019, San Francisco, CA -The Green Party of California released the following statement today on the state of utilities in California.
The Green Party of California invites all Greens to join us at our next General Assembly, held on May 18 & 19, 2019, at the Redstone Building, 2490 16th St., San Francisco
November 20, 2018, Paradise, CA - The Green Party of California released the following statement today on the current wildfire crisis, and its origins in climate disruption and corporate, for-profit, energy systems and development.
Join Dr. Jill Stein and California Greens at An Emergency Green New Deal for the Central Valley event, at the Green Party of California biannual, state General Assembly on November 17-18 in Porterville, CA
Ten of the thirty two California Green candidates are elected to office after the November 6th elections! Eight of those ten elected, were incumbents. The Green Party of California thanks all these courageous candidates and congratulates California's newly elected Greens.
Los Angeles, CA – This Saturday October 27, from 2 to 6 PM, the three 2018 congressional candidates of the California Green Party, Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, Kenneth Mejia, and Laura Wells will join 2016 presidential candidate Jill Stein in headlining the Los Angeles “Summit for Independent Politics” at 1926 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (Walter J. Tower near MacArthur Park).
Saturday/Sunday, November 17-18, 2018 in Porterville.
The GPCA invites you to join us and our guest Dr. Jill Stein as well as CA Green candidates for congress in this November’s election Kenneth Mejia, Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, and Laura Wells.
Learn about the Green Party of California positions on Statewide Propositions on the November 2018 ballot
Oakland, CA, 9/27/18 - In a move that surprised many, Democrat incumbent and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee will join in a public candidate forum with Laura Wells, the Green Party challenger for her District 13 House seat in the November 2018 General Election.
At least 30 California Greens are running in the 2018 November 6th elections!
San Francisco, CA, 9/5/18 - The Green Party of California released the following statement today detailing gains it has spearheaded for workers, and highlighting its three U.S. Congressional candidates, Kenneth Mejia, Dr. Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, and Laura Wells, as strong advocates for workers:
San Francisco, CA. 8/9/18 - The Green Party of California released a statement today endorsing the Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice mobilization, and joining its September 8, 2018 march in San Francisco.
Oakland, CA. 7/10/18 - The Green Party of California announced today that due to a successful write-in campaign it now has three November election candidates to contest U.S. House seats currently held by Democrats.
Sacramento, CA. 7/5/18 - Green Party member and homeless advocate James Lee Clark aka "Faygo" is scheduled to appear in court today for his suit filed against the City of Sacramento to defend the first amendment rights of the homeless.
Black Agenda Report, 7/4/18 - Laura Wells for CD13: When Democrats Aren’t the Least-Worst
Los Angeles, CA. 6/13/18 – The Green Party of California announced today that at least two of its candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives have advanced to the November election and will launch a strong challenge to win seats currently held by the Democratic Party.
STOCKTON, CA. 6/8/18 – The Green Party of California – whose national party remains the only major party with nationwide ballot access that accepts no corporate donations – announced that it will hold its first state meeting of 2018 over the weekend of June 9-10, in the city of Stockton in San Joaquin County.
The weekend meeting takes place at the Wentworth Education Center, Burwood Room, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton, CA.
San Francisco, CA - April 25, 2018 – The Green Party of California (GPCA) announced today that for the first time in its three decade history, it has voted to endorse candidates from other parties in statewide elections. GPCA delegates voted by a two-thirds supermajority to allow the Greens to endorse any candidates who do not accept corporate campaign contributions, and who do not belong to a political party that accepts corporate contributions.
San Francisco, CA – The Green Party of California (GPCA) proudly announces its endorsement of former vice-presidential candidate Dr. Butch Ware in the 2026 California gubernatorial race.
As Californians face the intensifying challenges of climate collapse, widening economic inequality, and systemic injustice, it’s clear that business as usual is no longer an option. We need bold, transformative leadership. Dr. Butch Ware embodies this vision. A renowned historian and public scholar, Dr. Ware brings both intellectual depth and grassroots commitment to the urgent task of building a sustainable, just, inclusive, and humane future for all Californians.
Green values emphasize the sanctity of life and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Disarmament isn't just a desirable end result of these goals, it is also an important step toward attaining them.
We welcome all Californians who share our Green vision to join us.
GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA
PO Box 485
San Francisco, CA 94104
(916) 448-3437