Green Party Candidate
for Mayor of St. Paul
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Green Party Candidate |
For Immediate Release September 14, 2005
Dickinson Congratulates Mayoral Rivals, Thanks Supporters St. Paul, MN – Wednesday, September 14, 2005 – In late-night phone conversations Tuesday with Chris Coleman and Randy Kelly, Green Party mayoral candidate Elizabeth Dickinson congratulated both for advancing to the November general election. Coleman garnered 52% of the primary vote and Kelly 27%; Dickinson finished with a total of 4,905 votes, or just shy of 20%. While she is willing to talk further with the two remaining mayoral candidates, Dickinson has said she does not foresee publicly endorsing either. The Green Party of St. Paul — of which she was a co-chair prior to entering the mayoral race — has a policy of not endorsing candidates from other parties. Dickinson expressed gratitude in an impromptu address to supporters at a post-poll-closing party last night, and also e-mailed a note to those active in her all-volunteer campaign this morning, offering her "deep, heartfelt thanks" and calling their work "a tremendous effort, and deeply inspiring" both to herself and to voters. The campaign was carried out over less than three months, and on a total budget of $20,000 — as compared to total funding for Kelly of some $850,000, and Coleman's approximate total of over $200,000. Kelly's fundraising has been ongoing throughout his term as incumbent, and Coleman's campaign began early this year. In her e-mail message Dickinson quoted a friend who called her effort "'the labor of love' campaign." She said she intends to write a personal note to everyone who has been actively involved on her behalf. In a separate message to volunteers, Dickinson Campaign Manager Mary Petrie said the campaign "had advantages shared by no other: the power of principle and of the people." Both Dickinson and Minneapolis Green Party mayoral candidate Farheen Hakeem — who earned nearly 14% of the vote there — have been invited to appear Friday on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac to discuss their strong showing, and its implications for the future of politics in and beyond the metro area. Contact Elizabeth Dickinson, (651) 235-1208 (cell) Mary Petrie, Campaign Manager, (651) 226-3527 (cell) Christopher Childs, Communications Coordinator, (651) 312-1216 Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor 384 Hall Avenue St. Paul, MN 55107
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