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Dr. Forrest Hill First Green To Run For Secretary of State in 2006
Nader campaign strategist announces he will run for the office of Secretary of State

In this issue:

Greens Take Lead in Several Major Anti-War Actions at the CA State Capitol
Greens’ Doo Dah Appearance Deemed a Great Success
Greens Support California Fair Wage Initiative
Greens Join Procession of Coffins on Veterans Day
California Greens Win Four of Five Races in Nov. 8 Elections Pasadena City College Board Tops Victories
Greens and MAPA Members Stand Up to Anti-Immigrant Minutemen
Dr. Forrest Hill First Green To Run For Secretary of State in 2006
CA Green Party Decries Special Election As Arnold’s Propositions Flop with Voters
Which Way Forward Opinion for the Green Party
End the Squabble in the Green Party - A Call For A Bicameral Legislature in the National Assembly
Benefits Abound Through Precinct Walking
Movie: Syriana, 2005 Director: Stephen Gaghan Studio: Warner Brothers, Inc.
Winter 2005 Cartoons

By: Cres Vellucci

SACRAMENTO – Dr. Forrest Hill, a former Ralph Nader and Green Party of California campaign strategist, became the first Green to officially announce for state office in 2006 when he held a news conference here to declare his candidacy for the office of Secretary of State.

Hill said he is running because "there is a great need for election reform in this country to bring about a fair and just election system, which is the reform upon which all else in our democracy depends. Without justice at the ballot box there can be no justice in our society or accountability in our government."

He pointed out that "our voting technology is highly outdated, unreliable and lacks uniformity across the state," and blamed "corporate funding of elections" for leading to "political corruption, tax politics that favor the rich, and the theft of public funds through no-bid contracts.

"Legislative districts in California have become so large that only the wealthiest citizens have a chance of winning office. Finally, our antiquated winner-take-all electoral system ensures the continued monopoly of the two party system over all facets of our political lives," said Hill.

He added that "California has the opportunity to lead the nation toward real election reform that can ensure all citizens are represented in government. It is time we instituted a fair and just election system to defend our freedom and reclaim our democratic rights." Hill, who said he will run an aggressive Green campaign "to win," was the media and fundraising coordinator for the Nader/Camejo Campaign in California during the 2004 presidential election. He served as an elected official on the Green Party of California coordinating committee, chaired the committee on Green campaigns and is currently a national delegate to the Green Party of the United States. He worked with the Davis Human Rights Commission to pass a resolution opposing the USA PATRIOT Act and authored a resolution opposing the war in Iraq that was adopted by the Davis City Council in 2003. He also founded the UC Davis Green Party, one of the largest campus Green Party chapters in the country.

Dr. Hill is a research scientist, financial advisor, electoral reform activist and environmentalist. He currently specializes in Socially Responsible Investing using investments as a vehicle for economic, social, and environmental


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