FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 24, 2006
GREEN PARTY ENDORSES BRIAN MOORE FOR U.S. SENATE
GPF CONTACTS:
Julia Aires 941-366-5008 (Sarasota) julia.aires@verizon.net
Michael Canney 352-871-1991 (Gainesville) chicoverde@cox.net
Alan Kobrin 305-908-1370 (MIami) alan@mdgp.org
The Green Party of Florida (GPF) has endorsed the independent candidacy of Brian Moore in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Bill Nelson.
Moore is the first U.S. Senate candidate ever to be endorsed by the GPF, which is currently supporting Green candidates Brian Becker for State Representative, District 57 in Tampa, and Tammy Harman for Soil & Water Conservation Board, also in Tampa.
"I am deeply gratified by the support of the Green Party," said Moore, a 63-year-old semi-retired health care recruiter. "We share an uncompromising commitment to ecological responsibility, social justice and non-violence."
Brian Moore's outspoken opposition to the Iraq war and his call to bring the troops home played a major role in the Greens' decision," said GPF co-chair Michael Canney. "The Iraq occupation is one of the defining issues of this election, and the major parties' candidates for Senate do not represent the growing majority of Americans who want to see an end to this unnecessary and illegal war."
Brian Moore shares the Green Party's view that our society urgently needs to address domestic issues such as low wages, lack of health care, affordable housing and educational opportunities, a corrupted electoral process, erosion of our civil liberties, and a burgeoning prison population that is largely the result of a bankrupt "drug war" policy.
Greens join Brian Moore in urging all voters to endorse the Voters for Peace Pledge, which states: "I will not vote for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public position in his or her campaign."
Brian Moore's views on the important issues of our time are consistent with Green Party values and platform positions, and we stand together in our advocacy for fair trade practices, a living wage for all workers, a universal, single-payer healthcare plan, clean and renewable energy, environmental protections, public transportation, and electoral reforms.
"This historic Green Party endorsement significantly boosts Brian's candidacy," said Darcy Richardson of Jacksonville, Moore's campaign manager. "I think it's a perfect match. They share a progressive outlook on the issues and both are fighting for America's better self," he asserted.
The Green Party of the United States is fielding 368 candidates for federal, state and local office across the country this year, is running a dozen candidates for the U.S. Senate in this year's mid-term elections, including longtime social activist Kevin Zeese, running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland. Michael Berg, whose son was killed and beheaded in Iraq, is running as a strong antiwar candidate for Congress in Delaware. Of his son's death, Berg says, "Nicholas Berg died for the sins of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld." Running for governor of New York is the best-selling author and playwright Malachy McCourt.
"Cara Jennings' victory in the Lake Worth city commission race last spring demonstrates that Greens can be effective at the grassroots level," said GPF co-chair Cathy Gilbert, referring to the first Green Party electoral victory in 2006. "Sending Brian Moore to the U.S. Senate would signal an important step toward ending wars abroad and reclaiming democracy here at home."
Greens urge Florida voters to vote their hopes, not their fears, in November. Vote Brian Moore for Senate!
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MORE INFORMATION:
Brian Moore for Senate
http://www.votebrianmoore.com
PO Box 5742
Spring Hill, FL 34611
352-686-9936
Green Party of Florida
http://www.gpf.org
352-871-1991
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Voters for Peace Pledge
http://www.votersforpeace.us
Brian Becker for State House District 57
http://www.electbrianbecker.com
813-835-4472
Tammy Harman for Soil & Water Conservation Board
http://www.tammyharman.com
304 West Wilder Ave.
Tampa, FL 33603
