Green Party officeholders, U.S.

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Most total years a Green has held elected office


22 years (1986-2008) • Dave Conley, Board of Supervisors, Douglas County, Wisconsin

By the completion of his current term in 2008, Dave Conley will have served for 22 years on the Douglas County Board of Supervisors. He was first elected in April 1986, and has been elected to ten more consecutive two-year terms. His eleven two-year terms are the most two-year terms for any U.S. Green for any office.

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18 years (1992-2010) • Dona Spring, City Council, Berkeley, California

By the completion of her current term in 2010, Dona Spring will have served for 18 years on the Berkeley City Council. She was first elected in November 1992, to the first of three, two-years terms. In 1998, the city of Berkeley switched from two-year to four-year City Council terms. Berkeley residents then re-elected Spring in 1998, 2002 and 2006.

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12 years (1990-1994, 1996-2004) • Bob Ornelas, City Council, Arcata, California

Bob Ornelas was first elected to the Arcata City Council in in November 1990, to the first of three four-year terms. He did not run for re-election in 1994, but did run and was elected in 1996 and 2000. His three four-year terms are tied with North Carolina's Joyce Brown for the most four-year terms by any U.S. Green, for any office.

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12 years (1989-2001) • Joyce Brown, City Council, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Joyce Brown was first elected to the Chapel Hill City Council in in November 1989, to the first of three consecutive four-year terms. Her three four-year terms are tied with California's Bob Ornelas for the most four-year terms by any U.S. Green, for any office. Her three consecutive four-year terms are the most consecutive four-year terms by any U.S. Green, for any office.

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12 years (1986-1998) • Frank Koehn, Board of Supervisors, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Frank Koehn was first elected to the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors in 1986, to the first of five-consecutive two-year terms. His five two-year terms are the second most two-year terms among U.S. Greens, for any office.