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SCC Greens Endorse Ofelia Bello

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The Green Party of Santa Clara County has endorsed Ofelia Bello for East Palo Alto City Council.

The Green Party of Santa Clara County enthusiastically endorsed Ms. Ofelia Bello on September 26th. Ofelia is a registered Green and a grassroots candidate who is running on a platform of equity, justice and representation.

Born and raised in East Palo Alto, Ofelia has shown her deep rooted connection to her city through years of volunteering and advocating for affordable housing, renters’ rights, and equitable community development.

With a master’s degree in Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Ofelia has been civically engaged in local policies, she served 5 years on the East Palo Alto Planning Commission where as ViceChair, she was a strong voice in prioritizing residents’ needs. She has also spent 5 years mentoring youth from East Palo Alto to become civically engaged through advocacy and community organizing.
Currently, Ofelia leads a grassroots nonprofit organization focused on social, environmental and racial justice.

We believe that Ofelia’s strong community connections and her deep Green values, together will make her a strong representatives to bring more of the peoples’ voice to the East Palo Alto City Council, and we urge all East Palo Alto voters to support Ofelia in her run.
Learn more about Ofelia’s campaign HERE.


SCCGreens endorse Chris Demers for CA-18

The Green Party of Santa Clara County has endorsed Chris Demers for Congress in CA District 18.

The decision was made after membership discussions at our March 26th monthly meeting, and finalized  by the county council members on April 15. According to our principles and rules adopted by the Green Party of California, our county party only considers endorsements of candidates who reject corporate and superPAC donations AND are unaffiliated with any political parties that accept such donations.

Chris Demers is running as an independent (No Party Preference) and refuses to accept any donations from corporate PAC money.  In addition, the list of priorities and positions outlined on his campaign website, align very well with the values and policies of the Green Party. Chris’s education in international relations and his professional experience in worker protections, decreasing environmental footprints, and strengthening corporate codes of conduct all help his vision in serving his community.

We are happy to recommend voting for Chris Demers for congress to those in District 18 who share the Greens’ call for ending the influence of corporations, lobbyists and special interests in our elections and for holding our elected public servants accountable to our communities.

To ensure you are registered to vote and that your mailing address is accurate,  check your voter registration status HERE.


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