Green Party Watch

Matt Reichel, who ran on the Green Party line in the Special Election to fill Rahm’s seat in Congress earlier this Spring, is one of the first declared Green Party candidates for US House in 2010 and has hit the ground running.

As reported here two weeks ago, Matt Reichel declared his intention to run for the Chicago area 5th Congressional District seat just before the Illinois Green Party State meeting.

“We were promised change we could believe in, and instead have gotten short changed. All the hope in the world isn’t going to bring Americans the peace and justice they so deserve and have so stridently demanded, not while we are stuck with the same two parties of Empire and Wall Street.”

On Sunday August 2, Matt Reichel and Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Rich Whitney will share the stage with US Congressman Dennis Kucinich at a Single Payer Health Care Speak-out in Aurora, Illinois:

Green Gubernatorial Candidate Rich Whitney and I will warm up the stage for one of the few principled advocates for single-payer health care in the United States Congress. This will be an excellent opportunity to gain exposure and build momentum for Green candidates across the state. If the majority of Democrats are going to insist on leaving single-payer “off the table,” then the Greens will gladly take the votes of the strong majority of Americans who favor a public health care system.

The following Monday August 3 will be the first meeting of the Reichel for Congress Campaign Committee:

Primary orders of business will be organizing the petition drive and raising money.

Speaking of which, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the campaign thus far. We are off to a running start, though we need to keep this momentum going.

My goal is to have $10,000 in the bank by New Years’ Day. In order to accomplish this, we are going to have to raise a little from everybody.

Please help us keep the heat on Quigley and the Democrats by visiting www.mattreichel.us and clicking “Donate,” or by sending a check to:

Elect Matt Reichel to Congress
1726 W. Carmen
Chicago, IL 60640

This race has a lot of potential. This is a progressive district controlled by Democrats with virtually no Republican organization at all. The Democrat, Quigley, is not standing up to support the values of the voters: Single payer health care, ending the war, and re-investing in our neighborhoods and communities. Reichel is fresh from campaigning for this seat on short notice with little campaign support this last spring, and with a full 15 months he could have a much bigger impact. If you are in the Chicago area please consider volunteering with the Reichel for Congress campaign. If you are anywhere else, please consider contributing $10, $20, $50 or more to the campaign. This will certainly be one of the key races to watch in 2010.

Tags: Illinois, Matt Reichel

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