Walsh is a rarity: A politically viable,
unaffiliated candidate in a major American city.
Oz Griebel ran for governor as a Republican in 2010 but this year is gathering signatures to run as
an unaffiliated candidate in November, skipping the convention and primary process altogether.
Not exact matches
The committee says its program
in Iowa has focused
in large part on identifying and mobilizing
unaffiliated voters who are likely to support its
candidate, Representative Bruce Braley,
in his race against State Senator Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee.
It also lowers the petition signature requirements for
unaffiliated statewide
candidates from 2 percent to 0.25 percent of the votes cast
in the last gubernatorial or presidential race.
The interest
in this issue is intense among the highly coveted
unaffiliated voters who many
candidates are seeking to sway.
Democrat Javier Fernandez, Republican Andrew Vargas and
unaffiliated candidate Liz de las Cuevas are running
in Miami - Dade County's District 114.
In a message to the union's 3,000 - plus members, STA President Megan Root said the union board interviewed Democrat Juanita Perez Williams, Green Howie Hawkins and
unaffiliated candidate Ben Walsh, then chose not to endorse any of the three.
Walsh's victory opens the door to future
unaffiliated candidates and non-Democrats entering elections
in Syracuse, he said.
Romano, 44 and a former Democrat, said he pitched his progressive platform to both parties as he sought their endorsement, but they declined, prompting him to run as an
unaffiliated write -
in candidate.
Lower the number of signatures an
unaffiliated candidate for statewide office must collect from 2 % to 0.25 % of the votes for Governor or President
in the most recent election whichever is less.
Bill founded the Salt Lake City CCL Chapter
in 2010, has been the CCL Mountain West Regional Coordinator since 2013 (supporting CCL volunteers
in MT, WY, UT, CO, NM, AZ, and NV), and has been an
unaffiliated climate
candidate running for US Senate and Congress
in 2012,» 14, and» 16.