Ecology Democracy Party

Ecology Democracy Party
Chairman	Andrew Schuler
Founder	Ken Pentel
Founded	2010 (2010)
Ideology	Deep ecology, Green politics
Colors	Green and blue
Senate	0 / 67
House of Representatives	0 / 134
U.S. Senate	0 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives	0 / 8
Website
www.ecologydemocracyparty.org
Politics of Minnesota Political parties Elections

The Ecology Democracy Party is a deep ecological political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world."^[1]

Pentel was the Green Party of Minnesota candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He has said his motivation for founding a new party was "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with."

Ideology

The purpose of the Ecology Democracy Party is to restore a sustainable relationship with the Earth through education and grassroots organizing. The party attempts to offer guidance for necessary structural changes in the economy, the way we vote, and who influences our government. It attempts to accomplish these structural changes through three mandates:

1. The establishment of an ecology-based economy.
2. The implementation of proportional representation in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
3. The removal of private money and corporate interference from the people's government.

The party advocates ecology, campaign finance reform, proportional representation, ending corporate personhood, holism, public funding of elections and establishing a tax-refundable Minnesota currency with zero interest.^[2]

Elections

Ken Pentel ran for Governor of Minnesota in 2010 and received 6,180 votes, or 0.29%.

In 2012 the party endorsed write-in candidate Andrew Schuler for U.S. Senate and ran Anthony Hilton for the State House, district 59B. Hilton received 1,423 votes, or 8.05%. It also ran Danene Provencher for Mound City Council, who received 26% of the vote.^[3]

See also

• Politics of Minnesota
• List of political parties in Minnesota

References

External links

• Ecology Democracy Party
• Ecology Democracy Network

Political parties in Minnesota
Recognized major parties	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Republican Party of Minnesota
Recognized minor parties	Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party Green Party of Minnesota Independence Party of Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now Party Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Other minor parties	Constitution Party of Minnesota Ecology Democracy Party
Historical parties	Minnesota Democratic Party Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party Minnesota Progressive Party
Politics of Minnesota Political party strength in Minnesota

State and local political parties in the United States
State and local political parties without a federal or national parent body
State parties	Minnesota Ecology Democracy Party (Minnesota) Grassroots Party (Minnesota) Independence Party of Minnesota New York State Conservative Party of New York State Liberal Party of New York New York State Right to Life Party Rent Is Too Damn High Party Working Families Party of New York Oregon Independent Party of Oregon Oregon Progressive Party Oregon Working Families Party Vermont Liberty Union (Vermont) Vermont Progressive Party Vermont Working Families Party Other states Alaskan Independence California National Party Ecology Party of Florida Independent Party of Connecticut Independent Party of Delaware Hawaii Independence Party Moderate Party (Rhode Island) United Independent Party (Massachusetts)
Local parties	Charter Party (Cincinnati, Ohio) Progressive Dane (Dane County, Madison, Wisconsin) Tax Revolt Party (Nassau County, New York)
Territorial parties	Puerto Rico Movimiento Unión Soberanista (Sovereign Union Movement) New Progressive Party Popular Democratic Party Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party Independence Party Nationalist Party Working People's Party Hostosian National Independence Movement Socialist Front Workers Socialist Movement U.S. Virgin Islands Independent Citizens Movement Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Party