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For more information, contact: Madelyn Hoffman, campaign manager for benavidesforgovernor2025 at mrhlepaix@gmail.com or 973-876-1023 Barry Bendar, Green Party of New Jersey Elections Chair at bbendar@gmail.com or 609-276-3183 or Lily Benavides at benavidesforgovernor2025@gmail.com or 862-243-2741 Lily Benavides, Green Party of NJ’s candidate for Governor responds One week ago today, by a […]

US Supreme Court “Green Lights” Racial Profiling

September 17, 2025 in Candidates / On the Campaign Trail tagged GPNJ / Lily Benavides / NJ Governor / race / SCOTUS by Madelyn Hoffman

For more information:Contact Barry BendarGreen Party of New Jersey Elections Chairbbendar@gmail.com or 609-276-3183 or Lily Benavidesbenavidesforgovernor2025@gmail.com or 862-243-2741 A candidacy and a choice for acceptable domestic and international policies hangs on handwriting analysis? Consider the following. Is your signature in 2025 the same as it was in 1973? Or in […]

Did Bias and Discrimination Lead to a Benavides for Governor ...

September 4, 2025 in On the Campaign Trail / Statements tagged governor; candidate; ballot access by Barry Bendar

The Green Party of New Jersey will not be participating in the 33rd Annual Labor Day parade. This follows the announcement that the American Labor Museum will honor PBA locals instead of labor unions. Despite the GPNJ’s annual participation in this event for over a decade, the party rejects the […]

Why Green Party of NJ (GPNJ) won’t march in Haledon ...

August 30, 2025 in Press Release tagged Labor Day / police abolition / press release by Ben Taylor

Contact for more information: Barry Bendar, Green Party of NJ Elections ChairPhone: 609-276-3183 Email: bbendar@msn.com From Stephen Zielinski, Sr., Green Party candidate for Governor in 2025, on why he has withdrawn from the gubernatorial race; Morris County resident Lily Benavides now seeks the Green Party of NJ nomination “At this […]

Stephen Zielinski, Green Party Candidate for Governor, Steps Aside Due ...

August 12, 2025 in Candidates / Press Release by Barry Bendar

Image credit: Screenshot from Status Coup reporting in Los Angeles, CA. Courtesy of Status Coup. https://youtu.be/W8RpbjBfmPU?si=dtrruYg_zVR4y-Vb This weekend, Donald Trump federalized the California National Guard—a chilling move that crosses the line from authoritarian rhetoric into open occupation. Let’s not mince words: California has long been a target of this regime—not simply […]

GPNJ Statement on the War on California

June 8, 2025 in Statements tagged California / ICE / immigration / police / protest by GP New Jersey

The Green Party of New Jersey demands that comprehensive single-payeruniversal healthcare (from cradle to grave, leaving no one behind) be passed andimplemented. The most efficient and effective method is to pass Medicare for Alllegislation, preferably on a national level. Moreover, the Green Party is the onlynational party in the United […]

Medicare for All Rally this Friday, May 30th

May 26, 2025 in Press Release tagged Medicare for All / Rally / Universal Healthcare by GPNJ News

The members of the Arab and Muslim American Green Party Caucus of New Jersey are united by a common goal of advocating for Arab and Muslim communities within the Green Party. Their work will include, but is not limited to, the shared focal aim of educating people about the brutal […]

The Green Party of New Jersey (GPNJ) is pleased to ...

April 28, 2025 in Press Release / Statements tagged Arab / caucus / muslim by GP New Jersey

On April 5, 2025, the Green Party of New Jersey held its 2025 annual convention at the Jackson Township Library. The all-day event featured an inspirational keynote address by Dr. Jill Stein, an address by our gubernatorial candidate, Stephen N. Zielinski, Sr., and other speakers, along with breakfast and lunch, entertainment, and GPNJ elections.