Political Director, Green Party of the United States, DC

Available to speak on the following subjects:
Grass Roots Organizing
Ballot Access / Electoral Reform
Transportation
Permaculture
Environmental Justice

Bio
Brent McMillan is the national Political Director for the Green Party of the United States. As political director, McMillan serves as a national liaison with state Green Parties, officeholders and candidates, including outreach to potential presidential candidates. He tracks Green Party elections and ballot access efforts, and identifies and solicits party contributors. He teaches outreach and fundraising techniques at regional campaign schools and provides party resources for local campaigns. McMillan also speaks on transportation, permaculture, and environmental justice.

McMillan has served as the GPUS Political Director since February 11, 2004. A former Republican, McMillan first became involved in the Green Party in 1991 with the Delaware County Greens in Muncie, Indiana and served as secretary for the first statewide gathering of Greens in 1992. In 1996 he co-founded the Green Party of Seattle and served on the first coordinating council. In 1998 he co-founded the Green Party of the 36th District and served as its Treasurer until 2004. In 2000 he co-founded the Green Party of Washington State and served as the first State Facilitator (Chair). In 2002 he was elected as one of two delegates to represent the state of Washington on the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States. In 2003 he was a candidate for the newly created Seattle Monorail Board. He finished third out of seven candidates and was endorsed by the Seattle Post Intelligencer and the Seattle Weekly. He received a BS and a BArch from Ball State University.

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