GPUS National Committee and Ballot Access Committee, 2004 Green Party candidate for New York State Senate

Available to speak on the following subjects:
Death Penalty
Urban Planning
Transportation
Environmental Racism
Space Exploration
Local / State Governance
Political Organizing

Bio
Rebecca White currently serves on the GPUS National Committee and Ballot Access Committee, and was the 2004 Green Party candidate for New York State Senate in the 17th District. At age 33 she is part of the second wave of political organizers coming through the Green Party.

White has served as treasurer and policy analyst for numerous Green Party campaigns. She created a database of state ballot access laws and petitioning requirements for the national party and produced a handbook on FEC, BOE and NYC Campaign Finance Board reporting requirements for campaign treasurers.

White currently serves on the Brooklyn Community Board One Transportation Committee, where she participated in mediating train closures between the MTA and local businesses and increasing the number of bike racks in the district. In a previous position as a community organizer for the St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation, she executed a $50,000 NYC Waste Less grant and was awarded a Con Edison grant to identify and resolve asbestos in local residential buildings.

White grew up in Oregon where one of her first political activities was opposing anti-gay initiatives No. 9 and No. 13. She has a liberal arts associates degree from Portland Community College and is working toward an undergraduate degree in urban studies at Hunter College. She is currently employed with Transportation Alternatives.

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