<b>For Immediate Release May 9, 2012<br>Contact: Cameron Whitten<br><a href="tel:503-890-5716" value="+15038905716" target="_blank">503-890-5716</a><br>
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<br>Portland Green Party withdraws their endorsements of Smith and Brady, endorses Whitten</b><br><br>The Portland Green Party convened a meeting last night, to officially strip their endorsements of Mayoral candidates Eileen Brady and Jefferson Smith for the May 15th Primary. They maintained their endorsement of Cameron Whitten for Mayor of Portland. The decision was unanimous. <br>
<br>The re-vote came after a long time of speculation, with Smith supporters attempting to pressure the local chapter nominate the State Representative over New Seasons co-founder Eileen Brady. <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/hall-monitorwhos-the-greenest-of-them-all/Content?oid=6032883" target="_blank">http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/hall-monitorwhos-the-greenest-of-them-all/Content?oid=6032883</a><br>
<br>Apparently, the Green Party did not react positively to politics as usual, which led the chapter to avoid the divisive political manipulations altogether by recalling both of their nominations. Whitten stands out as an exemplary candidate for Mayor due to his faithfulness to real environmental issues, being the only candidate to vocally oppose the industrialization of West Hayden Island, and for his agenda to execute recommendations made by the Peak Oil Task Force.<br>
<br>Cameron Whitten and his long record of activism in the community makes him the ideal candidate in the Green Party’s eyes. With a large contingent of undecided voters in this race, Portland can expect to see many surprises in this upcoming Primary.<br>
<br>For More Information, contact Executive Director of the Portland Green Party Jorden Leonard at <a href="tel:503-839-0632" value="+15038390632" target="_blank">503-839-0632</a>.<br><br>