Kent Warner Smith
Kent Smith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Kent Warner Smith June 16, 1941 San Jose, California |
| Died | February 18, 2008 (aged 66) Nevada City, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Green Party of California |
| Known for | co-founder, Green Party of California |
Kent Warner Smith (June 16, 1941 – February 18, 2008) was an American political and civil rights activist. 1964 graduate of Stanford University, BA in American History, MA UC Berkeley in History, 1966, PhD in Diplomatic History UCB 1972. He was one of the founders of the Green Party of California in February 1990, and a key figure in achieving ballot status for it in 1992.[1][2][3] When March Fong Eu, the California Secretary of State of the time, announced the ballot status, he received the official declaration from her on behalf of the party.[1] In the 1990s, he ran for both the U.S. and California State Senate on the green party ballot line.
References[]
- ^ a b [s.n.] (February 19, 2008). Article: Greens mourn passing of Kent Smith, one of the co-founders of the Green Party of California. Green Party of California. Accessed October 2015.
- ^ Founding of the Green Party of California. Green Party of California. Accessed October 2015.
- ^ [s.n.] (March 8, 2008). Kent Warner Smith sponsored obituary. The Union (Western Nevada County).
Categories:
- California Greens
- 1941 births
- 2008 deaths
- Green Party of the United States politicians
- Activists from California