2008 Green National Convention



The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10-14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center. This served as both the venue for the Presidential Nominating Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.

Venues
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center.

Presidential candidates

 * Jesse Johnson of West Virginia, former Mountain Party candidate for US Senate and Governor of West Virginia
 * Kent Mesplay of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee

Balloting
Vice President

Rosa Clemente

Video of Convention

 * State Delegate voting part 1
 * State Delegate voting part 2
 * Cynthia McKinney Acceptance Speech
 * Vote and Rosa Clemente Acceptance Speech
 * David Cobb Convention Speech
 * Malik Rahim Keynote Speech
 * Omar López Key Note Speech
 * Malik Rahim congressional candidate Louisiana
 * Jesse Johnson addresses Convention Delegates