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Green Party gets new gubernatorial candidate

August 21, 2025 6:30 pmAugust 22, 2025 2:50 am

Lily Benavides, a former New Hampshire state legislator and an immigrant from Colombia, has filed 2,434 signatures to become the Green Party candidate for governor of New Jersey on the general election ballot, replacing Stephen N. Zielinski, Sr.. Citing a...

Green Party names new lieutenant governor candidate

August 12, 2025 3:58 pmAugust 12, 2025 4:19 pm

The Green Party’s prospective nominee for governor named her pick for lieutenant governor Tuesday afternoon. Lily Benavides, who is seeking signatures to reach the ballot, tapped Lisa Ryan, an activist and software engineer, as her running mate. Benavides is seeking...