Ben Manski
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Ben Manski is an American
attorney, organizer, activist with the Green Party, Executive Director of the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
and editor of the Liberty Tree Journal. As a member of the Wisconsin Green Party
, he served as co-chair of the Green Party of the United States from 2001 through 2004. Manski also served as the Wisconsin
representative on the Green Party Diversity Committee, and is a former chair of the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee.
on July 16, 1974 to economist Charles Manski and educator Kate Manski. When he was a little over three years old his family moved to Jerusalem, Israel
, where he and his sister, today a Palestinian rights advocate, spent their early childhood years. In 1982, his parents decided to return to the United States, moving to Madison
, Wisconsin
.
Manski received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School in 2005, and a B.A. in Sociology with a focus in Rural Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1999.
seat vacated by long time Madison legislator Spencer Black
, winning 31% of the vote, defeating the Republican and Constitution Party candidates. This was the strongest performance of any independent candidate in Wisconsin since 1944.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
attorney, organizer, activist with the Green Party, Executive Director of the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution is an American non-governmental organization "rooted in the belief that the American Revolution is a living tradition whose greatest promise is democracy." Their purpose is to foster a broad-based democracy movement in the United States...
and editor of the Liberty Tree Journal. As a member of the Wisconsin Green Party
Wisconsin Green Party
The Wisconsin Green Party is an active member of the Green Party of the United States. In 2006, the party helped place antiwar initiatives on the ballots in 32 towns . WIGP member Ben Manski is a former co-chair of the Green National Committee.The WIGP emerged in the late 1980s when several...
, he served as co-chair of the Green Party of the United States from 2001 through 2004. Manski also served as the Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
representative on the Green Party Diversity Committee, and is a former chair of the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee.
Early life and education
Manski was born in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on July 16, 1974 to economist Charles Manski and educator Kate Manski. When he was a little over three years old his family moved to Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, where he and his sister, today a Palestinian rights advocate, spent their early childhood years. In 1982, his parents decided to return to the United States, moving to Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Manski received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School in 2005, and a B.A. in Sociology with a focus in Rural Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1999.
Career
- Field Director with GreenpeaceGreenpeaceGreenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
. - Mining Organizer with Wisconsin's Environmental Decade.
- Executive Director with Democracy Unlimited of Wisconsin, Cooperative.
- Midwest Field Director with Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaignRalph Nader presidential campaign, 2000Ralph Nader ran in the 2000 United States presidential election as the nominee of the Green Party. He was also nominated by the Vermont Progressive Party and the United Citizens Party of South Carolina...
. - Organizing Director with Progressive DaneProgressive DaneProgressive Dane is an independent, progressive political party in Dane County, Wisconsin founded in the fall of 1992.Focusing exclusively on local elections, Progressive Dane endorses candidates and lobbies for issues decided on by its membership...
. - National Director with Campus Greens.
- Co-Chair of the Green Party of the United States.
State Assembly candidacy
As a Green Party candidate, Manski came in second of four candidates in a 2010 race for a Wisconsin State AssemblyWisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
seat vacated by long time Madison legislator Spencer Black
Spencer Black
Spencer Black represented the 77th Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1985 until 2011. He served for many years as the Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee...
, winning 31% of the vote, defeating the Republican and Constitution Party candidates. This was the strongest performance of any independent candidate in Wisconsin since 1944.