About Us

Location

We are located in the Two Thirteen Building, which is at 213 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton, Illinois, just two blocks from the Wheaton Metra station (402 W. Front St.).

History

Formed in 2002, the DuPage County Green Party (DCGP) is the county’s only political party that places voluntary limits on its fundraising by not accepting corporate campaign contributions.

An affiliated local of the Illinois Green Party, the DuPage Greens is 100% people-powered, relying on volunteerism and small contributions to fuel its mission of making government more fair, accountable, efficient and productive.

In 2006, the DuPage Greens supported the gubernatorial candidacy of Rich Whitney, who earned 10% of the vote in the county — amazingly successful for a candidacy that was essentially limited to two months by our Democratic opponents.

Building on the success of the Whitney campaign, the DCGP held its first ever primary and ran a number of candidates for the 2008 general election, including our first ever candidates for U.S. Congress, State Senate, State Representative, and County Board. Many of our candidates repeated Whitney’s success by exeeding expectations.

In 2009, the DuPage Greens ran one candidate in the off-year elections: Steve Alesch, for Winfield Township Trustee. Alesch came in fifth, but nonetheless picked up votes from a high percentage of voters (25%).

In June 2009, we launched the Social Justice in DuPage Series, which has focused on a range of issues affecting our community, such as civil unions/equal marriage, single payer health care, poverty and homelessness in DuPage County, and red light cameras vs. civil liberties.

Participation in the 2010 primary demonstrated the steady growth of the party in DuPage County. The party also supported a slate of statewide candidates topped by LeAlan Jones for U.S. Senate and Rich Whitney for Governor. We also supported Bob Mueller for State Representative, 47th district, and Dan Kairis for Congress, 14th district.

In April 2011, DCGP chair Steve Alesch made history by becoming the first ever Green Party member elected to public office in DuPage County. Alesch was elected as a commissioner to the Warrenville Park District.

In May 2011, the DuPage Greens opened an office at the Two Thirteen Building in Wheaton, a new incubator for community-based organizations focused on peace, justice and equality.

DuPage County Green Party Leadership

The DuPage County Green Party elects its officers at its county convention, held in April in even years. The next county convention will be held in April 2012.

Steve Alesch
County Chair, Winfield Township Chair

William Edgar
County Treasurer, Milton Township Chair

Patrick Kelly
County Secretary

Scot Hansen
County Political Director

Jill Versace
Naperville Township Chair