IL: Local Paper Profiles Green Party Candidate for Congress, Matt Reichel

The Elm Leaves Pioneer Local profiles Matt Reichel, Green Party candidate for US House in Illinois' 5th CD:

Matt Reichel, one of three Green Party candidates hoping to win the 5th District Congressional nomination in Tuesday's primary . . . insists the Green Party is an idea whose time has come so fast since its founding a decade ago that Greens were on the ballot in 31 states during the 2008 elections. In the upcoming primary Greens are running in the 4th and 9th U.S. House Districts, as well as the 5th, where Reichel has been fending off challenges from fellow Greens Terrence Gilhooley and Andrew Williams for the right to try to unseat incumbent Democrat Mike Quigley . . . "Even one Green congressman can say things the others can't because both the Republicans and Democrats are dependent on corporate campaign contributions," said Reichel, who's not accepting any corporate contributions.