CAMEJO ANNOUNCES FOR GOVERNOR!

Dear Supporters,

This is what the Democrats and Republicans have done to California :

•  California is the 48th state in school test scores!

•  California is the 49th state in home ownership!

•  California spends 600 dollars per student less than the national average. It used to spend 600 dollars more!

•  California taxes the bottom 20% at a 57% higher rate than the top 1%!

•  Taxes on California 's corporations have dropped 40% in the last 20 years and 52% of all profitable corporations are now paying no taxes!

•  For 35 years 90% of Californians have had no inflation-adjusted increase in pay!

•  The poorest have had the minimum wage cut from the equivalent of $9.40 an hour in 1968 to the present level of $6.75!

AND, THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE ECONOMY MORE THAN DOUBLED !

The people of California have the right to know the truth and the real solutions to what is happening in their state. So, after much consideration, I have agreed to run one last time for Governor for three reasons.

First, it is quite possible because of my name recognition and previous participation I can make it into the televised debates and get the truth to millions of voters.

Second, the Green Party is at a turning point with a great potential to win new members among Latinos, African Americans, youth and working people that can begin to transform our party into a party of the people. My campaign, with Donna Warren for Lt. Governor as my running mate, a Latino and an African American will be leading our slate and we can win those new members.

Finally, I am running to help all our Green candidates throughout California from the

governor's race to local city council races. With assistance from some of the 2006 slate of Greens for statewide office, I have prepared a book entitled CALIFORNIA with a sub-title "Under Corporate Rule." The book outlines the basic facts, statistics and issues about the state of California , as well as offering SOLUTIONS that will help our candidates in their campaigns.

This campaign is being launched while some major events are putting wind behind our sails in California, nationally and internationally.

WONDERFUL NEWS

From Venezuela to Argentina , Progressives Are On the Rise

So often our movement is informing you of terrible things that are happening and asking for your support in our efforts to stop, or at least protest, events. This letter is asking you to support our campaign because of the many new developments both here and abroad that are amazing and wonderful. In Latin America just about every election is seeing a shift to the most progressive candidates. In country after country, the people are rejecting the usual two parties sponsored by corporations in favor of new forces challenging them in the name of the people. It is inevitable that this new wave of progressivism, something unseen for over thirty years, will begin to have an impact inside the United States . It is already inspiring young people and even older people to deepen their commitment to fight for democracy at home.

Americans Now Oppose the War in Iraq

Recent polls show the majority of Americans have now joined the world and oppose the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq . Suddenly, on the single most important issue of the 2006 elections, the Green Party stands with the majority in our nation against the two pro-war corporate parties.

Democratic Party VS Rank and File

The Democrats in the Congress and Senate gave George Bush 28 standing ovations at the state of the union address, but the rank and file of the Democratic Party is becoming increasingly disenchanted. Polls are showing an overwhelming majority do not trust the two major parties, favor some form of universal health care, want a moratorium on the death penalty and in many other ways are open to the platform of the Green Party.

Cindy Sheehan and Barbara Becnel

Cindy Sheehan has stated publicly that she voted for Kerry and now believes it was a mistake. As a Democrat she refuses to vote for her party's candidates if they continue to support the war in Iraq . Because of this she has urged people in California to look at Todd Chretien's Green Party campaign for U.S. Senate instead of Diane Feinstein.

One of the most amazing and wonderful new developments is the gubernatorial campaign in the Democratic Party primary of an African American woman, Barbara Becnel. A central leader of the anti-death penalty movement, Becnel has publicly stated that she will not vote for a candidate or Party that is for the death penalty. The majority of rank and file Democrats agree with Barbara Becnel on issue after issue. Her campaign is bringing together what amounts to a rebellion within the ranks of the Democratic Party.

We extend our hand in solidarity to Barbara and Cindy, two women who are changing America on many issues, in part by introducing the very principle upon which the Green Party is founded: Vote for what you believe in. Stop voting against yourself!!

The Green Party Must Act Now

We must build a party that truly reflects the values of the rapidly growing numbers of people who are dissatisfied with the Democrats. This year is a critical moment to have the most effective Green Party campaign possible for Governor and all the other statewide races. We already have a tremendous slate of candidates who have declared that they will run for us. In addition to my campaign for Governor, Donna's for Lt. Governor and Todd Chretien's campaign for U.S. Senate against Diane Feinstein, we have a strong set of down-slate state office candidates already declared, from Attorney General and Secretary of State, to Treasurer, Supt of Public Instruction and Controller. We need to reach out to people alienated by the corporate-run parties and help them to join us and build the Green Party.

How You Can Help

To do all of this work we need your help. We need volunteers who will table, hand out leaflets, and make telephone calls. We need you to put a bumper sticker on your car and help us set up local campaign committees in your community or work place. We need you to consider being a candidate yourself.

To organize an effective statewide campaign that will assist our local candidates and win the minds and hearts of thousands if not millions to our party does not take a lot of money. But we do need some money. We need to print our basic materials, develop our web sites and have a small staff to coordinate volunteers. Compare our expenditures to the millions spent by Schwarzenegger and the leading Democrats, and you will see how modest the cost of an effective, non-corporate, grassroots Green campaign can be.

Other Steps We Are Taking

Our Party is proud to be launching a petition drive for an initiative to raise the minimum wage. In 1968, the minimum wage was $9.40 if converted to today's dollars. It is now $6.75 so the Democrats and Republicans are going to raise it to $7.75 by 2008 which, when adjusted to inflation, will keep it where it was when Arnold took office! The Green Party and its many other allies such as MAPA (Mexican American Political Association), the Peace and Freedom Party, and labor activists are petitioning to place on the ballot an initiative to raise the minimum wage to $8.75 an hour plus an annual inflation-adjusted COLA.

Million Votes for Peace

Because of the spread between the two corporate candidates in the Senate race against Diane Feinstein, there is little to no spoiler issue. So, it is quite possible that the largest vote ever for a Green in a state race will be registered in November. We believe we can achieve a million votes for peace for Todd Chretien in the Senate race. We have called our campaign the MVP (Million Votes for Peace) campaign. We will be organizing a large MVP contingent and ask you to join us in the mass peace marches coming up on March 18th. We will be supporting the march of anti-war GIs from San Diego to San Francisco .

And, In April we are planning to hold a people's counter-convention event in Sacramento near the Democratic Party State convention. (Watch for emails with details on these actions.)

As I have already stated this is the last time I will run for governor. I want to make this the best and most successful campaign our Party has ever had. I want to see many new young candidates develop into the future representatives of our party such as Aimee Allison in Oakland and Gayle McLaughlin in Richmond as well as many of our down slate candidates. We are about to make history. A million votes for Todd will be international news. It will give people new courage to organize and fight for peace.

Si Se Puede

This appeal letter is going out to our strongest supporters. The maximum donation allowed by law is $22,000 per person. But if we could average just $100 per supporter, it would give us more funds than we have ever had. Please join us in making a pledge to give now or help raise $100 or more for our campaign. Any size donation is welcome. I thank you for your previous support and for joining us in our efforts in 2006.

In Solidarity,

Peter Miguel Camejo

P.S. We have three books we will send to you for free depending on your contribution. For a contribution $100 you will receive the book CALIFORNIA , autographed by me. For $150 you will also receive DARE TO HOPE, a book written by Jason West, the 28 year old Green Party mayor of New Paltz, New York who led the battle for Gay Marriage on the East Coast. And for contributions of $200 or over you will receive a third book entitled INDEPENDENT POLITICS THE GREEN PARTY STRATEGIC DEBATE, providing documents and discussion pieces of the internal debate with in the Green Party.

P.P.S. Please check our website - www.votecamejo.com - for news updates and information on how you can join the campaign by donating, volunteering, hosting events, or just putting a bumper sticker on your car.