Green Party Senate Candidate Flowers Offers Grassroots Alternative

BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ)-- Maryland voters will put a new face in the senate, choosing between Democrat Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Republican State Delegate Kathy Szeliga, and Green Party candidate Dr. Margaret Flowers, running her first political campaign.

The only statewide race in Maryland because the U.S. senate seat is being vacated by retiring Senator Barbara Mikulski.

"The Green Party is a party that doesn't take any corporate or PAC money and as a Green Party candidate I can say what needs to be said and advocate for peoples' needs," said Flowers.

In her video posted on social media flowers outlines her platform on health care, social, and economic reforms.

"We believe that people who are impacted by policies should have a say over how those policies are constructed and what's in them and that's something that's seriously lacking in our public policy right now," said Flowers.

The Baltimore resident and mother of three says she offers a grassroots alternative.

"As more and more people are that the republican and democratic are failing to address the crises we are facing in a meaningful way and I personally worked with democrats and republicans they have constrictions on what they're able to say and what they're able to advocate for," said Flowers.

Flowers claims no such restrictions. The Maryland Green Party is running candidates for local, state, and federal office. According to its website, the green party has more than 100 elected officials nationwide serving mostly in local government offices.

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