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| - | '''James Matthew Branum''' (b. June 1976; [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]], United States) is the state secretary of the [[Green Party of Oklahoma]] and a former co-chair of the party. He also was a candidate for public office in both Texas and Oklahoma. | + | '''James Matthew Branum''' is the author of the blog JMBzine.com. |
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| - | ==Political career==
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| - | Branum's political career began in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the mid-1990s when he served as president of the [[College Republicans]] at [[Southwestern Oklahoma State University]], secretary of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans, and delegate to the Oklahoma state Republican convention.
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| - | He later moved to [[Austin, Texas]] where he continued in politics as Republican Party chair for Precinct 147.
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| - | In 1999, Branum left the Republican Party to join the Libertarians, and in 2000 ran for Constable, Pct. 5 in [[Travis County, Texas]] on the [[Libertarian]] ticket. He received 5,611 votes, or 17.82% of the votes cast in a two-way race against incumbent Democrat [[Bruce Elfant]].
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| - | In 2001, Branum made his third political affiliation change, joining the Green Party in [[Hays County, Texas]], and later was a founding member of the [[Green Party of Oklahoma]] and the Rural Greens chapter of the Oklahoma Greens. He served as state executive committee member-at-large from 2002-2004, and as state co-chair from 2004-2005. He also was one of Oklahoma's delegates to the [[Green Party of the United States]] national convention in [[Milwaukee, WI]] in 2004, and was an alternate delegate to the party's annual national meeting in [[Tulsa, OK]] in 2005.
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| - | In 2006, Branum ran for Oklahoma State House District #99 as an Independent (but endorsed by the Green Party). He received 306 votes or 4.81% of the votes cast in the three way race.
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| - | ==Education and work==
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| - | In addition to his political work, Branum is a [[Mennonite]] [[minister of religion|minister]], a peace activist, and the author of the [[blog]] JMBzine. He works as an [[attorney]] in the area of GI Rights/military law.
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| - | Branum graduated from [[Austin Graduate School of Theology]] (then the Institute for Christian Studies) in Austin, Texas, in May 2000 with a B.A. in Biblical Studies (Christian Ministry emphasis), and completed a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Oklahoma City University]] School of Law in December 2005. He is also currently pursuing a degree in Religious Studies from [[Tulsa Community College]].
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| - | He is a member of the [[National Lawyers Guild]] and the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] and is also involved with the [[Oklahoma Independent Media Center]] and Oklahoma City [[Critical Mass]].
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| - | '''Sources:'''
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| - | [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MOK93451 Project Vote-Smart Biography]
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| - | [http://okinsider.com/electioncentral02.oki?cnd=0TI0PO37Z OkInsider.com Profile]
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| - | [[Category:1976 births|Branum, James M.]]
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| - | [[Category:American politicians|Branum, James M.]]
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| - | [[Category:Green politicians|Branum, James M.]]
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| - | [[Category:People from Oklahoma|Branum, James M.]]
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