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Randy Toler
Randall "Randy" Toler (born c. 1965) is an American anti-nuclear power activist, perennial candidate, computer technician, and environmentalist. He claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States when he was 17 years old, but this is disputed by the Green Party's official account. Toler is a former co-chair of the Green Party of Florida.
Toler ran for school board in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2014 and 2016, losing both elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries, receiving 1 vote in the primaries and 1/2 a delegate at the 2024 Green National Convention. He has declared his candidacy for the 2028 Green Party presidential primary. He has claimed to have run for many other offices, including Mayor of Chicago, Governor, and US Congress.
Toler has claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States as a teenager in the 1970s while living in Niles, Michigan. According to Toler, the party stuck mostly to the west coast for its first few years, with its largest branch in Chicago. In 1983, the party went national, opting to endorse Walter Mondale's unsuccessful presidential run instead of supporting the proposed candidacy of John Anderson. This led to a conflict with the Citizen's Party over which party would represent the US Green Party abroad. Toler's party was often in dispute with the Green Party of California.
Toler's account has been disputed. The Green Party's official account credits Alan Philbrook and John Rensenbrink for founding the Maine Green Party in 1984, which led to the national party being organized several years later. Howie Hawkins stated that Toler's Green Party was "just one guy" and that he had "conned the media many times."
Toler has been described as an "anti-nuclear" activist. In 1987, he attempted to recall Rolling Meadows mayor William Ahrens, but was denounced by many local politicians as an extremist. That same year he organized a protest against Amerika, a television series.
In the early 2000s, Toler and his faction of the Green Party led opposition to an Illinois toll law.
Toler sued the Newport Beach police chief in 1983 for $700 due to a high police presence outside of a Green Party fundraiser. A spokesman for the police department denied any intention to monitor the group, instead citing concerns that alcohol would be served to minors at the event. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge.
In 1986, he sued a LaRouche movement-affiliated newspaper for $4 million due to slanderous statements made about the Green Party and their policy positions on drug legalization.
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Randy Toler
Randall "Randy" Toler (born c. 1965) is an American anti-nuclear power activist, perennial candidate, computer technician, and environmentalist. He claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States when he was 17 years old, but this is disputed by the Green Party's official account. Toler is a former co-chair of the Green Party of Florida.
Toler ran for school board in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2014 and 2016, losing both elections. He unsuccessfully ran in the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries, receiving 1 vote in the primaries and 1/2 a delegate at the 2024 Green National Convention. He has declared his candidacy for the 2028 Green Party presidential primary. He has claimed to have run for many other offices, including Mayor of Chicago, Governor, and US Congress.
Toler has claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States as a teenager in the 1970s while living in Niles, Michigan. According to Toler, the party stuck mostly to the west coast for its first few years, with its largest branch in Chicago. In 1983, the party went national, opting to endorse Walter Mondale's unsuccessful presidential run instead of supporting the proposed candidacy of John Anderson. This led to a conflict with the Citizen's Party over which party would represent the US Green Party abroad. Toler's party was often in dispute with the Green Party of California.
Toler's account has been disputed. The Green Party's official account credits Alan Philbrook and John Rensenbrink for founding the Maine Green Party in 1984, which led to the national party being organized several years later. Howie Hawkins stated that Toler's Green Party was "just one guy" and that he had "conned the media many times."
Toler has been described as an "anti-nuclear" activist. In 1987, he attempted to recall Rolling Meadows mayor William Ahrens, but was denounced by many local politicians as an extremist. That same year he organized a protest against Amerika, a television series.
In the early 2000s, Toler and his faction of the Green Party led opposition to an Illinois toll law.
Toler sued the Newport Beach police chief in 1983 for $700 due to a high police presence outside of a Green Party fundraiser. A spokesman for the police department denied any intention to monitor the group, instead citing concerns that alcohol would be served to minors at the event. The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge.
In 1986, he sued a LaRouche movement-affiliated newspaper for $4 million due to slanderous statements made about the Green Party and their policy positions on drug legalization.