The party experienced its first non-partisan electoral victory in 1999 when Gary Novosielski was elected to the Board of Education of the Rutherford School District.
[9] By November 2017, ten New Jersey counties had local affiliates recognized by the state party: Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, Gloucester, Essex, Camden, Bergen, Union, Mercer, and Morris.
Green Party affiliate[14] Dr. Corey Teague serves on the Paterson Board of Education after being elected in 2019 with the largest number of votes.
The party plans to run multiple candidates for state assembly and for statewide office, including governor, in future elections.
In preparation for the 2024 election, the Green Party of New Jersey has 13 candidates; Robin Brownfield (CD-01), Thomas Cannavo (CD-02), Steve Welzer (CD-03), Barry Bendar (CD-04), Beau Forte (CD-05), Herb Tarbous (CD-06), Andrew Black (CD-07), Christian Robins (CD-08), Benjamin Taylor (CD-09), Jon Serrano (CD-10), Lily Benavides (CD-11), and Kim Meudt (CD-12) and our Senatorial Candidate, Christina Khalil.