In 2005, Cam Gordon, a former chair of the Green Party of Minnesota, was elected in Ward 2 to the Minneapolis City Council, winning over DFLer Cara Letofsky in a 51% to 48% vote.

[6] In 2011, Green Party endorsed Laura Libby was elected to the Section 1 seat of the City Council of Crystal, Minnesota.

[10] Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon refused to replace the ballot petitions stand-in vice presidential candidate Howie Hawkins with Ajamu Baraka, the only candidate of color in the race, despite no law denying his ability to do so.

[13][14] Three additional Greens were elected in 2016, including the first elected Green in Ramsey County history – Lena Buggs winning a seat on the Ramsey County Soil & Water District Board unseating the incumbent.

The "Ten Key Values,"[18] which expand upon the four pillars, are as follows: The Green Party of Minnesota constitution Article XI Section 2 prohibits donations from corporations or political action committees (PACs).

[19] The party's platforms and rhetoric harshly criticize any corporate influence and control over government, media, and society at large.

While the coordinating and executive committees handle day-to-day operations of the state party, most organizing, activism, and decision-making is decentralized into a number of autonomous local party organizations (or "seedlings") located throughout the state.