Kat Swift ( born June 6 , 1973 ) is a United States political activist , former co-chair of the Green Party of Texas , and spokesperson for the Green Party 's National Women 's Caucus . Swift announced her intention to seek the 2008 Presidential nomination of the US Green Party at the 2004 Green Party National Convention in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . She was one of the youngest candidates to seek the office in 2008 , meeting the age requirement of 35-years-old only months before Election Day in 2008 . In 2007 , she ran for City Council , District 1 in San Antonio , Texas finishing second of three candidates with 1,630 votes for 29.48 % of the total vote . On July 12 , 2008 she finished third on the single ballot for the party 's presidential nomination with 38 out of 532 delegate votes cast . She later endorsed the winner of the presidential nomination Cynthia McKinney . Swift was later a 2010 candidate for Bexar County Commissioner in Precinct 2
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2008 Green National Convention
Kat Swift