If you thought that “Green” necessarily means “opposition to factory farms” … well, guess again.

The only elected Green on the County Commission of Winona, Minnesota has been supporting large-scale livestock confinement operations — even casting the deciding vote on two permits less than a year apart.

The party that endorsed Dwayne Voegeli for office has said nothing about his votes, but the President of the local Chamber of Commerce applauded him in the newspaper: “Good call Commissioner!”

Background and details: Gang Green
On Blogger, see Green Party Gone Bad

Voegeli is up for reelection in six weeks.