Michael Feinstein

Michael Feinstein is a former Santa Monica Mayor and City Councilmember, a co-founder of the Green Party of California and a 2026 Green candidate for California Secretary of State

An Open Letter to My Fellow Secretary of State Candidates: Where Is Our Debate About Democracy?

With our country’s democracy in severe crisis, incredibly, there are no secretary of state candidate forums nor debates scheduled between us.

Michael Feinstein

/ May 29, 2026

Image of ballots going into a box, representing democracy and the debate over election reform.

A Green Argument Against This Recall, But Not Others

The best argument for voting ‘no’ in Tuesday’s California gubernatorial recall election is that voters are denied real choice in who would replace the governor. Clearly the ‘replacement candidate’

Michael Feinstein

/ September 13, 2021

A Green Argument Against This Recall, But Not Others

HR1/S1 Hypocrisy: Under The Guise of ‘For the People’, Democrats Support Voters Rights, But Suppress Voter Choice

With S1 going to markup before the U.S. Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday, May 11, the inherent hypocrisy behind HR1/S1 - the ‘For the People Act’ must be called

Michael Feinstein

/ May 11, 2021

HR1/S1 Hypocrisy: Under The Guise of ‘For the People’, Democrats Support Voters Rights, But Suppress Voter Choice

HR 1 Exacts Partisan Political Advantage in Exchange for Desperately Needed Voting Rights

U.S. democracy is in existential crisis. The country already suffers from unrepresentative winner-take-all, single-seat-district legislative elections, a two-party duopoly, partisan gerrymandering, the corrupting influence

Michael Feinstein

/ March 21, 2021

HR 1 Exacts Partisan Political Advantage in Exchange for Desperately Needed Voting Rights

Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform

Looking at our recent polarized presidential elections — and even the politicization of wearing masks (to combat COVID-19) — it’s easy to say that the partisan divide in our country has never been greater.

Michael Feinstein

/ December 28, 2020

Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform

Looking at our recent polarized presidential elections — and even the politicization of wearing masks (to combat COVID-19) — it’s easy to say that the partisan divide in our country

Michael Feinstein

/ December 28, 2020