BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 31, 2022
John Rensenbrink, one of the most prominent figures in national third-party politics after co-founding the U.S. and Maine Green political parties, died on Saturday at the age of 93. In 1984, he became a principal founder of the Green Party, nationally and in Maine. He co-convened a meeting in Augusta on Jan. 8 of that year to form a Maine Green Party — the first Green state-level political party in the United States, according to Global Greens. He and his wife, Carla, spearheaded the Cathance River Education Alliance, a nonprofit organization with the goal of inspiring a sustainable future.