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Jill Stein 2012 presidential campaign

Jill Stein 2012
Campaign2012 United States presidential election
CandidateJill Stein
Former member of the Lexington
Town Meeting from the 2nd district
(2005–2011)

Cheri Honkala
Political and social activist
AffiliationGreen Party
StatusAnnounced candidacy: October 24, 2011
Presumptive nominee: June 2012
Official nominee: July 14, 2012
Lost election: November 6, 2012
Key peopleCheri Honkala
(Running mate)
Ben Manski
(Campaign manager)
ReceiptsUS$893,636[1] (October 17, 2012)
SloganA Green New Deal for America
Website
Jill Stein 2012

The 2012 presidential campaign of Jill Stein was announced on October 24, 2011. Jill Stein, a physician from Massachusetts, gave indication in August 2011 that she was considering running for President of the United States with the Green Party in the 2012 national election. She wrote in a published questionnaire that she had been asked to run by a number of Green activists and felt compelled to consider the possibility after the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis which she called "the President's astounding attack on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – a betrayal of the public interest."[citation needed]

Stein received the presidential nomination of Green Party at its nominating convention in Baltimore on July 14, 2012.[2] The campaign received enough contributions to qualify for primary season federal matching funds from the Federal Election Commission,[3] and on July 11, 2012, Stein selected anti-poverty activist Cheri Honkala as her running mate for the Green vice-presidential nomination.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Summary data for Jill Stein, 2012 Cycle | OpenSecrets".
  2. ^ Kilar, Steve (July 14, 2012). "Green Party nominates Jill Stein for president at Baltimore convention". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Winger, Richard (30 June 2012). "Jill Stein Campaign Appears to Qualify for Primary Season Matching Funds". Ballot Access News. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Caldwell, Leigh Ann (July 11, 2012) "Running mate revealed: Green Party running mate, that is", CBS News. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Steinmetz, Katy (July 11, 2012) "The Green Team: Jill Stein's Third-Party Bid to Shake Up 2012", Time Swampland (election blog). Retrieved August 3, 2012.