Jill Stein Quote

Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and perennial candidate who was the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012, 2016, and 2024 elections. She was the Green-Rainbow Party's candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010.
As a practicing physician, Stein advocated for improving air quality standards for coal plants. She ran her first political campaign as the Green-Rainbow candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002, losing to Republican Mitt Romney. She ran for the same position in 2010, losing to the then-incumbent Massachusetts governor, Democrat Deval Patrick.
Stein first ran for President of the United States in 2012, selecting Cheri Honkala as her running mate. They lost to the Democratic ticket of incumbent president Barack Obama and incumbent vice president Joe Biden. She ran for the second time for president in 2016 with running mate Ajamu Baraka against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump, the latter of whom won the election. In 2017, Stein's presidential campaign was investigated by the Senate Intelligence Committee for possible collusion with the Russian government but was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.
She ran a third time in the 2024 election against former president Trump and Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris on a campaign focused on an anti-war stance, universal healthcare, free public education, an eco-socialist "real Green New Deal", and strong worker rights. Her vice presidential running mate was Butch Ware. Stein is among the list of several women who have run for president of the United States and also one of the few who received more than a million votes in the general election, behind Hillary Clinton, Jo Jorgensen, and Kamala Harris.