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Jill Stein Green presidential nominee Running mate:Ajamu Baraka

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On the issues Domestic affairs •Economic affairs and government regulations •Foreign affairs and national security

Other candidates Hillary Clinton (D) •Donald Trump (R) •Gary Johnson (L) •Vice presidential candidates

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Jill Stein was the 2016 Green nominee for president of the United States. She declared her candidacy on June 22, 2015, and officially received the nomination of theGreen Party on August 6, 2016, at theGreen Party National Convention. She was defeated byDonald Trump (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

For a decade, Stein was a fixture inMassachusetts state politics, running campaigns for state representative in 2004, secretary of the commonwealth in 2006, and governor in 2002 and 2010. She did not win any of these elections. She also ran for president in 2012, winning her party's nomination and securing 0.36 percent of the popular vote in the general election.

By trade, Stein is a physician who practiced internal medicine for 25 years. Although Stein retired in 2005, she frequently cited her professional background as a driving force for her entering the political arena in her 50s. She explained in one interview, "Now, I say I'm practicing political medicine instead of clinical medicine because it's the mother of all illnesses and we've got to fix this political disease so we can get down to fixing the things that threaten life, limb and even survival. That includes war, poverty and climate change, as well as our physical health."^[2]

She supported progressive policy positions that would have moved "from the greed and exploitation of corporate capitalism to a human-centered economy that puts people, planet and peace over profit," according to her2016 campaign website. At the center of Stein's platform was the adoption of a "Green New Deal," which would have sought to create millions of new jobs and improve infrastructure, agriculture, and conservation in the United States.

See also:Fact check/Does half of the U.S. live "in or near poverty"?

On August 1, 2016, Stein announced that she had selected human rights advocateAjamu Baraka to be her running mate. She described him as an "activist, writer, intellectual and organizer with a powerful voice, vision, and lifelong commitment to building true political revolution."^[3]

Stein typically received between 1 percent and 5 percent support in national polls in 2016. Under rules promulgated by theCommission on Presidential Debates (CPD), to qualify to participate in a presidential debate, a candidate must reach 15 percent support in an average of five selected national polls. Stein has said the CPD "is a thinly disguised scheme to protect the two establishment parties from competition" and called onHillary Clinton (D) andDonald Trump (R) to demand that she and Libertarian nomineeGary Johnson be allowed to join the debates.^[4]

See also:Fact check/Are the presidential debates rigged in favor of major party candidates?

Interview with Ballotpedia

On February 8, 2016,Jill Stein spoke with Ballotpedia about ballot access, her top policy initiatives, and the 2016 political climate.

Stein on domestic affairs

Stein had taken progressive positions on most social issues, supporting abortion rights, marriage equality, and the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use. She had called for terminating unconstitutional surveillance, closing Guantanamo, abolishing secret kill lists, and repealing indefinite detention without charge or trial. On education reform, Stein opposed high-stakes testing and the privatization of public schools. She defined healthcare as a basic human right and would have sought to implement a single-payer public health insurance program.

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DACA and DAPA

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Gun control

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Immigration

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Puerto Rico

Stop and frisk

Supreme Court vacancy

Stein on economic affairs and government regulations

Fundamental to Stein's platform was the adoption of a "Green New Deal" that would have created "living wage jobs," restore infrastructure across the country, and transition the country to a green economy. Stein supported reducing the deficit through the Green New Deal, cutting military spending, and changing how income is taxed. She had expressed opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the "globalized industrial factory" food system.

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Agriculture and food policy

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Trans-Pacific Partnership

Stein on foreign affairs and national security

Stein had expressed support for a foreign policy focus on achieving peace and preserving human rights. According to her platform, Stein would have taken the following actions: "Establish a foreign policy based on diplomacy, international law, and human rights. End the wars and drone attacks, cut military spending by at least 50% and close the 700+ foreign military bases that are turning our republic into a bankrupt empire. Stop U.S. support and arms sales to human rights abusers, and lead on global nuclear disarmament."^[5]

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Russia

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Technology, privacy, and cybersecurity

Polls

Polls including third party candidates - (September-October 2016)
Poll	Hillary Clinton	Donald Trump	Gary Johnson	Jill Stein	Unsure or Other	Margin of Error	Sample Size
ABC News/Washington Post October 10-13, 2016	47%	43%	5%	2%	3%	+/-4	740
NBC News/Wall St. Journal October 10-13, 2016	48%	37%	7%	2%	6%	+/-3.3	905
GWU/Battleground October 8-13, 2016	47%	39%	8%	2%	4%	+/-3.1	1,000
Fox News October 10-12, 2016	45%	38%	7%	3%	7%	+/-3	917
NBC News/Wall Street Journal October 8-10, 2016	46%	37%	8%	2%	7%	+/-3.5	806
Reuters/Ipsos October 6-10, 2016	44%	37%	6%	2%	11%	+/-2.2	2,363
Rasmussen October 5-9, 2016	45%	38%	7%	2%	8%	+/-2.5	1,500
NBC News/SurveyMonkey October 3-9, 2016	46%	41%	8%	3%	2%	+/-1	23,329
Economist/YouGov October 7-8, 2016	44%	38%	5%	1%	12%	+/-4.2	971
Quinnipiac October 5-6, 2016	45%	40%	6%	3%	6%	+/-3	1,064
Fox News October 3-6, 2016	44%	42%	6%	2%	6%	+/-3	896
Rasmussen Reports October 3-5, 2016	41%	43%	8%	3%	5%	+/-2.5	1,500
Economist/YouGov October 1-October 3, 2016	43%	40%	5%	3%	9%	+/-3.9	911
Reuters/Ipsos September 29-October 3, 2016	42%	36%	8%	2%	12%	+/-3.2	1,239
CBS News September 28-October 2, 2016	45%	41%	8%	3%	3%	+/-4	1,217
CNN/ORC September 28-October 2, 2016	47%	42%	7%	2%	2%	+/-3	1,213
NBC News/SurveyMonkey September 26-October 2, 2016	46%	40%	9%	3%	2%	+/-1	26,925
Fox News September 27-29, 2016	43%	40%	8%	4%	5%	+/-3	911
Public Policy Polling September 27-28, 2016	44%	40%	6%	1%	9%	+/-3.2	933
Reuters/Ipsos September 22-26, 2016	42%	38%	7%	2%	9%	+/-3.5	1,041
Quinnipiac September 22-25, 2016	44%	43%	8%	2%	3%	+/-3.1	1,115
Monmouth September 22-25, 2016	46%	42%	8%	2%	2%	+/-3.6	729
Economist/YouGov September 22-24, 2016	44%	41%	5%	2%	8%	+/-3.8	948
Bloomberg September 21-24, 2016	41%	43%	8%	4%	4%	+/-3.1	1,002
ABC News/Washington Post September 19-22, 2016	46%	44%	5%	1%	4%	+/-4.5	651
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org.

Ballot access

Some states have special provisions permitting parties to place presidential candidates on the ballot without attaining full ballot status. Ballot access for the presidential candidates of select minor parties in previous election cycles is detailed below.

Presidential ballot access, 2024

See also:Presidential candidates, 2024.

There were 11 candidates on the ballot inLouisiana, more than in any other state.Washington came in second, with 10 candidates.New York had two candidates on the ballot, the fewest in 2024.

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See also

• Jill Stein
• Presidential election, 2016
• Green Party National Convention, 2016

Footnotes

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