Jesse C. Johnson, Jr. (born 2 March 1959) is an Executive Committee member and former chair of the environmentalist Mountain Party, the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party. He has twice been his party's candidate for Governor of West Virginia, and once for a Senate seat. He has also been a filmmaker, actor, and theatrical producer.^[1]

Biography[link]

Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Johnson attended, at various times, Marshall University, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of Charleston, and West Liberty University.

In 2004, Johnson ran as the Mountain Party candidate for Governor in order to maintain the newly-won ballot line and to bring the issue of mountain top removal to statewide attention. Despite having no corporate financial support, he received 18,430 votes (2.48%). In 2006, again to sustain ballot access for the party, he ran as the party's candidate for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Johnson received 1.9% of the vote, running against favored Senator Byrd.

In 2007, seeking to bring national attention to mountain top removal, Johnson presided as state chair over the Mountain Party's merger with the national Green Party [3]. During the merger, Johnson was solicited by members of the Greens to run for the party's nomination for President. He received the endorsement of former Alaskan Senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel.^[2] At the 2008 Green National Convention, on July 10–14, Johnson finished fifth in the balloting [4], which was won by former Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. While Johnson failed to secure the nomination, he succeeded in focusing attention on the environmental concerns of mountain top removal occurring in his state.

In 2008, he once again ran for Governor, this time as the Green Party candidate. His campaign was endorsed by the Sierra Club and the Citizens' Action Committee.^[3] He received 31,195 votes (4.46%).^[4]

Johnson is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity, AFTRA, and SAG's Native American Registry and has worked with both the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.

He recently lost the United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010 for the late Robert Byrd's Senate seat in West Virginia. His opponents were Joe Manchin(D), who won the seat, John Raese (R), and Jeff Becker (Constitution). Johnson has been endorsed by former Democratic Congressman Ken Hechler to fill the seat.^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jesse Johnson for US Senate official campaign site
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Speaking at Green Party Presidential Candidate Forum 2007 Green Party national meeting
• Speech at 2008 Green National Convention
• Press conference at 2008 Green National Convention
• Candidate profile: Jesse Johnson at Project Vote Smart
• Green Party Minneapolis Presidential Forum January 12, 2008
• Speaking at Membership Meeting Minneapolis Minn. January 11, 2008

Jesse Johnson is the name of:

• Jesse Johnson (politician) (born 1959), American politician, filmmaker, actor, 2008 presidential candidate
• Jesse Johnson (musician) (born 1960), American musician, lead guitarist of The Time
• Jesse Johnson (filmmaker) (born 1971), English stunt coordinator and filmmaker
• Jesse Johnson (keyboardist) (born 1977), American musician, Moog synthesizer and keyboard player of Motion City Soundtrack
• Jesse Johnson (actor) (born 1982), American actor

See also[link]

• Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829–1892), American politician, Representative from North Carolina

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Detail of Jesse from the Stained Glass window of All Saints Church, Hove, Sussex, England.

Jesse ( /ˈdʒɛs.iː/^[1]), Eshai or Yishai, (Hebrew: יִשַׁי, Modern Yishay Tiberian Yīšáy, meaning "God exists" or "God's gift"; Arabic: يَسَّى‎ Yassa; Greek: Ἰεσσαί Iessai; Latin: Isai, Jesse) is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (Ben Yishai).

Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem.^[2] Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous king of Israel. He is important in Christianity, in part because he is in the Old Testament and mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus.

Jesse in 1 Samuel[link]

Jesse is stated as having eight sons, including David the youngest. Among his grandchildren were the three sons of Zeruiah, Abishai, Joab and Ashashel. One day the prophet Samuel came to Bethlehem sent by God, to anoint the next king of Israel. Ostensibly, his visit to Bethlehem was to offer a sacrifice to God. He used that excuse because he was afraid that Saul might kill him if he suspected the true reason for his arrival in Bethlehem. Samuel offered a sacrifice with Jesse and then went to his house, where he sanctified him and his family. The prophet asked Jesse to present his sons, after seeing them, he realized that God has not chosen any of them. Then he said to Jesse if he had any other sons, Jesse told him that David the youngest was tending the flock. The prophet then asked for him, waited and when he came, God asked the prophet to anoint him as king over Israel.

Some time later king Saul was suffering from depression and melancholy, asked Jesse for his son to play the harp for him since he heard David plays the harp beautifully. Jesse sent his son alongside some gifts for the king, the king was taken with David's harp playing that he asked Jesse to keep him in his court to play for him whenever he was depressed. Later on Jesse sent his son with gifts to be given to his older brothers who were to fight war against the Philistines and, to the captain too. Years later when David fled to the desert away from Saul, who sought to kill David in order for him to stay in power and not have his throne be taken away from him. David, worried about the safety of his parents, went to Mizpah in Moab, to ask permission from the king to allow his father Jesse and his mother to stay under the royal protection of the king, they stayed there till Jesse's son's fortunes took a turn for the better.

Jesse in Isaiah[link]

The name Jesse is referenced in the Old Testament, and in particular the passages of Isaiah, Chapter 11, Verses 1-3:

Also Chapter 11, Verse 10:

These are two of the verses regarded by Christians as prophecy of the advent of Jesus, whom they consider to be the Christ and Messiah. These two prophesies are regarded by Bahá'ís to refer to Bahá'u'lláh, alleged to also have arisen from "the stump of Jesse."^[5][6]

The Tree of Jesse[link]

From the eleventh century the Tree of Jesse has been portrayed in religious illuminations, manuscripts, wall paintings, wood and stone carvings (including a grave marker), stained glass windows, floor tiles and embroidery. In the representation of the Tree, it is usual for Jesse to be portrayed recumbent with a tree rising from his body, and the ancestors of Christ portrayed in its branches with Prophets and Christ at the summit. The earliest illustrated manuscripts did not always depict Jesse or Christ. Not all illustrations include the same number of characters; this depends upon the size of the area provided, such as seven light windows or three light windows.

Jesse in 1 Chronicles[link]

In the Book of Chronicles the names of only seven of Jesse's sons are listed, including David, as well as the names of two of his daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail. Evidently (from 1 Samuel 16) Jesse had more sons than these seven, and it is likely that he had more daughters as well.

Geographical usage[link]

The "Geza of Jesse" is a plateau located just north of the valley of Jezreel in Israel said to have been originally cleared and settled by descendants of David.

See also[link]

	Judaism portal
	Christianity portal

• Tree of Jesse..
• List of people named Jesse

References and notes[link]

External links[link]

• Tree of Jesse Directory
• BehindTheName.com Jesse

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Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche (born 26 November 1960) is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, with David Cobb as its presidential candidate, and was one of seven co-chairs of the party's national committee, the Green Party of the United States, elected to that position on July 24, 2005.^[1]

Early life[link]

LaMarche was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the fourth of five children. Her maternal grandparents were immigrants from Southern Ireland.^[2] Her father, Paul Henri LaMarche, is a doctor, and her mother, Genevieve (née Judge), was at that time a housewife but later became an auditor employed by the state of Maine. When the family moved to Bangor, Maine, in the 1970s, LaMarche enrolled at John Bapst Memorial High School where she graduated near the top of her class. She pursued her education with four years at Boston College.

LaMarche returned to Maine in 1982, and the following year, she married Michael Russell. She had two children: Rebecca in 1985 and John in 1987. Patricia and Michael divorced in 1990. In the late eighties, she moved into the broadcasting field and was employed at various television and radio stations in the Bangor area. LaMarche has taught Public Relations at Husson College's school of Communications and headed the Bangor chapter of the Children's Miracle Network, which she saw go from one of the worst in the nation to the most successful.

In 1996 LaMarche moved south to Portland, Maine, to take a job at talk radio station WGAN.

Public life[link]

She was approached to run for governor of the state of Maine in 1998 on the Green Independent Party ticket. LaMarche led a respectable campaign that generated seven percent of the vote from a meager budget of approximately $20,000. She became the first woman in the history of the state of Maine to gain ballot access for a political party.

Until the beginning of her vice-presidential campaign, LaMarche was employed by a country music radio station in Maine under the pseudonym of Genny Judge; however, this ended with her candidacy.

On September 5, 2004, LaMarche announced that she would be visiting and staying overnight in homeless and domestic violence shelters throughout the United States "to draw attention to those living on the edge of society." The campaign dubbed this LaMarche's "Left-Out Tour." Left Out in America,^[3] LaMarche's book which chronicles her tour through American homeless shelters, was released on October 5, 2006, by.^[4]

2006 gubernatorial election[link]

On December 8, 2005, LaMarche announced her candidacy on the Maine Green Independent Party ticket for the 2006 Maine gubernatorial election against incumbent Democrat John Baldacci. Her positions garnered the endorsement, among others, of Chris Miller, progressive former Democratic candidate for governor who lost in the primaries. LaMarche was one of three Maine Candidates who took advantage of Maine's Clean Election Act, a taxpayer-funded campaign system which rewards candidates with public funds if they meet the required 2,500 $5 contributions^[5] In November 2006, LaMarche received 51,992 votes (9.56%) in the Maine race for governor.^[6]

The LaMarche for Governor website was being permanently archived by the Library of Congress official 2006 Election archive.^[7] The site also won a number of awards, including The Golden Dot Award as Best Local Campaign Website of the 2006 campaign at the annual Politics Online conference held in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2007,^[8] A Pollie Award from the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) in the gubernatorial websites category,^[9] and An Honorable Mention from AAPC for mobile technology used in the LaMarche campaign.^[10]

Since 2006[link]

In 2008, LaMarche announced that she would not run for governor in the 2010 election.^{[citation needed]}

Other occupations[link]

From 2007 -11, LaMarche authored a weekly syndicated column which can be read on line in the Bangor Daily News. LaMarche is also a Contributing Author for the online news and commentary site New Clear Vision as well as a contributor to the Huffington Post.

Outwith her Journalism, LaMarche was Vice President of Safe Harbour, a Homeless Shelter based in Carlisle PA for several years. She returned to Maine in June 2011, having been offered the opportunity by Stephen King to institute "a left-leaning" Talk show. With her co-presenter, Don Cookson, LaMarche appears on the Station WZON show "The Pulse" 5 mornings each week. In November 2011, in order to raise matched funding on offer from Stephen King, LaMarche announced her intention to spend a week living in a "Hobbit Hole" outdoors, notwithstanding the bracing Maine Winter conditions.

Footnotes[link]

External links[link]

• Official Pat LaMarche for Governor Website
• Biography from 2006 candidacy webpage
• LaMarche's column for Bangor Daily News
• Official biography (former Cobb '04 webpage)
• Interview with La Marche about her tour of homeless shelters
• 2004 Green Party Convention VP nomination acceptance speech
• LaMarche as contributor to the Huffington Post

Jill Stein (born 1950) is an American physician and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 with the Green Party of the United States.^[1][2] Stein was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2002 and the 2010 gubernatorial elections.^[3][4][5] Stein is a resident of Lexington, Massachusetts and a 1979 graduate of Harvard Medical School.^[6] She serves on the boards of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and MassVoters for Fair Elections, and has been active with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities.^[7]

In October 2011, Stein announced her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Green Party in the 2012 general election.

Politics[link]

Positions[link]

Stein advocates for the creation of a "Green New Deal", the objective of which would be to employ "every American willing and able to work" to address "climate change...[and the] converging water, soil, fisheries, forest, and fossil fuel crises" by working towards "sustainable energy, transportation and production infrastructure: clean renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, intra-city mass transit and inter-city railroads, “complete streets” that safely encourage bike and pedestrian traffic, regional food systems based on sustainable organic agriculture, and clean manufacturing of the goods needed to support this sustainable economy".^[8] The initial cost of the Green New Deal would be funded by various mechanisms, including "taxing Wall Street speculation, off shore tax havens, millionaires and multimillion dollar estates" as well as a 30% reduction in the U.S. military budget.^[8] She cites a study of the economic effects of the 1930s New Deal projects by Dr. Phillip Harvey, Professor of Law & Economics at Rutgers School of Law as academic evidence for the Green New Deal.^[8]

Activities[link]

In October 2011, Stein began participating in the Occupy protests at the Occupy Boston peaceful protest.^[9] Speaking to the protesters, Stein said "The Occupy movement is a cry for change from workers whose jobs have been shipped overseas and young people whose future is being stolen from them by politicians intent on serving Wall Street rather than the people...People are being forced from their homes by big banks that defrauded consumers. The planet is being sacrificed to protect profits of polluters."^[10]

Electoral campaign history[link]

Governor, 2002[link]

Stein at a protest against coal.

Stein was the Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and finished third in a field of five candidates, with 76,530 votes and about 3.5% of the vote.^[11]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2004[link]

Following her third place results in the 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Stein ran for state representative in 2004 for the Lexington District.^[12] She received 3,911 votes for 21.3 percent of the vote in a three-way race but lost to incumbent Thomas M. Stanley, who received 59.6 percent.^[13]

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2006[link]

Stein was nominated for Secretary of the Commonwealth on March 4, 2006, at the Green-Rainbow Party state-wide nominating convention. In a two-way race with three-term incumbent Democrat Bill Galvin, Stein received 353,551 votes for 18% of the total vote.^[14] Stein's 18% marked the best finish for a Green Party candidate running for Secretary of State in any state to date.^{[citation needed]}

Jill Stein announcing her candidacy for governor in February 2010

Town of Lexington Town Meeting Representative, 2005 and 2008[link]

Stein was elected to the Town Meeting Seat, Precinct 2 (Lexington, Massachusetts) in March 2005 local elections.^{[citation needed]} She finished first of 16 candidates running for 7 seats receiving 539 votes, for 20.6% of the total vote.^{[citation needed]} Stein was re-elected in 2008 finishing second of thirteen vying for eight seats.^[15]

Gubernatorial election, 2010[link]

On February 8, 2010, Stein announced her entrance into the gubernatorial race on the steps of the Masscahusetts State House in Boston.^[16] She was joined in the race by candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Richard P. Purcell, a surgery clerk and ergonomics assessor, of Holyoke.^[17] In May, Stein opened her campaign office in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, near the Fields Corner MBTA station.^[18] Stein received 32,816 votes out of 2,287,407 in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Presidential campaign, 2012[link]

In August 2011, Stein gave indication that she was considering running for President of the United States with the Green Party in the 2012 national election. She indicated 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...". In the survey, she suggested that she would announce her intentions by the end of September 2011.^[2] Stein later stated that she would announce her intentions on October 24.^[9]

On October 24, 2011 Stein launched her campaign at a press conference in Massachusetts, saying "We are all realizing that we, the people, have to take charge because the political parties that are serving the top 1 percent are not going to solve the problems that the rest of us face, we need people in Washington who will refuse to be bought by lobbyists and for whom change is not just a slogan".^[1]

In December 2011, Wisconsin Green Party leader Ben Manski was announced as Stein's campaign manager.^[19]

Principle position, 4-Point "Green New Deal"[link]

Stein's principles are directed towards voters of every political party and independents:

1. The right to a job at a living wage.
2. The transition to a sustainable, green economy.
3. A financial sector serving Americans.
4. Citizen empowerment.

In Stein's words: "We don't need to run America like a business or like the military. We need to run America like a democracy." ^[20]

[edit] Fundraising and position on super PACs

The Green Party's position is to know and follow both the laws and regulations of the area.^[21]

Stein relies on ordinary people and not super PACs financed by billionaires or wealthy firms.^[22] Her campaign donations are accepted within the legal limit on her website or by mail. ^[23] As a result of her independence from super PACs and their associated monies, Stein stated she is not beholden to special interest groups. Additionally, she is not vulnerable should the Federal court ruling of January 31, 2012 prove to pose serious problems to those that do receive massive donations. ^[24]

Personal[link]

Stein was born in Chicago and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with her husband, fellow physician Richard Rohrer. The couple have two adult sons.^[25]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jill Stein for President campaign site
• Green Party Platform
• Jill Stein on Facebook