15 things you need to know about Jill Stein
Jill stein is the presumptive Green Party presidential nominee but has a career that spans far beyond that.
1. This isn't Stein's first time as a Green Party candidate. She also ran for president in 2012.
2. She holds the current record for most votes ever received by a woman candidate for president.
3. She ran for Massachusetts governor twice.
4. Her platform includes ending wars and drone attacks, raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour, abolishing student debt and creating a global treaty to reverse climate change.
5. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University.
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6. She taught at Harvard Medical School.
7. She practiced as a physician for 25 years before working full-time as an activist.
8. She was arrested twice during her 2012 presidential campaign. The first time was after she tried to enter the 2012 presidential debate hall where candidates polling less than 15% cannot participate. The second time was at a Keystone XL Pipeline protest.
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9. She sent an open letter to Bernie Sanders in support, despite running against him in the 2016 election.
10. Stein was half of a folk-rock band called Somebody's Sister which put out four albums.
11. She was raised Jewish but wants to end foreign aid to Israel and has accused the country for committing war crimes.
12. She said she would pardon whistleblowers and appoint Edward Snowden to her cabinet if elected president.
13. She received a high-profile political endorsement from civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West.
14. She fought for environmental protection since the 1990s and helped Native American communities combatting environmental justice and racism.
15. She was a principal organizer for the global climate convergence for people, planet and peace over profit.
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