Jade Simmons

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Jade Simmons is an American classical concert pianist who was an independent presidential candidate in 2020. [1] [2]

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Career

Simmons attended college at Northwestern University, and was crowned Miss Chicago and Miss Illinois in 1999. [3] She was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2000 pageant. [4]

In 2004, Simmons founded the Impulse Artists Series which was the 2009 winner of the Houston Press Best Non-Profit Arts Series. [5] Simmons' first album was titled Revolutionary Rhythm, and was released in 2009. She released the single "Boss's Nova" in September 2012, [6] and the Playing With Fire EP [7] followed by a second full release on E1 titled #PaganiniProject in February 2013. [8]

Time noted that in her "Decomposed" podcast, Simmons "blends history, scandal and musical analysis" [9] and Esquire called it "a great introduction to appreciating classical music". [10]

Politics

Simmons ran for President of the United States in 2020 as an independent. [1] [2] She ran on a centrist platform, attempting to appeal to what she defined as a "muted middle" of voters. [11] Simmons had access to 15 electors. Her running mate was Claudeliah J. Roze. [12]

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