Jeff Boss

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Jeffrey Harlan Boss

(1963-05-20) May 20, 1963 (age 61)
New Jersey, U.S.
Known forVarious conspiracy theories such as 9/11 Truth

Jeffrey Harlan Boss (born May 20, 1963) is an American conspiracy theorist and perennial candidate. [1] [2] He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 and 2012 elections, [3] [4] a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election, [2] and the 2020 election.

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Electoral history

In 2008, he was an independent candidate for President of the United States as well as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, running under the slogan "Vote Here". [5] He received 639 votes as a presidential candidate and 9,877 in his Senate run. [6]

In 2009, Boss was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for Governor of New Jersey. [1] [5] He finished third, with 8.3% of the vote, in the primary which was won by Jon Corzine, who received 77.2% of the vote.

In the 2012 election, Boss received 1,024 votes for President of the United States. [7]

Jeff Boss campaign literature, posted on a wall on 9th Avenue in Manhattan. Jeff Boss Campaign Posters.jpeg
Jeff Boss campaign literature, posted on a wall on 9th Avenue in Manhattan.

He ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2013, [8] but was removed from the ballot after the New Jersey Democratic State Committee challenged the nominating petitions of all independent candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. [9] He subsequently filed new petitions to run for governor in the general election and appeared on the ballot as the "NSA Did 911" candidate. [10] Out of the eight candidates, Boss finished last, with 0.1% of the vote.

In 2014, Boss ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey as an independent. [11] His slogans were "NSA Whistleblower" and "NSA Did 911". [11] He received 4,513 votes [12] (0.24% of the vote)

Conspiracy theories

Boss believes that the United States government, specifically the National Security Agency, was responsible for the September 11 attacks. [1] He claims to have witnessed the government arrange the attacks. [6]

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