List of Jill Stein 2016 presidential campaign endorsements

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Jill Stein for President
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Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate Jill Stein
Former member of the Lexington
Town Meeting from the 2nd district
(2005-2011)

Ajamu Baraka
Human rights activist
Affiliation Green Party
StatusAnnounced: June 22, 2015
Presumptive nominee: June 15, 2016 [1]
Official nominee: August 6, 2016 [2]
Headquarters Brooklyn, New York
Key people
  • Ajamu Baraka (running mate)
  • Gloria Mattera (campaign manager)
  • Adrian Boutureira (field director)
  • David Schwab (communications director)
Receipts US$3,218,525 (2016-08-31 [3] )
Slogan
  1. ItsInOurHands.
Website
www.Jill2016.com

This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of the Green Party's presidential nominee Jill Stein for the 2016 presidential election.

Contents

Elected officials and public officeholders

Current

Former

International political figures

Activists, humanitarians, and labor leaders

Journalists and media personalities

Arts and Entertainment

Actors, entertainers and filmmakers

Musicians

Athletes

Organizations

Notes

  1. Ron Paul claimed that people should vote for Jill Stein during the 2016 United States presidential election, citing her support for civil liberties and her non-interventionist foreign policy. However, he claimed he was not making a formal endorsement. [17]

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