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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 |
Status | Announced: June 22, 2015 Presumptive nominee: June 15, 2016 [1] Official nominee: August 6, 2016 [2] |
Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York |
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Receipts | US$3,218,525 (2016-08-31 [3] ) |
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