吉尔·史坦1950—

斯泰因代表绿党参加三次美国总统选举，依序是2012年、2016年及2024年，其中她在2016年的摇摆州得票被视为是左右选举结果的关键少数。

2016年美国总统选举后，因部分民众质疑有骇客窜改得票结果，于是斯泰因号召支持者募款，并于2016年11月23日要求密歇根州、宾夕法尼亚州、和威斯康辛州重新计票。其中，宾夕法尼亚州拒绝斯泰因的请求，而威斯康辛州于12月1日开始重新计票工作，其后于12日确认特朗普为该州的胜出者。

2023年11月9日，斯泰因宣布参选2024年美国总统选举。2024年8月16日，她宣布选择历史学者布奇·威尔为副总统候选人。

Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician and activist, who was the Green Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012, 2016, and 2024 elections. She was the Green-Rainbow Party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010.

Stein ran her first political campaign as the Green-Rainbow candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 2002, losing to Republican Mitt Romney. She ran for the same position in 2010, losing to the then-incumbent Massachusetts governor, Democrat Deval Patrick.

In 2017, Stein's presidential campaign was investigated by the Senate Intelligence Committee for possible collusion with the Russian government but was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.

Early life and education

Jill Ellen Stein was born on May 14, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in the suburb of Highland Park. Her father Joseph was an attorney while her mother Gladys was a stay-at-home mom. Stein was raised in a Reform Jewish household, attending Chicago's North Shore Congregation Israel.

In 1973, Stein graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College. She then attended Harvard Medical School and graduated in 1979. Stein practiced medicine in the Boston area for 25 years. She also served as an instructor in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Activism and political career

As a physician, Stein became increasingly concerned about the connection between people's health and the quality of their local environment. She subsequently turned to activism. In 1998, she began protesting the "Filthy Five" coal plants in Massachusetts.

The Clean Election Law provided public funding for candidates not receiving large private donations, and was eventually repealed in 2003 by the Democratic party controlled state legislature. Stein has said that she left the Democratic Party and joined the Green Party when "the Democratic Party killed campaign finance reform in my state".

Political campaigns

2012 presidential campaign

Primary

Stein launched her campaign in October 2011. Her major primary opponents were actress Roseanne Barr and activist Kent Mesplay. Stein proposed the Green New Deal, a government spending plan intended to put 25 million people to work. Mesplay called that unrealistic, saying, "This will take time to implement, and lacks legislative support." Stein became the presumptive Green Party nominee after winning two-thirds of California's delegates in June 2012. On July 1, 2012, the Stein campaign reported it had received enough contributions to qualify for primary season federal matching funds. This made Stein the first Green Party presidential candidate ever to have qualified for federal matching funds.

Political positions

Economy and infrastructure

In 2015, Stein was critical of official employment numbers, saying that unemployment figures were "designed to essentially cover up unemployment," and that the real unemployment rate for that year was around 12–13%.

In her 2024 presidential campaign announcement video, Stein proposed an "economic bill of rights" that regard employment, health care, housing, food and education as rights.

Financial reform and banking regulation

Stein called the Wall Street bailout wasteful.

During her 2012 and 2016 presidential runs, Stein called for "nationalizing" and "democratiz[ing]" the Federal Reserve, placing it under a Federal Monetary Authority in the Treasury Department and ending its independence.

Electoral history

2004 9th Middlesex District

In 2004, Stein ran for state representative for the 9th Middlesex District, which included portions of Waltham and Lexington. She received 3,911 votes (21.3%) in a three-way race, ahead of the Republican candidate but far behind Democratic incumbent Thomas M. Stanley.

2005 Lexington Town Meeting

In 2005, Stein set her sights locally, running for the Lexington Town Meeting, a representative town meeting, the local legislative body in Lexington, Massachusetts. Stein was elected to one of seven seats in Precinct 2. She finished first of 16 candidates, receiving 539 votes (20.6%). Stein was reelected in 2008, finishing second of 13 vying for eight seats. Stein resigned during her second term to again run for governor.

Personal life

Stein is married to Richard Rohrer, who is also a physician. They live in Lexington, Massachusetts, and have two sons.

In the 1990s, Stein sang in a folk rock duo called Somebody's Sister, alongside Ken Selcer. They released three albums: Somebody's Sister in 1995, Green Skies in 1997 and Circuits to the Sun in 1999.