Jesse Johnson
| Jesse Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jesse C. Johnson Jr. March 2, 1959 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Marshall University North Carolina School of the Arts University of Charleston West Liberty University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏛️ Political party | Mountain (Green) |
Jesse C. Johnson Jr. (born March 2, 1959) is an American environmental and political activist, actor, and filmmaker from West Virginia. Johnson has thrice run for Governor of West Virginia and twice for West Virginia's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat, running in 2006 and again in the special election in 2010.[1]
Life and career[edit]
Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Johnson attended Marshall University, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of Charleston, and West Liberty University. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity, AFTRA, and SAG's Native American Registry and has worked with both the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.
Political campaigns[edit]
In 2004, Johnson was the Mountain Party nominee for governor in order to maintain the party's newly-won ballot line and to bring the issue of mountain top removal to statewide attention. He received 2.5% of the vote.
In 2006, Johnson was the Mountain nominee West Virginia’s US Senate election. He campaigned against corporate influence of the elections. Johnson neither took nor spent money, focusing on the need for campaign finance reform. He received 1.9% of the vote.
In 2008, Johnson sought the Green Party nomination for president and won his home state of West Virginia in the Green primaries. He received the endorsement of former United States Senator and former 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel, among others.[2] At the 2008 Green National Convention, Johnson lost the nomination to former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.[3]
In 2008, he again ran for governor. His campaign was endorsed by the Sierra Club and the Citizens Action Committee.[4] He received 21,472 votes (3.99% of the vote).[5]
In the 2010 special election for the late Robert Byrd's Senate seat in West Virginia, his opponents were Joe Manchin, the Democratic Party nominee, who won the seat; John Raese, the Republican Party nominee; and Jeff Becker, the Constitution Party nominee. Johnson was endorsed by former Democratic Congressman Ken Hechler to fill the seat.[6]
Johnson was the Mountain Party’s nominee in the 2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election. He finished third in a field of four.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jesse Johnson - WV Mountain Party". Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-04-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Committee to Elect Jesse Johnson Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2008 presidential ballots, Green Party, archived at the Wayback Machine, November 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Sierra Club endorses Jesse Johnson for WV Governor", Green Party Watch, October 6, 2008.
- ↑ Statewide Results, West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center, archived at the Wayback Machine, November 26, 2008.
- ↑ Associated Press, "Hechler endorses Johnson in W.Va. senate race", Marietta Times, September 9, 2010, at Green Senatorial Campaign Committee, archived at the Wayback Machine, July 26, 2011.
- ↑ WV Governor, Our Campaigns, retrieved July 11, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Jesse Johnson for WV Governor official campaign site 2012
- Radio Interview with Pat LaMarch, November 2012
- Johnson Video Gallery 2012
- Article October 2012
- Third Party Candidates who run for office 2012
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Candidate profile: Jesse Johnson at Project Vote Smart
- Green Party Minneapolis Presidential Forum January 12, 2008
- Speaking at Membership Meeting Minneapolis Minn. January 11, 2008
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