Jotham Stein

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Jotham Stein completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stein's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" id=\"heading-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Bridge the Divide! Vote Independent (No Party Preference)! Vote Stein!\r\n<p>It’s wrong that two parties are gerrymandering our country for themselves. Shame on both for shutting down the government and causing 41 million to go hungry. Shame on them for failing to fix health care, Social Security, inflation, for ballooning our national debt, and for so much more.\r\n</p>\nWorried about America’s direction? Let’s work together to change America’s trajectory. But let’s also recognize that we are part of the problem. Repeatedly, we vote for the same two billionaire-financed parties and their I’ll-do-anything-to-get-elected candidates. I am offering you an opportunity to change that!</li><li>There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, but not one is an Independent. That’s no way to bridge the partisan divide in our country, a nation overflowing with reasonable citizens. I will work every day to put “we the people” first, to bridge the divide, to look out for America, and yes, to compromise, so that all of us benefit.\r\n\r\nI pledge to you that I’ll work with all, but remain staunchly Independent. If I don’t, throw me out of office. It won’t be easy, the road to fixing America is long, but I will stand proudly Independent, grateful to represent you.\r\n\r\nWe in Silicon Valley and on the Coast are leaders. We are early adopters. Let’s start bridging the divide. Vote Independent (No Party Preference)! Vote Stein!</li><li>I cannot fix our country all by myself and I will not tell you otherwise. To fix our nation’s divide, it will take many Independents getting elected, it will take many changes to our laws and ultimately it will take “we the people” engaging more, voting more, working more consistently to bridge the divides in our communities. \r\n\r\nI will work with everyone to fix our country’s problems. For example, I have a three-part plan to fix Social Security (solvent with full benefits for 75+ years), and at the same time, create a minimum basic benefit for all (see votestein.com for details). But, as an Independent, I am willing to work with everyone and to revise my three-part-fix-plus-one-new-benefit plan, as long as we fix Social Security.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-398496-2026-01-21\" id=\"heading1-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-398496-2026-01-21\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-398496-2026-01-21\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-398496-2026-01-21\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tBridging the Divide! <br/><br/>\r\nVotestein.com explains my Policies to Fix America and includes web pages devoted to: Constitutional Amendments to Protect and Restore Our Democracy; Every Child in America Has a Right To; Fighting Climate Change: Protecting Our World For Future Generations; Restoring Our Trust in Congress, and; Fixing Social Security.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nJotham Stein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stein's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Bridge the Divide! Vote Independent (No Party Preference)! Vote Stein! It’s wrong that two parties are gerrymandering our country for themselves. Shame on both for shutting down the government and causing 41 million to go hungry. Shame on them for failing to fix health care, Social Security, inflation, for ballooning our national debt, and for so much more. Worried about America’s direction? Let’s work together to change America’s trajectory. But let’s also recognize that we are part of the problem. Repeatedly, we vote for the same two billionaire-financed parties and their I’ll-do-anything-to-get-elected candidates. I am offering you an opportunity to change that! There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, but not one is an Independent. That’s no way to bridge the partisan divide in our country, a nation overflowing with reasonable citizens. I will work every day to put “we the people” first, to bridge the divide, to look out for America, and yes, to compromise, so that all of us benefit.\r\n\r\nI pledge to you that I’ll work with all, but remain staunchly Independent. If I don’t, throw me out of office. It won’t be easy, the road to fixing America is long, but I will stand proudly Independent, grateful to represent you.\r\n\r\nWe in Silicon Valley and on the Coast are leaders. We are early adopters. Let’s start bridging the divide. Vote Independent (No Party Preference)! Vote Stein! I cannot fix our country all by myself and I will not tell you otherwise. To fix our nation’s divide, it will take many Independents getting elected, it will take many changes to our laws and ultimately it will take “we the people” engaging more, voting more, working more consistently to bridge the divides in our communities. \r\n\r\nI will work with everyone to fix our country’s problems. For example, I have a three-part plan to fix Social Security (solvent with full benefits for 75+ years), and at the same time, create a minimum basic benefit for all (see votestein.com for details). But, as an Independent, I am willing to work with everyone and to revise my three-part-fix-plus-one-new-benefit plan, as long as we fix Social Security. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Bridging the Divide! Votestein.com explains my Policies to Fix America and includes web pages devoted to: Constitutional Amendments to Protect and Restore Our Democracy; Every Child in America Has a Right To; Fighting Climate Change: Protecting Our World For Future Generations; Restoring Our Trust in Congress, and; Fixing Social Security.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]