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'''Jo Jorgensen'''<!--DO NOT CHANGE NAME. HER FULL NAME IS JO JORGENSEN, AS GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING SOURCES.--><ref name="ProCon bio">{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen Biography |url=https://2020election.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=007129 |website=ProCon |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |access-date=30 September 2020 |date=26 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="FEC form 2">{{cite web |title=Statement of Candidacy – Jo Jorgensen |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/579/201908130300292579/201908130300292579.pdf |website=Federal Election Commission |access-date=8 October 2020 |date=13 August 2019}}</ref> (born May 1, 1957)<ref name="ProCon bio" /> is an American ] political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the ]'s nominee for ] in the ], in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for ] in the ], as ]'s ]. She is a full-time lecturer of ] at ]. | '''Jo Jorgensen'''<!--DO NOT CHANGE NAME. HER FULL NAME IS JO JORGENSEN, AS GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING SOURCES.--><ref name="ProCon bio">{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen Biography |url=https://2020election.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=007129 |website=ProCon |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |access-date=30 September 2020 |date=26 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="FEC form 2">{{cite web |title=Statement of Candidacy – Jo Jorgensen |url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/579/201908130300292579/201908130300292579.pdf |website=Federal Election Commission |access-date=8 October 2020 |date=13 August 2019}}</ref> (born May 1, 1957)<ref name="ProCon bio" /> is an American ] political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the ]'s nominee for ] in the ], in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for ] in the ], as ]'s ]. She is a full-time lecturer of ] at ]. | ||
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Jorgensen was born on May 1, 1957, in ],<ref name="ProCon bio" /> and raised in neighboring ]. She is an alumna of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200525/woman-who-grew-up-in-grayslake-is-libertarian-partys-presidential-pick |title=Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pick |date=May 25, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2020 |author=Susnjara, Bob |work=Daily Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526090039/https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200525/woman-who-grew-up-in-grayslake-is-libertarian-partys-presidential-pick |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her grandparents were ] immigrants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen on Twitter: "I have a dream for America. I would like to return the country to the vision my grandparents came here for, one of freedom and working hard and getting somewhere w/out the gov't taking it all like their homeland did. They came from Denmark. #VoteGold #Election2020" / Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/jorgensen4potus/status/1288081519156895749 |access-date=2020-11-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> | Jorgensen was born on May 1, 1957, in ],<ref name="ProCon bio" /> and raised in neighboring ]. She is an alumna of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200525/woman-who-grew-up-in-grayslake-is-libertarian-partys-presidential-pick |title=Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pick |date=May 25, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2020 |author=Susnjara, Bob |work=Daily Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526090039/https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200525/woman-who-grew-up-in-grayslake-is-libertarian-partys-presidential-pick |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her grandparents were ] immigrants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen on Twitter: "I have a dream for America. I would like to return the country to the vision my grandparents came here for, one of freedom and working hard and getting somewhere w/out the gov't taking it all like their homeland did. They came from Denmark. #VoteGold #Election2020" / Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/jorgensen4potus/status/1288081519156895749 |access-date=2020-11-06 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Jorgensen received a Bachelor of Science degree in ] at ] in 1979 and a master's degree in ] at ] in 1980. She began her career at ] working with computer systems, leaving to become part owner and President of Digitech, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.furman.edu/sites/center-for-corporate-and-professional-development/who-we-are/Pages/Jo-Jorgenson.aspx |title=Jo Jorgenson | Meet Our Faculty | Who We Are | Center for Corporate and Professional Development |website=Furman University |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206043148/http://www.furman.edu/sites/center-for-corporate-and-professional-development/who-we-are/Pages/Jo-Jorgenson.aspx |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |url-status= |
Jorgensen received a Bachelor of Science degree in ] at ] in 1979 and a master's degree in ] at ] in 1980. She began her career at ] working with computer systems, leaving to become part owner and President of Digitech, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.furman.edu/sites/center-for-corporate-and-professional-development/who-we-are/Pages/Jo-Jorgenson.aspx |title=Jo Jorgenson | Meet Our Faculty | Who We Are | Center for Corporate and Professional Development |website=Furman University |access-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206043148/http://www.furman.edu/sites/center-for-corporate-and-professional-development/who-we-are/Pages/Jo-Jorgenson.aspx |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She received a Ph.D. in ] from ] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/faculty-staff/profiles/jjorgen |title=College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences {{!}} Faculty and Staff Profile |website=Clemson University |access-date=2020-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610155258/https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/faculty-staff/profiles/jjorgen |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has taught full-time at Clemson since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jo20.com/about/ |title=About Jo Jorgensen Campaign |access-date=Aug 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/faculty-staff/profiles/jjorgen |title=Faculty – Department of Psychology |website=Clemson University |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610155258/https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/faculty-staff/profiles/jjorgen |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Political career == | ==Political career == | ||
=== 1992 U.S. House of Representatives campaign === | === 1992 U.S. House of Representatives campaign === | ||
Jorgensen first ran for office in the ]. She ran as a Libertarian to represent ], in northwest South Carolina, against incumbent Democrat ] and Republican challenger ]. Jorgensen placed third with 2.2% of the total vote.<ref name="1992 election results">{{cite web |title=Annual Report: 1992–1993 |url=https://www.scvotes.gov/files/ElectionReports/Election_Report_1992-1993.pdf |website=South Carolina Election Commission |access-date=11 October 2020 |page=82}}</ref> | Jorgensen first ran for office in the ]. She ran as a Libertarian to represent ], in northwest South Carolina, against incumbent Democrat ] and Republican challenger ]. Jorgensen placed third with 2.2% of the total vote.<ref name="1992 election results">{{cite web |title=Annual Report: 1992–1993 |url=https://www.scvotes.gov/files/ElectionReports/Election_Report_1992-1993.pdf |website=South Carolina Election Commission |access-date=11 October 2020 |page=82 |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014232118/https://www.scvotes.gov/files/ElectionReports/Election_Report_1992-1993.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
=== 1996 vice presidential campaign === | === 1996 vice presidential campaign === | ||
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In the non-binding Libertarian primaries, Jorgensen was second in the cumulative popular vote, winning two of the 12 primaries. | In the non-binding Libertarian primaries, Jorgensen was second in the cumulative popular vote, winning two of the 12 primaries. | ||
On May 23, 2020, Jorgensen became the Libertarian presidential nominee, making her the first woman to be the Libertarian nominee and the only female 2020 presidential candidate with ballot access to over 270 electoral votes. ], a mostly unknown figure in mainstream politics, was nominated for vice president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |date=May 23, 2020 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |author=Brian Doherty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524160040/https://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libertarians pick first female presidential nominee |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/libertarians-pick-first-female-presidential-nominee |last=Steinhauser |first=Paul |date=2020-05-25 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525213213/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/libertarians-pick-first-female-presidential-nominee |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, Jorgensen's supporters repurposed ]'s unofficial 2016 campaign slogan, "I'm With Her". The slogan trended on Twitter that night and made national headlines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Obeidallah |first1=Dean |title=The truth about 'I'm with her' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/opinions/libertarian-trump-re-election-jorgensen-clinton-obeidallah/index.html |website=www.cnn.com |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095638/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/opinions/libertarian-trump-re-election-jorgensen-clinton-obeidallah/index.html |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She registered minimal support in ].<ref>Jeremy W. Peters, , ''New York Times'' (August 16, 2020).</ref> | On May 23, 2020, Jorgensen became the Libertarian presidential nominee, making her the first woman to be the Libertarian nominee and the only female 2020 presidential candidate with ballot access to over 270 electoral votes. ], a mostly unknown figure in mainstream politics, was nominated for vice president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |date=May 23, 2020 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |author=Brian Doherty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524160040/https://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libertarians pick first female presidential nominee |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/libertarians-pick-first-female-presidential-nominee |last=Steinhauser |first=Paul |date=2020-05-25 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=2020-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525213213/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/libertarians-pick-first-female-presidential-nominee |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, Jorgensen's supporters repurposed ]'s unofficial 2016 campaign slogan, "I'm With Her". The slogan trended on Twitter that night and made national headlines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Obeidallah |first1=Dean |title=The truth about 'I'm with her' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/opinions/libertarian-trump-re-election-jorgensen-clinton-obeidallah/index.html |website=www.cnn.com |date=May 24, 2020 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095638/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/24/opinions/libertarian-trump-re-election-jorgensen-clinton-obeidallah/index.html |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She registered minimal support in ].<ref>Jeremy W. Peters, , ''New York Times'' (August 16, 2020).</ref> | ||
Jorgensen released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees in September 2020 in response to the vacancy on the Court created by Justice ]'s death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/jorgensen-issues-list-of-potential-u-s-supreme-court-picks/ |title=Jorgensen issues list of potential U.S. Supreme Court picks |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref> | Jorgensen released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees in September 2020 in response to the vacancy on the Court created by Justice ]'s death.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/jorgensen-issues-list-of-potential-u-s-supreme-court-picks/ |title=Jorgensen issues list of potential U.S. Supreme Court picks |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104011531/https://jo20.com/jorgensen-issues-list-of-potential-u-s-supreme-court-picks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Jorgensen received more than 1.8 million votes in the general election, about 1.2% of the national total. | Jorgensen received more than 1.8 million votes in the general election, about 1.2% of the national total. | ||
After the election, several media outlets speculated that Jorgensen's candidacy resulted in ] significant enough to be decisive in ] ]'s victory over ] ], pointing to Jorgensen's vote share being higher than Biden's margin of victory over Trump in multiple ].<ref name="Vox vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Coaston |first1=Jane |title=How the Libertarian Party (maybe) helped shift the presidential race |url=https://www.vox.com/21561230/libertarian-party-third-party-2020-election |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=Vox |date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Spectator vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Michael Warren |title=Libertarians suck |url=https://spectator.us/libertarians-suck-election/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Spectator |date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Guardian vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Bekiempis |first1=Victoria |title=Was Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen a 'spoiler' for Trump? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/libertarian-jo-jorgensen-donald-trump-joe-biden |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="WSJ vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Block |first1=Walter E. |author1-link=Walter Block |title=Libertarians Spoil the Election |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/libertarians-spoil-the-election-11604867668 |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="The Hill vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Aldrich |first1=John |title=Does Joe Biden owe his win to Jo Jorgensen? |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/525321-does-joe-biden-owe-his-win-to-jo-jorgensen |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Hill |date=10 November 2020}}</ref> | After the election, several media outlets speculated that Jorgensen's candidacy resulted in ] significant enough to be decisive in ] ]'s victory over ] ], pointing to Jorgensen's vote share being higher than Biden's margin of victory over Trump in multiple ]. While many pundits claimed that Trump would have won had she not run, others believed that many Jorgensen voters would have abstained from voting, as opposed to voting for Trump.<ref name="Vox vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Coaston |first1=Jane |title=How the Libertarian Party (maybe) helped shift the presidential race |url=https://www.vox.com/21561230/libertarian-party-third-party-2020-election |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=Vox |date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Spectator vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Michael Warren |title=Libertarians suck |url=https://spectator.us/libertarians-suck-election/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Spectator |date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211155224/https://spectator.us/libertarians-suck-election/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Guardian vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Bekiempis |first1=Victoria |title=Was Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen a 'spoiler' for Trump? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/libertarian-jo-jorgensen-donald-trump-joe-biden |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="WSJ vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Block |first1=Walter E. |author1-link=Walter Block |title=Libertarians Spoil the Election |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/libertarians-spoil-the-election-11604867668 |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="The Hill vote splitting">{{cite news |last1=Aldrich |first1=John |title=Does Joe Biden owe his win to Jo Jorgensen? |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/525321-does-joe-biden-owe-his-win-to-jo-jorgensen |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Hill |date=10 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Political positions == | == Political positions == | ||
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Jorgensen supports a ] system financed by individual spending accounts that could keep any savings, which she believes would increase healthcare providers' incentive to compete by meeting consumer demand for low-cost services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsaw.com/2020/07/26/libertarian-party-presidential-candidate-jo-jorgensen-campaigns-in-wisconsin/ |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen campaigns in Wisconsin |website=WSAW |date=July 25, 2020 |access-date=Aug 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Doherty |title=Libertarian Presidential Contender Jo Jorgensen Wants To Combine Principle With Palatable Persuasion |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/21/libertarian-presidential-contender-jo-jorgensen-wants-to-combine-principle-with-palatable-persuasion/ |date=May 21, 2020 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524155046/https://reason.com/2020/05/21/libertarian-presidential-contender-jo-jorgensen-wants-to-combine-principle-with-palatable-persuasion/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She opposes ], calling it "disastrous".<ref name=":1" /> | Jorgensen supports a ] system financed by individual spending accounts that could keep any savings, which she believes would increase healthcare providers' incentive to compete by meeting consumer demand for low-cost services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsaw.com/2020/07/26/libertarian-party-presidential-candidate-jo-jorgensen-campaigns-in-wisconsin/ |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Jo Jorgensen campaigns in Wisconsin |website=WSAW |date=July 25, 2020 |access-date=Aug 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Doherty |title=Libertarian Presidential Contender Jo Jorgensen Wants To Combine Principle With Palatable Persuasion |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/21/libertarian-presidential-contender-jo-jorgensen-wants-to-combine-principle-with-palatable-persuasion/ |date=May 21, 2020 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524155046/https://reason.com/2020/05/21/libertarian-presidential-contender-jo-jorgensen-wants-to-combine-principle-with-palatable-persuasion/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She opposes ], calling it "disastrous".<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Jorgensen supports replacing ] with individual retirement accounts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/issues/social-security/ |title=Social Security |access-date=Aug 14, 2020}}</ref> In the final debate of the 2020 primaries, candidate ] accused Jorgensen of "support the ] through ] and ]". In response, she called Social Security a "]". She then expressed the desire to allow people to opt out of the program on her first day in office, while emphasizing the ] inability of a president to unilaterally end the program without ]'s support, as well as the need for the government to fulfill existing Social Security obligations.<ref name="Reason debates">{{cite web |last1=Doherty |first1=Brian |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Debate Offers Choice Between All Liberty Now or Moving the Ball of Liberty Down the Field |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |website=Reason |access-date=7 August 2020 |date=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="final LP debate">{{cite web |publisher=LibertarianParty |title=Final Libertarian Presidential Debate with John Stossel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |website=YouTube |access-date=7 August 2020 |date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Under Jorgensen's plan, those who opt out would put 6.2% of their payroll taxes in individual retirement accounts and receive prorated Social Security benefits for existing contributions as ] for retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/28/social-security-would-be-drastically-changed-under.aspx |title=Social Security Would Be Drastically Changed Under This Presidential Candidate's Plan |access-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629093124/https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/28/social-security-would-be-drastically-changed-under.aspx |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | Jorgensen supports replacing ] with individual retirement accounts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/issues/social-security/ |title=Social Security |access-date=Aug 14, 2020 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024100227/https://jo20.com/issues/social-security/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the final debate of the 2020 primaries, candidate ] accused Jorgensen of "support the ] through ] and ]". In response, she called Social Security a "]". She then expressed the desire to allow people to opt out of the program on her first day in office, while emphasizing the ] inability of a president to unilaterally end the program without ]'s support, as well as the need for the government to fulfill existing Social Security obligations.<ref name="Reason debates">{{cite web |last1=Doherty |first1=Brian |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Debate Offers Choice Between All Liberty Now or Moving the Ball of Liberty Down the Field |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |website=Reason |access-date=7 August 2020 |date=22 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="final LP debate">{{cite web |publisher=LibertarianParty |title=Final Libertarian Presidential Debate with John Stossel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |website=YouTube |access-date=7 August 2020 |date=21 May 2020}}</ref> Under Jorgensen's plan, those who opt out would put 6.2% of their ] in individual retirement accounts and receive prorated Social Security benefits for existing contributions as ] for retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/28/social-security-would-be-drastically-changed-under.aspx |title=Social Security Would Be Drastically Changed Under This Presidential Candidate's Plan |date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629093124/https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/28/social-security-would-be-drastically-changed-under.aspx |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
=== Criminal justice and drug policy === | === Criminal justice and drug policy === | ||
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Jorgensen opposes ] and ].<ref name="JoIssues">{{cite web |url=https://joj2020.com/issues-jo-jorgensen/ |title=Jo Jorgensen's Bold, Practical, Libertarian Vision for America's Future |work=Jo Jorgensen for President 2020 |access-date=May 24, 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525010510/https://joj2020.com/issues-jo-jorgensen/ |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She opposes the ] and supports ] ], promising to pardon all nonviolent drug offenders.<ref name="WT-Race">{{cite web |author=Dinan, Stephen |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Libertarian nominee says Trump, Biden both tainted on race |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/12/libertarian-nominee-says-trump-biden-both-tainted-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620174239/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/12/libertarian-nominee-says-trump-biden-both-tainted-/ |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |work=Washington Times |language=en}}</ref> She has urged the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=DiStaso |first=John |date=2020-06-04 |title=NH Primary Source: Libertarian presidential candidate Jorgensen urges end of police 'militarization' |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |access-date=2020-06-18 |website=WMUR |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618184549/https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> | Jorgensen opposes ] and ].<ref name="JoIssues">{{cite web |url=https://joj2020.com/issues-jo-jorgensen/ |title=Jo Jorgensen's Bold, Practical, Libertarian Vision for America's Future |work=Jo Jorgensen for President 2020 |access-date=May 24, 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525010510/https://joj2020.com/issues-jo-jorgensen/ |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She opposes the ] and supports ] ], promising to pardon all nonviolent drug offenders.<ref name="WT-Race">{{cite web |author=Dinan, Stephen |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Libertarian nominee says Trump, Biden both tainted on race |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/12/libertarian-nominee-says-trump-biden-both-tainted-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620174239/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/12/libertarian-nominee-says-trump-biden-both-tainted-/ |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2020 |work=Washington Times |language=en}}</ref> She has urged the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=DiStaso |first=John |date=2020-06-04 |title=NH Primary Source: Libertarian presidential candidate Jorgensen urges end of police 'militarization' |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |access-date=2020-06-18 |website=WMUR |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618184549/https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, Jorgensen supports the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Libertarian Nominee Jo Jorgensen on Campaign 2020 |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?473680-5/libertarian-nominee-jo-jorgensen-campaign-2020 |work=Washington Journal |agency=C-SPAN |date=11 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
=== Foreign policy and defense === | === Foreign policy and defense === | ||
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Jorgensen calls for ], arguing that it would reduce poverty.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Solem |url=https://www.wizmnews.com/2020/06/13/the-other-jo-wants-your-2020-vote-if-youre-fed-up-with-the-two-party-system-or-if-youre-not/ |title=The other 'Jo' wants your 2020 vote, if you're fed up with the two-party system, or if you're not |work=WIZM News Talk 1410 AM |date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> She supports cutting government spending to reduce taxes.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://jo20.com/issues/taxes/|title=Taxes|work=Jo Jorgensen for President}}</ref> | Jorgensen calls for ], arguing that it would reduce poverty.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Solem |url=https://www.wizmnews.com/2020/06/13/the-other-jo-wants-your-2020-vote-if-youre-fed-up-with-the-two-party-system-or-if-youre-not/ |title=The other 'Jo' wants your 2020 vote, if you're fed up with the two-party system, or if you're not |work=WIZM News Talk 1410 AM |date=June 13, 2020}}</ref> She supports cutting government spending to reduce taxes.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://jo20.com/issues/taxes/|title=Taxes|work=Jo Jorgensen for President|access-date=August 17, 2020|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809140414/https://jo20.com/issues/taxes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Jorgensen supports the freedom of American citizens to travel and trade, calls for the elimination of ]s and tariffs, and supports the repeal of quotas on the number of people who can legally enter the United States to work, visit, or reside.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/issues/trade-immigration/ |title=Trade and Immigration | Libertarian Candidates stance | 2020 |access-date=Aug 14, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809150207/https://jo20.com/issues/trade-immigration/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a Libertarian presidential primary debate, Jorgensen said she would immediately stop construction on President ]'s ]. During another primary debate she blamed anti-immigration sentiment on disproportionate media coverage of crimes by immigrants. She argued that immigration helps the economy and that the blending of cultures is beneficial.<ref name="reason_2020-05-22">{{cite web |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Debate Offers Choice Between All Liberty Now or Moving the Ball of Liberty Down the Field |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |website=Reason |date=May 22, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200214/https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final Libertarian Presidential Debate with John Stossel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |website=Youtube.com |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712111851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libertarian Party of Kentucky Presidential Debates: the Finale |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYFlrDIeOz8&t=4006s |website=Youtube |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711063433/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYFlrDIeOz8&t=4006s |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Cami Mondeaux, , ''KLS News radio'' 102.7 FM, July 5, 2020</ref> | Jorgensen supports the freedom of American citizens to travel and trade, calls for the elimination of ]s and tariffs, and supports the repeal of quotas on the number of people who can legally enter the United States to work, visit, or reside.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jo20.com/issues/trade-immigration/ |title=Trade and Immigration | Libertarian Candidates stance | 2020 |access-date=Aug 14, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809150207/https://jo20.com/issues/trade-immigration/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In a Libertarian presidential primary debate, Jorgensen said she would immediately stop construction on President ]'s ]. During another primary debate she blamed anti-immigration sentiment on disproportionate media coverage of crimes by immigrants. She argued that immigration helps the economy and that the blending of cultures is beneficial.<ref name="reason_2020-05-22">{{cite web |title=Libertarian Party Presidential Debate Offers Choice Between All Liberty Now or Moving the Ball of Liberty Down the Field |url=https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |website=Reason |date=May 22, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200214/https://reason.com/2020/05/22/libertarian-party-presidential-debate-offers-choice-between-all-liberty-now-or-moving-the-ball-of-liberty-down-the-field/ |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Final Libertarian Presidential Debate with John Stossel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |website=Youtube.com | date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712111851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5anJkuMys |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libertarian Party of Kentucky Presidential Debates: the Finale |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYFlrDIeOz8&t=4006s |website=Youtube | date=May 9, 2020 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711063433/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYFlrDIeOz8&t=4006s |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Cami Mondeaux, , ''KLS News radio'' 102.7 FM, July 5, 2020</ref> | ||
=== COVID-19 === | === COVID-19 === | ||
Jorgensen has characterized the U.S. government's response to the ] as overly ] and ], calling restrictions on individual behavior (such as ]) and corporate ]s "the biggest assault on our liberties in our lifetime".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Jorgensen Brings Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Presidential Campaign |url=https://www.amarillopioneer.com/blog/2020/5/19/jorgensen-brings-pragmatic-approach-to-libertarian-presidential-campaign |website=The Amarillo Pioneer |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611002619/https://www.amarillopioneer.com/blog/2020/5/19/jorgensen-brings-pragmatic-approach-to-libertarian-presidential-campaign |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="reason_2020-05-22" /><ref>{{cite web |title=NH Primary Source: Libertarian presidential candidate Jorgensen urges end of police 'militarization' |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618184549/https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |website=www.wmur.com |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> | Jorgensen has characterized the U.S. government's response to the ] as overly ] and ], calling restrictions on individual behavior (such as ]) and corporate ]s "the biggest assault on our liberties in our lifetime".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Jorgensen Brings Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Presidential Campaign |url=https://www.amarillopioneer.com/blog/2020/5/19/jorgensen-brings-pragmatic-approach-to-libertarian-presidential-campaign |website=The Amarillo Pioneer |date=May 19, 2020 |language=en-US |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611002619/https://www.amarillopioneer.com/blog/2020/5/19/jorgensen-brings-pragmatic-approach-to-libertarian-presidential-campaign |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="reason_2020-05-22" /><ref>{{cite web |title=NH Primary Source: Libertarian presidential candidate Jorgensen urges end of police 'militarization' |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618184549/https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-libertarian-presidential-candidate-jorgensen-urges-end-of-police-militarization/32761826 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |website=www.wmur.com |date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> | ||
Jorgensen opposes government ], considering mask-wearing a matter of personal choice. She argues that mask-wearing would be widely adopted without government intervention because ] would drive businesses to adopt either mask-required or mask-optional policies, allowing consumers the ] their preferred environment. Jorgensen has invoked the analogy of ] to argue that consumer preferences would shape businesses' policies on face masks in the absence of a government mandate.<ref name="Reason interview 23-09-2020">{{cite podcast |url=https://reason.com/podcast/jo-jorgensen-dont-waste-your-vote-on-trump-or-biden/ |title=Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden |website=Reason |last=Gillespie |first=Nick |author-link=Nick Gillespie |date=23 September 2020 |time=21:48–29:06 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> | Jorgensen opposes government ], considering mask-wearing a matter of personal choice. She argues that mask-wearing would be widely adopted without government intervention because ] would drive businesses to adopt either mask-required or mask-optional policies, allowing consumers the ] their preferred environment. Jorgensen has invoked the analogy of ] to argue that consumer preferences would shape businesses' policies on face masks in the absence of a government mandate.<ref name="Reason interview 23-09-2020">{{cite podcast |url=https://reason.com/podcast/jo-jorgensen-dont-waste-your-vote-on-trump-or-biden/ |title=Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden |website=Reason |last=Gillespie |first=Nick |author-link=Nick Gillespie |date=23 September 2020 |time=21:48–29:06 |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Jorgensen is married and has two adult daughters and a grandson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/jo-jorgensen-message-to-delegates/ |title=Jo Jorgensen message to delegates | Independent Political Report |access-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604002453/https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/jo-jorgensen-message-to-delegates/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She briefly paused her presidential campaign after her mother's death on September 3, 2020.<ref name="mother's funeral">{{cite news |title=Dr. Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian presidential candidate, announces her mother has passed away |url=https://thepampanews.com/news/dr-jo-jorgensen-libertarian-presidential-candidate-announces-her-mother-has-passed-away |access-date=30 September 2020 |work=The Pampa News |date=5 September 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | Jorgensen is married and has two adult daughters and a grandson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/jo-jorgensen-message-to-delegates/ |title=Jo Jorgensen message to delegates | Independent Political Report |date=May 18, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604002453/https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/jo-jorgensen-message-to-delegates/ |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> She briefly paused her presidential campaign after her mother's death on September 3, 2020.<ref name="mother's funeral">{{cite news |title=Dr. Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian presidential candidate, announces her mother has passed away |url=https://thepampanews.com/news/dr-jo-jorgensen-libertarian-presidential-candidate-announces-her-mother-has-passed-away |access-date=30 September 2020 |work=The Pampa News |date=5 September 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
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2020 Libertarian Party US presidential nominee
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Born | (1957-05-01) May 1, 1957 (age 67) Libertyville, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Baylor University (BS) Southern Methodist University (MBA) Clemson University (PhD) |
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Employer | Clemson University |
Political party | Libertarian |
Children | 2 |
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Jo Jorgensen (born May 1, 1957) is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for vice president in the 1996 election, as Harry Browne's running mate. She is a full-time lecturer of psychology at Clemson University.
Early life and career
Jorgensen was born on May 1, 1957, in Libertyville, Illinois, and raised in neighboring Grayslake. She is an alumna of Grayslake Central High School. Her grandparents were Danish immigrants.
Jorgensen received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at Baylor University in 1979 and a master's degree in business administration at Southern Methodist University in 1980. She began her career at IBM working with computer systems, leaving to become part owner and President of Digitech, Inc. She received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Clemson University in 2002. She has taught full-time at Clemson since 2006.
Political career
1992 U.S. House of Representatives campaign
Jorgensen first ran for office in the 1992 United States House of Representatives election. She ran as a Libertarian to represent SC-04, in northwest South Carolina, against incumbent Democrat Liz J. Patterson and Republican challenger Bob Inglis. Jorgensen placed third with 2.2% of the total vote.
1996 vice presidential campaign
See also: 1996 Libertarian National ConventionBefore the 1996 United States presidential election, the Libertarian Party nominated Jorgensen for vice president, as Harry Browne's running mate. She was nominated on the first ballot with 92% of the vote. She participated in a vice-presidential debate televised nationwide by C-SPAN on October 22, along with Herbert Titus of the Taxpayers Party and Mike Tompkins of the Natural Law Party.
Browne and Jorgensen, who were on the ballot in all 50 states and D.C., received 485,759 votes, finishing in fifth place with 0.5% of the popular vote. This was the Libertarian Party's best performance since 1980.
2020 presidential campaign
Main article: Jo Jorgensen 2020 presidential campaign Further information: 2020 United States presidential election § Libertarian Party, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries, and 2020 Libertarian National ConventionOn August 13, 2019, Jorgensen filed with the FEC to run for the Libertarian presidential nomination in the 2020 election. She formally launched her campaign at the November 2, 2019, Libertarian Party of South Carolina convention before participating in the South Carolina Libertarian presidential debate the same day.
In the non-binding Libertarian primaries, Jorgensen was second in the cumulative popular vote, winning two of the 12 primaries.
On May 23, 2020, Jorgensen became the Libertarian presidential nominee, making her the first woman to be the Libertarian nominee and the only female 2020 presidential candidate with ballot access to over 270 electoral votes. Spike Cohen, a mostly unknown figure in mainstream politics, was nominated for vice president. The same day, Jorgensen's supporters repurposed Hillary Clinton's unofficial 2016 campaign slogan, "I'm With Her". The slogan trended on Twitter that night and made national headlines. She registered minimal support in opinion polling.
Jorgensen released a list of potential Supreme Court nominees in September 2020 in response to the vacancy on the Court created by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
Jorgensen received more than 1.8 million votes in the general election, about 1.2% of the national total.
After the election, several media outlets speculated that Jorgensen's candidacy resulted in vote splitting significant enough to be decisive in Democrat Joe Biden's victory over Republican Donald Trump, pointing to Jorgensen's vote share being higher than Biden's margin of victory over Trump in multiple battleground states. While many pundits claimed that Trump would have won had she not run, others believed that many Jorgensen voters would have abstained from voting, as opposed to voting for Trump.
Political positions
Healthcare and social security
Jorgensen supports a free-market healthcare system financed by individual spending accounts that could keep any savings, which she believes would increase healthcare providers' incentive to compete by meeting consumer demand for low-cost services. She opposes single-payer healthcare, calling it "disastrous".
Jorgensen supports replacing Social Security with individual retirement accounts. In the final debate of the 2020 primaries, candidate Jacob Hornberger accused Jorgensen of "support the welfare state through Social Security and Medicare". In response, she called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme". She then expressed the desire to allow people to opt out of the program on her first day in office, while emphasizing the constitutional inability of a president to unilaterally end the program without Congress's support, as well as the need for the government to fulfill existing Social Security obligations. Under Jorgensen's plan, those who opt out would put 6.2% of their payroll taxes in individual retirement accounts and receive prorated Social Security benefits for existing contributions as zero-coupon bonds for retirement.
Criminal justice and drug policy
Jorgensen opposes federal civil asset forfeiture and qualified immunity. She opposes the war on drugs and supports abolishing drug laws, promising to pardon all nonviolent drug offenders. She has urged the demilitarization of police. Additionally, Jorgensen supports the Second Amendment.
Foreign policy and defense
Jorgensen opposes embargoes, economic sanctions, and foreign aid; she supports non-interventionism, armed neutrality, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from abroad.
Immigration, economics, and trade
Jorgensen calls for deregulation, arguing that it would reduce poverty. She supports cutting government spending to reduce taxes.
Jorgensen supports the freedom of American citizens to travel and trade, calls for the elimination of trade barriers and tariffs, and supports the repeal of quotas on the number of people who can legally enter the United States to work, visit, or reside. In a Libertarian presidential primary debate, Jorgensen said she would immediately stop construction on President Donald Trump's border wall. During another primary debate she blamed anti-immigration sentiment on disproportionate media coverage of crimes by immigrants. She argued that immigration helps the economy and that the blending of cultures is beneficial.
COVID-19
Jorgensen has characterized the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as overly bureaucratic and authoritarian, calling restrictions on individual behavior (such as stay-at-home orders) and corporate bailouts "the biggest assault on our liberties in our lifetime".
Jorgensen opposes government mask mandates, considering mask-wearing a matter of personal choice. She argues that mask-wearing would be widely adopted without government intervention because market competition would drive businesses to adopt either mask-required or mask-optional policies, allowing consumers the freedom to choose their preferred environment. Jorgensen has invoked the analogy of dollar voting to argue that consumer preferences would shape businesses' policies on face masks in the absence of a government mandate.
Personal life
Jorgensen is married and has two adult daughters and a grandson. She briefly paused her presidential campaign after her mother's death on September 3, 2020.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bob Inglis | 99,879 | 50.3 | +11.9 | |
Democratic | Liz J. Patterson (incumbent) | 94,182 | 47.5 | −13.9 | |
Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen | 4,286 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 5,697 | 2.8 | −20.2 | ||
Turnout | 198,410 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Clinton/Al Gore (incumbent) | 47,402,357 | 49.2% | |
Republican | Bob Dole/Jack Kemp | 39,198,755 | 40.7% | |
Reform | Ross Perot/Pat Choate | 8,085,402 | 8.4% | |
Green | Ralph Nader/Multiple People | 685,297 | 0.7% | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne/Jo Jorgensen | 485,798 | 0.5% | |
Constitution | Howard Phillips/Herbert Titus | 184,820 | 0.2% | |
Natural Law | John Hagelin/Michael Tompkins | 113,670 | 0.1% | |
None | Others | 121,534 | 0.1% |
Presidential candidate Vice presidential candidate |
Party | Popular votes |
% | Electoral votes | |
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Joe Biden Kamala Harris |
Democratic | 81,268,924 | 51.3% | 306 | |
Donald Trump (incumbent) Mike Pence |
Republican | 74,216,154 | 46.9% | 232 | |
Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen |
Libertarian | 1,865,724 | 1.2% | 0 | |
Howie Hawkins Angela Walker |
Green | 405,035 | 0.3% | 0 | |
Others | 627,566 | 0.4% | 0 | ||
Total | 158,383,403 | 100% | 538 |
See also
- List of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates
- Third party and independent candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election
References
- ^ "Jo Jorgensen Biography". ProCon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. August 26, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Statement of Candidacy – Jo Jorgensen" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- Susnjara, Bob (May 25, 2020). "Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pick". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- "Jo Jorgensen on Twitter: "I have a dream for America. I would like to return the country to the vision my grandparents came here for, one of freedom and working hard and getting somewhere w/out the gov't taking it all like their homeland did. They came from Denmark. #VoteGold #Election2020" / Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- "Jo Jorgenson | Meet Our Faculty | Who We Are | Center for Corporate and Professional Development". Furman University. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences | Faculty and Staff Profile". Clemson University. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- "About Jo Jorgensen Campaign". Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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External links
- Wikinews interviews Jo Jorgensen, U.S. Libertarian Party presidential nominee at Wikinews
- Issue Positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Profile at OpenSecrets
- Jo Jorgensen at Ballotpedia
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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