About this speaker
Jill Stein (born May 14, 1950, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is a former practicing physician and an environmental activist who has run as the candidate of the Green Party of the United States in multiple elections. She is currently campaigning to become the Green Party’s 2024 presidential nominee.
Stein’s presidential campaigns have been based on a platform known as the Green New Deal. Evoking the political and economic reforms enacted under the New Deal program of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration (1933–45), the Green New Deal promoted by Stein calls for the creation of millions of living-wage jobs, the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy based on renewable energy sources, free public education and government-financed health insurance (“Medicare for all”), and effective campaign finance reform, among other goals. In addition to her strong stances on energy and the environment, Stein supports a variety of other causes, including strict gun control, strengthened protections of voting rights, and “a welcoming path to citizenship for immigrants.” Stein is also a strong supporter of the rights of LGBTQ persons.
