Jo Jorgensen

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Jo Jorgensen (actually Joanne Marie Jorgensen ; born May 1, 1957 in Libertyville , Illinois ) is an American psychologist and libertarian political activist . She is the Libertarian Party's candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 US presidential election . Jorgensen was previously the Libertarian Party's nominee for vice presidency in the 1996 US presidential election as a collaborator with Harry Browne . She also ran for the Libertarian Party as a candidate for the 4th  Congressional District of South Carolina in 1992 and received 4,286 votes, or 2.2 percent.

Career

Jorgensen grew up in Grayslake . She is a graduate of Grayslake Central High School . In 1979 she received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Baylor University , followed by a Masters in Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1980. She began her career with IBM with computer systems and became part owner and president of Digitech, Inc . In 2002 she received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Clemson University .

Jorgensen is a senior lecturer in psychology at Clemson University in Clemson , South Carolina .

She is married and has two grown daughters.

Election history

1992 U.S. House of Representatives campaign

In 1992, Jorgensen ran for election to the United States House of Representatives . She started as a libertarian to represent SC-4 in northwestern South Carolina against incumbent Democrat Liz J. Patterson and Republican Bob Inglis . Jorgensen took third place with 2.2% of the vote.

1996 Vice Presidential Campaign

Before the presidential election in 1996 in the United States , the Libertarian Party Jorgensen appointed to vice president of the author Harry Browne . Jorgensen was nominated with 92 percent of the vote in the first ballot. She participated in a Vice Presidential Debate that was televised nationally by C-SPAN on October 22nd with Herbert Titus of the Taxpayers Party and Mike Tompkins of the Natural Law Party .

Browne and Jorgensen, elected in all 50 states and the DC , received a total of 485,759 votes, putting them in fifth place with 0.5% of the population. At the time, this was the Libertarian Party's best performance since 1980.

2020 presidential campaign

On August 13, 2019, Jorgensen applied to the FEC for her candidacy in the Libertarian Party's primaries for the 2020 presidential election . She officially launched her campaign at the Libertarian Party of South Carolina Convention on November 2, 2019, before participating in the official Libertarian Presidential Debate in South Carolina that same day.

In the non-binding libertarian primary elections, Jorgensen was runner-up based on accumulated votes and won one of the 11 primary elections.

On May 23, 2020, Jorgensen became the official libertarian presidential candidate. That made her the first woman to become the libertarian candidate and the only female presidential candidate for 2020 . On the same day, Jorgensen's supporters re-used Hillary Clinton's unofficial 2016 campaign slogan, “I'm With Her”, to draw attention to alleged sexual assaults by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump . The slogan was trending on Twitter that night and made national headlines.

Political positions

Social Security

Social security would change drastically. The most critical - and controversial - component of Jorgensen's plan is that any American can opt out of Social Security. Anyone who has chosen this route is allowed to invest 6.2% of their income tax in individual retirement accounts, but would not receive any social security benefits in retirement. However, Jorgensen aims to financially stabilize the system for current beneficiaries and those who do not opt ​​out.

Criminal justice reform

Jorgensen rejects the confiscation of assets from criminally accused persons as civil asset forfeiture (roughly comparable with preventive profit skimming ) by federal authorities. She also criticizes the high incarceration rate in the United States.

Drug war

Jorgensen rejects the war on drugs and calls it " racist " and a "failed" policy. She supports the abolition of drug laws.

Demilitarization of the police

She promotes the demilitarization of the police and says that the police have an obligation " to prosecute certain perpetrators of violent crimes and not to act as violence against the people".

environment

Jorgensen prefers nuclear power plants to reduce CO2 emissions . It supports the abolition of " subsidies for all forms of energy generation that enable emission-free nuclear energy to compete on an equal footing", but also supports the use of hydraulic fracking with restrictions and declares that it will "hold fracking companies responsible for damage" .

Foreign policy

Jorgensen rejects embargoes, economic sanctions and foreign aid. She advocates the withdrawal of American troops from foreign wars. She advocates non-interventionism, free and open trade with other nations.

Government spending, deficits and debt

Jorgensen supports the constitutional authority in blocking new loans . She pledged to veto expenditures that lead to a deficit, veto an increase in the debt ceiling, and pledged not to "burden our children and grandchildren with bills for these non-partisan, bloated budgets."

Healthcare

Jorgensen supports a market-based health system compared to the current system or the payer.

immigration

In a libertarian presidential debate, Jorgensen said she would immediately stop building President Donald Trump's border wall and remove quotas that restrict immigration to the United States. During another major debate, Jorgensen said she was "opening the borders" and accused anti-immigration sentiment of disproportionate media coverage of crimes committed by immigrants. She argued that immigration helps the economy and that mixing cultures is beneficial.

COVID-19

Jorgensen believes the government's response to COVID-19 is the "biggest attack on our civil liberties in our lives," both because of restrictions on individual behavior, such as exit restrictions, and because of bailouts for companies that they consider to be contrary to the principles of the free market and which would benefit the “well-networked” disproportionately.

Web links

Commons : Jo Jorgensen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jorgensen, Jo - About this candidate. Federal Election Commission , accessed July 12, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Home. Retrieved July 11, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Jo Jorgensen. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Bob Susnjara: Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pick. May 25, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  5. ^ A b College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences | Faculty and Staff Profile. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  6. ↑ William Saturn: Jo Jorgensen Answers IPR Readers. In: Independent Political Report. May 13, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ The Washington Post. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  8. ^ Libertarian Convention Acceptance Speeches | C-SPAN.org. Retrieved July 12, 2020 (American English).
  9. ^ Third Party Vice Presidential Debate | C-SPAN.org. Retrieved July 12, 2020 (American English).
  10. ↑ JORGENSEN, JO - Candidate overview. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  11. ^ Candidates Vie to Represent the Libertarian Wing of the Libertarian Party. In: Reason.com. November 7, 2019, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  12. ↑ Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination. In: Reason.com. May 24, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  13. ^ Paul Steinhauser: Libertarians pick first female presidential nominee. May 25, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  14. ↑ Opinion by Dean Obeidallah: Opinion: The truth about 'I'm with her.' Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  15. ^ Keith Speights: Social Security Would Be Drastically Changed Under This Presidential Candidate's Plan. June 28, 2020, accessed on July 12, 2020 .
  16. ↑ 2020 presidential candidates on Social Security. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
  17. ^ Jo Jorgensen's Bold, Practical, Libertarian Vision for America's Future. Jo Jorgensen, accessed on July 12, 2020 (English, own presentation).
  18. ↑ a b Stephen Dinan: Libertarian nominee says Trump, Biden both tainted on race. In: The Washington Times. Retrieved July 12, 2020 (American English).
  19. ^ A b Libertarian Presidential Contender Jo Jorgensen Wants To Combine Principle With Palatable Persuasion. In: Reason.com. May 21, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  20. ↑ Will Jo Jorgensen and the Libertarian Party hand the 2020 election to Trump? In: The Millennial Source. May 26, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
  21. ↑ a b Jorgensen Brings Pragmatic Approach to Libertarian Presidential Campaign. Retrieved July 12, 2020 (American English).
  22. ^ A b c Libertarian Party Presidential Debate Offers Choice Between All Liberty Now or Moving the Ball of Liberty Down the Field. In: Reason.com. May 22, 2020, accessed July 12, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Jorgensen, Jo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jorgensen, Joanne Marie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Libertyville , Illinois