Jo Jorgensen 2020 presidential campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of Jo Jorgensen is an election campaign that began on November 2, 2019 at the Libertarian Party of South Carolina convention. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's 1996 vice presidential nominee.
| Jo Jorgensen for President | |
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| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Libertarian primaries) |
| Candidate | Jo Jorgensen Senior lecturer at Clemson University Spike Cohen Podcaster and businessman |
| Affiliation | Libertarian Party |
| Status | Active |
| Announced | November 2, 2019 |
| Headquarters | Greenville, South Carolina [1] |
| Receipts | US$32,148[2] (03/13/2020) |
| Slogan | Break free from big government. |
| Website | |
| joj2020 | |
On May 23, at the virtual 2020 Libertarian National Convention, Jorgensen became the party's 2020 presidential nominee after four rounds of voting by delegates.[3] She is the party's first female presidential nominee.
Vermin Supreme's original running mate, Spike Cohen, was selected at the virtual convention to be Jorgensen's running mate on May 24, 2020.[4]
Jorgensen has received endorsements from many former Libertarian candidates in the 2020 race, including Lincoln Chafee, Justin Amash, Adam Kokesh, Jacob Hornberger and Vermin Supreme. On May 25, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson endorsed her.
References change
- ↑ "Contact Us". Jo Jorgensen for President. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ↑ "JORGENSEN, JO". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ↑ Fishman, Dan (May 23, 2020). "Libertarians Nominate Jo Jorgensen for President!". Libertarian Party. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ↑ Doherty, Brian (May 24, 2020). "Libertarian Party Picks Spike Cohen as Its Vice-Presidential Candidate". Reason. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
