Jesse Johnson (politician)
| Jesse Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jesse C. Johnson, Jr. March 2, 1959 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Marshall University North Carolina School of the Arts University of Charleston West Liberty University |
| Political party | Mountain Party |
Jesse C. Johnson, Jr. (born March 2, 1959) has been an Executive Committee member and former Chair and Vice Chair of the Mountain Party, the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. He has three times been his party's nominee for Governor of West Virginia, and twice for West Virginia's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat, running in 2006 and again in the special election in 2010. Johnson lost both times to the Democratic Party nominee. He has also been a filmmaker, actor, and theatrical producer.
Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Johnson attended, at various times, Marshall University, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of Charleston, and West Liberty University. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity, AFTRA, and SAG's Native American Registry and has worked with both the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.
In 2004, Johnson ran as the Mountain Party Nominee for Governor in order to maintain the newly-won ballot line and to bring the issue of mountain top removal to statewide attention. Despite having no corporate financial support, he received 18,430 votes (2.48%). In 2006, he ran a principled campaign fighting corporate influence in the electoral process. Johnson neither took nor spent money, focusing on the need for campaign finance reform as the party's nominee for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Johnson received 1.9% of the vote, running against favored Senator Byrd.
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