Joe Schriner

Joe Schriner (born March 3, 1955) is an American political activist and journalist. Schriner has run for the United States presidency in five consecutive election cycles spanning from 2000 to 2016. He has primarily run as an independent candidate, but he also ran as a Republican during the early portions of the 2010 and 2016 presidential election cycles. He also vied unsuccessfully for the Green Party presidential nomination during the 2008 election cycle.

Before becoming a perennial candidate, Schriner spent a significant amount of time travelling across the United States and conducting ad hoc interviews with individuals he met. Schriner purports that these subjective experiences leave him better-informed about national social, political, and economic issues than experienced policymakers. He has been interviewed by numerous media outlets over the years and has spoken at various colleges and universities.

Schriner has been billed as "average Joe" in the media. He is also sometimes referred to as "Joe the Painter." He is currently self-employed as a house painter. In addition, he is a free-lance writer for his hometown newspaper, The Bluffton News.

Joe Schriner was born on March 3, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1973, he graduated from Bay Village High School, where he was the starting quarterback on the junior varsity football team.

Schriner spent his freshman year at Bluffton College in Ohio. After taking a year off from school to work, he transferred to Bowling Green State University. He majored in journalism, wrote for the college newspaper, and completed an internship as a reporter on Ohio’s Troy Daily News. Schriner earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1978.

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