I never would have run for office at all. I was concerned about public health trends, and what I considered political obstacles to protecting public health, and it became clear to me we had to focus on changing the campaign finance system. When I thought
Source: Yvonne Abraham, Boston Globe
Mar 3, 2002
Committed to Clean Election candidacy as will of voters
Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein announced that she would work to qualify as a Clean Elections candidate despite the refusal of the Legislature to release funds to implement the Law. “I have no intention of dropping out, giving up, or
running on dirty money. I am a clean money candidate from a clean money party. When the voters approved this law by a 2-1 margin, they were saying that they wanted to see candidates on the ballot who were not funded by special interest money.”
Source: Press Release, “Clean Elections”
Oct 16, 2001
Jill Stein on MCAS
End MCAS testing
Jill’s Campaign Issues:
End the MCAS high-stakes testing
End the reign of special interest lobbyists on Beacon Hill through Clean Elections
Source: Campaign web site, JillForGov.org, “Issues”
Nov 24, 2001
