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==Biography==

==Biography==

In 2002 Stein ran against [[Mitt Romney]] for the Office of the Governor of [[Massachusetts]], but she lost. In 2012 she ran as the Green Party's candidate for president. Her running mate was [[Cheri Honkala]]. Jill Stein was arrested in October 2012 for attempting to bring supplies (and Halloween candy) to people protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-arrested/2012/10/31/0f309970-2373-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html</ref>  

In 2002 Stein ran against [[Mitt Romney]] for the Office of the Governor of [[Massachusetts]], but she lost. In 2012 she ran as the Green Party's candidate for president. Her running mate was [[Cheri Honkala]]. Jill Stein was arrested in October 2012 for attempting to bring supplies (and Halloween candy) to people protesting the Keystone XL pipeline.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-arrested/2012/10/31/0f309970-2373-11e2-8448-81b1ce7d6978_story.html</ref>  

==Praises Fidel Castro==

==Praises Fidel Castro==

==2016 presidential election recount==

==2016 presidential election recount==

After the 2016 presidential election, in which businessman [[Donald Trump]] won, Stein had raised at least $5 million to recount the votes in [[Wisconsin]], and she stated she would do the same for [[Michigan]], and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>Scott, Eugene (November 28, 2016). [http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/politics/donald-trump-jill-stein-recount/index.html Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam']. ''CNN''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> Stein made this move despite the fact that she won only about 1 percent of the vote and likely contributed to Clinton's loss, as well as the fact that the Trump won by very wide margins for a recount—almost 11,000 votes in Michigan,<ref>Gray, Kathleen (November 28, 2016). [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/28/gop-dems-preparing-recount-michigan/94535702/ GOP, Dems preparing for recount in Michigan]. ''Lansing State Journal''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> the narrowest margin, and over 70,000 votes or 1.17 percentage points in Pennsylvania, the widest margin.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jill-steins-pennsylvania-recount-efforts-what-you-need-to-know/ Jill Stein's Pennsylvania recount efforts: What you need to know]. ''CBS News''. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref>

After the 2016 presidential election, in which businessman [[Donald Trump]] won, Stein had raised at least $5 million to recount the votes in [[Wisconsin]], and she stated she would do the same for [[Michigan]], and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>Scott, Eugene (November 28, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/politics/donald-trump-jill-stein-recount/index.html Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam']. ''CNN''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> Stein made this move despite the fact that she won only about 1 percent of the vote and likely contributed to Clinton's loss, as well as the fact that the Trump won by very wide margins for a recount—almost 11,000 votes in Michigan,<ref>Gray, Kathleen (November 28, 2016). [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/28/gop-dems-preparing-recount-michigan/94535702/ GOP, Dems preparing for recount in Michigan]. ''Lansing State Journal''. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref> the narrowest margin, and over 70,000 votes or 1.17 percentage points in Pennsylvania, the widest margin.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jill-steins-pennsylvania-recount-efforts-what-you-need-to-know/ Jill Stein's Pennsylvania recount efforts: What you need to know]. ''CBS News''. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.</ref>

As of November 28, 2016, Stein raised almost twice as much money for the recounts than she did for her entire 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>Close, Kerry (November 28, 2016). [http://time.com/money/4584102/jill-stein-recount-fundraising-election-wisconsin-michigan-pennsylvania/?utm_source=Cultural+Commentary&utm_campaign=1c21e7ce1e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f776a552-1c21e7ce1e-273780261&mc_cid=1c21e7ce1e&mc_eid=067f1df51b Jill Stein Raised More Money for Her Recount Effort Than She Did During the Election]. ''Time.com''. Retrieved November 30, 2016.</ref>

As of November 28, 2016, Stein raised almost twice as much money for the recounts than she did for her entire 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>Close, Kerry (November 28, 2016). [http://time.com/money/4584102/jill-stein-recount-fundraising-election-wisconsin-michigan-pennsylvania/?utm_source=Cultural+Commentary&utm_campaign=1c21e7ce1e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f776a552-1c21e7ce1e-273780261&mc_cid=1c21e7ce1e&mc_eid=067f1df51b Jill Stein Raised More Money for Her Recount Effort Than She Did During the Election]. ''Time.com''. Retrieved November 30, 2016.</ref>