| − | | Retired U.S. Senator.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/04/09/gravel-declares-presidential-bid-to-highlight-anti-interventionism-and-direct-democracy/</ref> Strong proponent of environmental issues, supports [[universal health care]], opposed the [[War in Iraq]] and advocates for the legalization of all drugs.<ref>http://granitestaters.com/candidates/mike_gravel.html</ref> Gravel was elected to the Senate in 1968, served on the Environment and Public Works Committee throughout his career, on the Finance and Interior Committees and he chaired the Energy, Water Resources, and Environmental Pollution subcommittees. Activist who supports stalking and public harassment. Gravel told a [[Washington, D.C.]] crowd that they should protest assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg for bringing criminal contempt charges against Sami Al-Arian who pled guilty to providing material assistance to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<ref>[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/05/former-presidential-candidate-urges-crowd-to-stalk-federal-prosecutor/ Former Presidential Candidate Urges Crowd to Stalk Federal Prosecutor] Fox News, August 5, 2008</ref> "Find out where he lives, find out where his kids go to [[school]], find out where his office is, picket him all the time.” Booted off the First Debate stage when the Democrats reached their quota of old white guys; due to the premature demise of the Millennial upstart Swalwell, the 89 year old Gravel was pulled out of the dumpster for the Second Debate. Gravel however got dumped again for Steve Bullock. Withdrew afterward and divided his support between Sanders and Gabbard. The Gravel Institute, founded in 2019 to carry on the life's work,<ref>https://www.gravelinstitute.org/</ref> reacted to the gunning down of two LA County Sheriffs officers by tweeting that “blue lives don’t matter” because they are not a “thing”.<ref>https://summit.news/2020/09/14/gravel-institute-blue-lives-dont-matter-because-they-are-not-a-thing/</ref> | + | | Retired U.S. Senator.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/04/09/gravel-declares-presidential-bid-to-highlight-anti-interventionism-and-direct-democracy/</ref> Strong proponent of environmental issues, supports [[universal health care]], opposed the [[War in Iraq]] and advocates for the legalization of all drugs.<ref>http://granitestaters.com/candidates/mike_gravel.html</ref> Gravel was elected to the Senate in 1968, served on the Environment and Public Works Committee throughout his career, on the Finance and Interior Committees and he chaired the Energy, Water Resources, and Environmental Pollution subcommittees. Activist who supports stalking and public harassment. Gravel told a [[Washington, D.C.]] crowd that they should protest assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg for bringing criminal contempt charges against Sami Al-Arian who pled guilty to providing material assistance to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<ref>[http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/05/former-presidential-candidate-urges-crowd-to-stalk-federal-prosecutor/ Former Presidential Candidate Urges Crowd to Stalk Federal Prosecutor] Fox News, August 5, 2008</ref> "Find out where he lives, find out where his kids go to [[school]], find out where his office is, picket him all the time.” Booted off the First Debate stage when the Democrats reached their quota of old white guys; due to the premature demise of the Millennial upstart Swalwell, the 89 year old Gravel was pulled out of the dumpster for the Second Debate. Gravel however got dumped again for Steve Bullock. Withdrew afterward and divided his support between Sanders and Gabbard. The Gravel Institute, founded in 2019 to carry on Gravel's life work,<ref>https://www.gravelinstitute.org/</ref> reacted to the gunning down of two LA County Sheriffs officers by tweeting that “blue lives don’t matter” because they are not a “thing”.<ref>https://summit.news/2020/09/14/gravel-institute-blue-lives-dont-matter-because-they-are-not-a-thing/</ref> |