2028 Green Presidential nominee
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NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical activist
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyGreen
Age72 years old (Oct 25, 1953)
GenderMale
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BackgroundPolitical activist
EducationCity College of New York
Notable personal detailsAjamu Sibeko Baraka is an American political activist, writer, and human-rights organizer. He was the Green Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2016 as Jill Stein’s running mate. He has been associated with the U.S. Human Rights Network and has been a national organizer and spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. Baraka served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and has written and spoken widely on human rights and foreign policy.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports progressive, redistributive economic policies including funding a Green New Deal by redirecting military spending and imposing taxes on financial transactions and Wall Street; critiques Wall Street bailouts and economic inequality and advocates major systemic change to the capitalist economic order.
Healthcare
Supports universal healthcare and a single-payer/Medicare-for-All style approach, endorsing healthcare as a right and party platform plank to provide coverage for all residents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports comprehensive immigration reform that creates legal pathways and legalization for undocumented people, criticizes large-scale deportations and the militarization of the border, and emphasizes addressing root economic and foreign-policy causes of migration. Advocates demilitarizing the U.S.–Mexico border and protecting migrants’ human rights and access to services.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive autonomy and opposes criminalizing women for abortion decisions, expressing that women have a fundamental right to self-determination over their bodies. His public statements align with protecting abortion access while framing it as a matter of personal and human rights.
Climate & Energy
Supports ambitious Green Party climate policies including emergency jobs programs to address climate change and participation in direct actions opposing fossil fuel infrastructure; advocates large-scale transition to renewable energy and climate justice measures.
Public Safety & Guns
Ajamu Baraka frames gun violence as a symptom of deeper structural and social problems rather than focusing on narrow legislative fixes, and he emphasizes addressing root causes such as systemic violence and social inequality. He has not published a clear, detailed endorsement of specific gun-policy measures (e.g., assault weapons bans, universal background checks, or opposition to them) in the sources located. Available public statements emphasize broader structural responses over discrete gun-regulation proposals.
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