American politician
Jeff Boss
Boss in 2009
Born Jeffrey Harlan Boss
(1963-05-20 ) May 20, 1963New Jersey , U.S.
Died 2020 (aged 56–57)[1] [2] Known for Various conspiracy theories such as 9/11 Truth
Jeffrey Harlan Boss (born May 20, 1963 - 2020?) was an American conspiracy theorist .[3] [4] He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 and 2012 elections,[5] [6] a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election ,[4] and a Democratic candidate in the 2020 election .
Electoral history [ ]
In 2008, he was an independent candidate for President of the United States as well as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey , running under the slogan "Vote Here".[7] He received 639 votes as a presidential candidate and 9,877 in his Senate run.[8]
In 2009 , Boss was a candidate for the Democratic Party 's nomination for Governor of New Jersey .[3] [7] He finished third, with 8.3% of the vote, in the primary which was won by Jon Corzine , who received 77.2% of the vote.
In the 2012 election, Boss received 1,024 votes for President of the United States.[9]
Jeff Boss campaign literature, posted on a wall on 9th Avenue in Manhattan.
He ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2013 ,[10] but was removed from the ballot after the New Jersey Democratic State Committee challenged the nominating petitions of all independent candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.[11] He subsequently filed new petitions to run for governor in the general election and appeared on the ballot as the "NSA Did 911" candidate.[12] Out of the eight candidates, Boss finished last, with 0.1% of the vote.
In 2014, Boss ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey as an independent.[13] His slogans were "NSA Whistleblower" and "NSA Did 911".[13] He received 4,513 votes[14] (0.24% of the vote)
Conspiracy theories [ ]
Boss believed that the United States government, specifically the National Security Agency , was responsible for the September 11 attacks .[3] He claimed to have witnessed the government arrange the attacks.[8]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Laura Boss Obituary" . Legacy.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021 .
^ https://m.facebook.com/nomoredeath1/posts/209349497267120
^ a b c Ginsberg, Johanna (May 28, 2009) "Conspiracy theorist eyes governorship" , New Jersey Jewish News . Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ a b Walker, Hunter (December 26, 2012). "Conspiracy Theorist Jeff Boss Launches Mayoral Bid" . Politicker Network . Retrieved June 23, 2013 .
^ "JEFF BOSS FOR PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES 2012 DEMOCRATIC" . Jeffbossforpresident.org. Retrieved 2015-04-11 .
^ "Seven Minor Party Presidential Nominees on New Jersey Ballot, as Well as Independent Candidate Jeff Boss" , Ballot Access News . August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ a b Shortell, Tom (December 3, 2008). "Guttenberg's Jeff Boss to run for governor" . NJ.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012 .
^ a b Edge, Wally (November 6, 2008) "601 New Jerseyans thought Jeff Boss should be President" , Politicker NJ . Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ "OFFICIAL 2012 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF) . FEC . January 17, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2013 .
^ Matt Friedman (April 2, 2013). "267 candidates file to run for N.J. Senate, Assembly" . The Star-Ledger . Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
^ Michael Symons (April 11, 2013). "Three Democrats removed from gubernatorial primary ballot" . Asbury Park Press . Retrieved May 13, 2013 .
^ "Department of State : List of Nominees" (PDF) . State.nj.us. Retrieved June 13, 2013 .
^ a b "Official List: Candidates for US Senate" (PDF) . New Jersey Department of State. August 8, 2014. p. 4. Retrieved September 14, 2014 .
^ "Official List: Candidates for US Senate" (PDF) . New Jersey Division of Elections. 2014-12-02. p. 5. Retrieved 2015-08-12 .
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