Jeff Boss

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For the Navy SEAL, see Jeff J. Boss.
Jeff Boss
Jeff Boss.jpg
Boss circa 2009
Born (1963-05-20) May 20, 1963 (age 60)
Known for Various conspiracy theories such as 9/11 Truth

Jeffery Boss (born May 20, 1963) is an American conspiracy theorist.[1][2] He was an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 and 2012 elections[3][4] and is running as a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election.[2]

Boss holds that the United States government, specifically the National Security Agency, is responsible for the September 11 attacks.[1] He claims to have witnessed the government arrange the attacks.[5]

Electoral history

In 2008, he was an independent candidate for President of the United States as well a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, running under the slogan "Vote Here".[6] He received 639 votes as a presidential candidate and 9,877 in his Senate run.[5]

In 2009, Boss was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for Governor of New Jersey.[1][6] 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.[7]

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,[8] 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.[9] He subsequently filed new petitions to run for Governor in the general election and appeared on the ballot as the "NSA Did 911" candidate.[10] 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.[11] His slogans were "NSA Whistleblower" and "NSA Did 911".[11] He received 4,513 votes[12] (0.24% of the vote).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ginsberg, Johanna (May 28, 2009) "Conspiracy theorist eyes governorship", New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Edge, Wally (November 6, 2008) "601 New Jerseyans thought Jeff Boss should be President", Politicker NJ. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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