Jimmy McMillan

For other people named James McMillan, see James McMillan (disambiguation).

Jimmy McMillan
McMillan in 2011
Chairman and leader of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1946-12-01) December 1, 1946 (age 77)
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRent Is Too Damn High Party
Other political
affiliations		Republican
Democratic (formerly)
Children2
Residence(s)Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
OccupationPolitical activist
Perennial candidate
Pilot
WebsiteJimmyMcMillan.org

James McMillan III (born December 1, 1946)[1] is an American political activist and Vietnam War veteran. He was a perennial candidate in New York City.

McMillan is best known as the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, a New York–based political party. McMillan ran for office at least six times since 1993, most notably in the 2010 New York gubernatorial election.[2][3] He declared in December 2010 that he would run in the 2012 U.S. presidential election as a Republican. He did not appear on the ballot in any state and suspended his campaign to return to the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and run for Mayor of New York City in the 2013 election. He attempted to run for governor again in the 2014 election but did not make the ballot.

McMillan announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election,[4] but withdrew from the campaign on December 9, 2015. He subsequently announced that he was retiring from politics[5] before endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump.[6] The Rent Is Too Damn High Party website announced that McMillan would come out of retirement to make a fourth run for governor.[7] His petitions were challenged and ruled invalid in September 2018.

  1. ^ Ellen Delaney (October 19, 2010). "Jimmy McMillan of Rent is Too Damn High Party Steals NY Governor Debate". sportsinteraction.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rent Is Too Damn High Party Candidate For Governor Jimmy McMillan On 'Inside City Hall'" Archived October 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. NY1 Online. October 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Miller, David Lee. "Cuomo, Paladino Play it Straight in a 7-Candidate Free-For-All Debate in New York". Foxnews.com. October 18, 2010.
  4. ^ Belcher, Mark (October 15, 2015). "The Rent is Too Damn High Party candidate tosses glove in 2016 election campaign". WIVB.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Edelman, Adam (December 9, 2015). "Rent Is Too Damn High Party founder Jimmy McMillan retires from politics". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Rent Is Too Damn High Party founder Jimmy McMillan endorses Donald Trump for president". New York Daily News. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Rent Is Too Damn High". Rent Is Too Damn High. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2019.