Gary Swing
Advanced from the Green Party primary as a write-in candidate.
Gary Swing is the Green Party candidate on the general-election ballot for Arizona's 6th Congressional District, a longtime perennial alternative-party candidate in Colorado and Arizona.[5]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- OpposesContinue U.S. military aid to Israel
Opposes continued U.S. military aid to Israel and says Israel has committed genocide against Gaza; supports war crimes tribunals and reparations.[6]
“Israel has committed genocide against Gaza. I support war crimes tribunals, reparations to the people of Gaza, and nonviolent conflict resolution.”
- SupportsProtect legal access to abortion
Supports federal legislation to secure abortion rights.[6]
“Pass federal legislation to secure abortion rights.”
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Supports a single-payer healthcare system covering everyone.[6]
“Medicare for all.”
- OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Opposes immigration enforcement expansion; wants to abolish ICE, oppose a border wall, and allow freedom of migration.[6]
“Abolish ICE. Support "fair trade" policies and freedom of migration. No border wall.”
- SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels
Supports transitioning away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources as part of a sustainable, steady-state economy.[6]
“Transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy to renewable energy sources. Protect public lands.”
In their words — priorities
- Says the U.S. should cut the military budget by 90%, close foreign bases, end foreign military aid and intervention, and abolish nuclear weapons.[6]
- Wants to replace the current system of government with a unicameral Congress elected by proportional representation and a parliamentary system, abolishing the U.S. Senate and Electoral College.[6]
- Supports Medicare for all, a universal basic income, and a 'steady state' economy built around environmental sustainability, including transition away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy.[6]
Background
- Born in Willingboro, New Jersey; earned a bachelor's degree (1991) and a master's degree (1999) in political science from the University of Colorado.[6]
- Career experience includes work as a cultural events promoter, a U.S. postal carrier, a produce receiver for Whole Foods, and a public policy research assistant at the University of Colorado Denver's Graduate School of Public Affairs.[6]
- Has run for office as an alternative-party candidate (mostly Green Party, also Unity Party of Colorado and others) at least a dozen times since 1996, in both Colorado and Arizona, including a 1996 U.S. Senate run in Arizona.[6]
- Former co-chair of the Colorado Coalition for Fair and Open Elections and former spokesperson for the election-reform group Best Democracy.[6]