a vote against the "conservative status quo". Pritt was not invited to the debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates. She came in third place in the general election, receiving nearly 6% of the vote, behind winner Jim Justice and Bill Cole. Mountain Party From 2012 to 2014, she was Chairwoman of the Mountain Party, which is the Green Party's state branch affiliate for West Virginia. Political activism During campaign events, Pritt would recount standing on picket lines. The Rolling Stone noted that she was a longtime advocate for the environment, women’s rights and worker safety. She started her political career arguing against nursing home closures and against gas taxes. In July 1993, while working as a consultant for citizens groups, she authored a column calling for citizen action against the construction of the APCO 760 kV high voltage line, which was successfully brought to a halt. During the 2016 election cycle, she supported Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for the general election. She also endorsed the Occupy Charleston Movement in 2016. During the 2018 election cycle, Pritt endorsed Paula Jean Swearengin in the Senatorial primary against incumbent Senator Joe Manchin. Pritt said that the race was "a chance for an FDR Democrat to take the party back". Having been hit hard by the effects of coal mining on miners, she campaigned for marijuana legalization. This culminated in the passage of Senate Bill 386 in April 2017 to allow marijuana use for chronically-ill patients. Pritt was also a speaker at the 2017 Indivisible March for West Virginia in celebration of Women's Equality Day. In 2017, Pritt defended a Raleigh County, West Virginia doctor, Michael Kostenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on federal drug charges for giving out painkillers. Federal prosecutors said Kostenko continued to prescribe oxycodone to patients, even through signs of abuse. After Kostenko pleaded guilty, Pritt said at his sentencing that he was a great doctor who used “non-traditional” and “non-invasive” medical techniques. During the 2020 election cycle, Pritt endorsed and cast her vote by absentee ballot for Tulsi Gabbard in the Democratic presidential primaries; she later voted for Howie Hawkins for president and Swearengin in her Senatorial bid against incumbent Senator Shelley Capito in the general election. She has advocated for the pardon of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. She was also featured in