On July 1 , 2012 , the Stein campaign reported it had received enough contributions to qualify for primary season federal matching funds , pending confirmation from the FEC . If funded , Stein would be the second Green Party presidential candidate ever to have qualified , with Ralph Nader having been the first in 2000 . On July 11 , Stein selected Cheri Honkala , an anti-poverty activist , as her running mate for the Green vice-presidential nomination . On July 14 , she officially received the Green Party 's nomination at its convention in Baltimore
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2012 Green National Convention
Jill Stein