Jimmy McMillan

Who is Jimmy McMillan?

James "Jimmy" McMillan III is an American political activist, perennial candidate, karate expert, and Vietnam War veteran, as well as a former postal worker, stripper and private investigator from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known as the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, a New York-based political party. McMillan has run for office at least six times since 1993, including in the 2010 New York gubernatorial election, on the "Rent Is Too Damn High" line. He declared on December 23, 2010, that he would run in the 2012 U.S. presidential election as a Republican.