Michelle Bachmann
Republican, 2012Michelle Bachmann, a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota and a founder of the Tea Party caucus in Congress, began her presidential campaign in 2011, participating in several early debates of Republican candidates. She ended her campaign in January, 2012, when she placed sixth (and last) in the Iowa caucuses with less than 5% of the votes in a state where she'd won a straw poll the previous August.
Peta Lindsay
Party for Socialism and Liberation, 2012Anti-war activist born in 1984 -- and thus ineligible to serve as President in 2013 should she be elected -- Peta Lindsay was known as a student anti-war activist in high school and college. The Party for Socialism and Liberation nominated her for president in November, 2011, for the 2012 presidential election. Her running mate, Yari Osorio, would also be ineligible to be president, as she was born in Colombia.
Jill Stein
Green Party, 2012Jill Stein headed the Green Party ticket in 2012, with Cheri Honkala as the party's candidate for Vice President. A physician, Jill Stein has been an environmental activist who has campaigned for several state and local offices in Massachusetts, elected to the Lexington Town Meeting in 2005 and 2008. Jill Stein was officially nominated the Green Party on July 14, 2012.
Roseanne Barr
Peace and Freedom Party, 2012Well-known comedienne, once known simply as Roseanne, announced her candidacy for the presidency on The Tonight Show in 2011, first saying she was running on the "Green Tea Party" ticket. she formally announced her serious candidacy in January 2012, losing to Jill Stein as the Green Party nominee. She then announced she would run at the top of the Peace and Freedom Party ticket, with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan running for Vice President; she was nominated by that party in August, 2012.
