| Randy Toler | |
| Birth Date: | (age)[1] |
| Birth Place: | Elgin, Illinois, United States |
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| Party: | Green |
Randy Toler (born) is an American candidate and political activist. He claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States when he was 17 years old,[2] but this is disputed by the Green Party's official account.[3]
Toler ran for school board in Hillsborough County, Florida in 2014 and 2016, losing both elections.[4] He has filed paperwork to run in both the 2024 Green Party presidential primaries and the Green Party nomination for the 2024 United States Senate election in Florida.[5] [6] He has claimed to have run for many other offices, including Mayor of Chicago, Governor, and US Congress.[7]
Toler is a current co-chair of the Green Party of Florida.[8]
Toler has claimed to have founded the Green Party of the United States as a teenager in the 1970s.[9] According to Toler, the party stuck mostly to the west coast for its first few years.[10] In 1983, the party went national, opting to endorse Walter Mondale's unsuccessful presidential run instead of running its own candidate. This led to a conflict with the Citizen's Party over which party would represent the US Green Party abroad.
Toler's account has been disputed. The Green Party's official account credits Alan Philbrook and John Rensenbrink for founding the Maine Green Party in 1984, which led to the national party being organized several years later.
Toler ran for school board for Hillsborough County Public Schools district on a platform calling for greater resources for special needs students.[11] He finished in 6th place.
Toler ran again for school board, calling for ending bureaucracy and the elimination of Common Core, in addition to increased resources for special needs kids.[12] His wife, Alica, also ran for a different school board seat.[13] He finished in 5th place, while his wife also lost her election.[14]
See also: 2024 Green Party presidential primaries. Toler filed paperwork to run for president in August 2021, but did not campaign for the office until July 2023.[15] As of January 2024, he is listed as an active Presidential candidate by the party's Presidential Campaign Support Committee. [16] His platform calls for "putting the green back in Green Party." He received only a half delegate vote during the convention roll call.[17] He has also filed paperwork to run for US Senate in Florida.
He has claimed to have run for many other offices, including Mayor of Chicago, Governor, and US Congress.
Toler was born in Elgin, Illinois and grew up in Niles, Michigan. He attended the University of Missouri.