Martin James Monroe

Political party: Nominated by Petition (NBP).

Born: August 12, 1958

Alma Mater: University of South Dakota (B.A.).

Occupation:

Worked one-on-one with Autistic students in the Des Moines Public Schools in 2002. Went on to work for several social justice organizations between 2002 and 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona including being and ACLU Observer.

Political experience:

Candidate for the Arizona State Senate in 2008.

Political views:

Monroe believes that the United States needs to invest in a national transportation system into solar energy, he supports using more solar energy and feels that there is a problem with the current minimun wage as well as with the high cost of living.

He wants politicians to reveal their tax returns and stock holdings, disclose their office expenditures and install better term limits. Monroe does not believe that politicians should continue to raise their own pay while the minimum wage remains low.

Monroe is pro-life and though he believes marriage should be between one man and one woman, he is not opposed to openly gay men and women serving in the military.

He would like to decrease the number of legal immigrants allowed into the United States and work against illegal immigration.