A day after the tragic and unacceptable ICE killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis, a number of voters at the Los Gatos Farmers Market told Jotham how distraught they are at what’s going on in Minnesota and our country. Some even (sadly) remarked how “timely” it is that an Independent is running for Congress. […]
Half Moon Bay, CA. 20 January 2026 – Half Moon Bay resident, Silicon Valley attorney and author of “Negotiate Like a CEO,” Jotham Stein announced today that he is running for Congress as an Independent (called “No Party Preference”) in California’s 16th Congressional District. CD-16 includes much of Silicon Valley and extends along the Coast […]
Jotham spent today knocking on doors in his hometown of Half Moon Bay. He listened to how voters feel about our current political climate, the things they believe need to be done and the things they believe aren’t getting done. Many expressed frustration at what is going on in our country and were happy to […]
On this blue sky day, Jotham returned to his law school alma mater, Stanford, to engage voters. He stood first on Palm Drive and later on the corner of Escondido and Campus Drive . To date, Jotham, himself, has collected signatures from voters throughout our Congressional District (CA-16), including from residents of San Jose, Los […]
Jotham first visited election headquarters for both San Mateo County (in San Mateo) and Santa Clara County (in San Jose) to drop off completed petitions. After that, Jotham travelled to Menlo Park and Woodside to meet voters. On the sidewalk near Menlo Park’s Oak Grove Post Office, and later near the Woodside Post Office, Jotham […]
What a beautiful, sunny day to listen to voters many concerns at the great Farmers Market at West Valley College in Saratoga. After checking out all the farm stands and other vendors, Jotham began engaging voters at the Market’s Northern entrance. Voters from Saratoga and nearby Los Gatos, and San Jose discussed their worries, and […]
Mountain View was Jotham’s destination today. He walked up and down Castro Street, then over to Hope Street asking voters to sign his petition and speaking with them about their concerns for our country. Jotham asks everyone – young, old and everyone in between – to sign his petition, but it seems that our younger […]
Add voters from Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Atherton to the list of places in our Congressional District where voters live who Jotham’s met and who have signed his petition to get on the ballot. Today, Jotham stood on Main Street in Los Altos talking with voters about bridging the divide in our country. […]
Jotham spent the afternoon and evening today meeting voters in Los Gatos. Multiple voters told Jotham they are upset with the “mess” the two parties have made, thanked him for running as an Independent and gladly signed his petition to get on the ballot for the June 2, 2026 primary. So far, Jotham, himself, has […]
On a very rainy day, Jotham was undeterred and met with voters in Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Half Moon Bay. Jotham listened to their many concerns, discussed his plans to fix America, and collected more signatures.
