James McMillan III is an American political activist and Vietnam War veteran. He was a perennial candidate in New York City.
McMillan in 2011
McMillan's significant media coverage spawned imitators, such as these two men at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.
Rent Is Too Damn High Party
The Rent Is Too Damn High Party is a single issue political party, primarily active in the state of New York, that has nominated candidates for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009, and for governor and senator in 2010. Jimmy McMillan was the mayoral candidate both times as well as a candidate for governor. In 2005, he received more than 4,000 votes, and more than 40,000 in 2010. The party has three registered members in the state. McMillan himself is registered as a Republican for the purposes of running in that party's primary elections. McMillan is a perennial candidate, and a member of the party has never been elected into office.
Rent Is Too Damn High Party car parked on St Marks Place