Jade Simmons
Acclaimed author, speaker, musician and 2020 Presidential Candidate
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::summary Acclaimed author, speaker, musician and 2020 Presidential Candidate ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Jade Simmons |
| image | Jade Simmons on campaign trail (cropped).jpg |
| image_upright | 0.9 |
| caption | Simmons in 2020 |
| birth_place | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| occupation | CEO & Founder of Jade Media Global |
| website | |
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| name = Jade Simmons | image = Jade Simmons on campaign trail (cropped).jpg | image_upright = 0.9 | caption = Simmons in 2020 | alt = | birth_date = | birth_place = Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = CEO & Founder of Jade Media Global | website = Jade Simmons is an American classical concert pianist and beauty pageant holder, who was an independent presidential candidate in 2020.
Career
Simmons attended college at Northwestern University, and was crowned Miss Chicago and Miss Illinois in 1999. She was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2000 pageant.
In 2004, Simmons founded the Impulse Artists Series which was the 2009 winner of the Houston Press Best Non-Profit Arts Series. Simmons' first album was titled Revolutionary Rhythm, and was released in 2009. She released the single "Boss's Nova" in September 2012, and the Playing With Fire EP followed by a second full release on E1 titled #PaganiniProject in February 2013.
Time noted that in her "Decomposed" podcast, Simmons "blends history, scandal and musical analysis" and Esquire called it "a great introduction to appreciating classical music".
Politics
Simmons ran for President of the United States in 2020 as an independent. Simmons had access to 15 electors. Her running mate was Claudeliah J. Roze.
References
References
- (9 July 2020). "Native Charlestonian Jade Simmons Running For President 2020".
- Seales, Rebecca. (October 10, 2020). "US election 2020: The other 1,214 candidates running for president". [[BBC News]].
- (June 21, 1999). "Musician from Northwestern Crowned Miss Illinois 1999".
- (September 19, 1999). "1st Kentuckian Wins Miss America".
- "Houston Press Best Non-Profit Arts Series".
- "Boss's Nova".
- [http://jademedia.org/music/playing-with-fire-ep/ Playing With Fire EP]
- "#PaganiniProject".
- (June 24, 2019). "The 10 Best New Podcasts of the Year So Far".
- (November 7, 2019). "The Best Podcasts of 2019 (So Far)". Esquire.
- (April 24, 2020). "Kingwood resident Jade Simmons appeals to civility in presidential bid against Trump, Biden".
- (November 3, 2020). "Considering a write-in candidate for president? Here are your options".
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