Jackson Passananti
John "Jackson" Passananti V is a "Classically Liberal" Libertarian currently serving as the Veterans Liaison for the Daniel Fishman for Auditor Campaign. He is a member of the Libertarian Party of Massachusetts (LPMA) and a Minuteman Member of the National Libertarian Party. He is married to Nicole M. Passananti and resides in Boston, Massachusetts.
Campaign Positions
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts
Daniel Fishman for Auditor
- Petitioner -- January 2018 - May 2018
- Inter-party Coalition -- May 2018 - Present
- Veterans Liaison -- May 2018 - Present
Marc Mercier for Governor's Councilor
- Petitioner -- January 2018 - May 2018
Rob Martin for Congress
- Petitioner -- January 2018 - May 2018
Voter Choice Massachusetts
- Canvasser -- March 2018 - Present
Party Affiliation
Pre-Libertarian Party
Jackson Passananti first registered to vote in 2014, having grown up with a father who was a member of the Democratic Party and a mother who was a member of the Republican Party, he was unsure where exactly his allegiances lie. He conducted countless hours of research into both left- and right- ideology and participated in several online questionnaires hoping to determine which of the two parties best aligned with his beliefs. Deciding he was more concerned with socially liberal policy than he was with fiscal policy, he joined the Democratic Party.
Libertarian Party
In 2016 Jackson joined www.politicalforums.com in hopes of being able to discuss political ideology with intellectuals who would be open to debate instead of the hard-headedness that typifies political ‘debate.’ There he published a short paper titled “Why Minimum Wage Must Be Raised,” in which he laid out his belief that minimum wage should be a living wage if and only if, the wage was being used to provide the most basic essentials for the employee (this did NOT include the employee's spouse or children). He listed the most basic essentials as:
- Somewhere to live
- The ability to feed oneself
- Access to public transportation (in order to get to work)
Jackson relied heavily on the Minimum Wage Act of 1938 to frame his argument.
Later, on the same site, Jackson expressed interest in creating a new party which combined elements of both major parties; a few hours later he received a private message asking whether or not had ever heard of the Libertarian Party. The message also contained a link to www.lp.org.