Debra Kay Kern, October 30, 1951 -
VP candidate for Non Affiliated (2016)
Running mate with nominee: Jacob Seth Kern (b. 1980)
Popular vote: ? (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Prior to the 2016 Presidential election, Jacob Seth Kern had run for the office of Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska three times, and in the US Senate primary as a Democrat in 2010.
If I am guessing with any accuracy, Kern's running-mate was his mother, Debra. Other son-mother tickets have included Daniel Steven Burkhardt/Georgia Loyce Burkhardt (Independent, 1996), Rick L. Rogers/Marilyn Jean Downs (Independent, 2012), and Johnson Immanuel Yuquimpo Li, Jr./Aida Nery Yuquimpo Li (Star Spangled Independent Party, 2016).
Much of Kern's online presence in the 2016 campaign has been deleted, but a Q&A during his 2015 mayoral campaign conducted by The Northern Light is still available, giving us some insight on his platform--
Jacob Seth Kern
What is your party affiliation?
“Democrat.”
How many years of political experience do you have?
“I’ve ran for city mayor since, I’ve got six, six, six, six, seven, seven, eight, nine, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 15 about nine years of political experience campaigning. About 10 years of campaigning experience.”
What goals would you have if you became mayor?
“I would make my machines to give money back to the city.”
How do you plan on helping UAA?
“Giving you money, giving you money for my machines and doing anything you say by the popular vote.”
What machine are you talking about?
“Electricity machines, spaceships and cars. Just different electronic devices that I would come up with.”
Why are you running for mayor?
“To make my machines and give money back to the city and the residents.”
What are the top three issues you’d like to address while mayor?
“Just giving you money, that’s it, main priority, millions and billions and trillions of dollars to do by ballot and just popular vote and petitions, just mass signatures.”
The Kerns were registered as write-ins in the State of Alaska. Since both were residents of the same state there would have been a potential Constitutional issue of them assuming office in the event of their victory.
Election history: none
Other occupations: ?
Notes:
Jacob Seth Kern ran for Mayor of Anchorage again in 2018 and 2021.
Debra Kern was registered with the Alaskan Independence Party, supported Biden in 2020.
