James Felton Keith

James Felton Keith was born in Detroit, Michigan, and lives in Harlem, New York. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University, an M.S. in economics from Harvard University, and an M.B.A. in operations research from Lawrence Technological University. Keith’s career experience includes working as an engineer, economist, and ethnographer.[3][4]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

James Felton Keith, affectionately known as JFK is an engineer economist and serial entrepreneur with a long history in grassroot activism around human rights civil rights and economic inclusion. He was the first Black member of the LGBT community to seek federal office of any kind. JFK is an author and thought leader in the areas of cyber security, international relations, and digital human rights. He is a progressive and an advocate for 21st Century policies that boost people's access to capital housing healthcare education and climate action.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

We owe ourselves moral leadership in these divided times.We should not have to earn the right to live.Democratically elected, non-governmental organizations should control the majority of land use and capital distribution.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

James is most passionate about establishing a Universal Basic Income as a dividend for people's contribution of personal data both voluntarily and involuntarily to corporate activity.

James is passionate about legalization of Cannabis and creating a reparations for victims of the War On Drugs.

James is passionate about defending Americans against Cyber Warfare and reestablishing trust in institutions.

James is passionate about an overhaul of investment in fighting the Climate Crisis to establish a 21st Century economy.

James is passionate about creating a market for healthcare that reduced the complexity of America's private system and better service people as an infrastructure not a product.

James is passionate about an overhaul of reinvestment in education, as he views literacy as a national security issue.

James is passionate about allowing the crypto currency market thrive in a transparent and usable way.

James is passionate about holding officers of the law to the rule of law and adding consequences for misuse of force.

James is passionate about stopping voter suppression and implementing a quadratic voting method that helps Americans identify legislative priorities.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

James has been noted saying that he admires thinkers like Jaron Lanier, Elizabeth warren, Muhammad Yunus, and Michael Shermer

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

My next book will be titled Inclusionism and there is more on it at www.inclusionism.org

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I call them Inclusionism:

1) All people have intrinsic value.

2) All people derive their value from interaction with others.

3) All people should have equity in the value that is created from our interaction.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I think that my curiosity with the socio-political holding of my neighbors both locally and globally helps me to empathize with people who are much different than I am, and I think that it has made me a better politician over the years.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

I believe the core responsibilities of elected office is to facilitate reconciliation between those that disagree about how to distribution resources and to tie the passions of people with logical efforts to sustain progress.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of tangible radical inclusion.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historic event that James remembers was Magic Johnson winning the Finals MVP in 87.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

James was a bag boy at a Meijer's grocery store at the age of 14 and he held the job for a few months.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Power of Impossible Thinking.

It served an inspirational purpose for me when I was going through a mid 20's grad school phase of searching for what my opportunities in life might be.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Jesus.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

My Skin My Logo, by Solange

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Coming out as Bisexual was a struggle, but my activism in the LGBT movement helped me reconcile with the parts of myself that I was terrified of.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The US House of Reps has the ability to shape a culture of inclusion via policy that dictates rights and wrongs, per the autonomy and choice of people. Language is a technology, law is a technology, and they are the tech with which we distribute our culture locally and abroad.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

I do, and I've spent much of my career in government relations as an adjacent activity to my work at the time.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Quote: Convent Ave Baptist Church 10/26/2019: "Our greatest challenge is creating an environment for reconciliation between the divided faction of our citizenship. We need a new ethos, one of inclusionism, and one that states that all people have intrinsic value." James is quoted on his FM radio show Inclusionism saying "individuals are at their best when they identify with a community, and communities are only at their best when they identify all of their individuals."

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I would like to be a member of the finance services committee, education and labor, and foreign relations committee but I feel as though I could be effective on any of the committees as a new ethics of treating people as though their lives have an intrinsic value is necessary.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I think they should exist.