Michael E. Arth

Michael Edward Arth is an American artist, builder, architectural and urban designer, and political scientist.In 2018, Arth became a declared Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election. On his campaign website, Arth states that he is a "reality-based" candidate who wants a social democratic system "that works for everyone." His issues include Universal Basic Income, Medicare for All, universal post-secondary education or retraining, and ending the War on Drugs (beginning with legalization of cannabis and any non-addictive entheogen). He proposes to end the two-party system, and the associated polarization, through a series of democratic reforms that includes Instant Runoff Voting for single member elections, Proportional Representation for Congress, campaign finance reform, staggered, 18-year term limits for the Supreme Court of the United States, and nullifying the Electoral College through a Constitutional Amendment, or with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.Arth previously ran for Governor of Florida in the 2010 election.