August 22, 2014
After years of leading the charge against genetically
modified food, California now has its own anti-GMO/pro-organic political
candidate. James
Hinton, an Independent running for California’s US House District 5, has
come out strong against the proliferation of GM food in the US food supply as
well as in the environment. Hinton has also taken a strong stand in favor of
GMO labeling.
Hinton has received an impressive amount of support already,
despite running against an opponent who is a career politician
with a sizable campaign purse. Hinton has amassed endorsements from a variety
of organizations from the NRA to the Tax Wall Street Party but,
even more important, he has received the endorsement of California voters.
Hinton has already survived the California primary and received enough votes to be the only candidate facing Democrat Mike Thompson in the general election. There have been a number of anti-GMO candidates in the past – in California and elsewhere – but Hinton’s campaign appears to be the most promising.
Hinton has already survived the California primary and received enough votes to be the only candidate facing Democrat Mike Thompson in the general election. There have been a number of anti-GMO candidates in the past – in California and elsewhere – but Hinton’s campaign appears to be the most promising.
While Hinton would prefer to see a world
free of GMOs, he is also aware of the practical limitations to that goal in the
current political climate. It is for this reason that Hinton has stated his
full support behind labeling efforts.
Hinton supports labeling on the grounds that consumers have
a right to know what is in their food and how that food is produced.
