19 Facts About Krystal Gabel

Krystal Gabel was born on October 14,1984 and is an American cannabis rights activist, perennial candidate, and writer.

In 2020, Krystal Gabel ran for Nebraska Public Service Commission in the Republican primary.

Krystal Gabel led a successful petition drive to acquire ballot access for a Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party branch.

Krystal Gabel ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for Omaha Public School Board, in 2016, and for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 2019.

In 2016, Krystal Gabel placed third out of four candidates in the race for two seats on the Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District, 1.2 percent short of winning.

In 2018, Krystal Gabel ran for governor of Nebraska as a Republican.

Krystal Gabel ran on a fiscally conservative platform that included the legalization of marijuana.

Krystal Gabel said she chose to run in the primary as a Republican because the signature requirement for running in the general election as an independent candidate was infeasible for people of working-class means, such as herself.

Krystal Gabel ran for Nebraska Public Service Commission, in 2020, and was defeated in the Republican primary.

Early in 2021, Krystal Gabel filed paperwork to establish a MAGA Patriot Party, headquartered in Brush, Colorado.

Krystal Gabel said third parties elevate regular people by providing a mechanism that ordinary Americans need to either be a candidate, or to be a volunteer.

Krystal Gabel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Brush, Colorado in 2021, and for Ward 3 Brush City Council, in 2023.

Krystal Gabel argued revenue from industrial hemp production and new industries created serving cannabis consumers would spur the economy.

Krystal Gabel favors rewriting zoning laws that discourage tiny homes, supports use of electric vehicles, proposes a system of heated streets using power plant waste water, believes free city bus services would stimulate job creation.

Krystal Gabel said marijuana was not dangerous as opioids, and other drugs, prescribed by doctors.

Krystal Gabel said she would improve funding for drug addiction rehabilitation programs.

Krystal Gabel said she values trust created by recognizing common values shared by everyone, and the act of ending prohibition would help reestablish public trust.

Krystal Gabel's platform included building a Beginning Farmers program for individuals, families, small businesses, ranchers, farmers.

Krystal Gabel grew up in Akron, Iowa, lived in Nebraska during the 2010s, and moved to Colorado in 2020.