Jeff Peckman
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Jeff Peckman (born 1954) is an American UFO disclosure activist. He lives in Denver, Colorado, and describes himself as an entrepreneur and consultant.[1] He is also a practitioner and teacher of Transcendental Meditation.[2][3]
Peckman attended Maharishi International University in Iowa for one year.[4]
Political career
Candidate for United States Senate
In 1998 Peckman ran for the United States Senate as a member of the Natural Law Party[5] receiving 0.31% of the votes, and coming in fifth in a field of seven.[6]
Ballot Initiative 101: Safety Through Peace
In 2003, Peckman got an initiative on the ballot in Denver which said "Shall the voters for the city and county of Denver adopt an initiative ordinance to require the city to help ensure public safety by increasing peacefulness?" [5][7] The initiative failed to gain enough votes to pass.[8][9]
Ballot Initiative 300: Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission
Since 2008 Peckman has attempted to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission within the Denver city government, to prepare for visits from extraterrestrials.[10][11][12] Peckman gathered 4000 signatures to place his proposal for the seven-member commission on the November 2008 general-election ballot in Denver.[13] However, he declined to file the paperwork for the November 2008 election, in the hope that an incoming Obama administration would release material on extraterrestrials to the public.[14]
In 2009 the initiative received over 7000 signatures for the 2010 Ballot. After validation by the Denver Elections Division, it was determined that the number of valid signatures was insufficient[15] leaving 1000 valid signatures still required.[16] This insufficiency was resolved by the end of November 2009, and Initiative 300 was put on Denver's November 2010 election ballot.[17] The initiative was opposed by a group calling itself M.I.B.[18] In the election, initiative 300 was rejected by 82.34% of Denver voters.[19]
After this defeat, Peckman filed a complaint with the Denver Board of Ethics, where he questioned the "unethical, incompetent, and suspicious behavior" of Denver officials, who he claimed assisted other "very disreputable, incompetent, unethical, and hostile persons" during the campaign, and further ponders whether these were acting in conjunction with the CIA, NSA, or other covert groups.[20] The Denver ethics board dismissed this complaint "for lack of jurisdiction, and because the complaint did not deal with any issues that are covered by the Denver Code of Ethics".[21]
Denver Mayoral Candidacy
Jeff Peckman appeared on the May 3, 2011 Denver Mayoral ballot in a field of 10 other candidates, though one had dropped out before the election. Out of over 110,000 votes cast, Peckman received only 796 votes, coming in second to last place.