Editing Krist Novoselic (section)

==Political and social activism==
[[File:Krist Novoselic 15A.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Novoselic in 2008]]
Novoselic was interested in politics—including the [[The Troubles|Northern Ireland conflict]] between [[Irish nationalism|Irish Nationalists]] and [[Unionism in Ireland|Unionists]]—at a young age.<ref>{{Citation|last=garyalexw|title=Nirvana in Belfast – MTV News| date=November 7, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_whyVYQvQPk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_whyVYQvQPk| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|access-date=December 20, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nirvana/1992/kings-hall-belfast-northern-ireland-63d67e4f.html|title=Nirvana Setlist at King's Hall, Belfast|website=setlist.fm|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>

In 1992, the [[Washington State Legislature]] attempted to pass a bill called the Erotic Music Law. The law would have allowed courts to declare certain albums "erotic" due to their content and would have made it illegal to sell those albums to anyone under the age of 18. Novoselic and Nirvana actively campaigned against the bill and performed a benefit concert for an organization that opposed it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/nirvana-bassist-turns-politician|title=Nirvana Bassist Turns Politician|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=June 1, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Novoselic appeared on [[KOMO-TV]]{{'}}s ''Town Meeting'' as part of the campaign against this bill.<ref>{{Citation|last=RareNirvana|title=Krist Novoselic on Komo TV's "Town Meeting" Show in 1992|date=June 14, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDrog9H-Yd0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/pDrog9H-Yd0| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|access-date=May 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1995, the Erotic Music Law was reintroduced to the [[Washington State Legislature]] as the Matters Harmful to Minors bill.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/senator-krist-19960208|title=Senator Krist: An Interview With Krist Novoselic|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143214/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/senator-krist-19960208|url-status=dead}}</ref> Noting that the music industry had serious clout in Seattle given the success of the grunge scene, Novoselic proposed creating a [[political action committee]], which was named JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/then-now-krist-novoselic-musician-1.608822|title=Then & now Krist Novoselic, musician|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Over the next several years, JAMPAC fought a number of different issues, including the [[Teen Dance Ordinance]], a 1985 law that strictly limited the ability of minors to attend shows. With JAMPAC, Novoselic began to turn his focus more and more towards politics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2011/05/icons-of-rock-krist-novoselic/|title=Icons Of Rock: Krist Novoselic|date=May 1, 2011|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

Novoselic has advocated for [[electoral reform]] (especially [[instant-runoff voting]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://0-ic.galegroup.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/ic/ovic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Magazines&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA126653168&mode=view|title=Krist Novoselic: Smells Like Governance|author=Katherine Turman|publisher=Opposing Viewpoints|issue=January–February 2005|work=Mother Jones|access-date=November 3, 2011}}</ref> and [[proportional representation]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fixour.us/|title=Wahkiakum Democrats Precinct Caucus|publisher=Fixour.us|access-date=July 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621012610/http://www.fixour.us/|archive-date=June 21, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He considered a 2004 run for [[Lieutenant governor|Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] as a [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democrat]], challenging an incumbent of the same party, but ultimately decided against it. He also joined the board of [[FairVote]] (then the Center for Voting and Democracy) and was appointed chair in January 2008.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|last=Kornelis|first=Chris|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/blogs/dailyweekly/2007/11/smells_like_a_new_blogger_kris.php|title=The Daily Weekly: Smells Like a New Blogger: Krist Novoselic (Seattle Weekly)|newspaper=Seattle Weekly|access-date=July 19, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907194917/http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/blogs/dailyweekly/2007/11/smells_like_a_new_blogger_kris.php|archive-date=September 7, 2008}}</ref> In 2020, Novoselic became board chair of Zócalo Public Square.<ref name="auto1"/>

Novoselic's first book, ''[[Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy]]'', was published in October 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/books/chapters/of-grunge-and-government.html|title=Of Grunge and Government|last=Novoselic|first=Krist|work=The New York Times |date=October 17, 2004 |access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/topic/of-grunge-and-government-let-s-fix-this-broken-democracy|title=Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144159/https://www.rollingstone.com/topic/of-grunge-and-government-let-s-fix-this-broken-democracy|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It covers Novoselic's musical past, including Nirvana's worldwide popularity in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-267813870.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206075936/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-267813870.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2016|title= Recalling the spirit of '91 |work=The New Zealand Herald | date=September 24, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011}}</ref>
[[File:KristNovoselicpodium.jpg|thumb|Novoselic giving a speech in 2009]]

Novoselic supported [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Barack Obama]] in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2008/02/krist_novoselic_presidential_p.php/ |title=Presidential Pick-A-Problem Primary |publisher=Blogs.seattleweekly.com |access-date=February 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102131705/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2008/02/krist_novoselic_presidential_p.php |archive-date=November 2, 2010 }}</ref> and in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2008/02/barack_obama_for_president.php/ |title=Barack Obama For President |publisher=Blogs.seattleweekly.com |access-date=August 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130232930/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2008/02/barack_obama_for_president.php/ |archive-date=January 30, 2012 }}</ref> He later broke with the Democratic Party, stating that "it's a top-down structure" averse to reform from its grassroots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/06/19/krist-novoselic?%20Run%20blog))|title=Nirvana's Krist Novoselic on Punk, FairVote, Dumping the Dems, & Why the GOP Should Embrace Anarchy|date=June 19, 2014 |publisher=Reason.com|author1=Nick Gillespie|author2=Meredith Bragg}}</ref> 

In 2009, Novoselic ran for [[county clerk]] of [[Wahkiakum County, Washington]], but later withdrew his candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/06/why_im_dropping_out_the_grange.php| access-date=June 12, 2009 | title=Why I'm Dropping Out: The Grange Party Debacle Pt.6 | author=Krist Novoselic|url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619090427/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2009/06/why_im_dropping_out_the_grange.php|archive-date=June 19, 2009}}</ref> He had sought the office as a candidate of the "Grange Party" (a reference to his membership in the [[National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pyle |first=Robert Michael |title=Sky Time in Gray's River |publisher=Counterpoint |year=2007 |isbn=9780618919796 |pages=155}}</ref>) although no such party exists. His campaign was intended as a protest against Washington State's party system, in which a candidate can claim any party (real or fictional) as their own without consent or support from the party.<ref>{{cite web|author=Times|url=http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/olympia/2009/jun/04/former-nirvana-bassist-krist-novoselic-running-wahkiakum-county-clerk/|title=The Spokesman Review, Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic running for Wahkiakum County clerk… . Ret. June 5, 2009|publisher=Spokesman.com|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> Novoselic explained his support for fair voting reforms on [[C-SPAN]]'s ''[[Washington Journal]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?309013-5/krist-novoselic-electoral-reforms|title=Krist Novoselic on Electoral Reforms |website=www.c-span.org}}</ref>

[[File:Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen.jpg|thumb|Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic points at a mural showcasing Nirvana in downtown Aberdeen in 2014.]]

In an interview for ''[[Reason (magazine)|Reason TV]]'', Novoselic was asked how he described his political views. He responded, "I'm an [[anarcho-capitalist]], [[Socialism|socialist]], moderate... I don't know" and continued to say that while his political views couldn't be easily categorized, he finds fault in the political philosophies of both the [[Left-wing politics|left]] and [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]].<ref>{{cite video|url=http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/06/19/krist-novoselic|time=11:30|title=Nirvana's Krist Novoselic on Punk, FairVote, Dumping the Dems, & Why the GOP Should Embrace Anarchy|publisher=reason.com|author1=Nick Gillespie|author2=Meredith Bragg}}</ref> In 2015, he supported [[Lawrence Lessig presidential campaign, 2016|Lawrence Lessig's presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Novoselic |first=Krist |url=http://kristnovoselic.blogspot.com/2015/08/real-election-reform-enters-2016.html |title=This Is Krist Novoselić: Real Election Reform Enters The 2016 Race |publisher=Kristnovoselic.blogspot.com |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=October 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116101618/http://kristnovoselic.blogspot.com/2015/08/real-election-reform-enters-2016.html |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Novoselic supported and campaigned for [[Gary Johnson 2016 presidential campaign|Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Nirvana's Krist Novoselic Discuss Support for Libertarian Gary Johnson, New Voting System|author=Matthew Strauss|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/69117-watch-nirvanas-krist-novoselic-discuss-support-for-libertarian-gary-johnson-new-voting-system/?verso=true|date=October 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/libertarian-gary-johnson-to-greet-supporters-in-seattle-today/ | title="It's a rigged game, man": Libertarian Gary Johnson, in Seattle, invokes a Trumpism |date=September 16, 2016|author=David Gutman|newspaper=Seattle Times|quote=Johnson was joined in Seattle by his running mate, Bill Weld, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, as well as by two celebrities with local ties — former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Drew Carey, comedian, actor and an owner of the Seattle Sounders.}}</ref>

In June 2020, Novoselic made a [[Facebook]] post discussing [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]'s speech in response to unrest following the [[murder of George Floyd]]. He called Trump "strong and direct" but added that he "should not be sending troops into states". Following criticism, Novoselic made his Facebook page private and deleted his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-02|title=Krist Novoselic praises Trump for "strong and direct" law and order speech|url=https://consequence.net/2020/06/krist-novoselic-donald-trump-speech/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|language=en-US}}</ref> After receiving backlash for the original post, Novoselic clarified: "As an avowed independent, I don't endorse a [[major party]] or candidate. And it feels insane to have to say this, but I don't support [[fascism]], and I don't support an [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] state. I believe in a civilized society and that we all have to work toward that".<ref name="the Guardian">{{cite news |title=Nirvana: Krist Novoselic praises Trump's 'strong and direct' protest speech |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/03/nirvana-krist-novoselic-praises-trumps-strong-and-direct-protest-speech |work=the Guardian |date=3 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

On May 22, 2023, the [[Forward Party (United States)|Forward Party]] published a tweet welcoming Novoselic onto their board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 23, 2023 |title=ICYMI #Nirvana cofounder #KristNovoselic is going from bassist to board member! |url=https://twitter.com/Fwd_Party/status/1660727663600848920}}</ref>

In 2024, Novoselic founded the [[Cascade Party of Washington]], a minor political party. To qualify as a political party, he announced a campaign for president in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], with a goal to gather 1,000 signatures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Krist Novoselic Running for President, Covers Nirvana's Debut Single at Convention: Watch |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/krist-novoselic-running-president-covers-164303522.html |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Co-founder of Nirvana starts his own political party, using concerts to gain supporters |url=https://kism.com/news/297792-co-founder-of-nirvana-starts-his-own-political-party-using-concerts-to-gain-supporters/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Classic Rock 92.9 KISM |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629182634/https://kism.com/news/297792-co-founder-of-nirvana-starts-his-own-political-party-using-concerts-to-gain-supporters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Krist Novoselic running for president, covers Nirvana's debut single at convention |url=https://consequence.net/2024/06/krist-novoselic-running-for-president-cascade-party/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref> On August 24, 2024, he gathered the votes needed, and dropped out.