Samson LeBeau Kpadenou

Samson Komlan-"LeBeau" Kpadenou (born April 30 1974) is an American political activist and waiter who served as an advisor for Jill Stein's 2024 presidential campaign and was her running mate in several states as a placeholder for Butch Ware. He was previously a candidate for Florida House of Representatives District 87 in 2018 where he won 15% of the vote against incumbent David Silvers, and was co-chair of the Green Party of Florida.

Early life and career Kpadenou was born in April 1974 to Dr. Samson Kossivi-Bernard Kpadenou and Ethelene Jones. His maternal grandparents are George Crockett Jr., and Ethelene Jones Crockett. He is the nephew of George Crockett III, and first cousin of Kyra E Hicks.

His father, Samson Kpadenou, was born in Lomé, Togo but moved to the United States for college.

Campaigns State House campaigns Kpadenou announced his candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives' 87th district as a Green Party candidate in October 2018 against incumbent David Silvers.

He filed to run for the same district in 2020, but was not on the ballot due to the difficulty of petitioning, campaigning and fundraising through the COVID pandemic. Alabama (as an Independent), Idaho (as an Independent), and Minnesota.