In 2008, he was an independent candidate for President of the United States as well as a candidate for the
U.S. Senate in
New Jersey, running under the slogan "Vote Here". In
2009, Boss was a candidate for the
Democratic Party's nomination for
Governor of New Jersey. He finished third, with 8.3% of the vote, in the primary which was won by
Jon Corzine, who received 77.2% of the vote. In the 2012 election, Boss received 1,024 votes for President of the United States. He ran for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of New Jersey in
2013, but was removed from the ballot after the
New Jersey Democratic State Committee challenged the nominating petitions of all independent candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. He subsequently filed new petitions to run for governor in the general election and appeared on the ballot as the "
NSA Did 911" candidate. Out of the eight candidates, Boss finished last, with 0.1% of the vote. In 2014, Boss ran for the
U.S. Senate in New Jersey as an independent. His slogans were "NSA Whistleblower" and "NSA Did 911". (0.24% of the vote) ==Conspiracy theories ==