Mark Gerald Elworth Jr. (born August 6, 1976) is an American freelance musician, businessman, cannabis rights activist, perennial candidate for public office, and rockhound.

He told a reporter for The Daily Nebraskan that even though the charges were misdemeanors, the record of infractions has haunted him as an adult.

[6] Born in Omaha, Nebraska, where he often points to as his permanent address, Elworth is known for leading a nomadic lifestyle, and he has taken up temporary residency at various locations, mostly in the Midwest and Western United States, including: Council Bluffs, Iowa; Brush, Colorado; Eugene, Oregon; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

[8][9] Elworth got involved in politics in the 1990s, volunteering for the Green Party during Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign.

[11][19] Elworth said the group planned to collect double the number of signatures they submitted in 2016, to ensure their success.

In September 2017, Elworth told a television reporter that Legal Marijuana NOW Party had gathered signatures of 10,000 registered Nebraska voters.

I’m not a true Democrat, but I’m not a Republican either.”[9] Elworth received 18% in a three-way race, in the November 2020 General Election.

[22] Early in the month of February 2021, Elworth filed paperwork to establish a MAGA Patriots Party, headquartered in North Platte, Nebraska.

[25] In 2024, when the candidate he had recruited to run for U.S. Senate, Ken Peterson, was defeated in the primary by Kerry Eddy, who dropped out to support pro-cannabis independent candidate Dan Osborn, Elworth instead endorsed the anti-marijuana incumbent, Republican Deb Fischer, in the election.