Warren Mosler & Colin Robertson | 2026 USVI Governor Race

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Independent

Warren Mosler
/ Colin Robertson

Governor · Lieutenant Governor · 2026 General Election · November 3, 2026

GOVERNOR

Warren Mosler

Candidate for Governor

Economist · Hedge fund founder · Co-founder, Modern Monetary Theory · St. Croix resident since 2003

Warren Mosler is an American economist, hedge fund founder, and one of the originators of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). He has lived on St. Croix since 2003, where he operates his financial firm Valance Co., Inc. He has run for office in the USVI multiple times since 2006 and previously ran for governor in 2018, receiving 4.7% of the vote. He funded the QE IV passenger ferry service between St. Croix and St. Thomas, built by Gold Coast Yachts, and served as Senior Economic Advisor to the USVI Senate in 2012.

Campaign website: moslereconomics.com · Official 2026 platform pending review.

LT. GOVERNOR

Colin Robertson

Candidate for Lieutenant Governor

No public biographical information on Colin Robertson has been found in available sources. This section will be updated when confirmed information becomes available. If you have sourced background on this candidate, email signal@viiq.org.

Party Independent

General election November 3, 2026

Filed St. Croix District · May 19, 2026

Campaign site moslereconomics.com

Background & Career

Sourced from Wikipedia, moslereconomics.com, VI Daily News, VI Consortium, and verified news reporting. All entries are confirmed public record. No public biographical information on Colin Robertson is available in current sources.

Warren Mosler

1949

Born September 18 · United States

1971

B.A. Economics — University of Connecticut

1973–1978

Savings Bank of Manchester, CT → Bache and Co. (fixed income sales) → Bankers Trust NYC, VP Sales and Trading — Instituted active forward markets in GNMA securities

1978–1984

William Blair and Company, Chicago — Founded fixed income arbitrage department · Developed numerous strategies in fixed income and derivatives markets

1982

Founded Illinois Income Investors (III) hedge fund · Strategies utilizing U.S. government securities, mortgage backed securities, LIBOR swaps, and financial futures markets

1983

Founded AVM, L.P. — broker/dealer providing advanced financial services to large institutional accounts

1985+

Mosler Automotive — designed and produced the Consulier GTP and Mosler MT900 sports cars · Also designed a catamaran built by Gold Coast Yachts

1990s

Developed Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) — economic framework describing how fiat currency is created and managed · Co-founded Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of Missouri-Kansas City · Published "Soft-Currency Economics" (self-published monograph)

2003

Relocated to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands · Operates Valance Co., Inc. from St. Croix

2006

Ran for USVI Delegate to Congress as Independent · Unsuccessful

2010

Published "Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy" · Ran for U.S. Senate in Connecticut as Independent (withdrew presidential filing to do so) · Book later translated into Italian, Polish, Russian, Arabic, and Spanish

2012

Ran for USVI Delegate to Congress again as Independent · Appointed Senior Economic Advisor to USVI Senate President Ronald Russel, 29th Legislature

2014

Named as Lieutenant Governor running mate for gubernatorial candidate Soraya Diase Coffelt · Withdrew from the race due to disagreement with running mate · Honorary Doctorate — Franklin University Switzerland · Appointed Visiting Professor, University of Bergamo, Italy

2017

Funded and launched the QE IV passenger ferry between St. Croix and St. Thomas · Vessel built by Gold Coast Yachts, St. Croix · Proposed "Mosler Bonds" to GVI as a solution to the territory's financial crisis

2018

Ran for Governor of the USVI as Independent · Received 4.7% of the general election vote · Fourth place finish

2026

Filed for Governor as Independent · St. Croix District · Running mate: Colin Robertson

Colin Robertson

2026

Filed as candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the Mosler ticket · Independent · St. Croix District · May 19, 2026

Note

No public biographical information on Colin Robertson is available in verified sources. This section will be updated when confirmed information becomes available. To submit sourced background, email signal@viiq.org.

Each issue below maps to a category from VIIQ's 2026 Issues Guide. Mosler has extensive published economic views — some are noted below where they are directly relevant to USVI issues and are clearly labeled as his broader economic philosophy, not necessarily 2026 campaign platform positions. If you represent this campaign and want to submit a 2026 platform document, email signal@viiq.org.

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