“I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.”

Gary Johnson is an American politician and businessman. He served as the governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011, known for his fiscal conservatism and pragmatic leadership. Later, he ran for U.S. president twice as the Libertarian Party nominee, advocating for limited government and free-market principles.