Stefan Klietsch grew up in the Ottawa Valley outside the town of Renfrew.  He later studied Political Science at the University of Ottawa, with a Minor in Religious Studies.  He was the 2015 Green Party of Canada candidate for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke and Libertarian Party of Canada candidate for the same riding in the 2019 Federal Election.  He currently works as an intern for the Eastern Ontario Sustainability Network.