Socialist Party USA
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Socialist Party of the United States of America (also Socialist Party USA or SPUSA) is a socialist political party in the United States. SPUSA formed in 1973, one year after the Socialist Party of America splintered into three: Social Democrats, USA (legal successor); the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (split); and SPUSA.
SPUSA describes itself as a multi-tendency socialist party which hopes to win socialism through a "democratic revolution from below". In contrast to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), SPUSA advocates for "uncompromising independence" from the Democratic Party. SPUSA describes socialism as "radical democracy", in opposition to "capitalist and authoritarian statist systems".[1]
Notable members include David McReynolds, Frank Zeidler, and Dan La Botz. Former members include Ben Burgis.
Organization
The SPUSA is headquartered at the A. J. Muste Institute. since September 2024[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the Socialist Party had 11 local and state parties. Active SPUSA state parties include Michigan, New Jersey, Wisconsin. Inactive state parties include California, Maine, Kansas.[2]
Membership
In 1975, chairman Frank Zeidler claimed that SPUSA had around 500 members nationwide.[3] SPUSA saw growth during the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s, expanding from around 600 members to around 1,700 members.[4] In 2008, WMNF claimed that SPUSA had around 3,000 members.[5] However, in 2010, CommonDreams wrote that SPUSA had only 1,000 members, and party members described that as an increase in membership.[6] In May 2011, The New York Times stated that SPUSA had "about 1,000 members nationally".[7] In February 2012, The Root stated that SPUSA had "around 1,500" members.[8][9]
History
Background
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 1958, the Independent Socialist League, led by Max Shachtman, dissolved and joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA), which was founded by Eugene V. Debs.[10] Shachtman had written that Soviet communism was a new form of class society, bureaucratic collectivism, in which the ruling class exploited and oppressed the population, and therefore he opposed the spread of communism.[11][12][13] Shachtman argued that democratic socialists should work with labor unions and civil rights organizations to build a social democratic "realignment" of the Democratic Party. "Shachmanites" had a great amount of influence on the SPA.[12]
In its 1972 convention, the SPA changed its name to Social Democrats, USA by a vote of 73 to 34, supported by both Co-Chairmen, Bayard Rustin and Charles S. Zimmerman.[14][15] This rename was meant to be "realistic". The New York Times observed that the Socialist Party had last sponsored Darlington Hoopes as its candidate for president in the 1956 election, who received only 2,121 votes, in just six states. The majority report noted that the name "party" was "misleading" because the SPA no longer sponsored presidential candidates, and also hindered recruitment of activists who participated in the Democratic Party. The name "Socialist" was replaced by "Social Democrats" because many American associated the word "socialism" with Soviet communism.[14] The party also wished to distinguish itself from two small Marxist parties.[16]
The convention elected a national committee of 33 members, with 22 seats for the majority caucus, 8 seats for Harrington's Coalition Caucus, 2 for the Debs caucus, and one for the "independent" Samuel H. Friedman.[17] These minority caucuses all opposed the name change.[14] The convention voted on and adopted proposals for its program by a two-one vote, with the majority caucus winning every vote.[17]
Founding
After their defeat at the convention, members of the two minority caucuses helped to found new socialist organizations. Harrington's Coalition Caucus created the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee.
The Debs Caucus, led by David McReynolds, formed the Union for Democratic Socialism. On May 30, 1973, the UDS incorporated the Socialist Party of the United States of America.[18] Many activists from the local and state branches of the old Socialist Party of America, including the party's Wisconsin, California, Illinois, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. organizations, participated in the reconstitution of SPUSA.[19]
After its founding, the party promoted itself as the legitimate heir of the Socialist Party of America.[20] SPUSA elected Frank Zeidler, former Mayor of Milwaukee, as its first national chairperson. Later, SPUSA nominated Zeidler for President. Zeidler believed the party would be able to collaborate with other socialist parties nationwide to spread the message of socialism.[3]
Subsequent history
In 2008, SPUSA candidate for President Brian Moore vocally opposed the idea that Barack Obama was a socialist of any kind,[21] saying it was "misleading of the Republicans" to spread that message.[22]
In 2009, the Socialist Party of Connecticut protested in Hartford against Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan.[23]
In 2010, SPUSA Co-Chair Billy Wharton called Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address a "public relations ploy".[24] Wharton criticized the Affordable Care Act as designed "to protect the profit margins of private insurance companies".[25]
Ideology
Template:Socialism US SPUSA argues that socialism can only come through social revolution. SPUSA tendencies include both democratic socialism, for a gradual transformation of society, and revolutionary socialism, for a rapid transformation following a slow "socialist transformation from below" through radically democratic "people's organizations".[1] SPUSA describes socialism as a radically democratic system which "places people's lives under their own control—a classless, feminist, socialist society free of racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia," and in which "the people own and control the means of production and distribution through democratically controlled public agencies, cooperatives, or other collective groups"; "full employment is realized for everyone who wants to work"; "workers have the right to form unions freely, and to strike and engage in other forms of job actions"; and "production of society is used for the benefit of all humanity, not for the private profit of a few."[1]
Socialist Party candidates support expanding social spending and social ownership of capital. In 2009, Greg Pason's proposals included socializing the United States health care system, a steeply graduated income tax, universal rent control and the elimination of all educational debts and tuition fees.[26] In 1997, Pason called auto insurance "a regressive tax against working people".[27] Moore was also vocal of his support for socialized medicine.[28] Moore supported economic democracy through social ownership and workers' control of reigning industrial and financial institutions.[21]
Election results
SPUSA has fielded electoral candidates for local, state, and federal offices. SPUSA candidates usually run on a SPUSA ballot line, as independent, or as Green Party candidates.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
SPUSA has often endorsed members of the Vermont Progressive Party (VPP), such as Peter Diamondstone.[29] Most of these individuals were members of the Vermont socialist Liberty Union Party, but not members of SPUSA. These endorsees-but-not-members of SPUSA are not included below.
SPUSA has won several local offices, but never a state legislature, statewide, or federal office.
Current elected members
- Pat Noble, member of the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education[30]
- Samantha Pree-Stinson, member of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation[31]
Presidential elections
| Year | Presidential candidate | Vice presidential candidate | Popular votes | % | Electoral votes | Result | Ballot access | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bill Stodden | Stephanie Cholensky | 364 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [32][33] | |
| 2020 | Howie Hawkins | Angela Nicole Walker | 405,034 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | Template:Efn | [34] |
| 2016 | Mimi Soltysik | Angela Nicole Walker | 4,061 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [35] | |
| 2012 | Stewart Alexander | Alejandro Mendoza | 4,430 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [36][37] | |
| 2008 | Brian Moore | Stewart Alexander | 6,581 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [38][39] | |
| 2004 | Walt Brown | Mary Alice Herbert | 10,822 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [40] | |
| 2000 | David McReynolds | Mary Cal Hollis | 5,602 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [41][42] | |
| 1996 | Mary Cal Hollis | Eric Chester | 4,764 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [43][44] | |
| 1992 | J. Quinn Brisben | Barbara Garson | 3,057 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [45][46] | |
| 1988 | Willa Kenoyer | Ron Ehrenreich | 3,882 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [47][48] | |
| 1984 | Sonia Johnson | Richard J. Walton | 72,161 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | Template:Efn | [49] |
| 1980 | David McReynolds | Diane Drufenbrock | 6,898 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [50][51] | |
| 1976 | Frank Zeidler | J. Quinn Brisben | 6,038 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | 0 | Lost | Template:Composition bar | [52][53] |
In the 1984 presidential election, SPUSA nominated the Citizens Party candidate for president, Sonia Johnson.
In the 2020 presidential election, the SPUSA nominated the Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins for president. Hawkins also received various state-level party endorsements, such as the Liberty Union Party in Vermont, in a bid to unite the "non-sectarian independent Left" behind a single campaign.[54]
Congressional elections
| Year | Candidate | Chamber | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jarrod Williams | Senate | Nevada | At-Large | 6,888 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Independent | [55][56][57] |
| 2014 | Susan Purviance | House | Ohio | 9th | n/a | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [58][59] |
| 2012 | Greg Pason | Senate | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,249 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [60][61][62][63] |
| 2010 | Dan La Botz | Senate | Ohio | At-Large | 26,454 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [64][29] |
| 2008 | Todd Vachon | House | Connecticut | 2 | 15 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [29] |
| 2008 | Marc Luzietti | House | Florida | 20 | 9 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [29] |
| 2008 | Jean Treacy | House | Michigan | 1st | 2,669 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green | [65][66][29] |
| 2006 | Greg Pason | Senate | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,490 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [67][68] |
| 2006 | Willie Norwood | House | New Jersey | 2nd | 385 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [67][68] |
| 2006 | Willie Norwood | House | Massachusetts | 1st | n/a | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [69] |
| 2004 | Lisa Weltman | House | Michigan | 14th | 2,224 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][70][71] |
| 2004 | Greg Pason | House | New Jersey | 5th | 574 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [71][68] |
| 2004 | Costantino Rozzo | House | New Jersey | 2nd | 595 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [71][68] |
| 2004 | Walt Brown | House | Oregon | 3rd | 10,678 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [71] |
| 2004 | Dorman Hayes | House | Rhode Island | 2nd | 3,303 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [71] |
| 2002 | Willie Norwood | House | Massachusetts | 1st | n/a | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [69] |
| 2002 | Greg Pason | Senate | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,702 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [72][68] |
| 2002 | Costantino Rozzo | House | New Jersey | 2nd | 771 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [72][68] |
| 2002 | Walt Brown | House | Oregon | 3rd | 6,588 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [72] |
| 2000 | Greg Pason | Senate | New Jersey | At-Large | 3,365 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [73][74][68] |
| 2000 | Costantino Rozzo | House | New Jersey | 2nd | 788 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [73][68] |
| 2000 | Walt Brown | House | Oregon | 3rd | 4,703 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [73] |
| 2000 | David Duemler | House | Oregon | 4th | 421 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [73] |
| 1994 | Greg Pason | House | New Jersey | 9th | 1,490 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [75][76] |
Statewide elections
| Year | Candidate | Office | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Robin Laurain | University Trustee | Michigan State University | At-Large | 74,495 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][77][78] |
| 2018 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 9,706 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 2016 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 29,711 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 2014 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 17,460 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 2014 | Adam Adrianson | University Trustee | Michigan State University | At-Large | 33,914 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][80][58] |
| 2013 | Maynor Moreno | Governor | New Jersey | At-Large | n/a | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [58] |
| 2012 | Dwain Reynolds | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 66,123 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green | [65][81][62] |
| 2012 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 34,105 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [82][83][79] |
| 2010 | Diana Demers | University Regent | University of Michigan | At-Large | 80,365 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][84] |
| 2009 | Greg Pason | Governor | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,085 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [85][86] |
| 2008 | Dwain Reynolds | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 94,663 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green | [65][66] |
| 2006 | Jacob Woods | Board of Education | Michigan | At-Large | 60,684 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][87] |
| 2006 | Mary Alice Herbert | Governor | Vermont | At-Large | 2,995 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 2005 | Costantino Rozzo | Governor | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,078 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [68][88] |
| 2004 | Ben Burgis | University Trustee | Michigan State University | At-Large | 75,047 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][70] |
| 2001 | Costantino Rozzo | Governor | New Jersey | At-Large | 1,537 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [68][89] |
| 1997 | Greg Pason | Governor | New Jersey | At-Large | 2,800 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [90] |
| 1996 | Mary Alice Herbert | Governor | Vermont | At-Large | 4,156 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 1994 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 9,368 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 1992 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 21,161 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
| 1990 | Mary Alice Herbert | Secretary of State | Vermont | At-Large | 14,555 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA and Liberty Union candidate | [79] |
State legislature elections
| Year | Candidate | Office | State | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jonny Meade | House | Washington | 22nd | 3,000 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [91][78] |
| 2020 | Rick Sauermilch | House | Michigan | 110th | 543 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][77][78] |
| 2018 | Matt Kuehnel | House | Michigan | 22nd | 999 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | a libertarian socialist who ran as a Libertarian Party candidate | [65][92][93] |
| 2018 | Maia Dendinger | Senate | Maine | 5th | 1,109 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [94][95] |
| 2018 | David Elliot Pritt | House | West Virginia | 32nd | 2,384 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as a Mountain Party candidate | [96] |
| 2016 | Seth Baker | Senate | Maine | 27th | 3,712 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [97][56] |
| 2016 | Michael Anderson | House | Michigan | 70th | 1,584 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][56][98] |
| 2014 | Mimi Soltysik | California State Assembly | California | 62nd | 922Template:Efn | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as No Party Preference | [58] |
| 2012 | Alex Mendoza | House | Texas | 65th | 6,763 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [99] |
| 2012 | Alex Mendoza | House | Texas | 65th | 1,224 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [100] |
| 2012 | Jeff Peress | Assembly | New York | 13th | 395 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [101][58] |
| 2012 | John Longhurst | House | Michigan | 106th | 1,178 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][81][62] |
| 2012 | Sean Haggard | House | Michigan | 54th | 0 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | write-in | [65][81][62] |
| 2012 | Ron Haldeman | House | Indiana | 94th | 752 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [102][62] |
| 2012 | John Strinka | House | Indiana | 39th | 2,862 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [102][62] |
| 2008 | Matt Erard | House | Michigan | 53rd | 2,200 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green | [65][66][29] |
| 2008 | Jon Osborne | Senate | Rhode Island | 34th | 2,494 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [103][29] |
| 2006 | Matt Erard | House | Michigan | 53rd | 847 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Independent | [65][87] |
| 2006 | Jeff Brindle | Assembly | Pennsylvania | 26th | 2,873 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [104] |
| 2005 | Sharon Chiorazzo | Assembly | New Jersey | 2nd | 832 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [68][105] |
| 2005 | Willie Norwood | Assembly | New Jersey | 10th | 665 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [68][105] |
| 2005 | Scott Baier | Assembly | New Jersey | 2nd | 584 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [105] |
| 1982 | William Shakalis | Senate | Massachusetts | Suffolk and Middlesex | 4,417 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as SPUSA candidate | [106][69] |
Local elections
| Year | Candidate | Office | City | District | Votes | % | Result | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joshua Bradley | City Council | Raleigh | At-Large | 26,727 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [107][108][109] |
| 2022 | Joshua Bradley | City Council | Raleigh | At-Large | 18,143 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [107][108] |
| 2022 | Sonya Emerick | Board of Education | Minneapolis | At-Large district | 52,365 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election, elect 2 | [110][111] |
| 2022 | Troy Thompson | Mayor | Floodwood | At-Large | 51 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [112] |
| 2021 | Pat Noble | Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education | Monmouth County | 1,893 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election, uncontested | [30] | |
| 2021 | Samantha Pree-Stinson | Board of Estimate and Taxation | Minneapolis | At-Large | 25,547Template:Efn | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election, elect 2, ranked-choice voting (single transferable vote) | [113][31] |
| 2020 | Adriana Cerrillo | Board of Education | Minneapolis | 4th district | 15,935 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election | [114][115][116][78] |
| 2020 | Andy Argo | Public Library Trustee | Kalamazoo | At-Large | 15,965 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [117] |
| 2020 | David Robbins | City Council | Redding | Lost | [78] | ||||
| 2019 | Joshua Bradley | City Council | Raleigh | A | 10.4 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [107][108] |
| 2019 | Andy Argo | City Commissioner | Kalamazoo | At-Large | 1,449 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election, elect 3 | [118][119][78] |
| 2018 | Andrew Saturn | Public Utility Commissioner | Thurston County | 41,664 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [120][121] | |
| 2018 | Pat Noble | Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education | Monmouth County | 2,539 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election, uncontested | [122] | |
| 2018 | Reuben Dendinger | City Council | Orono | Lost | [95] | ||||
| 2018 | Maia Dendinger | City Council | Orono | Lost | [95] | ||||
| 2018 | Reuben Dendinger | Sheriff | Los Angeles County | Lost | [95] | ||||
| 2017 | Chris DiLoreto | Peterborough Library Trustee | Hillsborough County | Lost | [123] | ||||
| 2017 | Allen Braun | City Council | Bangor | Lost | [123] | ||||
| 2017 | Chelsea Rustad | City Council | Tumwater | 5 | 1,153 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan | [123][124] |
| 2015 | Jeff Peress | County Assembly | Dutchess County, New York | 23rd | 206 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [125][126] |
| 2015 | Pat Noble | Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education | Monmouth County | 1,103 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election, uncontested | [127] | |
| 2012 | Joel Benavidez | Justice of the Peace | Bexar County | 2nd | 4,843 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [128] |
| 2012 | Pat Noble | Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education | Monmouth County | 1,187 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election | [129][130][131][62] | |
| 2012 | Troy Thompson | Mayor | Floodwood | At-Large | 60 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [132] |
| 2011 | Matt Erard | Downtown District Citizens District Council | Detroit | At-Large | Won | nonpartisan election | [133] | ||
| 2011 | Peter Ponzetti | Board of Education | Grand Blanc | At-Large | 424 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [134][135] |
| 2011 | Edgar Brandon Collins | City Council | Charlottesville City | Charlottesville | 1,480 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [136][135] |
| 2010 | Jon Osborne | Town Council | Hopkinton | At-Large | 1,597 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | ran as Independent, elect 5 | [137] |
| 2010 | James Arnoldi | Board of Governors | Wayne State University | At-Large | 46,757 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | ran as Green candidate | [65][84] |
| 2008 | Peter Moody | Borough Council | Madison | Lost | write-in | [29] | |||
| 2004 | Carl Williams | Board of Trustees | Oakland Community College | Lost | [138] | ||||
| 2003 | Bert Zipperer | Mayor | Madison | At-Large | 6,610 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election, first-round | [139] |
| 2000 | Wendell Harris | Mayor | Milwaukee | At-Large | 7,624 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [140] |
| 1995 | Karen Kubby | City Council | Iowa City | At-Large | 5,307 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election | [141][142][143] |
| 1991 | Karen Kubby | City Council | Iowa City | At-Large | 6,380 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election | [141][142][144] |
| 1989 | Karen Kubby | City Council | Iowa City | At-Large | 3,519 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Won | nonpartisan election | [141][142][145] |
| 1987 | Karen Kubby | City Council | Iowa City | At-Large | 2,645 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [141][142][146] |
| 1985 | Karen Kubby | City Council | Iowa City | At-Large | 1,974 | <templatestyles src="Percentage bar/styles.css"/> | Lost | nonpartisan election | [141][142][147] |
National conventions
| Name | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 National Convention | Virtual | October 20–22, 2023 | |
| 2021 National Convention | Virtual | October 22–24, 2021 | |
| 2019 National Convention | Newark, New Jersey | October 25–27, 2019 | |
| 2017 National Convention | New York City, New York | October 25–27, 2017 | |
| 2015 National Convention | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | October 16–18, 2015 | |
| 2013 National Convention | New York City, New York | October 25–27, 2013 | |
| 2011 National Convention | Los Angeles, California | October 14–16, 2011 | |
| 2009 National Convention | October 9–11, 2009 | ||
| 2007 National Convention | St. Louis, Missouri | October 19–21, 2007 |
See also
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Social Democrats, USA
- Green Party of the United States
- Socialist Party of America
- Socialist Alternative (United States)
- History of left-wing politics in the United States
- History of the socialist movement in the United States
Notes
References
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Further reading
- David A. Epstein, Left, Right, Out: The History of Third Parties in America. Arts and Letters Imperium Publications. 2008.
- Alan Feuer, "Inside Socialist Party Headquarters". The New York Times. October 20, 2008.
- R. W. Tucker, "The Debs Caucus: A Party Within a Party". Madison, WI. Socialist Party of Wisconsin. December 1970.
External links
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- The Radical Pamphlet Collection at the Library of Congress contains materials from the Socialist Party of the United States of America.
- Constitution of the Socialist Party USA
- SPUSA platform
- The Organizer archives:
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