Alyson Kennedy

Alyson Kennedy
Personal details
Born (1950-06-11) June 11, 1950
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Political party Socialist Workers Party

Alyson Kennedy (born June 11, 1950) is an American activist, a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 United States presidential election. She was the party's candidate for Vice President in the 2008 United States presidential election. The ticket campaigned for young voters especially.[1] At the head of the ticket were two different candidates, Roger Calero and James Harris; Harris was an alternate in some states because Calero was Constitutionally ineligible because he is a lawful permanent resident of the United States (holding a green card), and not a US Citizen. They were the first pair to qualify for the ballot in Louisiana[2] Calero/Kennedy won 5,127 votes and Harris/Kennedy 2,424.[3]

Originally from Indianapolis, Kennedy joined the socialist movement in 1973 in Louisville, Kentucky. She has worked in coal mines in Alabama, Colorado, Utah, and West Virginia. In 1977 she ran as the SWP candidate for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio against incumbent Republican Ralph Perk, garnering 1,225 votes and losing by a wide margin to Dennis Kucinich.[4] She first joined the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) in 1981, and was one of the leaders of a strike in Utah 2004,[5] also being involved in litigation.[6] In 2000, she ran for United States Senate as a certified write-in candidate in a race prompted by the death of candidate and former Governor of Missouri Mel Carnahan.[7] Kennedy is currently employed as a garment worker.

On February 12, 2016, Kennedy was announced as the nominee for president on the Socialist Workers Party ticket alongside Osborne Hart.[8] Kennedy is the second woman to be the presidential nominee of the SWP and the first since Linda Jenness.[9] She is on the ballot in seven states: Utah, Louisiana, Colorado, Minnesota, Tennessee, Washington and New Jersey.[10]

References

  1. Russell, Julia (October 24, 2008). "Airing 'Excluded' Third Party Views". The Diamondback. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  2. Chacko, Sarah (August 12, 2008). "Socialist Workers Party runs presidential candidate in La.". The Advocate. 8A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf
  4. "Cleveland Election Upsets Perk". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 53 (238). October 5, 1977. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  5. Erickson, Tiffany (July 3, 2004). "Miners plan to return to their jobs". Deseret News. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WORKERS UNION v. United Mine Workers of America, Dist. Court, D. Utah, Central Div. 2005". Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  7. Sloca, Paul (November 4, 2000). "State election officials seek to clarify Carnahan". Southeast Missourian. 4A. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  8. "Join the Socialist Workers Party 2016 US presidential campaign!". The Militant. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. Winger, Richard (February 13, 2016). "Socialist Workers Party Announces National Ticket". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. Powell, Chris (2016-08-03). "Who is on the presidential ballot where?". Retrieved 2016-09-09.

External links

Party political offices
Preceded by
Arrin Hawkins
Socialist Workers Party nominee for
Vice Presidential

2008
Succeeded by
Maura DeLuca
Preceded by
James Harris
Roger Calero
Socialist Workers Party nominee for
President of the United States

2016
Succeeded by
TBD


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.