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From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 10:30 AM
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Alyson Kennedy
On 9/19/16, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alyson Kennedy. Hmm...she's on the ballot in Washington State. I'll
take a close look at the Socialist Workers platform and perhaps I'll
give her my vote. In the long ago past I had issues with the
Socialist Workers positions, although for the life of me, I can't
recall what they were.
Carl Jarvis
On 9/18/16, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyson_Kennedy
Alyson Kennedy
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Alyson Kennedy
Personal details
Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Political party
Socialist Workers Party
Alyson Kennedyis an American politician, a member of the Socialist
Workers Party(SWP) and was the party's candidate for vice presidentin
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 Caleroand James Harris; Harris was an alternate in
some states because Calero was Constitutionally ineligible because he is
a lawful permanent residentof 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 minesin Alabama,
Colorado, Utah, and West Virginia. In 1977 she ran as the SWP candidate
for mayor of Cleveland, Ohioagainst 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 Utah2004,[5]also being
involved in litigation.[6]In 2000, she ran for United States Senateas a
certified write-in candidatein a race prompted by the death of candidate
and former Governor of MissouriMel 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[edit]
1.Jump up ^Julia Russell (October 24, 2008). "Airing 'Excluded' Third
Party Views". The Diamondback. Retrieved January 18,2010.
2.Jump up ^Sarah chacko (August 12, 2008). "Socialist Workers Party runs
presidential candidate in La.". The Advocate. 8A. Retrieved January
18,2010.
3.Jump up ^http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf
4.Jump up ^"Cleveland Election Upsets Perk". Daytona Beach Morning
Journal. 53(238). October 5, 1977. Retrieved January 18,2010.
5.Jump up ^Tiffany Erickson (July 3, 2004). "Miners plan to return to
their jobs". Deseret News. Retrieved January 18,2010.
6.Jump up ^"INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED WORKERS UNION v. United
Mine Workers of America, Dist. Court, D. Utah, Central Div. 2005".
Retrieved 2010-01-18.
7.Jump up ^Paul Sloca (November 4, 2000). "State election officials seek
to clarify Carnahan". Southeast Missourian. 4A. Retrieved January
18,2010.
8.Jump up ^"Join the Socialist Workers Party 2016 US presidential
campaign!". The Militant. Retrieved 13 February2016.
9.Jump up ^Winger, Richard (February 13, 2016). "Socialist Workers Party
Announces National Ticket". Retrieved 13 February2016.
10.Jump up ^Chris Powell (2016-08-03). "Who is on the presidential
ballot where?". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
External links[edit]
"Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. vice
president", The Militant, 14 January 2008 (accessed 15 February 2008).
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