The Socialist Party of New Jersey (SPNJ) is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The Socialist Party of America voted 73:34 to change its name to Social Democrats, USA in December of 1972.[1] SPUSA was founded in 1973, after which the SPNJ was founded.
The Socialist Party of New Jersey engages in both electoral politics and non-electoral activism. Recent electoral campaigns include include Greg Pason's 2009 run for Governor of New Jersey and Pat Noble's 2011 run for the Board of Chosen Freeholders in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Non-electoral activism includes anti-racist actions in cooperation with Residents Against Racism, support for unions and unionization in cooperation with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and other unions, anti-war and anti-imperialist agitation, and support for feminism and women's rights.
The Socialist Party of New Jersey has two active locals, a Northern New Jersey local headquartered in Montclair, and a Monmouth and Ocean County local headquartered in Red Bank.
Unlike eight other parties in New Jersey, the SPNJ does not have voter registration. This is due to the SPNJ's absence from two, separate lawsuits against the State of New Jersey in the early 2000s that gained voter registration for several other minor parties.[2].
[edit] Current Candidates for Office (2012)
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[edit] Former Candidates for Office
[edit] Gubernatorial Candidates
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- 2009: Greg Pason/Costantino Rozzo- 2,085 votes (0.09%)[4]
- 2005: Costantino Rozzo- 2,078 votes (0.09%)[5]
- 2001: Costantino Rozzo- 1,537 votes (0.07%)
- 1997: Greg Pason- 2,800 votes (0.12%)[6]
[edit] US Senate Candidates
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- 2006: Greg Pason- 2,490 votes (0.1%)
- 2002: Greg Pason- 2,702 votes (0.13%)
- 2000: Greg Pason- 3,365 votes (0.11%)[7]
[edit] US House of Representatives Candidates
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[edit] County/local Candidates
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[edit] External links
- ^ Anonymous (31 December 1972). "Socialist Party now the Social Democrats, U.S.A.". New York Times: p. 36. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B16FC3E5A137A93C3AA1789D95F468785F9. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
- ^ http://www.njelections.org/2008results/08generalelection/voter-registration-summary102008.pdf
- ^ http://socialistpartymoc.org/2012/02/16/socialist-party-moc-nominates-pat-noble-for-red-bank-board-of-education/
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/09-official-general-election-gov-lt-gov-tallies-120109.pdf
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Election-Governor_tallies.pdf
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/1997-general-election-results-governor.pdf
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm
- ^ http://co.monmouth.nj.us/electionresults/election%20result.htm
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