Rachele Fruit | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Rachele Fruit October 4, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Political party | Socialist Workers Party |
Occupation | Political activist |
Rachele Fruit is an American activist who is the nominee of the Socialist Workers Party for President of the United States in the 2024 Presidential election.
Fruit was born on October 4, 1949, in Philadelphia. [1] Her family was Secular Jewish and she attended Hebrew School. [2] Fruit has worked a series of jobs throughout her life, including as a meatpacker, [1] trade unionist, [3] as a ramp worker for Eastern Airlines, [2] and as a Walmart employee. [4] During the 1980s she resided in Baltimore before moving to Atlanta and then Miami. [2]
Fruit began involving herself in politics during the 1970s, participating in protests against the Vietnam War. [2]
Ourcampaigns lists Fruit as having run in 9 elections. [1] Fruit herself has claimed to run for "numerous offices" since the 1970s. [2]
The Atlanta Branch of the Socialist Workers Party nominated Fruit in the Spring of 2018 to run for Governor of Georgia. [4] She initially ran as a write-in candidate to oppose Democratic nominee Stacy Abrams but withdrew from the election. [1] [4] She campaigned on giving ex-prisoners the right to vote. [5]
The national Socialist Worker's Party nominated Fruit alongside her vice-presidential candidate Dennis Richter of Minnesota fruit. The campaign expressed a desire to appear on the ballot in a total of six states: Minnesota, Louisiana, New Jersey, Washington, Vermont and Tennessee and claims to have the required amount of signatures needed. [6] Fruit and Richter have expressed strong support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas War and have branded themselves as working-class candidates. [2] [6]
Fruit had her best showing ever in the 2013 Atlanta City Council President election. She garnered 8,598 votes and finished in second with 19.71% of the vote against Ceasar Mitchell Jr. [1]
Fruit is Jewish and resides in Miami, Florida. [2]
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