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Socialist Party of Wisconsin | |
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Founded | 1973 |
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Ideology | Democratic socialism Socialist feminism |
National affiliation | Socialist Party USA [ citation needed ] |
Colors | Red |
The Socialist Party of Wisconsin (SPWI) is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA)[ citation needed ] in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Socialist Party had two locals, the Milwaukee County Local and the South Central Wisconsin Local.[ citation needed ]
The Socialist Party of America voted 73:34 to change its name to Social Democrats, USA in December 1972. [1] SPUSA was founded in 1973, after which the SPWI was founded.[ citation needed ]
The Socialist Party of Wisconsin sees itself as a continuation of the Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin, state affiliate of the Socialist Party of America.[ citation needed ] This organization elected a number of candidates to office over the three-quarters of a century of its existence.[ citation needed ]