Socialist Party of Wisconsin

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Socialist Party of Wisconsin
Founded1973
Headquarters Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ideology Democratic socialism
Socialist feminism
National affiliation Socialist Party USA [ citation needed ]
Colors Red
This page deals with the political organization founded in 1973. For the political party which preceded it, see Social-Democratic Party of Wisconsin .

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 ]

Notable members

References

  1. Anonymous (31 December 1972). "Socialist Party now the Social Democrats, U.S.A." New York Times. p. 36. Retrieved February 8, 2010.