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
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 a defunct political party in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was a chapter of the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA). [1] Frank Zeidler, who was mayor of Milwaukee from 1948 to 1960, served as the national chairman of SPUSA from its establishment in 1973 until 1984. Zeidler was the party's presidential nominee in 1976. Diane Drufenbrock, a Milwaukee resident, was the Socialist Party USA nominee for vice-president in 1980.

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History

The Socialist Party of America voted 73:34 to change its name to Social Democrats, USA in December 1972. [2] SPUSA was founded in 1973, after which the SPWI was founded.

The Socialist Party had two locals, the Milwaukee County Local and the South Central Wisconsin Local.[ citation needed ]

William Osborne Hart ran for office more than 20 times as a member of the Socialist Party. He was a candidate for lieutenant governor in 1948, Supreme Court in 1949, governor in 1950 and 1974. He also challenged William Proxmire for United States Senate. [3]

Notable members

References

  1. ↑ "Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids: Biography/History". digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  2. ↑ Anonymous (31 December 1972). "Socialist Party now the Social Democrats, U.S.A." New York Times. p. 36. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Noted Socialist Hart is dead at 85". The Post-Crescent. 24 August 1997. p. 15.
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