Gavrielle Holmes

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Gavrielle Holmes, also known as Gavrielle Gemma, is an American communist politician. She was a third-party candidate (Workers World Party) for President of the United States in the U.S. presidential election, 1984, receiving votes in Ohio (2,565) [1] and Rhode Island. For other states, the presidential candidate that year was Larry Holmes. [2]

She had also been the running mate for Deirdre Griswold in the 1980 U.S. presidential election in some states.

She is currently living in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a member of the New Orleans Workers Group. She is an organizer of Takem Down Nola, a group of civil rights activists that successfully fought to remove 5 Confederate statues from the city.

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References

  1. http://serform2.sos.state.oh.us/sos//results/80/1984/pres.htm [ dead link ]
  2. "PRESIDENTIAL '84: A CASE STUDY" (PDF). Cengage . Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Preceded by
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Workers World Party Vice Presidential candidate
1980 (lost)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Workers World Party Presidential candidate
1984 (lost)
Succeeded by
Larry Holmes