Andrew Pulley
Cleve Andrew Pulley (born May 5, 1951),[1] better known as Andrew Pulley, is an American former politician who ran as Socialist Workers Party (SWP) nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972 and one of three nominees the party put forth for President of the United States in 1980.
Pulley was also the SWP's nominee for mayor of Chicago in 1979.
Pulley has also run for United States congress in the state of Michigan.
Biography
Pulley is
Pulley was a
In 1972, he was the Socialist Workers Party nominee for vice president in 1972, the running mate of
The ticket of Jenness and him received 52,799 votes.In 1979, Pulley ran for mayor of Chicago as the SWP nominee.[3] He received 1.83% of the vote.[9]
In some states, he was the SWP nominee for president in 1980.[10] As the party's presidential nominee in the states of California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota, he received a total of 6,272 votes nationwide.[11] Among those supporting his candidacy was future-Senator Bernie Sanders.[12]
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References
- ^ "Woman Candidate Can't Win, Too Young To Serve". Sarasota Journal. 1971-09-06. pp. 4.B. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ Krebs, Albin (13 August 1971). "Socialist Workers Nominate Candidates". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Jenness, Doug (30 March 1979). "Chicago socialist candidate: 'Why workers need a labor party now'" (PDF). The Militant. Vol. 43, no. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Hardy, Terry (June 8, 1971). "YSA Film Report, YSA NEC [National Executive Committee] Minutes 1971" (PDF). Marxists Internet Archive. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Krebs, Albin (13 August 1971). "Socialist Workers Nominate Candidates". The New York Times.
- ^ Martin Waldron (January 2, 1972). "The Socialist Campaign: Low Funds, High Hopes". St. Petersburg Times. pp. 9–A.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Waldron, Martin Waldron (2 January 1972). "A Female Trotskyite Nominee Stumping in. Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Election Results for 1979 General Election, Mayor, Chicago, IL".
- ^ Jeff Samuels (November 27, 1979). "Mill Worker's Sights Set on White House". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-4833-8038-4. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ Simonson, Joseph (30 May 2019). "Bernie Sanders campaigned for Marxist party in Reagan era". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Michigan's 13th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 June 2020.