Willa Kenoyer

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Willa Kenoyer
Personal details
Born(1933-12-13)December 13, 1933
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 86)
Albany, Oregon, U.S.
Political partySocialist Party USA
ProfessionPolitician, freelance journalist

Willa Kenoyer (13 December 1933 – 28 March 2020) was an American politician of the

1988 U.S. presidential election
.

Candidacy

The SPUSA was not on the ballot in 1984 (the previous election) due to a lack of interest among its members,

Liberty Union Party (LUP) line in Vermont, defeating Herbert G. Lewin of the Internationalist Workers Party by a vote difference of 199–66 in the LUP primary, which socialists use to gauge the relative strength of their campaigns.[3] They hoped to spread their ideas, finding some similarities to the goals of Jesse Jackson's campaign, with significant differences regarding the military and intelligence agencies, and faulted him for, in their opinion, attracting more people to the Democratic Party.[4] The Democratic party's ultimate nominee Michael Dukakis and platform were criticized by the campaign.[5]

Kenoyer and Ehrenreich received 3,882 votes in the election.

Newspaper Guild.[10] Prior to running for President, she served a six-year term on the Economic Development Commission for Oceana County, Michigan, to which she was reappointed in 1987.[11]

Later career

In 2004, she was appointed to the Van Buren County, Michigan Family Independence Agency Board. She was reappointed for a term expiring in October 2009.[12] Kenoyer died on 28 March 2020, at the age of 86.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Unknown applicants for White House piling up". The Courier [Arizona]. June 21, 1987. p. 7A. Retrieved January 17, 2010. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Tired of Bush, Dukakis? 314 others in running". The Hour [New London, CT]. August 29, 1988. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "No Vermont Presidential Primary" (PDF). Ballot Access News. 7 (4). June 24, 1991.
  4. ^ "Willa Kenoyer assesses Jackson's candidacy". Ludington Daily News. April 28, 1988. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Socialists strive to get candidates on state ballots". The Spokesman-Review. July 25, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  6. ISBN 978-0-7425-5607-2
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  7. ^ "Socialists nominate 2 for '88". The Day [New London, CT]. June 9, 1987. p. A2. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  8. ^ e.g. "Shelby Complex is Still Vacant" Muskegon Chronicle August 2, 1981.
  9. New York Times
    June 9, 1987.
  10. ^ "Socialists strive to get candidates on state ballots". The Spokesman-Review. July 25, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  11. ^ Brown, Janet (January 9, 1987). "In Oceana County: Commissioners reorganize". Lundington Daily News. p. 3. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "Udow Announces Local DHS Board Appointments Michigan Department of Human Services. March 30, 2007.
  13. ^ "Willa Kenoyer Obituary (2020) - Corvallis, OR - Corvallis Gazette-Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Sonia Johnson (Citizen's Party ticket)
1988
(lost) 		Succeeded by
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