Mimi Soltysik presidential campaign, 2016
| Emidio Soltysik For President 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate | Mimi Soltysik |
| Affiliation | Socialist Party |
| Status |
Announced October 17, 2015 Lost Election November 8, 2016 |
| Headquarters | 11713 Avon Way #15, Los Angeles, CA 90066 |
| Website | |
| www.rev16.us | |
The 2016 presidential campaign of Emidio 'Mimi' Soltysik, an activist from Los Angeles, California, began with his announcement of candidacy on October 17, 2015. He was formally nominated by the Socialist Party USA for President at their November 2015 convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] His running-mate was Angela Nicole Walker, a bus driver and labor organizer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The campaign was on the ballot in two states (Colorado and Michigan) as well as in the U.S. overseas territory of Guam, which has no electoral votes.
Background
Soltysik served as co-chair of the Socialist Party USA prior to his nomination for president. He also ran for State Representative in 2014. Walker, who is a labor organizer and school bus driver, ran for sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2014 as an independent socialist. She won 21% of the vote against Fox News pundit and Democrat David Clarke.
Campaign
The Soltysik-Walker campaign has been covered by the Los Angeles Times,[2] CNBC,[3] Vice,[4] Wired.it,[5] the Independent Voter Network,[6] The North Star,[7] The Hampton Institute[8] and Cracked.com.[9]
Soltysik has made campaign stops in Denver[4] and Philadelphia, Indianapolis,[10] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Flint, Michigan[11] among other places. The focus of these events was on meeting community activists and building local networks of community activists.[12]
Ballot Access
In June, the campaign filed for ballot access in the state of Illinois. Under Illinois law, 25,000 valid signatures are required to secure ballot access for independent and non-qualified alternative parties. However, this requirement is only enforced if a petition's validity is challenged by an Illinois voter. The Soltysik-Walker campaign, which submitted one signature, was challenged by "dissident" Green Party member Rob Sherman, who had also challenged the Socialist Party, Constitution Party and Justice Party petitions in 2012. Because the Soltysik campaign was found to have an insufficient number of signatures, it was removed from the Illinois ballot.[13]
On July 28, the Michigan chapter of the Natural Law Party nominated Soltysik-Walker and gave the ticket its first ballot line in 2016.[14]
On August 9, the campaign announced that it would be on the ballot in Colorado with the ballot label Socialist Party USA.
In September, the campaign became the only alternative party to be listed on the ballot in Guam.[15]
Results
Voters in the straw poll in Guam gave Soltysik/Walker 4.22% of the vote.[16][17]
Soltysik/Walker finished last in a field of 6 candidates with 2,246 votes in Michigan. The ticket earned 235 votes in Colorado, 21st place out of a crowded field of 22 on the ballot in that state.
Endorsements
- Anarcha-transfeminism[18]
- Red Party[19]
- Red Philly[20]
- Socialist Action[21]
See also
References
- ↑ Winger, Richard (2015-10-17). "Socialist Party National Ticket Nominated". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ↑ Halper, Evan (May 25, 2016). "Bernie Sanders is a socialist? Some on the far left say sellout is more like it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ "Why is there a growing support for socialism?". CNBC. April 14, 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Pearl, Mike (March 18, 2016). "Meet the Socialist Running for President in the Shadow of Bernie Sanders". Vice. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Indiano, Andrea (April 6, 2016). "Mimi Soltysik, il candidato alle presidenziali Usa di cui non avete sentito parlare". Wired.it. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Segneri, A.J. (February 15, 2016). "Interview: Bernie Sanders Isn't The Only 'Socialist' Running for President". Independent Voter Network. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Hasoni, Curtis (February 16, 2016). "The North Star interviews Mimi Soltysik, 2016 SPUSA candidate for POTUS". The North Star. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Douglas-Bowers, Devon (July 30, 2015). "Socialism and Electoral Politics in the US: An Interview with Mimi Soltysik I The Hampton Institute". The Hampton Institute. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Hill, Mark (November 3, 2016). "We Talk To 3 (Fringe) Alternative Presidential Candidates". Cracked.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ http://socialistparty-usa.net/4/post/2016/09/mimi-soltysik-visits-indianapolis.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Gibbons, Lauren (September 13, 2016). "Socialist Party presidential candidate Mimi Soltysik to appear in Ann Arbor, Flint". MLive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Soltysik/Walker 2016 Events in Pennsylvania". Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Winger, Richard. "Dissident Illinois Green Rob Sherman Files Challenges to Constitution Party and Socialist Party Petitions". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Winger, Richard (August 1, 2016). "Natural Law Party of Michigan Nominates Socialist Party National Ticket". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Winger, Richard (September 25, 2016). "Socialist Party is Only Party, Besides Republicans and Democrats, to File for Guam Advisory Presidential Vote". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Guam General Election: Unofficial", Post Guam, November 9, 2016
- ↑ Dana Williams (November 9, 2016), "Guam, which has historically predicted election winner, picks Clinton", Pacific Daily News, Guam – via USA Today
- ↑ "Anarcha-transfeminism endorsement". Anarcha-transfeminism. August 1, 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vote Soltysik!". red-party.com. January 17, 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Election 2016: Vote Socialist!". Red Philly. October 23, 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Mackler, Jeff (October 17, 2016). "The Class Line in Elections Is the Principled Issue". Left Voice. Retrieved 18 October 2016.