List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States

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The following American politicians are members of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) who have held elected office in the United States.

The CPUSA used to field candidates under its own banner, or under the banner of a third party, such as the Nonpartisan League. The past few decades CPUSA members either run as independents or as Democrats.

Current elected officials[]

Name State Office District Tenure
Denise Winebrenner Edwards[1][2]  Pennsylvania Borough Council of Wilkinsburg Ward 3 1999-2010 and since 2019

Former elected officials[]

Name State Office District Tenure
Karl Emil Nygard  Minnesota President of the Village Council (Mayor) of Crosby n.a. 1933-1934
Kenny Jones[3]  Missouri Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis Ward 22 1983-2002
Rodney Salisbury[4]  Montana Sheriff of Sheridan County n.a. 1922-1928
Charles E. "Red Flag" Taylor[5][6]  Montana State Senate ? 1925, 1927 and 1929
Peter Cacchione  New York City Council of New York City At-large 1941-1947
Benjamin J. Davis Jr.  New York City Council of New York City At-large 1943-1949
Wahsayah Whitebird[7]  Wisconsin City Council of Ashland Ward 6 2019-2021

References[]

  1. ^ Pecinovsky, Tony (2020-05-08). "100 years of CPUSA: A critical reply to "Jacobin"". Communist Party USA. Retrieved 2020-08-02. (..) And in 1997, Denise Winebrenner Edwards was elected to the Wilkinsburg, PA, city council.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Ballot Access News -- December 5, 1997". www.ballot-access.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02. On November 4, Denise Winebrenner Edwards was elected to the Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania borough council. Although she was a Democratic Party nominee, she is also a leader of the Communist Party, a fact which was well known during the campaign.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Pecinovsky, Tony (2020-05-08). "100 years of CPUSA: A critical reply to "Jacobin"". Communist Party USA. Retrieved 2020-08-02. In 1983, the African American Communist Kenny Jones became the alderman of the 22nd Ward in St. Louis (...){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "The Communists of Sheridan County". Montana Senior News. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. ^ "Charles E. Taylor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. ^ "The Communists of Sheridan County". Montana Senior News. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  7. ^ Johnson, Earchiel (2019-05-07). "Native American communist topples incumbent council president in Wisconsin town". People's World. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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