Myra Tanner Weiss
Myra Tanner Weiss (May 17, 1917 – September 13, 1997) was an American Communist following Trotskyism, and a three time U.S. vice presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
Biography
Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Trotskyist movement in 1935,[1] while at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. In 1942, she married Murry Weiss, also a member of the SWP. They were living and working for the Party in Los Angeles, and Myra Tanner ran for the mayor of Los Angeles in 1945 and 1949.[2]
Myra Tanner Weiss was the SWP's vice-presidential candidate in 1952, 1956 and 1960, with Farrell Dobbs running for President of the United States.[3] Later in life, she and her husband Murry Weiss became political supporters of the Freedom Socialist Party.[4]
References
- ^ Cannon, James P. (2004). The Fight Against Fascism in the USA. Resistance Books. p. 236. ISBN 9781876646172.
- ^ "Socialist Slams Liberalism | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Breitman, George (1996). Trotskyism in the United States : historical essays and reconsiderations. Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press. p. 46.
- ^ Fraser, Clara (2000). Crisis and Leadership. Red Letter Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780932323088.
Preceded by Grace Carlson | Socialist Workers Party nominee for Vice President 1952, 1956, 1960 | Succeeded by Ed Shaw |
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- James P. Cannon (1938–1953)
- Farrell Dobbs (1953–1972)
- Jack Barnes (1972–present)
- 1948: Dobbs/Carlson
- 1952: Dobbs/Weiss
- 1956: Dobbs/Weiss
- 1960: Dobbs/Weiss
- 1964: DeBerry/Shaw
- 1968: Halstead/Boutelle
- 1972: Jenness/Pulley+Reed/DeBerry
- 1976: Camejo/Reid
- 1980: DeBerry/Zimmermann+Pulley/Zimmermann+Congress/Zimmermann
- 1984: Mason/Zimmermann
- 1988: Warren/Mickells
- 1992: Warren/Reid
- 1996: Harris/Garza
- 2000: Harris/Trowe
- 2004: Calero/Hawkins+Harris/Trowe
- 2008: Calero/Kennedy+Harris/Kennedy
- 2012: Harris/DeLuca
- 2016: Kennedy/Hart
- 2020: Kennedy/Jarrett
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