Socialist Party of New Jersey | |
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| Chair | Stephanie Gussin |
| Secretary | Pat Noble |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Socialist feminism Multi-tendency |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Socialist Party USA |
| Colors | Red |
| Website | |
| njsocialistparty.org | |
The Socialist Party of New Jersey (SPNJ) is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The Socialist Party of New Jersey engages in both electoral politics and non-electoral activism. Some examples of non-electoral activism includes anti-racist actions in cooperation with Residents Against Racism, support for unions and unionization in cooperation with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and other unions, anti-war and anti-imperialist agitation, and support for feminism and women's rights.
In 2014, the SPNJ declared victory in a lawsuit (Noble v. State) against the State of New Jersey over the State preventing the Party from having voter registration rights.[1] The SPNJ joins eight other political parties who have voter registration, six of which are minor/alternative parties and also had to file a lawsuit to receive voter registration abilities.
The Socialist Party of New Jersey has two active locals,[clarification needed] a Northern New Jersey local headquartered in Montclair, and a Central New Jersey local headquartered in Red Bank.
- ^ Winger, Richard (March 19, 2014). "New Jersey Election Officials Will Allow Voters to Register into Socialist Party and Will Keep a Tally". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 24 October 2016.