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David McReynolds is a American socialist politician. He was born on October 25, 1929 in Los Angeles to Charles and Elizabeth McReynolds. In 1951 he joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA) and in 1953 he graduated from UCLA with a degree in political science. Between 1957 and 1960, he was on the editorial board of the left-wing magazineThis article is about the magazine as a published medium. For other meanings, see magazine (disambiguation A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. some magazines Magazines are typically published weekly, Liberation . He was a staunch pacifist and draft resister , and in 1960 joined the staff of the War Resisters LeagueThe War Resisters League (WRL) was formed in 1923 by men and women who had opposed World War I. Many of the founders had been jailed during World War I war for refusing military service. From the Fellowship of Reconciliation many Jews, suffragettes, socia (WRL), where he would remain until his retirement in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep (as of 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, he remains active within the nonviolence movement and regularly participates in WRL activities).
After years of internal problems, the SPA suffered a three-way split in 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led. The SPA was renamed the Social Democrats USAThe Social Democrats USA (SDUSA) is a small coalition of intellectuals and trade unionists. It is a successor to the Socialist Party of America and retains its membership in the Socialist International despite its relatively conservative orientation. by the right-wing leadership of Trotskyite-turned- neoconservative Max Shachtman. Michael Harrington and his followers would split off and found the Democratic Socialists of America with the purpose of " realignment " — the aim of working within the Democratic Party (a major party, as opposed to the Socialists) and pulling it to the left (arguably akin to the Trotskyist idea of " entrism"). The left-wing of the SPA, known as the Debs Caucus , including McReynolds, reconstituted the spirit of the SPA and Eugene V. Debs into the Socialist Party USA (SP-USA) that exists today.
In his political career, McReynolds ran for Congress from California twice and for President twice. In 1958 he ran as a write-in SPA candidate and than in 1968 as a Peace And Freedom Party candidate for Congress. In 1980 he ran for President as the SP-USA candidate, receiving over 6,000 votes and also becoming the first openly gay man to run for President in U.S. history. Upon the request of fellow Socialists, McReynolds ran again for President as the SPUSA candidate in 2000 and receive approximately 8,000 votes.
On July 10th, 2004, David McReynolds announced his candidacy running on the Green Party of the United States ticket for one of the New York seats in the Senate, running an anti-war campaign against Democrat incumbent Chuck Schumer.
Today, McReynolds lives in New York City and continues to be active in the Socialist and pacifist movements through the combination of Marxian politics and Gandhian nonviolence.
