Gloria La Riva
| Gloria La Riva | |
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Gloria La Riva addresses antiwar protesters in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2008.
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| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1954 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Party for Socialism and Liberation |
| Other political affiliations |
Peace and Freedom Party (affiliated nonmember) |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| Occupation | Newspaper Printer, activist |
Gloria Estela La Riva (born August 13, 1954, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American politician associated most recently with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and in California with the Peace and Freedom Party, and previously with the Workers World Party. She was the PSL's 2008 presidential candidate,[1] and was also vying for the nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party in California, but lost the bid to Ralph Nader.[2] La Riva is running as the PSL's presidential candidate in the 2016 race, with Eugene Puryear as her running mate.
Political career
La Riva was first a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1992, representing the Workers World Party, although this was an unofficial run as basically a placeholder on a few state ballots. She had also been the Workers World Party vice-presidential candidate in the elections of 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000. She joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation in its split from the Workers World Party in 2004.
La Riva was also the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Governor of California in 1994, receiving 72,774 votes (0.9%). She ran again in the 1998 gubernatorial election, capturing 59,218 votes (0.71%). She also ran for San Francisco Mayor in 1983 (7,328 votes - 5.4%) and 1991 (2,552 votes - 1.4%),[3][4] and for Congress in 2010 (3rd place - 2.5%).[5][6]
In the United States presidential election, 2008, she received 6,821 votes, the 10th highest vote total.[7] La Riva has also been the director of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, and president of the typographical sector of the Northern California Media Workers Union.[8]
In 2012, La Riva was a presidential stand-in for Peta Lindsay, PSL nominee for President who was not allowed on the ballot in some states due to her age.[9] As of August 2012, La Riva was on the ballot in Iowa, Utah and Wisconsin.[10]
In July of 2015, she was announced as the PSL presidential nominee, with Eugene Puryear as her running mate.[11]
Other activities
La Riva has translated Fidel Castro's book Cuba at the Crossroads (1997) ISBN 1-875284-94-X, and produced the documentary videos NATO Targets, Workers' Democracy in Cuba (1996), Genocide by Sanctions: The Case of Iraq (1998) and Let Iraq Live!.
References
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External links
- 2008 campaign website
- "Standing for Castro at the US election", a brief report on Gloria La Riva by France 24, October 29, 2008
- "Meet Gloria", profile on Votepsl.org
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Workers World Party Vice Presidential candidate 1984 (lost), 1988 (lost) |
Succeeded by Larry Holmes |
| Preceded by | Workers World Party Presidential candidate 1992 (lost) |
Succeeded by Monica Moorehead |
| Preceded by | Peace and Freedom Party California Gubernatorial candidate 1994 (lost), 1998 (lost) |
Succeeded by C. T. Weber |
| Preceded by | Workers World Party Vice Presidential candidate 1996 (lost), 2000 (lost) |
Succeeded by Teresa Gutierrez |
| Preceded by
None
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Party for Socialism and Liberation Presidential candidate 2008 |
Succeeded by Peta Lindsay |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American activists
- American anti–Iraq War activists
- American communists
- American documentary filmmakers
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- Anti-poverty advocates
- Brandeis University alumni
- Female United States presidential candidates
- Female United States vice-presidential candidates
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- Party for Socialism and Liberation politicians
- Peace and Freedom Party politicians
- People from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- United States presidential candidates, 1992
- United States presidential candidates, 2008
- United States presidential candidates, 2012
- United States presidential candidates, 2016
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1984
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1988
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 1996
- United States vice-presidential candidates, 2000
- Women in California politics
- Workers World Party presidential nominees
- Workers World Party vice-presidential nominees
