David McReynolds

David McReynolds UKNUnknown

American activist (1929-2018)

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David McReynoldsUKNUnknown American activist (1929-2018)
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Age at Death1929-2018
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David Ernest McReynolds (October 25, 1929 – August 17, 2018) was an American politician and social activist who was a prominent democratic socialist and pacifist activist. He described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with the War Resisters League. He was a resident of New York City. McReynolds was twice a candidate for President of the United States, running atop the ticket of the Socialist Party USA in 1980 and 2000. He was America's first openly gay presidential candidate.

Education3 - 3 of 1
University of California-Los Angeles
BA
1953
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Write-In Candidate
US Congress, New York 19th District
1958
Co-Chair
Socialist Party USA
Member
National Committee, Socialist Party USA
Staff
War Registers League, NYC
1960 - 1998
Editorial Secretary
Liberation Magazine
1957 - 1960
Office jobs in NYC
including with Ella Baker
1956 - 1957
Digging ditches and reading gas meters
Southern California Con. Edison
1954 - 1955
Worker
hot dog stand in Los Angeles
1951 - 1954
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Experience
War Registers League and Fellowship of Reconciliation
Experience
Comittee of Correspondence
Experience
Democratic Socialists of America.
Experience
American Civil Liberties Union
Experience
Socialist Party USA
Experience
Bromeliad Society of America
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