Claudia De la Cruz
Claudia De la Cruz (born 1980/1981)[1] is an American community organizer and activist. She is the Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President of the United States in the 2024 election.[2]
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| Born | 1980/1981 (age 42–43) New York City, New York, U.S |
| Political party | Party for Socialism and Liberation |
| Education | John Jay College of Criminal Justice (BS) Columbia University (MSW) Union Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
Early Life
changeDe la Cruz was born in the South Bronx. Her parents were from the Dominican Republic.[3] She went to Theodore Roosevelt High School. She got out in 1997. She went to college at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She got a degree in forensic science.
Career
changeDe la Cruz led a teen group at City University of New York against the 2003 Iraq War. In 2004, she started Da Urban Butterflies, a leadership group for Dominican and Puerto Rican young women. She also worked as a pastor and taught at the City University of New York. In 2020, she helped edit a book about Venezuela. De la Cruz co-founded The People's Forum, an activist group in New York City, and joined pro-Palestinian protests during the 2023 Israel–Hamas conflict.[3][4]
2024 presidential campaign
changeDe la Cruz announced her presidential campaign on September 7, 2023. She and running mate Karina Garcia are the presidential ticket for the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a Marxist–Leninist party, in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.[2][5]
In 2024, Democrats have been working to keep PSL candidate Claudia De la Cruz along with some other third-party candidates like Cornel West off of ballots,[6] while Republicans have been working to get them onto ballots.[6]
References
change- ↑ Richardson, Clem (December 8, 2011). "Claudia de La Cruz's outreach work helps teens and young women soar like 'Urban Butterflies'". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gabbatt, Adam (January 7, 2024). "'We are working-class women of color': the long-shot socialist run for the White House". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'We are working-class women of color': the long-shot socialist run for the White House". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Claudia de La Cruz's outreach work helps teens and young women soar like 'Urban Butterflies'".
- ↑ Kennedy, Kaitlyn (September 28, 2023). "Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz on reparations and her fight for a socialist third option". TAG24. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Amy, Jeff (2024-08-29). "Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots". AP News. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
Democrats legally challenged West, De la Cruz, Kennedy and Stein, seeking to block candidates who could siphon votes from Harris after Joe Biden won Georgia by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020...Georgia is one of several states where Democrats and allied groups have filed challenges to third-party and independent candidates. Republicans in Georgia intervened, seeking to keep all the candidates on the ballot.
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