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Socialist Alternative
Socialist Alternative
Chairperson	Collective Leadership; (National Committee)
Founded	1986
Headquarters	New York City, NY
Newspaper	Socialist Alternative
Ideology	Democratic Socialism; Marxism; Trade Unionism; Trotskyism
International affiliation	Committee for a Workers' International
Slogan	Struggle, Solidarity, Socialism
Political Position	Far-left
Elected Offices	1
Website
	www.socialistalternative.org
	Politics of United States; Political parties; Elections;

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Vote Sawant

In 2012, Seattle Central Community College and Seattle University economics professor Kshama Sawant is running for election as a Socialist Alternative candidate in the 43rd district of the Washington House of Representatives against incumbent Democrat Frank Chopp.^[2]^[3] Sawant advanced past the primaries with an unprecedented write-in win for Position 2, while also advancing in Position 1 where she was on the ballot challenging Jamie Pedersen. The Vote Sawant campaign won a subsequent court battle against the Secretary of State for the right to list her party preferance on the ballot in November. The has been endorsed by local 587 of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), union of the city's bus and transit workers ^[4], as well as the alternative newspaper, The Seattle Stranger.^[5]

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^ BCC. "From Capitol Hill's academic halls, a 'Socialist Alternative' to Pedersen in 43rd race". Retrieved 6/10/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Ballot Access News. "Socialist Alternative Party Places a Nominee on Washington State Ballot for Legislature". Retrieved 6/10/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ SocialistAlternative.org, "SocialistAlternative.org", 7/21/2012, "[2]", 9/4/2012
^ STRANGER ELECTION CONTROL BOARD, "The Stranger", 7/17/2012, "[3]", 9/4/2012

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[Capitol_Hill_Online-2] BCC. "From Capitol Hill's academic halls, a 'Socialist Alternative' to Pedersen in 43rd race". Retrieved 6/10/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Ballot_Access_News-3] Ballot Access News. "Socialist Alternative Party Places a Nominee on Washington State Ballot for Legislature". Retrieved 6/10/2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] SocialistAlternative.org, "SocialistAlternative.org", 7/21/2012, "[2]", 9/4/2012

[5] STRANGER ELECTION CONTROL BOARD, "The Stranger", 7/17/2012, "[3]", 9/4/2012

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