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'''[[Carol Moseley Braun]]''' (born 1947) is a former Senator from [[Illinois]] (1992-1998) and former U.S. ambassador to [[New Zealand]] (1999-2001). Braun has long had close ties with the [[Communist Party USA]]. In 1978 she was a leading member on the Committee to Elect [[John Lumpkin]] for the 7th Ward Alderman, [[Chicago]]. Lumpkin was the son of prominent [[Chicago]] [[CPUSA]] leaders [[Frank Lumpkin]] and [[Bea Lumpkin]]. Also that year, Braun was elected to the [[Illinois]] State legislature where she became legislative [[floor leader]] for [[CPUSA]]-linked Congressman [[Harold Washington]]. In November 1979 she was a co-sponsor, with Congressmen [[Ron Dellums]] and [[John Conyers]] of the founding conference of the [[CPUSA]]-led [[U.S. Peace Council]], an affiliate of the Soviet controlled [[World Peace Council]]. When she ran for the U.S. Senate in 1992 on the [[Democratic]] ticket, she enjoyed the support of the [[CPUSA]] just as her friend and colleague Washington had done. In 1978 the [[Socialist Party USA]] put their support Braun in her campaign for Rep. [[Robert Mann]]'s old U.S. Congress seat. In the early 1980s Braun, Washington, [[Danny Davis]], [[Frank Rosen]] and long-time friend [[Timuel Black]] were members of the [[Committee in Support of Southern Africa]]. In 1992 the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]-infiltrated [[Chicago]] [[Democratic Party]] persuaded Braun to run for the U.S. Senate. They then ''"produced votes to back up [their] pledge of support."'' The [[Council for a Livable World]] also endorsed her in the race. [[Institute for Policy Studies]] and [[Campaign for America's Future]] leader [[Robert Borosage]] has served as an issues adviser to the campaigns of Braun, [[Barbara Boxer]] and the late [[Paul Wellstone]]. In November 2010 Braun announced that she will be running in the 2011 Chicago mayoral election. ('''[[Carol Moseley Braun|more...]]''')</div></div>
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'''[[Byron Rushing]]''' has served as a pro-Socialist member of the Massachusetts State Legislature since 1982, representing the South End, the Fenway, and Lower Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. He was an original sponsor of the gay rights bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools. He is a spokesman against the restoration of the death penalty in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation. He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending pre-existing condition refusals by insurance companies. He is an elected deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, sitting on various boards - notably, the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice. Rushing's career as a socialist activist began early in his life. Born in 1942 and spending his early years in New York City, Rushing's family moved to Syracuse at which time he began high school. Throughout his high school years he attended a youth summer camp, under the direction of the Universalist Unitarian Church. The camp taught world peace and cultural understanding by bringing various racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups together. After graduating high school. Members of the Quaker church whom he met at his summer youth camp invited him to participate in another youth summer program operated by the [[American Friends Service Committee]]. At the end of his junior year, Rushing decided to postpone his studies and fully dedicate his efforts to the Civil Rights Movement. He returned to Syracuse to work with the local chapter of the [[Congress of Racial Equality]] tackling issues of employment integration and police brutality.
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Rushing also has a long-standing connection with the U.S.A.'s largest Socialist organization, [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. In 1995 Rushing and [[Carin Schiewe]], the direct or of the [[Commonwealth Coalition]] were the honorees at [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]]'s annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Dinner. In 2001 he, [[Judith Deutsch]] and Revs. [[Alexander Hurt]], [[Eugene Rivers]] & [[Norm Faramelli]] spoke on a Faith-based Initiatives forum hosted by Boston DSA. In 2002 Rushing was a patron of the 25th Annual Debs–Thomas–Bernstein Awards, honoring State Representatives [[Pat Jehlen]] and [[Anne Paulsen]]. ('''[[Byron Rushing|more...]]''')</div></div>
  
 
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Byron Rushing has served as a pro-Socialist member of the Massachusetts State Legislature since 1982, representing the South End, the Fenway, and Lower Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. He was an original sponsor of the gay rights bill and the chief sponsor of the law to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public schools. He is a spokesman against the restoration of the death penalty in Massachusetts and for a moratorium on executions in the nation. He was the chief sponsor of the health reform law ending pre-existing condition refusals by insurance companies. He is an elected deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church, sitting on various boards - notably, the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice. Rushing's career as a socialist activist began early in his life. Born in 1942 and spending his early years in New York City, Rushing's family moved to Syracuse at which time he began high school. Throughout his high school years he attended a youth summer camp, under the direction of the Universalist Unitarian Church. The camp taught world peace and cultural understanding by bringing various racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups together. After graduating high school. Members of the Quaker church whom he met at his summer youth camp invited him to participate in another youth summer program operated by the American Friends Service Committee. At the end of his junior year, Rushing decided to postpone his studies and fully dedicate his efforts to the Civil Rights Movement. He returned to Syracuse to work with the local chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality tackling issues of employment integration and police brutality.

Rushing also has a long-standing connection with the U.S.A.'s largest Socialist organization, Democratic Socialists of America. In 1995 Rushing and Carin Schiewe, the direct or of the Commonwealth Coalition were the honorees at Boston Democratic Socialists of America's annual Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Dinner. In 2001 he, Judith Deutsch and Revs. Alexander Hurt, Eugene Rivers & Norm Faramelli spoke on a Faith-based Initiatives forum hosted by Boston DSA. In 2002 Rushing was a patron of the 25th Annual Debs–Thomas–Bernstein Awards, honoring State Representatives Pat Jehlen and Anne Paulsen. (more...)

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