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In August 2012, about 20 people spoke at Ohio [[Communist Party USA]] member Judy Gallo's memorial. They included her surviving husband and their two sons, [[Jesse Gallo]] and [[Nick Gallo]] . Others were labor and community leaders including [[Harriet Applegate]], executive secretary of the Cleveland AFL-CIO, representatives of Reps. [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Betty Sutton]], State Rep. [[Nickie Antonio]] and East Cleveland Councilwoman [[Barbara Thomas]], the former president of AFSCME Local 3360 at MetroHealth.<ref>[http://peoplesworld.org/judy-gallo-longtime-activist-dies-at-7/, PW, Judy Gallo, longtime activist, dies at 70, by: Rick Nagin, August 22 2012]</ref> | In August 2012, about 20 people spoke at Ohio [[Communist Party USA]] member Judy Gallo's memorial. They included her surviving husband and their two sons, [[Jesse Gallo]] and [[Nick Gallo]] . Others were labor and community leaders including [[Harriet Applegate]], executive secretary of the Cleveland AFL-CIO, representatives of Reps. [[Dennis Kucinich]] and [[Betty Sutton]], State Rep. [[Nickie Antonio]] and East Cleveland Councilwoman [[Barbara Thomas]], the former president of AFSCME Local 3360 at MetroHealth.<ref>[http://peoplesworld.org/judy-gallo-longtime-activist-dies-at-7/, PW, Judy Gallo, longtime activist, dies at 70, by: Rick Nagin, August 22 2012]</ref> | ||
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Betty Sutton is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 13th district of Ohio. Template:TOCnestleft
Supported by Council for a Livable World
The Council for a Livable World, founded in 1962 by long-time socialist activist and alleged Soviet agent, Leo Szilard, is a non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to "reduce the danger of nuclear weapons and increase national security", primarily through supporting progressive, congressional candidates who support their policies. The Council supported Betty Sutton in her successful House of Representatives run as candidate for Ohio.[1]
The Council also supported Sutton in her 2010 Congressional election campaign.[2]
Communist memorial
In August 2012, about 20 people spoke at Ohio Communist Party USA member Judy Gallo's memorial. They included her surviving husband and their two sons, Jesse Gallo and Nick Gallo . Others were labor and community leaders including Harriet Applegate, executive secretary of the Cleveland AFL-CIO, representatives of Reps. Dennis Kucinich and Betty Sutton, State Rep. Nickie Antonio and East Cleveland Councilwoman Barbara Thomas, the former president of AFSCME Local 3360 at MetroHealth.[3]
EMILY's List
Sutton has been supported by EMILY's List during her campaigning.