1. Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik was an American socialist political activist for the Socialist Party USA.
13 Facts About Mimi Soltysik
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Mimi Soltysik was the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election alongside Angela Nicole Walker, who was the party's vice-presidential nominee.
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From October 2013 to October 2015, Soltysik served as national co-chair of the Socialist Party USA.
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Mimi Soltysik served as state chair of the Socialist Party of California from its chartering in 2011 to 2017.
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Mimi Soltysik then returned to higher education and graduated from Troy University and then went on to earn an MPA degree at California State University, Northridge.
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Mimi Soltysik was the chair of the Socialist Party of California.
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In 2014, Mimi Soltysik was one of eight candidates in the primary for California's 62nd State Assembly district.
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In October 2015, Mimi Soltysik filed a Federal lawsuit against the California Secretary of State because he had been required to list "Party Preference: None" on the 2014 primary ballot; the California election law allows candidates to list only a party preference of a qualified party or "None" on the ballot, and the Socialist Party was not a qualified party in California.
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Mimi Soltysik argued that restricting which parties could appear on ballots was unconstitutional.
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Mimi Soltysik appealed and the case was heard by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Shortly after this, Mimi Soltysik's health began to worsen and he withdrew his lawsuit.
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On October 17,2015, Mimi Soltysik announced he was running for president, and the Socialist Party USA formally nominated him as their candidate, with Angela Walker as his running mate, at their November 2015 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Mimi Soltysik made several campaign stops, including in Denver and Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, primarily focusing on meeting with and building local networks of community activists.