15 Facts About Stewart Alexander

Stewart Alexis Alexander was born on October 1,1951 and is an American democratic socialist politician, presidential nominee for the Socialist Party USA in the 2012 election, and former SPUSA nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 election.

In January 2011, Stewart Alexander declared his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party.

Stewart Alexander began working overtime as a stocking clerk with Safeway to support himself through school.

Stewart Alexander was honorably discharged in October 1976 and married for the second time.

Stewart Alexander left Safeway in 1978 and for a brief period worked as a licensed general contractor.

Stewart Alexander worked with Delores Daniels of the NAACP on the radio and in the street.

Stewart Alexander launched his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles in 1988, personally visiting over 14,000 doors to get the necessary 1,000 signatures to appear on the ballot.

Stewart Alexander felt that the billions of tax dollars spent on redevelopment were wasted on helping wealthy contractors and corporations earn more profits at the expense of the residents who he felt were in need of social programs and employment.

Stewart Alexander believes that these social conditions led to the Los Angeles riots of 1992.

Stewart Alexander became an automobile sales consultant and began looking at other political groups outside of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Stewart Alexander saw the popularity of independent H Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996 as proof that America was interested in more as well.

Stewart Alexander unsuccessfully ran for the Peace and Freedom Party nomination for governor in the California gubernatorial election, 2010.

At the 2011 Socialist Party USA national convention in Los Angeles, California, Stewart Alexander was elected as the party's nominee for President of the United States.

Stewart Alexander won the nomination in the first round of voting, against former SPUSA co-chair Jerry Levy.

Shortly thereafter, Stewart Alexander resigned from the Steering Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party, citing a lack of support for socialist candidates by the PFP.