Socialist Party of Massachusetts
The Socialist Party of Massachusetts is a democratic socialist political party in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Since the 1970s, it has been the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA after previously having been affiliated with the Socialist Party of America.
It was reorganized in the 1970s after the formation of the SPUSA by activists who had been members of the much larger Socialist Party of America. In 1993 SPMA activists were able to establish "Socialist" as an official political designation, the culmination of a campaign started in 1986.
The Socialist Party of Massachusetts engages in both electoral politics and non-electoral activism. Electoral activities include Eric Chester's campaign for the United States House of Representatives and support for ballot questions on instant runoff voting, proportional representation, and public finance of elections. Non-electoral activism includes support for unions and unionization, anti-war and anti-imperialist agitation, and support for feminism and women's rights.
The Socialist Party of Massachusetts has one chartered local, in the Boston area.Notable members
