Socialist Party of Oregon
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Socialist Party of Oregon
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| Founded | 1897 (SPA) 1992 (SPUSA) |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism, Socialist feminism |
| National affiliation | Socialist Party USA |
| Colors | Red |
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Socialist Party of Oregon
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| Chairperson | Michael C. Marino |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| National affiliation | Independent (formerly: SPUSA) |
| Colors | Red and black |
The Socialist Party of Oregon (SPO) is the name of three closely related organizations — an Oregon state affiliate of the Social Democratic Party of America (later the Socialist Party of America) established in 1897 and continuing into the 1950s, as well as the Oregon state affiliate of the Socialist Party USA from 1992 to 1999. The current Socialist Party of Oregon is an independent political party that held ballot access from 1995 to 2008.
The Socialist Party of Oregon traces its roots to the late 1890s, when local affiliates of the Social Democratic Party began to emerge. Eugene V. Debs and Job Harriman gained 1.76% of the presidential vote in Oregon running a joint campaign on behalf of the two independent SDP factions in the November 1900 election.
Following the establishment of the Socialist Party of America in August 1901, a move was made to organize the state under the name of the new party. The inaugural gathering was held September 25, 1901 at Women's Christian Temperance Union Hall in Salem. Attendance was light and the start of the session was postponed one hour to allow time for delegates to debark from a train from Portland. The dozen or so delegates elected a chairman and secretary and conducted routine organizational business, naming Albany as the first headquarters city for the fledgling organization. Oregon was granted an official state charter by National Secretary Leon Greenbaum during the second half of October 1901.
The tepid launch of the party was quickly forgotten, however, with a flurry of enthusiastic county-level conventions taking place during the spring of the election year of 1902. The Marion County gathering alone drew over 100 participants to a gathering held March 5, 1902 in Salem to nominate candidates and approve a platform. The fledgling SPO was able to field broad slates of candidates around the state for the June 1902 general election, with the statewide ticket headed by R.R. Ryan of Marion County for Governor, C. W. Barzee of Wasco County for Secretary of State, B. F. Ramp of Douglas County for Congress in the 1st District, and D.T. Gerdes of Clatsop County, Oregon for Congress in the 2nd District.
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