The Socialist National Committee (SNC) is Socialist Party's Campaign Clearinghouse, the embodiment of the Socialist Party's legal status as a political party, which the Federal Elections Commission recognized in 1980 (you can view our FEC records here).

Socialists participate in the electoral process to present socialist alternatives. The Socialist Party does not divorce electoral politics from other strategies for basic change. While a minority, we fight for progressive changes compatible with a socialist future. When a majority we will rapidly introduce socialist reforms, with priority to the elimination of the power of big business through public ownership and workers' control. We support electoral action independent of the capitalist-controlled two-party system.

By participating in elections at all levels of government, socialists educate the public about socialism, agitate for progressive reforms and socialist solutions, help organize movements of working people, and win victories of both immediate and long-term value.

We rely on your contributions to help us present socialist alternatives in the electoral sphere and increase our ability to educate, agitate, organize, and win. Please contribute to the Campaign Clearinghouse, through the link to the left or by sending a check (more information). All the funds we receive will be distributed to socialist candidates for office at all levels of government. Check out our merchandise page here.

2008 Candidates

• For President and Vice President of the United States: Brian Moore of Florida and Stewart Alexander of California -- 7,345 votes counted as of 17 December 2008.
• Connecticut
  • Todd Vachon for US Congress (2nd District) -- write-in candidacy (15 votes counted)
• Florida
  • Marc Luzietti for US Congress (20th District) -- write-in candidacy (9 votes counted)
• Michigan
  • Matt Erard for State Representative (53rd District) -- 2,200 votes, 4.6%
  • Dwain Reynolds for State Board of Education -- 94,663 votes, 2.2%
  • Jean Treacy for US Congress (1st District) -- 2,669 votes, 0.8%
• New Jersey
  • Peter Moody for Madison Borough Council -- write-in candidacy (votes not counted)
• Rhode Island
  • Jon Osborne for State Senate (34th District) -- 2,494 votes, 21.6%
• Vermont
  • Aaron Diamondstone for State Senate -- 2,464 votes, 0.8%
  • Peter Diamondstone for Governnor -- 1,710 votes, 0.5%
  • Jerry Levy for Auditor of Accounts -- 10,788 votes, 3.7%
  • Jane Newton for US Congress -- 5,307 votes, 1.7%
  • Murray Ngoima for Treasurer -- 6,423 votes, 2.1%

Visit the vote-socialist.org Press Room for press releases, candidate statements, and media coverage of socialist candidates and campaigns.

The Socialist Party has a long history of productive campaigns for the nation's highest office. At our October, 2007 National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, we nominated Brian Moore of Florida for president and Stewart Alexander of California for vice-president. For more information, visit their campaign Web site here.

Our next task is to get our candidates on the ballot in as many states as possible. Restrictive ballot access requirements are a major hurdle to third party candidates, so there is no time to waste.

Please, if you can help us get on the ballot in your state -- or any other! We can provide you with information on ballot access and help you get in touch with others in your area.

We will also need to get our candidates for other local, state and federal offices on the ballot. As they announce their campaigns, candidates will be listed here and provided logistical, technical and financial support by the Campaign Clearinghouse. Please consider contributing to the Campaign Clearinghouse so that we will have more resources to pass along to socialist candidates for office at all levels of government.

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Contributions and dues paid to the Socialist Party USA support our activist work, but due to election law cannot be used by candidates for electoral office. If you would like to contribute to Socialist Party electoral campaigns, either click on the button below or send checks or money orders (made out to Socialist National Committee) to

Socialist National Committee P.O. Box 15342 Boston, MA 02215

You can donate $5, $50, $500, or anything in between. Every little bit helps, and every contribution is appreciated. All donations will be distributed to socialist candidates for office at all levels of government.

If money is tight but you would still like to help out, please for information on ways you can volunteer to help socialist candidates in your area and across the nation.

Because of the political nature of our work, contributions are not tax-deductible, and we have to report donations of more than $200 to the Federal Elections Commission.