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The U.S. Labor Party (USLP) was an American political party formed in 1973 by the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC).U.S. Labor Party (1973–)
''National party conventions, 1831-1976''," ''Congressional Quarterly'', 1979, p. 197.
It served as a vehicle for
Lyndon LaRouche Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2019) was an American political activist who founded the LaRouche movement and its main organization, the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). He was a prominent conspiracy ...
to run for
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in
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, but it also sponsored many candidates for local offices as well as congressional and Senate seats between 1972 and 1979. After that the political arm of the NCLC was the National Democratic Policy Committee. The party was the subject of a number of controversies and lawsuits during its short existence.


Party objectives and ideology

At first the party was leftist, "preaching Marxist revolution."Reich, Kenneth (September 21, 1977)
"Tiny U.S. Labor Party Seeks Allies on the Right"
. ''Los Angeles Times'', page A3.
A state leader described the aims of the party and its organ, ''New Solidarity'', as supporting the working class against
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,
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. He was also the 49th governor of New York, serving from 1959 to 197 ...
, and
Leonard Woodcock Leonard Freel Woodcock (February 15, 1911 – January 16, 2001) was President of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the first US ambassador to the People's Republic of China after being the last Chief of the US Liaison Office in Beijing. Early li ...
, head of the
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. The USLP predicted collapse of the monetary system by November 1976 and thermonuclear war by 1977. It opposed the
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and had a reputation for harassing the Communist Party, the
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, and other political foes. In a 1974 interview, the USLP candidate for Governor of Michigan characterized the
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as a "deliberate attempt" to discredit
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and weaken the presidency. By 1977 the party had shifted from the left to politics of the extreme right, though mixed disparate policies and ideas from both sides made the party overall syncretic.


History


1972–1976

The U.S. Labor Party was noted for its controversial campaign tactics, and its invective campaigns against other politicians.
Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. He was also the 49th governor of New York, serving from 1959 to 197 ...
, the former Governor of New York who was nominated to be vice president by
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in 1974, was an early target of the USLP's attention. During the Senate's confirmation hearings, LaRouche appeared on behalf of the USLP as a witness against Rockefeller's nomination. He testified that a USLP survey showed 90 percent of U.S. workers and the unemployed hated Rockefeller. In 1974 the
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branch of the Labor Party took out a newspaper advertisement announcing that it had filed for an injunction to prevent the
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,
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, and the
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from arresting Lyndon LaRouche (then known as Lyn Marcus) or anyone involved in the movement's
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of Christopher White, who had married LaRouche's former common-law wife. According to detailed descriptions by LaRouche, White had been brainwashed by the CIA and
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to kill him. The advertisement further reported that the movement had found a cure for
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and encouraged
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s to contact them to develop this discovery. USLP member Harley Schlanger, a candidate for the
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, sued the
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,
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in August 1976, for prohibiting campaigning on their property, which he contended was public property. The North Carolina
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joined the suit. The district court judge decided that the activity was protected free speech that could not be prohibited so long as activists did not block doorways. One of the U.S. Labor Party's strategies focused on disrupting other left-wing groups, with questionable success. William Chapman wrote in ''
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'' in September 1976 that several public figures on the left had reported threats and intimidation, and said those responsible had identified themselves as members of LaRouche's NCLC or U.S. Labor Party. The linguist and political activist
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was accused of working for the CIA and being a tool of the Rockefellers; meetings he addressed were disrupted, and threats were made. The philosopher
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, editor of ''The Humanist'', was asked during his lectures at the State University of New York why he was practicing genocide. According to Chapman, sociologists
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and
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, specialists on urban poverty, were followed around the country having their speaking tours disrupted. Environmentalist
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was accused of genocide and told he would be hanged from a lamppost. LaRouche was asked how he expected a party with a five-year record of harassment and threats to win the election; he did not deny the incidents, but replied, "We are only engaged in an open political attack. We just want to challenge them in debate." He denied however that anyone had been threatened with physical harm: "Sure, we're going to get them – but politically."Chapman, September 12, 1976
The U.S. Labor Party was well financed, operating from the top floor of a building in New York's garment district. A
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network connected the New York office to branches in a further 13 U.S. cities, and also included a two-way, 24-hour link to
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, Germany. Membership was small, ranging from 20 to 100 people per city, with a core of 1,000 to 1,800 members; according to LaRouche, these were complemented by another 13,000 part-time party organizers. LaRouche said the party was funded by members' dues, other small contributions, and the sale of publications like ''The Campaigner'' and ''New Solidarity'' – one a theoretical journal, the other a twice-weekly newspaper. The party fielded candidates in local and congressional elections, generally garnering only insignificant percentages of the popular vote; but there were exceptions – in
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, a Labor Party member running for the city council won 27 percent of the vote, with another candidate who ran for city treasurer garnering 20 percent.


Presidential campaign

In an appearance on ''
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'' with other minor party candidates in October 1976, LaRouche predicted monetary collapse followed by thermonuclear war before summer if
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were elected. LaRouche also described Carter as "a nitwit to begin with, an empty slop jar into which bad lemonade is being poured." However, conservative Republicans like President Ford fared better, incongruously so, given the Labor Party's stated left-wing stance. "I call them honest Americans", LaRouche said. He described Ford as "weak but well-meaning" and "a known quantity we can live with". On November 1, the eve of the election, the USLP purchased a half-hour block of time on
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, the first of many national broadcasts by LaRouche that would follow in election years to come. The time was purchased over the objection of the network which unsuccessfully appealed the last-minute purchase to the
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. During the broadcast, which ran opposite a similar advertisement from Carter on another network, LaRouche said that Carter would have the U.S "irreversibly committed to nuclear war by no later than the Summer of 1977" if elected. According to LaRouche's autobiography, he NBC reported receiving hundreds of calls protesting the broadcast. LaRouche's name was on the ballot in 23 states plus the
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on November 2, 1976. He received 40,043 votes (0.05%). U.S. Labor Party candidates sometimes received unusually high vote totals in comparison with those garnered by other small ideologically-based parties.King, Dennis. "NCLC Makes Election Inroads." ''Our Town'' (part 6 in a 12-part series, 1979–1980) Following the election, the USLP brought lawsuits in three states challenging Carter's victory. The Republican Party joined the suits in Ohio and New York. Regional coordinator Paul Greenberg sought a recount in Milwaukee, saying "the election has actually been stolen — the actual winner was probably Jerry Ford." For more information on LaRouche's 1976 presidential campaign and the movement's legal disputes with the FEC, see
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.


1977–1982

In August 1977, the USLP said that the
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(FEC) was intentionally harassing the group as a result of a determination that forgiven debts were the equivalent of campaign contributions. The same month the USLP hired a former
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and
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operative, mercenary, firearms engineer and arms dealer, Colonel Mitch WerBell, to protect LaRouche. They said that LaRouche, then living in
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, Germany, was being targeted for assassination by the "Baader-Meinhof Gang", allegedly on behalf of the Carter administration. Werbell in turn recruited the chief of police from his town,
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, to set up the security. In 1978, LaRouche began a vigorous USLP campaign for the presidency in 1980, targeting
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s,
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men and
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members in the Heartland states. In May 1978, USLP Steering Committee member Elliott Eisenberg campaigned in a Chicago suburb, saying that "the reason we picked Schaumburg is because it's a relatively conservative area ... There's more of a tendency for people to support nuclear power." The USLP vice-presidential candidate, Khushro Ghandhi, campaigned in June 1979 and predicted victory based on support from the
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(a faction of the union had ties to LaRouche). Running on a pro-nuclear power platform, Ghandhi said that the recent
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was ordered by Energy Secretary
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in order to create a false energy crisis. By late summer of 1979 the NCLC and LaRouche had decided to join the Democratic Party so that LaRouche could run for that party's presidential nomination, and the U.S. Labor Party was disbanded. In 1982 the USLP was sued for $1.5 million in damages by '' U.S. News & World Report'' when one of its employees allegedly impersonated a reporter. The magazine won an injunction against the party publications. Lyndon LaRouche, when asked about the matter, said, "I don't know anything about it and I never looked into it, but I do know that the liberal press uses undercover press practices that are abhorrent and beneath description."


Far-right contacts

The U.S. Labor Party had contacts with several notable figures on the extreme right wing of American politics. By the late 1970s, members were exchanging almost daily information with Roy Frankhouser, a government
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and infiltrator of both
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and
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groups who was involved with the
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and the
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.. The LaRouche organization believed Frankhouser to be a federal agent who had been assigned to infiltrate right-wing and left-wing groups, and that he had evidence that these groups were actually being manipulated or controlled by the FBI and other agencies. LaRouche and his associates considered Frankhouser to be a valuable intelligence contact, and took his links to racist and anti-Semitic groups to be a cover for his intelligence work. Frankhouser played into these expectations, misrepresenting himself as a conduit for communications to LaRouche from "Mr. Ed", an alleged CIA contact, who did not exist. Frankhouser was convicted in 1975 of conspiring to sell half a ton of
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in connection with a school bus bombing that left one man dead, and had marched on Fifth Avenue in New York wearing a
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uniform. LaRouche had organized his defense campaign regarding the dynamite charges. Frankhouser asserted he was working for the government and was sentenced to five years of
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instead of the decades in prison he could have received.; Frankhouser warned LaRouche in 1977 that, according to his claimed CIA contact "Mr. Ed", he was being considered for
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, and introduced him to Mitchell WerBell III, a noted
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(OSS) and
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(CIA) operative, mercenary, operator of a counterterrorism school, accused drug trafficker, firearms engineer, and arms dealer who said he had an ongoing connection to the CIA. LaRouche developed close ties with WerBell, hiring him as a security consultant for protection against the assumed assassination threat and to train his security staff. It was WerBell who arranged for LaRouche movement members to undergo anti-terrorist training. John George and Laird Wilcox say WerBell learned that the way to keep "LaRouche on the hook was to feed his monstrous ego while jerking his paranoia chain". Frankhouser cultivated a contact with a media source in New York, enabling him to tip off LaRouche about upcoming stories before they became public. In 1979, Frankhouser was also placed on the payroll as a security consultant, having convinced LaRouche that he was actively connected to U.S. intelligence agencies. A government official later said that Frankhouser was one of the few people who could call LaRouche directly. Forrest Lee Fick, an associate of Frankhouser from the KKK, was added as a consultant in 1982. Fick helped Frankhouser, who was not a competent writer, to compose the memos from "Mr. Ed"; they appeared so authentic that when news about them began to leak out via defectors from LaRouche's security organization, journalists began to speculate about the identity of "Mr. Ed". Frankhouser and Fick later testified that, to justify their $700-per-week paychecks, they had invented their connections to the CIA, written memos purporting to be from CIA agents, and warned of imaginary assassination plots against the LaRouches. George and Wilcox called Frankhouser's deception "one of the biggest hoaxes in the annals of political extremism", made possible by what they called LaRouche's "obsession with
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" and intelligence gathering. The USLP also had brief contact with the
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led by
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. Carto had some exploratory talks with LaRouche about a joint strategy against the
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, but the contact was marked by much mutual suspicion. Carto was troubled by the number of
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in the U.S. Labor Party, and by their adherence to basic
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positions, including their support for
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ing, while Labor Party members considered people in the Liberty Lobby "red-necks" and "idiots"..


Criticism

In 1979, a two-part article by
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and Paul L. Montgomery appeared in the ''New York Times'' that accused LaRouche of running a cult. Blum wrote that LaRouche had turned the U.S. Labor Party—with 1,000 members listed in 37 offices in North America, and 26 in Europe and Latin America—into an extreme-right, anti-Semitic organization, despite the presence of Jewish members. The ''Times'' alleged that members had taken courses in how to use knives and rifles, and had produced reports for South Africa on anti-apartheid groups in the United States. A farm in upstate New York was allegedly being used for guerrilla training, attended by LaRouche members from Germany and Mexico. Several members also underwent a six-day anti-terrorist training course, at a cost of $200 per person per day, at a camp in
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, run by WerBell. The ''Times'' reported that U.S. Labor Party members were playing a dominant role in a number of companies in Manhattan: Computron Technologies Corporation, which included Mobil Oil and Citibank among its clients; World Composition Services, which the Times wrote had one of the most advanced typesetting complexes in the city and had the Ford Foundation among its clients; and PMR Associates, a printing shop that produced the party's publications and some high school newspapers (see
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). Blum wrote that, from 1976 onwards, party members were transmitting intelligence reports on left-wing members to the FBI and local police. In 1977, he wrote, commercial reports on U.S. anti-apartheid groups were prepared by LaRouche members for the South African government, student dissidents were reported to the Shah of Iran's
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secret police, and the anti-nuclear movement was investigated on behalf of power companies. He also wrote that LaRouche was telling his membership several times a year that he was being targeted for assassination, including by the Queen, "big-time Zionist mobsters," the Council on Foreign Relations, the Justice Department, and the Mossad. LaRouche denied the newspaper's charges, and said he had filed a $100 million libel suit. His press secretary said the series was intended "to set up a credible climate for an assassination hit". The USLP has also been called a "radical and cult-like group". Milton Copulos of
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described the USLP as "a virulently anti-Semitic outgrowth of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)" which used the
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as a front to "win the confidence of unsuspecting businessmen". ''
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'' columnist Richard Cohen wrote that the USLP began "on the political left but has since gone so far in the opposite direction that to call it politically right is to slander the entire conservative movement". Labor-union journalist
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, while writing of "anti-capitalistic movements, ranging all the way from the Communist Party U.S.A. to the Trotskyite Socialist Workers' Party", said in 1976 "the most extreme activists in this sprawling radicalism are the youthful U.S. Labor Party". Civil Rights activist
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called the party "a group of leftwing fascists". LaRouche critic and biographer Dennis King says that when the USLP sponsored LaRouche's 1976 campaign, the NCLC was still in transition from a far-left to far-right ideology but by 1977-1978 both organizations (which were really one and the same for all essential purposes) were advocating extreme-right positions. King described a typical post-transition USLP campaign in ''Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism'' (Doubleday, 1989):
In Baltimore, USLP candidate Debra Freeman appealed openly to racist and anti-Semitic sentiments in her 1978 campaign against incumbent Congressman Parren Mitchell, chairman of the Black Congressional Caucus. Freeman, who is white, described Mitchell as a 'house nigger' for Baltimore's 'Zionists' and an example of 'bestiality' in politics....She won more than 11 percent of the vote, doing especially well in several white precincts. King, Dennis. ''Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism'' (Doubleday, 1989)
The NCLC had used similar language as early as 1974, when an alderman in Madison, Wisconsin, was called a "house nigger" at a city-council meeting. According to Dennis King, the USLP chairman advocated launching ABC (atomic, biological and chemical) warfare against the Soviet Union as well as the military crushing of Britain (which his newspaper described as the headquarters of the "Zionist-British organism").


National Democratic Policy Committee

After the 1980 campaign, LaRouche established the National Democratic Policy Committee as a vehicle for his and his followers, candidacies." Claiming 2,600 members, the NDPC is a source of considerable dismay within the Democratic National Committee, with which it is often confused. It also indicates LaRouche's new strategy, which is to represent himself as a "conservative Democrat." In fact, it is merely the successor of the now defunct U.S. Labor Party as LaRouche's political arm. and is regarded as the successor to the USLP. LaRouche's politics were not shared by many in the Democratic Party, allowing him to occupy a niche with little competition. A number of state and local candidates have been fielded from within the NDPC's ranks over the past several years. Included among them are Mel Klenetsky, LaRouche's campaign manager, who ran for Mayor of New York, and William Wertz who ran for the U.S. Senate from California in 1982."


USLP candidates

* Nicholas F. Benton gathered petitions in 1978 for
Governor of California The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The Governor (United States), governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard. Established in the Constit ...
, but did not appear on the ballot * Michael Billington, candidate in 1977 for County Executive of
Westchester County, New York Westchester County is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The c ...
, in 1978 for
New York's 24th congressional district New York's 24th congressional district is located in Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes region, stretching alongside Lake Ontario from near Buffalo in the west to Watertown in the east. The district does not include Rochester, which is in ...
*Robert Bowen, candidate in 1975 for
New Jersey's 34th legislative district New Jersey's 34th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County municipalities of Belleville, New Jersey, Belleville, Bloomfield, New Je ...
, in 1976 for
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, in 1978 for U.S. Senate from New Jersey. *Elijah C. (Zeke) Boyd, candidate in 1974 and 1976 for U.S. Senate from New York, in 1977 for
Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The Mayoralty in the United States, mayor's office administers all ...
* Anton Chaitkin, candidate in 1973 for
Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The Mayoralty in the United States, mayor's office administers all ...
, in 1974 for
Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...
, in 1978 for
Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well as Center City and portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by Democrat Bren ...
*Wayne Evans, candidate in 1975 for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, in 1976 for
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*Paul Gallagher, candidate in 1977 for 1977
New York City Council The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government mod ...
President, in 1978 for
New York's 18th congressional district New York's 18th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York (state), New York’s Hudson Valley that contains some of the northern suburbs and exurbs of New York City. It is cur ...
, in 1978 for
Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...
*Khushro Ghandi, candidate in 1974 for
Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...
18th district, in 1977 for
Mayor of Buffalo The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of Buffalo in the U.S. state of New York. List of mayors Number of mayors by party affiliation History In 1853, the charter of the city was amended to include the tow ...
, New York, in 1978 for
New York's 37th congressional district New York's 37th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 United States census, 1900 census. It was eliminated as a result of th ...
. *Elliott Greenspan, candidate in 1975 for
New Jersey's 13th legislative district New Jersey, New Jersey's 13th legislative district is one of 40 in the state, covering the Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County municipalities of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, Aberdeen Township, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Atlantic ...
, in 1976 for
New Jersey's 4th congressional district New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith since 1981, the s ...
, in 1978 for
New Jersey's 7th congressional district New Jersey's 7th congressional district includes all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties; and parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties. The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr., who was first elected in 2022, de ...
*Mel Klenetsky, candidate in 1978 for
Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its we ...
, candidate in 1981 for
Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City, officially mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The Mayoralty in the United States, mayor's office administers all ...
*H. Graham Lowry, candidate in 1976 for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, in 1978 for
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district Massachusetts's 11th congressional district is an obsolete district that was active during three periods: 1795–1843, 1853–1863, and 1873–1993. The district was located in several different areas of the state. It was most recently eliminat ...
*J. Philip Rubinstein, candidate in 1978 for
Lieutenant Governor of New York The lieutenant governor of New York is a Constitution of New York, constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governo ...
*Harley Schlanger, candidate in 1976 for
North Carolina's 9th congressional district North Carolina's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in south-central North Carolina. The entire counties of Alamance, Hoke, Moore, and Randolph counties as well as portions of Chatham, Cumberland, and Guilford counties ...
*William Wertz, candidate in 1976 for U.S. Senate from Washington


NDPC candidates and personnel

This list includes those who have been identified as holding a position within the NDPC and candidates who have run in two or more races, won primaries, or have otherwise gained attention while running NDPC candidates or otherwise identified as "LaRouche Democrats". *Ted Andromidas, candidate in 1983 for
Los Angeles City Council The Los Angeles City Council is the Legislature, lawmaking body for the Government of Los Angeles, city government of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city council ...
,"In Los Angeles: Incumbents Have Big Edge in Council Races"; ''Los Angeles Times''; April 10, 1983; pg. D1 in 1990 for
California's 29th congressional district California's 29th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in the north central San Fernando Valley. The district is represented by . It includes the city of San Fernando, as well as the Los Ange ...
, in 1994 for U.S. Senate from California *Mark Calney, Northwest coordinator for the NDPC, candidate in 1983 for
Seattle City Council The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle, Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms, seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-larg ...
, in 1984 for
Governor of Washington The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WA Const. art. III, § 2. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,WA Const. art. III, § 5. the power to either ...
, 1985 for
Mayor of Seattle The Mayor of Seattle is the Head of government, head of the executive branch of the Government of Seattle, city government of Seattle, Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council, a ...
, Washington, in 1990 for
Governor of California The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The Governor (United States), governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard. Established in the Constit ...
, in 1992 for
California's 30th congressional district California's 30th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district was represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Adam Schiff until December 2024 when he was 2024 United States Senat ...
, in 1994 for Governor of California *James J. Cleary, candidate in 1984 for
New Jersey's 8th congressional district New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rob Menendez, who has served in Congress since January 2023. The district is majority Hispanic, and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey, including pa ...
, in 1986 for
New Jersey's 7th congressional district New Jersey's 7th congressional district includes all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties; and parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties. The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr., who was first elected in 2022, de ...
,"RODINO BEATS BACK OPPOSITION" ''
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''. Philadelphia, Pa.: June 4, 1986. pg. 3
in 1990 for
New Jersey's 12th congressional district New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider Un ...
, in 1994 for New Jersey's 7th congressional district (with the "LaRouche Was Right" party) *Michael DiMarco, candidate in 1983 for New Jersey's 7th legislative district, in 1984 for
New Jersey's 13th congressional district New Jersey's 13th congressional district was a congressional district which was created for the 73rd United States Congress in 1933, based on redistricting following the 1930 United States census. It was last represented by Democratic Party (U ...
, in 1992 for
New Jersey's 4th congressional district New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith since 1981, the s ...
(with LaRouche's "Democrats for Economic Recovery" party). *Mark Fairchild, candidate in 1986 for
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois The lieutenant governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket and are directly elected by popular vote. Gubernatorial candidates select their ...
(won the Democratic primary), in 1990 for
Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its we ...
*William Ferguson, candidate in 1983 for School Committee in
Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, in 1994 for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (with the "LaRouche Was Right" party), in 2001 for
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Bill Keating. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+6, it is the least Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an al ...
*Lawrence Freeman, candidate in 1994 and in 1998 for Governor of Maryland *Khushro Ghandi, West Coast coordinator of NDPC, candidate in 1983 for
Los Angeles City Council The Los Angeles City Council is the Legislature, lawmaking body for the Government of Los Angeles, city government of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city council ...
, in 1989 for
Mayor of Los Angeles The mayor of Los Angeles is the head of the executive branch of the government of Los Angeles and the chief executive of Los Angeles. The office is officially Non-partisan democracy, nonpartisan, a change made in the 1909 charter; previously, ...
., in 1989 for
California Lieutenant Governor The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to ...
*Bill G. Goff, candidate in 1986 for
Michigan State Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Constitution of Michigan, Mi ...
(won Democratic Party primary)"LAROUCHE ALLIES SUFFER SETBACKS" News/Sun-Sentinel wire services. Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale: August 9, 1986. pg. 6.A *Paul Goldstein, chief of security *James A. Green, candidate in 1986 for
Michigan State Senate The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Constitution of Michigan, Mi ...
(won Democratic Party primary) *Elliott Greenspan, Executive Director of the NDPC, candidate in 1983 for
New Jersey's 38th legislative district New Jersey's 38th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, May ...
, in 1984 for U.S. Senate from New Jersey, in 1985 for
Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The ...
, candidate in 1986 for
New Jersey's 9th congressional district New Jersey's 9th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is currently represented in Congress by United States Democratic Party, Democrat Nellie Pou following the death of Bill Pascrell in 2 ...
, in 2001 for Governor of New Jersey *
Janice Hart Janice Hart (born 1955) is an American former politician who was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Illinois Secretary of State in 1986. Hart, a political unknown and a LaRouche movement activist since the age of 17, unexpectedly won the ...
, candidate in 1986 for
Secretary of State of Illinois The secretary of state of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 secretaries of state in the United States. The Illinois secretary of state keeps the state records, laws, libra ...
(won the Democratic primary), in 1988 for Clerk of Circuit Court for
Cook County, Illinois Cook County is the List of counties in Illinois, most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, C ...
"BUSH WINS, SIMON AND JACKSON 1-2 PUCINSKI ROLLS OVER BURNE, 4 OF SAWYER'S ALLIES LOSE WARD RACES BIG VOTE MARGIN STUNS EX-MAYOR" John Camper and Robert Davis Cheryl Devall, Jean Davidson, John Kass and Jerry Thornton contributed to this report. Chicago Tribune Chicago, Ill.: March 16, 1988. pg. 1 *Warren Hamerman, NDPC Chairman *Art Hoffmann, candidate in 1984 for
California's 39th congressional district California's 39th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district includes parts of Riverside County, including Jurupa Valley, Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris. The district has been repr ...
,"Santa Ana Unified: 7 candidates vie for 2 seats" Chris Eftychiou: The Register. ''
Orange County Register ''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...
''. Santa Ana, Calif.: November 2, 1989. pg. 05
in 1986 for
California's 40th congressional district California's 40th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, encompassing Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. The district is currently represented by . It was one of 18 districts that would ...
(initial results showed that Hoffman won the Democratic Party primary, but a recount gave the victory to a write-in candidate), in 1989 for a seat on the
Santa Ana Unified School District The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is a school district in Orange County, California, United States, that serves most of the city of Santa Ana and small portions of the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. Altho ...
board of trustees, in 1990 for
California's 38th congressional district California's 38th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in suburban eastern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and Orange County, California, Orange County, California. The distri ...
. He also ran for the
Orange Unified School District Orange Unified School District (OUSD) is a Public school (government funded), public school district headquartered in Orange, California. Orange USD serves the cities of Orange, California, Orange and Villa Park, California, Villa Park, the un ...
board and the Rancho Santiago College board of trustees in unknown years. *Georgia Irey, candidate in 1984 for
California's 45th congressional district California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California currently represented by Democrat Derek Tran. The 45th district was created as a result of the 1980 United States redistricting cycle, redistri ...
, in 1986 for U.S. Senate from Indiana"Few LaRouche Followers Win in 4 Primaries" PAUL HOUSTON. ''
Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...
'' Los Angeles, Calif.: May 8, 1986. pg. 21
*Sheila Jones, Midwest director for the NDPC, candidate in 1986 for U.S. Senate from Illinois, in 1987 for
Mayor of Chicago The mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of city Government of Chicago, government in Chicago, Illinois, the List of United States cities by population, third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsib ...
, in 1988 for Cook County recorder of deeds, in 1989 for Mayor of Chicago, in 1990 for
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois The lieutenant governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois. In Illinois, the lieutenant governor and governor run on a joint ticket and are directly elected by popular vote. Gubernatorial candidates select their ...
, in 1991 for Mayor of Chicago, in 1994 for
Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its we ...
, in 1995 for Mayor of Chicago *Mel Klenetsky, co-director of political operations for the NDPC, national campaign director for LaRouche, candidate in 1982 for U.S. Senate from New York *Brian Lantz, founding member and Northern California director of the NDPC, candidate in 1986 for U.S. Senate from California, in 1987 for
California's 5th congressional district California's 5th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, U.S. congressional district in California. The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada. The district includes ...
*Evelyn Lantz, member of
PANIC Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic agitation consistent with a fight-or-flight reaction. ...
, candidate in 1983 for
California's 5th congressional district California's 5th congressional district is a List of United States congressional districts, U.S. congressional district in California. The district is located in the northern San Joaquin Valley and central Sierra Nevada. The district includes ...
, in 1986 for
California's 9th congressional district California's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. Josh Harder, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023. Prior to redistricting by the Cali ...
, in 1994 for U.S. Senate from Texas and for state Democratic Party chair, in 1998 for U.S. Senate from Texas *Mel Logan, candidate in 2000 for U.S. Senate from Wyoming (won the Democratic Party primary) *Rose-Marie Love, candidate in 1986 for
Mayor of Chicago The mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive officer, chief executive of city Government of Chicago, government in Chicago, Illinois, the List of United States cities by population, third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsib ...
, in 1992 for
Illinois's 7th congressional district The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview, Illinois, Broadview, Bellwood, Illino ...
(with LaRouche's "Economic Recovery Party"), in 1994 for
Secretary of State of Illinois The secretary of state of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 secretaries of state in the United States. The Illinois secretary of state keeps the state records, laws, libra ...
*Fernando Oliver, candidate in 1986 for
Lieutenant Governor of New York The lieutenant governor of New York is a Constitution of New York, constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governo ...
(later removed from ballot by court order) *J. Philip Rubinstein, President of Caucus Distributors, Northeast Regional Director of the NDPC, candidate in 1985 for
Mayor of New York In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
, in 1986 for
Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor ...
(later removed from ballot by court order) *Dana Scanlon, spokeswoman for NDPC *Harley Schlanger, Southwest coordinator of NDPC, candidate in 1984 for U.S. Senate for Texas, in 1986 for
Texas's 8th congressional district Texas's 8th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes all of Polk County, Texas, Polk and San Jacinto County, Texas, San Jacinto counties, and parts of Harris County, Texas, Harris, Walker County, Texas, Wal ...
, in 1990 for U.S. Senate for Texas *Don Scott, candidate in 1984 for
Ohio's 7th congressional district Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Max Miller. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including southern and western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of northern Holm ...
, in 1986 for U.S. Senate from Ohio, in 1990 for
Ohio's 7th congressional district Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Max Miller. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including southern and western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of northern Holm ...
*Lewis duPont Smith, candidate in 1988 for
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western, northern, and some southern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord, New Hampshire, C ...
, in 1990 for
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of Delaware County, an exclave of Chester County, a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a section of southern Philadelphia. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon represents the distri ...
, in 1994 for
Minnesota Attorney General The attorney general of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Thirty individuals have held the office of Attorney General since statehood. The incumbent is Keith Ellison, a Democratic-Farme ...
, in 1998 for
New Jersey's 4th congressional district New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith since 1981, the s ...
*Nancy Spannaus, candidate in 1990 for U.S. Senate from Virginia, in 1993 for
Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. The Governor (United States), governor is head of the Government_of_Virginia#Executive_branch, executive branch ...
, in 1994 for U.S. Senate from Virginia, in 1996 for U.S. Senate from Virginia, in 2002 for U.S. Senate from Virginia *
Webster Tarpley Webster Griffin Tarpley (born September 1946) is an American writer, political activist, and conspiracy theorist. A one-time follower of Lyndon LaRouche, Tarpley is known for his role in the 9/11 truth movement, believing 9/11 was a false flag o ...
, candidate in 1986 for U.S. Senate from New York (later removed from ballot by court order) *Philip Valenti, candidate in 1992 for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, in 1994 for Pennsylvania governor *William Wertz, candidate in 1982 for U.S. Senate from California,Our Campaigns - Candidate - William F. Wertz
/ref> in 1983 for
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Views of Lyndon LaRouche and the LaRouche movement Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019) and the LaRouche movement have expressed controversial views on a wide variety of topics. The LaRouche movement is made up of activists who follow LaRouche's views. Economics and politics According to Matko Meštr ...


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