Sunil Freeman

Sunil Freeman is an American socialist political candidate, activist, and poet who was the Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for vice-president in the 2020 Presidential election.[1][2]

Sunil Freeman
Political partyParty for Socialism and Liberation
Parents
  • Charles Freeman (father)
  • Flora Navita (mother)

Early life

Freeman was born to Flora Navita, an Indian teacher working at a refugee camp in Varanasi, and Charles Freeman, an American who visited India as part of an American peace group.[3] Accourding to Sunil, his mother retained her Indian citizenship and was raised in New Delhi, where she attended Isabel Thoburn College.[3] Freeman grew up in Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., and both of his parents strongly opposed the Vietnam War.[4][5]

Activism and political candidacy

He joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation in 2005 after becoming an organizer with the ANSWER Coalition in the anti-Iraq War movement.[4] He also took part in opposition to the Cuba Embargo and against sanctions levied by the US against multiple foreign nations.[6]

2020 Vice-Presidential Campaign

Freeman joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket in replacement of Leonard Peltier, who was experiencing health issues.[7][8] The ticket obtained no electoral votes in the election, and a total of 85,623 nationally, or about 0.05% of the total, being sixth most voted candidate, after Rocky de la Fuente, and ahead of Kanye West.[9][10]

References
  1. "Sunil Freeman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  2. "Sunil Freeman: Meet the Other Indian American 2020 Vice Presidential Candidate". American Kahani. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. Louis, Arul. "A second Indian-origin candidate, Sunil Freeman, running for US vice president". South Asia Monitor. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  4. "Not just Kamala Harris: Meet Sunil Freeman, a vice-presidential candidate with roots in India". The Economic Times. 2020-10-20. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  5. "Meet Sunil Freeman The Second Indian-American Running For US Vice President Post". www.india.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  6. Kumar, Arun (2020-10-30). "The other Indian American running for US vice president - The American Bazaar". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  7. "Leonard Peltier regretfully withdraws as vice-presidential candidate". La Riva 2020. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  8. Wigner, Richard (2020-08-02). "Party for Socialism & Liberation Alters its Vice-Presidential Nominee". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  9. "The Green Papers: 2020 Presidential Candidate Ballot Access by State". The Green Papers. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. "La Riva for president campaign makes major strides for socialist movement". Liberation News. Retrieved 2024-06-13.


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