Name Eric Hass | ||
Party Socialist Labor Party of America |
Eric Hass (March 4, 1905 – October 2, 1980) was a four-time Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States.
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Life
Hass was of German and Danish ancestry, and was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1905. He died of a heart attack in Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, California on October 2, 1980.
State elections
In 1942, he ran for New York State Attorney General.
In 1944, he ran for U.S. Senator from New York.
In 1950, 1958 and 1962, he ran for Governor of New York.
Presidential elections
In 1952, his running mate was Stephen Emery; in 1956 and 1960, Georgia Cozzini; and in 1964, Henning A. Blomen. He came in third place in 1964.
Hass was also a prolific author on topics dealing with socialism and one of the SLP's more influential members.
References
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