Angela Nicole Walker

For other people of the same name, see Angela Walker.

Angela Nicole Walker
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Personal details
Born	(1974-01-19) January 19, 1974 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Socialist Green
Education	University of North Florida
Website	Campaign Website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Unit	United States Army Reserve

Angela Nicole Walker (born January 19, 1974) is an American activist, professional driver, and labor organizer. Walker is the vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA for the 2020 election alongside presidential nominee Howie Hawkins. She was previously the vice-presidential nominee of the Socialist Party USA for the 2016 election alongside presidential nominee Mimi Soltysik. Walker previously ran in 2014 as an independent socialist for sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. In May 2020, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, announced that Walker was his choice for running-mate.

Politics

Walker describes herself as a socialist in the tradition of Fred Hampton and Assata Shakur.

Early life

Angela Walker was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she lived primarily on the inner city Northside neighborhood. Walker graduated from Bay View High School. While in high school, Walker helped organize students in support of a Black History course at Bay View, which was successful. She studied history at the University of North Florida but dropped out in her final year because she "could make more money as a bus driver than" as a teacher.

Career

Walker worked for two years as a driver for Greyhound Lines. Describing her life as an "odyssey", Walker then moved to North Carolina, where she married and moved back to Florida. She moved back to Milwaukee in 2009 and was hired as a driver for the Milwaukee County Transit System.

In 2011, she became legislative director for her local in the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represented transit system drivers; her position coincided with the rise of the anti-labor union Tea Party and the election of Scott Walker as Wisconsin's 45th Governor. Angela Walker was active in the Occupy movement, which the ATU supported. She stepped down from the legislative director position in October 2013.

Walker worked as a bus driver for over 14 years. Walker currently is employed as a dump truck driver.

Sheriff campaign

In 2014, Walker ran against incumbent Democrat and Fox News pundit David A. Clarke Jr. During her campaign for sheriff in Milwaukee, Walker called for an end to mass incarceration, evictions and anti-immigrant policing. She received approximately 20 percent of the vote.

Vice-presidential campaigns

2016 campaign

Main article: Mimi Soltysik 2016 presidential campaign

In March 2016, Walker stated that she had been recruited to be the Socialist Party USA vice-presidential nominee by her future running-mate, Mimi Soltysik, following her campaign for sheriff. Walker and Soltysik were nominated at the Socialist Party National Convention in Walker's hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in October 2015. Soltysik-Walker appeared on the ballot in Colorado, Guam and Michigan as well as official write-in candidates in many other states during the general election.

2020 campaign

Main article: Howie Hawkins 2020 presidential campaign

On May 5, 2020, Green Party presidential candidate and Socialist Party USA presidential nominee Howie Hawkins announced Walker had accepted his offer to be his running mate. On July 11, Walker was formally nominated as the Green Party's vice-presidential nominee. She is the second African-American vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party and the first from the state of South Carolina.

Electoral history

2014 election

2014 Milwaukee County sheriff general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Clark	147,809	79.12
	Independent	Angela Walker	37,289	19.96
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	1,718	0.92

2016 election

2016 United States presidential election results Socialist Party nominee for Vice President
State or Territory	Percent	Vote total	On Ballot or Write-in
Guam	4.22%	(1,357)	On Ballot
Michigan	0.05%	2,209	On Ballot
Colorado	0.01%	271	On Ballot
Texas	<0.01%	72	Write-in
Indiana	<0.01%	57	Write-in
New York	<0.01%	36	Write-in
Wisconsin	<0.01%	33	Write-in
Scattering	n/a	15	Write-Ins
Total		2,693 (4,050)

External links

• Angela for Sheriff
• Soltysik-Walker campaign site
• Angela for Vice President 2020

Party political offices
Preceded by Alejandro Mendoza	Socialist nominee for Vice President of the United States 2016, 2020	Most recent
Preceded by Ajamu Baraka	Green nominee for Vice President of the United States Endorsed 2020