Jerome Segal | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | November 25, 1943
Education | City College of New York (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) University of Minnesota (MPA) |
Political party | Democratic (before 2018, 2021–present) Bread and Roses (2018–2021) |
Jerome Michael Segal (born November 25, 1943) is an American philosopher, political activist, and perennial candidate[1][2] who resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was the founder of the socialist, progressive, and somewhat libertarian[3] Bread and Roses Party, which achieved ballot access in Maryland in January 2019,[4] and which Segal ran from 2018 to 2021.
Segal is a research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the president of the Jewish Peace Lobby.[5] He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary in the 2018 United States Senate election in Maryland.[6] He unsuccessfully ran in the 2020 United States presidential election[7] and the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election.