Jerome Segal

Jerome Segal
Born (1943-11-25) November 25, 1943 (age 80)
New York City, U.S.
EducationCity College of New York (BA)
University of Michigan (MA, PhD)
University of Minnesota (MPA)
Political partyDemocratic (before 2018, 2021–present)
Bread and Roses (2018–2021)
Not to be confused with Jérôme Segal.

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.

  1. ^ Moore, Jack (July 20, 2022). "Md. gov results: Trump-backed Cox wins GOP race for governor, AP projects; Wes Moore leads Dems". WTOP-FM. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Hogan, Jack (May 9, 2023). "Alsobrooks joins field of Md. Democrats seeking U.S. Senate seat in 2024". The Daily Record. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bread and Roses : A Humanist Organization with a Strong Utopian and International Orientation, One in Pursuit of a New American Dream and a World of Peace and Justice". Bread and Roses. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  4. ^ "Bread and Roses Party / Bread & Roses Party". Maryland State Archives. March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ^ "Search – The Washington Post – Jerome M. Segal". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. ^ Portnoy, Jenna (January 17, 2018). "How a defiant Chelsea Manning could upend the race for U.S. Senate in Maryland". Washington Post. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Chason, Rachel (28 August 2019). "Jerome Segal, of Maryland socialist Bread and Roses party, to run for president". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2019.