Margaret Trowe

American politician and women's rights activist

Margaret Trowe (born 1948) is an American politician and women's rights activist. She was the 2000 United States vice presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party;^[1] she also appeared as their VP candidate in 2004 in those states where official candidate Arrin Hawkins was excluded from the ballot for being constitutionally ineligible to serve as vice president.

Trowe had run for United States Senator for Iowa in 1998 and received 2,400 votes. She also received one write-in vote for President of the United States in the 2004 election. In 2006, she was a candidate for Florida's 18th congressional district. In 2020, Trowe once again ran for a seat on the United States Senate.^[2] She was a candidate for Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, in the 2022 Louisville mayoral election.^[2]

References

^ Hargrove, Julia (1999-11-01). Presidential Elections: A Complete Resource with Historical Information, Reproducible Activities and Creative Ideas. Lorenz Educational Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-57310-205-6. Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b Costello, Darcy (March 15, 2021). "Socialist Workers Party Candidate Enters 2022 Louisville Mayor's Race". Courier-Journal.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

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Appearances on C-SPAN

Party political offices
Preceded by Laura Garza	Socialist Workers Party nominee for Vice President of the United States 2000	Succeeded by Arrin Hawkins¹
Notes and references
1. In the 2004 election, Trowe was used as a stand-in candidate in states where Hawkins could not be listed on the ballot. This was because Hawkins did not meet the requirements to be Vice President.