Elections

Scope and Contents

Campaign materials for several candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York City, circa 2018-2020. Materials consist primarily of publicly distributed campaign literature (fliers, postcards, and posters) and "swag" (buttons, tote bags, stickers). However, the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez series also includes research and organizing materials created by electoral organizers in the DSA Queens branch.

Abstract Robert Rygor worked as a community, LGBT rights and AIDS activist in and around his neighborhood of Greenwich Village for the majority of his adult life. Graduating from New York University in 1976 with an MBA in Finance, he worked briefly for Morgan Stanley (1972-1976) and then for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (1982-1990). He organized support on a wide variety of issues and participated in several organizations, including Villagers Against Crime (1984-1988), the...