Angela Walker

Angela Nicole Walker (born January 19, 1974) is an American activist, professional driver, and labor organizer. Walker was 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 ran for political office for the first time in 2014 as an independent socialist for sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 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 in 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." Walker is currently 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. 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

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 was the second African-American vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party and the first from the state of South Carolina.

Retirement from politics

After her 2020 vice presidential campaign, Walker announced on her personal Facebook page that she has retired from politics.

Personal life Walker is a vegetarian and bisexual.

On March 29, 2023, Walker announced that she married a woman from North Carolina.

Electoral history 2014 election

2016 election 2016 United States presidential election results 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)