Pat Noble
| Pat Noble | |
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| National Co-Chair of the Socialist Party USA | |
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Assumed office October 18, 2015 Serving with Stephanie Cholensky | |
| Preceded by | Mimi Soltysik |
| Member of the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education for Red Bank | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Nilsa Samol |
| State Secretary of the Socialist Party of New Jersey | |
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In office July 10, 2011 – December 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Pason |
| Succeeded by | Greg Pason |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick Noble April 28, 1993 Red Bank, New Jersey |
| Political party | Socialist Party USA |
| Residence | Red Bank, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Academy of Allied Health & Science |
| Occupation | Political activist |
| Website |
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Patrick "Pat" Noble (born April 28, 1993) is a democratic socialist politician in the United States. He is currently serving as National Co-Chair of the Socialist Party USA, having been elected to that position at their 2015 National Convention in Milwaukee. Noble previously served as State Secretary of the Socialist Party of New Jersey from 2011 to 2015.
Since 2013, Noble has served as a member of the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education. Along with US Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant (SAlt), Noble is one of three elected officials in the United States that identify as a socialist, as well as the only member of the Socialist Party USA currently holding elected office.[1]
Background
Noble was raised in Red Bank, New Jersey, eventually attending the Academy of Allied Health & Science and graduating in 2011.[2]
Political career
In March 2011, Noble was a founding member and elected Chair of the Socialist Party of Monmouth & Ocean Counties (later rechartered as the Central New Jersey Socialist Party), a local of the Socialist Party USA. He was elected as State Secretary of the Socialist Party of New Jersey (SPNJ) in July 2011.
Noble was the 2011 Socialist candidate for the Board of Chosen Freeholders in Monmouth County, New Jersey, running in a six-person race for two seats. During the campaign, Noble received media attention for accepting an invitation to address a local Tea Party group and the subsequent media battle that took place between Republican Party of New Jersey members over whether the invitation should have been extended in the first place.[3][4] Noble finished in 6th place with 1,396 votes (0.67%).[5]
Running again in 2012, Noble was a candidate for a Red Bank constituency seat the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education. Though a non-partisan election, Noble ran as an open socialist and was endorsed by the Socialist Party of Monmouth & Ocean Counties. He was elected with 1,187 votes (54.78%) over incumbent Nilsa Samol, carrying seven out of nine voting districts.[6]
Noble was the plaintiff in a 2013 lawsuit against the State of New Jersey over the latter's refusal to allow voters in New Jersey to register their affiliation with the Socialist Party of New Jersey.[7] The lawsuit was ultimately successful, with the State agreeing in March 2014 to grant voter registration abilities to the SPNJ.[8]
Noble was elected to the Socialist Party USA's National Committee at their 2013 National Convention in New York City, coming in 2nd out of 8 candidates.[9] He was also appointed National Treasurer by the new National Committee, having served in that role on an interim basis for the four months prior.
Noble was elected National Co-Chair at the Socialist Party USA's 2015 National Convention in Milwaukee, succeeding Mimi Soltysik who instead sought and received the party's 2016 presidential nomination.[10]
In the 2015 elections, Noble was re-elected to the Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education unopposed.
Electoral history
| Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders election, November 8, 2011[5] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Gary Rich | 55,168 | 26.61% | |
| Republican | Lillian Burry (inc.) | 55,140 | 26.60% | |
| Democratic | Amy Mallet (inc.) | 46,563 | 22.46% | |
| Democratic | William Shea | 43,609 | 21.03% | |
| Independent | Thomas Murkowski | 5,454 | 2.63% | |
| Socialist | Patrick Noble | 1,396 | 0.67% | |
| Total votes | 207,330 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education election, November 6, 2012[6] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Non-partisan | Patrick Noble | 1,187 | 54.78 | |
| Non-partisan | Nilsa Samol (inc.) | 980 | 45.22% | |
| Total votes | 2,167 | 100% | ||
| Red Bank Regional High School Board of Education election, November 5, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Non-partisan | Patrick Noble (inc.) | 1,103 | 97.78 | |
| Non-partisan | Write-in | 25 | 2.22% | |
| Total votes | 1,128 | 100% | ||
References
- ↑ "Socialist WebZine: Green Shoots of Red Electoralism". socialistwebzine.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ Spahr, Rob. "19-year-old Socialist takes seat on Red Bank Regional's Board of Education", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 5, 2013. Accessed October 29, 2015. "Pat Noble is not your average teenager. The 19-year-old Red Bank resident dedicates most of his time to either working full time as a clerk in a Little Silver pharmacy or with a political organization he helped found.... Noble, a graduate of the Monmouth County vocational school The Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune, first became interested in socialism while in high school and hearing people from opposing political parties use the term 'socialist' to attack each other."
- ↑ "It’s starting to look like the tea party’s in the bag". NJ.com.
- ↑ "Looking For Attention at Bayshore's Expense - Conservative New Jersey". Conservativenewjersey.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- 1 2 "OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK - M. CLAIRE FRENCH : MONMOUTH COUNTY : OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). Assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- 1 2 "M. CLAIRE FRENCH : OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF MONMOUTH : OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). Assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Ballot Access News - New Jersey Socialist Party Sues to Enable Voters to Register as Socialist Party Members". Ballot-access.org. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Ballot Access News - New Jersey Election Officials Will Allow Voters to Register into Socialist Party and Will Keep a Tally". ballot-access.org. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "2013 National Convention". SOCIALIST PARTY USA. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Socialist Party USA nominates Mimi Soltysik for President, Angela Walker for VP". Independent Political Report. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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