John Bachtell

John Bachtell


Chairman of the Communist Party USA
Incumbent
Assumed office June 15, 2014
Preceded by	Sam Webb
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-26) March 26, 1956 Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Communist USA
Residence	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Antioch College
Website	www.cpusa.org

John Bachtell (born March 26, 1956) is an American activist, trade unionist, and community organizer who has served as the Chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA since its 30th National Convention in 2014.^[1]

Career

Bachtell was previously an organizer for the Communist Party in Illinois and a member of the party's National Committee ^[2] He was earlier the leader of the New York party.^[3]^[4]

In his article published in "Political Affairs" magazine right after his election, Bachtell laid out his analysis of the contemporary political situation in the United States and how Communists should conduct themselves within it.^[5] He emphasized that the Communist Party will seek a peaceful transition to socialism so long as it is possible, saying "Given the development of democratic institutions and traditions in the U.S., involvement in the electoral arena and political action is essential and grows in importance. It entails building broad anti-ultra right, reform and anti-monopoly coalitions that win majorities and thus power in every democratic institution e.g., school boards, planning boards, city council, county boards, state legislature, federal office, in 'red' and 'blue' states." He also said that the experiences in countries like Venezuela are useful examples.

References

↑ Communist Party web site
↑ People's World People's World
↑ C-Span
↑ Klehr, Harvey. The Communist Experience in America: A Political and Social History. New Brunswick, N.J: Transaction Publishers, 2010 p. 152
↑ Bachtell, John (2014-06-23). "Elections, the state, reform and revolution". Political Affairs Magazine. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

Party political offices
Preceded by Sam Webb	Chair of Communist Party USA 2014 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Communist Party USA

Nominees

Presidential	1924: Foster 1928: Foster 1932: Foster 1936: Browder 1940: Browder 1968: Mitchell 1972: Hall 1976: Hall 1980: Hall 1984: Hall

Vice Presidential	1924: Gitlow 1928: Gitlow 1932: Ford 1936: Ford 1940: Ford 1968: Zagarell 1972: Tyner 1976: Tyner 1980: Davis 1984: Davis

Leaders

C. E. Ruthenberg (1919–1920; 1922–1927)
Alfred Wagenknecht (1919–1921)
Charles Dirba (1920–1921)
Louis Shapiro (late 1920)
L. E. Katterfeld (1921)
William Weinstone (1921–1922)
Jay Lovestone (1922; 1927–1929)
James P. Cannon (1921–1922)
Caleb Harrison (1921-1922)
Abram Jakira (1922–1923)
William Z. Foster (1929–1934)
Earl Browder (1934–1945)
Eugene Dennis (1945–1959)
William Z. Foster (1945–1957)
Gus Hall (1959–2000)
Sam Webb (2000–2014)
John Bachtell (2014–present)

Litigation

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