Joanne Kuniansky
What this job does: One of New Jersey's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years.
- Occupation
- Worker and union activist (has worked as a refinery operator, meat packer, machine operator and Walmart deli worker)
- Lives in
- West New York
Background
- Born in New Jersey; went to high school in Atlanta, Georgia, where Kuniansky took part in civil rights and anti-Vietnam War protests. source: whyy.org
- Joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1977. source: whyy.org
- Has worked as a refinery operator, meat packer, machine operator and deli worker at Walmart; long-time union activist. source: whyy.org
- Lives in West New York, N.J. source: whyy.org
- Ran for governor of New Jersey in 2025 as the Socialist Workers Party candidate. source: whyy.org
In their own words
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- Build unions and back workers against "the bosses' attacks on their jobs, wages and working conditions" source: whyy.org
- A public works program at union-scale wages to build hospitals and child care centers source: whyy.org
- A shorter work week with no cut in pay, and automatic cost-of-living raises in union contracts, pensions and Social Security source: whyy.org
- Amnesty for undocumented workers source: whyy.org
- Opposes U.S. actions against Cuba and U.S. wars in the Middle East source: whyy.org
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