Dan Cantor

Daniel Cantor
1st National Director of the
Working Families Party
In office
1998–2018
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMaurice Mitchell
National Director of the
New Party
In office
1992–1998
Co-leading with Joel Rogers
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Levittown, New York
Political partyWorking Families Party
New Party
SpouseLaura Markham
Residence(s)Brooklyn
Ann Arbor
Alma materWesleyan University
OccupationCommunity activist, labor leader

Daniel Cantor is an American political organizer known for organizing labor and community figures to advocate for social democratic reforms in the Alinskyite Social Democrat tradition. He is most well known for being the co-founder and long-time leader of the Working Families Party (WFP), a social democratic and progressive third party in New York.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Sirota, David (June 5, 2014). "If the Left Had a Tea Party…". POLITICO. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Prospect was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NY Mag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dan Cantor". Billmoyers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.

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