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TOM WAKELY

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TOM WAKELY
Candidate for U.S. House
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Biography
Tom Wakely is a socialist political activist, Vietnam-era USAF veteran, and labor organizer from San Antonio, Texas. He has a background in faith-based nonprofits, received an NAACP Community Service Award, and worked with César Chávez on the grape boycott. Wakely is now retired in New Mexico.
Top Priorities
  • Antiwar efforts
  • Labor organizing
  • Economic justice
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