Party of Communists USA

Party of Communists USA

Founded	2014

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The Party of Communists USA (PCUSA) is a communist party in the United States. The PCUSA claims to be the Marxist–Leninist continuation of the Communist Party USA. The PCUSA defends the Soviet Union and the leadership and legacy of Joseph Stalin. The PCUSA's 1st Congress was held in April 2016.^[1]

Membership

The PCUSA has three membership levels as well as one non-member status.^[2]

Supporters pay dues to the party but have not officially applied to join the party.
Associate members are members who pay dues and are non-voting members of mass movements.
Candidate members are active members who undergo 12 months of training before applying for cadre status.
Cadres are active members of the party that can hold leadership positions in the party.

Structure

Congress

The national congress of the PCUSA, a Central Committee, Politburo, and Council of Secretaries to serve between congresses.^[2]

Politburo

The Politburo of the PCUSA contains eight officers, four district organizers (Eastern, Southern, Midwestern, and Pacific), and three other members.^[2]

Party organizations

The PCUSA maintains the organization US Friends of the Soviet People,^[3] active in support of the peoples of the former Soviet Union including the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic.

Elections

The PCUSA runs candidates in local, state, and national elections. In the 2020 general election, PCUSA ran Christopher Helali as a candidate for Vermont's at-large congressional district.^[4]^[5]^[6]