Rachele Fruit

Rachele Fruit (born October 4, 1949) is an American activist who is the Socialist Workers Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2024 presidential election.

Fruit was born on October 4, 1949, in Philadelphia.^[2] Her family was Secular Jewish and she attended Hebrew School.^[3] Fruit has worked a series of jobs throughout her life, including as a meatpacker,^[2] trade unionist,^[4] a ramp worker for Eastern Airlines,^[3] and a Walmart employee.^[5] During the 1980s she resided in Baltimore before moving to Atlanta and then Miami.^[3]

Fruit began involving herself in politics during the 1970s, participating in protests against the Vietnam War.^[3]

Election database OurCampaigns lists Fruit as having run in nine elections.^[2] Fruit has claimed to have run for "numerous offices" since the 1970s.^[3]

In 2018, the Atlanta Branch of the Socialist Workers Party nominated Fruit for governor of Georgia.^[5] She initially ran as a write-in candidate to oppose Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams but withdrew from the election.^[2][5] She campaigned on giving ex-prisoners the right to vote.^[6]

The national Socialist Workers Party nominated Fruit alongside vice-presidential candidate Dennis Richter. The campaign expressed a desire to appear on the ballot in six states: Minnesota, Louisiana, New Jersey, Washington, Vermont and Tennessee. It claims to have the required signatures.^[7] Fruit and Richter have expressed strong support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas War and have branded themselves as working-class candidates.^[3][7]

Fruit had her best showing ever in the 2013 Atlanta city council president election, receiving 8,598 votes and finishing second, with 19.71% of the vote, to Ceasar Mitchell Jr.^[2]

Fruit is Jewish and resides in Miami, Florida.^[3]