The Democratic Establishment Hates Socialist Gabriel Acevero. He Won Reelection Anyway.
Democratic socialist Gabriel Acevero has won reelection to the Maryland General Assembly. “I am an unbought and unbossed voice for the working class,” he says. “That invites a lot of fear in folks who are happy with the status quo, and I welcome that.”
Gabriel Acevero represents the 39th House district in Maryland. (Gabriel Acevero website)
In 2018, Gabriel Acevero was elected to the Maryland General Assembly on a promise to fight for a Green New Deal and economic equality. Now, four years later, Acevero has been reelected to represent the 39th House district, which covers a racially diverse region of Montgomery County, the most populous county in the state.
Acevero, a self-described “impatient optimist” who hails from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, returns to his district after another contested election against the establishment-backed candidate.
Fresh off a recent delegation to Brazil with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), of which he’s a member, Acevero sat down with Jacobin contributor Peter Lucas to discuss his journey as a socialist in office.
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