Eugene Puryear

Eugene Puryear
Born	(1986-02-28) February 28, 1986 (age 38) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Howard University
Occupation(s)	Journalist, activist
Political party	D.C. Statehood Green Party Party for Socialism and Liberation

Eugene Puryear (born February 28, 1986) is a far-left^[1] American journalist, writer, activist, politician, and host on BreakThrough News. In 2014, he was a candidate for the at-large seat in the DC Council with the D.C. Statehood Green Party. In the 2008 and 2016 United States presidential elections, Puryear was the vice presidential nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL),^[2] despite being ineligible to become vice president due to his age.