List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States

The following American politicians are members of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) who have held elected office in the United States. The CPUSA used to field candidates under its own banner, or under the banner of a third party, such as the Nonpartisan League.

Federal officials edit

As of 2023^[update], no Communist Party member has been elected to office in the federal government.

As of 2023^[update], one Communist Party member has been elected to office in a state government.

Name	District	State	Office	Term Start	Term End	Notes	Ref
Charles E. Taylor	unk	Montana	Senate	January 5, 1925	March 13, 1929	ran as Montana Farmer-Labor Party candidate, but not open Communist	^[1]^[2]^[3]

As of 2023^[update], six Communist Party members have been elected to a mayor's office or city council office.

Name	State	Area	Office	District	Term Start	Term End	Notes	Ref
Karl Emil Nygard	Minnesota	Crosby	Mayor^[a]	At-Large	January 3, 1933	January 2, 1934		^[4]

Name	State	Area	Office	District	Term Start	Term End	Notes	Ref
Denise Winebrenner Edwards	Pennsylvania	Wilkinsburg	Borough Council	Ward 3	January 2018	January 2024	ran as Democratic Party candidate, but also open Communist Party member	^[5]
Wahsayah Whitebird	Wisconsin	Ashland	City Council	Ward 6	April 17, 2019	April 2021		^[6]
Denise Winebrenner Edwards	Pennsylvania	Wilkinsburg	Borough Council	Ward 3	January 1998	January 2010	ran as Democratic Party candidate, but also open Communist Party member	^[7]^[8]
Kenny Jones	Missouri	St. Louis	Board of Aldermen	Ward 22	1983	2002		^[9]
Benjamin J. Davis Jr.	New York	New York City	City Council	At-large	March 1, 1943	December 31, 1949
Peter Cacchione	New York	New York City	City Council	At-large	January 1, 1942	November 6, 1947

Name	State	Area	Office	District	Term Start	Term End	Notes	Ref
Rodney Salisbury	Montana	Sheridan County	Sheriff	At-Large	1922	1928	ran as Montana Farmer-Labor Party candidate, but not open Communist	^[2]