Jerry Rubin
Peace and Freedom
Website: | www.cincypost.com/living/1999/rubin050499.html |
Candidate Biography:
Born: July 14, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Married: Marissa
Child: One daughter
Died: November 28, 1994 in Los Angeles, CA
1965: Founder, Vietnam Day Committee
1966: Candidate for Mayor of Berkeley (Lost)
- Legal Troubles: In 1969, Rubin was indicted for leading anti-war protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The California members of the "Chicago Eight" were Tom Hayden, and Bobby Seale.
- On November 14, 1994, Rubin was struck and fatally injured by a car while jaywalking in Los Angeles, California. He died two weeks later.