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Steve Michael (April 7, 1956 – May 25, 1998) was a member of ACT UP and in 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 was the AIDS Cure Party's candidate for President of the United States, with Anne Northrup as his running mate. Their presidential ticket was only on the ballot in Tennessee. He was a critic of the Bill Clinton, Clinton administration and his stated intention in creating the party and running for office was to "create the illusion of an AIDS voting bloc, and AIDS will become a small part of the media coverage." He had also run in the New Hampshire primaries, receiving a "couple hundred" votes there.
Michael also ran for a Washington, D.C. council seat in List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward#Ward 6, Ward 6 in 1997 with his party. He died in 1998. The AIDS Cure Party is now inactive.
Steve Michael, Ward 6 Council candidate
* "D.C. AIDS Activist Steve Michael Dies at 42
* "Steve Michael political funeral
1956 births 1998 deaths HIV/AIDS activists People with HIV/AIDS Candidates in the 1996 United States presidential election 20th-century American politicians AIDS-related deaths in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-politician-stub
Steve Michael (April 7, 1956 – May 25, 1998) was a member of ACT UP and in 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 was the AIDS Cure Party's candidate for President of the United States, with Anne Northrup as his running mate. Their presidential ticket was only on the ballot in Tennessee. He was a critic of the Bill Clinton, Clinton administration and his stated intention in creating the party and running for office was to "create the illusion of an AIDS voting bloc, and AIDS will become a small part of the media coverage." He had also run in the New Hampshire primaries, receiving a "couple hundred" votes there.
Michael also ran for a Washington, D.C. council seat in List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward#Ward 6, Ward 6 in 1997 with his party. He died in 1998. The AIDS Cure Party is now inactive.
References
Further reading
* Michael's Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, GLAA Questionnaire from his D.C. campaigSteve Michael, Ward 6 Council candidate
* "D.C. AIDS Activist Steve Michael Dies at 42
* "Steve Michael political funeral
1956 births 1998 deaths HIV/AIDS activists People with HIV/AIDS Candidates in the 1996 United States presidential election 20th-century American politicians AIDS-related deaths in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-politician-stub