Social Democrats, USA - Hiatus and Re-foundation

Hiatus and Re-foundation

Following the death of the organization's Notesonline editor Penn Kemble of cancer on 15 October 2005, Social Democrats USA lapsed into a state of organizational hiatus, with no further issues of the online newsletter produced or updates to the group's website made.

Following several years of inactivity, an attempt was subsequently made to revive Social Democrats, USA. In 2008, a group centered around Pennsylvania members of SDUSA emerged, determined to re-launch the organization. A re-founding convention of the Social Democrats, USA was held 3 May 2009, at which a National Executive Committee was elected. Owing to factional disagreements, the Pennsylvania-based group and the newly elected NEC parted company, with the former styling itself as the "Social Democrats USA — Socialist Party, USA" and the latter as "Social Democrats, USA."