Teresa Gutiérrez was a third-party

Third party (United States)

The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a...

 candidate for Vice President of the United States

Vice President of the United States

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 in the United States presidential election, 2004

United States presidential election, 2004

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, representing the Workers World Party

Workers World Party

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 (WWP) as the running mate of John Parker

John Parker (activist)

John Parker was the candidate of the Workers World Party, a U.S. communist political party, for President of the United States in 2004. Parker and his running mate was Teresa Gutierrez received 1,330 votes . The ticket was endorsed by the Liberty Union Party of Vermont...

. The Parker/Gutierrez ticket was also endorsed by the Liberty Union Party

Liberty Union Party

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 of Vermont

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Gutiérrez is a co-coordinator of the International Action Center

International Action Center

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 and a member of the governing body of the WWP. She is deputy secretary general of the International Migrant Alliance, an active member of the Chican@ movement and activist for immigrant rights, and a "proud lesbian."