▁some ▁states ▁because ▁Cal ero ▁was ▁constitution ally ▁in el ig ible ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁law ful ▁permanent ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( hold ing ▁a ▁green ▁card ), ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁US ▁citiz en . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁pair ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁ ▁Cal ero / K enn edy ▁won ▁ 5 , 1 2 7 ▁votes ▁and ▁Harris / K enn edy ▁ 2 , 4 2 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁President ial ▁election ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Kennedy ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁president ▁on ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁ticket ▁alongside ▁Os bor ne ▁Hart . ▁Kennedy ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁president ial ▁nom ine e ▁of ▁the ▁SW P , ▁following ▁L inda ▁Jenn ess . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁in ▁seven ▁states : ▁Ut ah , ▁Louisiana , ▁Colorado , ▁Minnesota , ▁Tennessee , ▁Washington ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Dallas ▁mayor al ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Kennedy ▁declared ▁her ▁candid acy ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Dallas ▁mayor al ▁election , ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁trans it ▁system , ▁a ▁public ▁jobs ▁program ▁to ▁provide ▁" union - scale ▁w ages ", ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Police ▁Department ▁to ▁address ▁claims ▁of ▁police ▁brut ality , ▁pointing ▁to ▁the