Rocky Suhayda
Rocky Suhayda
Rocky Joe Suhayda | |
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3rd Commander of the American Nazi Party | |
Assumed office October 9, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Koehl |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 (age 66–67) Detroit, Michigan[1] |
Political party | American Nazi |
Children | 3[1] |
Residence | Unknown, previously Livonia, Michigan,[2] and Eastpointe, Michigan[3] |
Alma mater | Bentley High School |
Suhayda graduated from Bentley High School in Livonia, Michigan, in 1969.[2] He worked in the shipping and receiving department of the Garden City Osteopathic Hospital.[2] Suhayda has run unsuccessfully for public office on several occasions, including for the Livonia School District and the Livonia City Council.[1][2][14]
Suhayda was a member of the World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists and the National Association for the Advancement of White People,[15][2] and subsequently founded his own organization under the name of the American Nazi Party. Suhayda's organization claims a connection to the American Nazi Party founded by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959,[16] but it is officially a separate entity.[17] He was a member of the National White People's Party in 1976, but resigned some point before 1979.[18] As of 1979, he was the Chairman of a 12-member group called The National Front.[18] Suhayda has stated that he represents a Livonia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.[19]
Shortly after the September 11 attacks, Suhayda stated that "if we were one-tenth as serious as the bin Laden terrorists, we just might start getting somewhere."[20][21][22] In 2016, Suhayda stated on his radio show that a Donald Trump presidency could give American Nazis the chance to build a 'pro-white' political caucus similar to the Congressional Black Caucus.[23][24] He publicly supported the appointment of Steve Bannon to the position of chief strategist in Donald Trump's White House.[25][26]
Rocky Joe Suhayda | |
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3rd Commander of the American Nazi Party | |
Assumed office October 9, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Matthias Koehl |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 (age 66–67) Detroit, Michigan[1] |
Political party | American Nazi |
Children | 3[1] |
Residence | Unknown, previously Livonia, Michigan,[2] and Eastpointe, Michigan[3] |
Alma mater | Bentley High School |