Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... including McReynolds, reconstituted the spirit of the SPA and Eugene V. Debs into the Socialist Party U.S.A. (SPUSA) that exists today.
In his political career, ...