Alan Robert Kaufman (March 8, 1931 – December 25, 2009) was an American socialist, civil rights activist, and perennial candidate in Baltimore, Maryland.
[1] Kaufman ran as a candidate in the Democratic primary for the 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland, losing to Barbara Mikulski.
As a mayoral candidate, Kaufman proposed creating a red light district in Baltimore for legalized sex work.
In December 2005, a drug-addicted tenant attacked Kaufman at his Baltimore home with a brick, stabbed him, and stole his wallet.
In September, the tenant was sentenced to three years in prison, pleading guilty to robbery with a deadly weapon.