Howie Hawkins

HOWIE HAWKINS

Green

BACKGROUND:

• Hawkins, 67, of Syracuse, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
• He later protested the war while at Dartmouth College. He has been a leader in labor, peace and civil rights movements since 1967. He is a retired teamster.
• Hawkins has run for governor of New York three times with the Green Party, in which he was an early member.

ISSUES:

• Hawkins supports Medicare for all to correct a healthcare system he said is designed to make profits rather than provide health coverage for everyone.
• He supports the New Green Deal proposal to deliver 100% clean energy by 2030 that he said will create 30 million new jobs.
• Hawkins supports community control of police with elected neighborhood review boards to oversee the conduct of police.