Howie Hawkins for Mayor

Howie Hawkins for Mayor of Syracuse, 2005

Howie Hawkins has been active in movements for peace, justice, and the environment since the late 1960s. He co-founded the US Green Party in 1984.

After attending Dartmouth College, Hawkins has worked as a carpenter, a developer of cooperative businesses, and a truck unloader. He is a member of Teamsters Local 317 and lives on the South Side.

His articles on politics and economics have appeared in many publications. He is the editor of a forthcoming book, Independent Politics.

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12-26-05 (NPR) - New York Developer Aims to Build Green Mega-Mall
12-21-05 (SNT) - The Heat is On
12-10-05 (PS) - Hawkins wins on dollars spent per vote
12-08-05 (PS) - Time to wrap up mayoral election
12-07-05 (PS) - Certified vote count and campaign spending
11-21-05 (PS) - Hawkins' platform finds support outside city limits
11-20-05 (PS) - If he couldn't be Green, he's glad Driscoll won
11-20-05 (PS) - How daylight makes Syracuse a bigger city
11-17-05 (PS) - Would Have Voted for Hawkins if . . .
11-16-05 (SNT) - Matt's Minuscule Mandate
11-10-05 (PS) - Destiny swayed mayoral election
11-09-05 (DO) - Republicans says no debates for Greens
11-09-05 (PS) - Four more years to get it right
11-09-05 (PS) - Four More Years
11-09-05 (PS) - Driscoll Survives
11-09-05 (News10Now) - Hawkins reacts to Syracuse Mayoral results
11-08-05 (PS) - Veggie bus hits the trail
11-08-05 (PS) - Howie who?
11-08-05 (PS) - Ten times the charm
11-07-05 (DO) - Challengers gather donations for campaigns
11-07-05 (PS) - Candidates head to election day finish line
11-07-05 (News10Now) - Polls show growing support for Green party mayoral candidate
11-07-05 - Hawkins Urges Vote on Policy, Not Personality
11-07-05 (PS) - Mayoral candidates make final push as race nears finish
11-07-05 (Mark Blum) - Pick and Pull in 2005
11-06-05 (PS) - What the Mayor ought to do: West Side
11-06-05 (Mark Blum) - Green Day
11-06-05 (PS) - Mayor's race 'dead heat'
11-05-05 (PS) - Hawkins outlines anti-poverty plan
11-04-05 (PS) - A Political Independent
11-04-05 (PS) - Poll finds mayor's race tied
11-03-05 (PS) - Mayoral hopefuls address arts
11-03-05 (City Eagle) - To Lead a City
11-03-05 (City Eagle) - The Un-Cola Candidate Deserves Consideration
11-03-05 (PS) - Boy's outrage prompted life of activism
11-01-05 (PS) - Green Party funding
10-31-05 (PS) - What the Mayor ought to do: The view from Near East Side
10-30-05 (PS) - The North Side, Destiny and Eminent Domain III
10-30-05 (PS) - Candidate No. 3 weighs in on Destiny
10-30-05 (PS) - Status quo has got to go
10-28-05 (PS) - Poll: Syracuse mayoral race too close to call
10-28-05 (PS) - Final Forum in Mayoral Race
10-28-05 (PS) - Driscoll on Destiny
10-27-05 (City Eagel) - Sustainable Syracuse?
10-27-05 (DO) - Green Party candidate shakes up election
10-26-05 (PS) - Mahoney on Destiny
10-26-05 (PS) - Hawkins and equal time
10-26-05 (SNT) - Vision in Green
10-26-05 (SNT) - Candidate Camera
10-26-05 (SNT) - Can Mahoney Win?
10-25-05 (PS) - Howie Hawkins' Sustainable Syracuse
10-25-05 (PS) - Hawkins unveils Destiny alternative
10-24-05 (PS) - Green news conference
10-24-05 (PS) - Hawkins: New versions of old ideas aren't enough
10-24-05 (PS) - What the Mayor ought to do: The view from the North Valley
10-24-05 (News10Now) - Hawkins wants to re-create old Erie Canal
10-23-05 (PS) - Voters weigh options, Hawkins Gets Praise for his Plan
10-20-05 (PS) - 20/20 forum of the Syracuse mayoral candidates
10-19-05 (PS) - Mayor's Race Up for Grabs
10-19-05 (WRVO) - Poll underestimates Hawkins' support, says political scientist
10-18-05 (PS) - Pyramid money at issue in race
10-17-05 (PS) - What the Mayor ought to do: The view from Near Northeast
10-14-05 (PS) - Howie Hawkins and the Green Agenda
10-13-05 (PS) - Mayoral candidates face audience queries
10-12-05 (SNT) - Underdog and Pony Show
10-12-05 (PS) - Major party candidates agree with Howie Hawkins
10-11-05 - Hawkins Calls for Domestic Partnership Rights in Employment and Housing
10-10-05 (PS) - What the Mayor ought to do: The view from Strathmore
10-10-05 (PS) - Roberts Drops Out, Endorses Hawkins
10-08-05 (News10Now) - Roberts drops out of race for mayor, backs Hawkins
10-07-05 (PS) - Three candidates discuss disability issues
10-06-05 (PS) - Mayoral sound bites
10-05-05 (PS) - Mayoral Candidates Pitch Ideas
10-05-05 (PS) - Hawkins would restructure Common Council elections
10-05-05 (WRVO) - Howie Hawkins on Democratizing City Government Interview
10-05-05 (SNT) - The Debate Rages
10-04-05 (News10Now) - Green Party candidate seeks the job of Syracuse mayor
10-03-05 (PS) - View from the University Neighborhood
10-02-05 (PS) - Syracuse 2020's Competitive Cities Agenda
09-29-2005 (PS) - Mayoral Race a Contest
09-28-2005 (PS) - Professionals of Color Mayoral Debate
09-26-05 (PS) - Key Questions For Those Who Have Designs on Becoming Mayor
09-26-2005 (PS) - Keep us safe, city neighbors say
09-26-2005 (PS) - Crime, youth need attention, neighbors say
09-12-2005 (PS) - More care needed, neighbors say
09-08-2005 (PS) - Labor Day gets drives in gear
08-31-2005 (SNT) - Party Nuts
08-24-2005 (PS) - Independent candidates file petitions
08-22-05 (PS) - Wanted: Mayor who listens
08-10-05 (SNT) - Spins and Needles
08-03-05 (SNT) - All Politics is Vocal
07-15-05 (PS) - Only Hawkins has the makings of a mayor
07-15-05 (PS) - Candidate petitions filed by deadline
07-14-05 (PS) - Hawkins uses Inner Harbor to launch run
07-13-05 (PS) - Candidate Wants Mayoral Debates
07-11-05 (PS) - Voters want quality of life
07-10-05 (PS) - Farmers market
07-06-05 (SNT) - Hawk Flies Again
07-01-05 (PS) - Mahoney - Let Destiny Workers Stay at Hotel Syracuse
06-29-05 (PS) - Greens back Hawkins for Mayor

The Green Party's agenda seems to hold more water every time Howie Hawkins gets a platform.
-- Post-Standard Editorial, 9/29/05

... long-time activist Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate, gave the performance of his life. Based purely on demeanor, Hawkins probably won the [StreetBuzz.TV mayoral debate], managing to come off as a quiet elder statesman while Driscoll and Mahoney tried to knock each other out.” Sean Kirst, Post-Standard columnist (9/26/05)

Howie Hawkins is the most unwavering progressive I think I've met in New York state.” Ralph Nader (Post-Standard, 10/8/04)

Hawkins is far and away the best candidate in this three-way race. As is his custom, Hawkins has shaped his campaign around a promise to provide a voice for the voiceless. He is a tireless activist for empowering the traditionally disenfranchised. He promises to be a councilor who â€œrepresents the community instead of the power structure.” Post-Standard endorsement of Howie Hawkins for 4th District Councilor in 2001 (10/30/01)