For immediate release: October 12, 2018

Howie Hawkins to Speak in Freeport on Monday, October 15 at 7:30 PM

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will be at the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 West Merrick Road, Freeport, NY on Monday, October 15, at 7:30PM.

Hawkins will outline his Green New Deal plan to deal with climate change and promote job creation, as well as address the issue of education reform and high property taxes.

In 2014, Howie Hawkins and the Green Party received 5% of the vote for governor, forcing Governor Cuomo to compete for progressive votes by adopting Greens demands in his way including a ban on fracking, a $15 statewide minimum wage plan, paid family leave, and tuition-free public college.

The event is open to the general public.

Yonkers Times: October 12, 2018

In September, the Reform Party commissioned a poll from Liberty Opinion Research that found Cuomo’s lead was cut to just 46 percent, to 43 percent for Molinaro.

If you included all of the minor party candidates, the poll had Cuomo at 31 percent, Molinaro at 30 percent, Cynthia Nixon on the Working Families Party line at 14 percent, independent candidate Stephanie Miner at 5 percent, Libertarian candidate Larry Sharpe at 5 percent, and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins at 5 percent.

Gotham Gazette: October 12, 2018

The WFP’s endorsement of Cuomo crossed from pragmatism to cynicism for some, including Green Party gubernatorial nominee Howie Hawkins, who issued a statement calling the WFP’s attempt the pull the Democratic Party left a “futile effort” and invited socialist and progressive voters to fill in the circle for him instead.

Glens Falls Post-Star: October 11, 2018

 

From left, Green Party candidates Mark Dunlea, who is running for comptroller, and gubernatorial nominee Howie Hawkins talk to The Post-Star editorial board on Wednesday.

by Michael Goot

GLENS FALLS — Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins and comptroller candidate Mark Dunlea believe that current politicians have failed to clean up Albany.

For immediate release: October 11, 2018

Statement in Response to Recent Shootings in Syracuse

Ending Urban Gun Violence Requires Ending Poverty and Discrimination

Community Policing and Youth Programs Will Help

by Howie Hawkins

Two youth, ages 12 and 15, were shot dead this week in Syracuse. Five people were shot right around the corner from my house three weeks ago. Their families and loved ones are in my thoughts.

It is no mystery where most of these youth shootings occur. They are endemic to high-poverty urban neighborhoods across the country, particularly in communities of color that are segregated and isolated by pervasive discrimination.

These shootings stem from the hopelessness, anger, and trauma of young people who start life deprived and often disabled physically, mentally, and emotionally by malnourishment, lead poisoning, periods of homelessness, and other readily solvable social and environmental conditions. They see the people in their neighborhoods in the same boat and hear a dismissive message from the larger society that their situation is their own fault.

Nor is it a mystery what we need to do about it. We need to end poverty and discrimination. The correlation of violence with social inequality and poverty is strong and global.

For immediate release: October 11, 2018

Hawkins Says Cuomo Cheats Voters by Failing to Debate

Calls for Mandatory Debates as part of Public Campaign Finance System

Green gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins said today it was past time for Cuomo to agree to debates.

“The ‘Cowardly Cuomo Campaign Plan for Buying Elections’ is: Step 1. Promise favors to special interests like real estate barons and Wall Street financial tycoons in exchange for tens of millions in campaign contributions. Step 2. Avoid reporters. Step 3. Dictate to the media the time, place, and format of one debate. Step 4. Bury his opponents’ messages with paid ads that market him like the newest Apple gadget,” said Hawkins.

In his two Gubernatorial campaigns, Cuomo accepted only one debate. In 2010, the one debate was on October 18 and in 2014 on October 22.

“It’s getting late,” Hawkins said. “Voters should be worried that Cuomo thinks he’s satisfied his one debate quota with his Democratic primary debate with Nixon.”

Spectrum News: October 10, 2018

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With less than a month to go before Election Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign has $9.2 million in cash on hand. His four opponents -- including Republican Marc Molinaro, Howie Hawkins of the Green Party, Libertarian Larry Sharpe and independent candidate Stephanie Miner -- have $320,000 -- combined.

“What I liked about those reports is I'm not the only one having trouble raising money. I'm in the mix compared to some of those other guys,” said Hawkins....

The Green Party's Howie Hawkins argues Cuomo has not really changed since the challenge from his left.

“He talks to the left and governs to the right. He talks about public campaign finance, closing the LLC loophole, etc., and it never happens,” said Hawkins.

WFUV (Fordham University): October 10, 2018

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Rising temperatures, algal blooms, billions (with a B) of tons of food waste and the growing need for renewable energy sources have New York politicians under pressure from environmental groups and voters alike. Prickly hosts Kacie and Andrew chat with Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins about his gubernatorial bid and City & State’s Rebecca Lewis.

LarrySharpe.com: October , 2018

Gravis Marketing released its latest survey of likely voters with Cuomo at 48%, Molinaro at 25% Sharpe at 13%, Miner at 9% and Hawkins at 6%

New York, NY – Gravis Marketing released a new survey of 783 Likely Voters this morning, asking voters how they planned to vote in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Among the voters surveyed Democratic Candidate Andrew Cuomo polled at 48%, Republican Candidate Marc Molinaro polled at 25%, Libertarian Candidate Larry Sharpe polled at 13%, Serve America Movement Candidate Stephanie Miner polled at 8%, and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins polled at 6%. The poll has a +/-3.5% margin of error.

“This poll shows that we’re continuing to gain momentum with New York voters.” says Libertarian Candidate Larry Sharpe.  “When people know who I am, when people hear our message, my campaign polls even better. We’re seeing the results of our efforts at events throughout New York State.” Follow up questions within the poll asked respondents about various policy issues and whether they were aware of candidate issue positions. After these questions, the respondents were asked again about their preferences for governor with Andrew Cuomo at 38%, Larry Sharpe at 25%, Marc Molinaro at 19%, Stephanie Miner at 9%, and Howie Hawkins at 10%.

“This poll really underscores the need for debate that includes all candidates for Governor. Millions of New York voters are looking for alternatives to the major party candidates” says Brian Waddell, Larry Sharpe’s campaign manager. “Governor Cuomo needs to come out of hiding and agree to a debate immediately.”

At present time, Governor Andrew Cuomo has not agreed to debate any candidates for Governor.

Polling Questions and Results

For immediate release: October 10, 2018

Hawkins: Tax the Rich to Revitalize the Public Sector

Albany – Green gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins wants to tax the rich to pay for his Green New Deal program for revitalizing public infrastructure and services.

Hawkins said Wednesday that New York needs to invest on the order of $44 billion a year over the next decade to build a 100% clean energy system, to repair and upgrade the state’s infrastructure after decades of under-investment, and to fully fund education from universal pre-K through tuition-free education in the SUNY and CUNY systems. Hawkins also wants the state to pick up the tab for its unfunded mandates on and restore state revenue sharing so that local governments can provide better services while cutting regressive property and sales taxes.

“New York can afford these public investments if the rich pay taxes at the rates they did in the 1970s. 40 years of conservative fiscal policies promoted by both major parties have combined tax cuts for the rich with spending cuts on public services and infrastructure. This trickle-down economics hasn’t worked. They gave more money to the rich but it didn’t trickle down to the rest of us. It just made the rich richer,” said Hawkins, a retired Teamster from Syracuse.