Henry Hewes | |
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![]() Hewes at the 2016 Lesser-Known Candidates Forum | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 21, 1949 |
Political party | Democratic (2004–present) Republican (before 2004) |
Other political affiliations | Right to Life (1989, 1994) Conservative (1994) |
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Residence(s) | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Henry F. Hewes (born May 21, 1948) is an American real estate developer and political candidate. Throughout his career, he ran for Mayor of New York City and for the U.S. Senate as the nominee of the Right to Life Party. He served on the presidential campaigns of numerous Republican politicians. [1]
In 2012, 2016, and in 2020, Hewes announced that he would run as a Democratic presidential candidate. [2]
The son of Jane Fowle and theater critic Henry Hewes, Hewes studied at State University of New York and Hunter College, where he was Hubert Humphrey Fellow. He was a nationally known economic development consultant at Stern and Hewes, and he also served on the Board of the Dalton School, City Club of New York, and the Mitchell-Lama Association. He was formerly a newspaper publisher before moving into real estate development, specializing in low-income housing, schools, and medical facilities. [3]
Hewes worked as a regional and state director for a number of presidential campaigns. He supported Pat Robertson, Pat Buchanan and George H. W. Bush in their respective campaigns for president. After serving in administrative roles[ clarification needed ], he ran for mayor of New York City as the nominee of the Right to Life Party in 1989. He participated in all five mayoral debates, and was described in the press as the winner of the debates. [4] Rudy Giuliani described that Hewes and David Dinkins were "running almost like a ticket here". [4] He finished in third position in the election, behind Dinkins and Giuliani. [5] He also ran for U.S. Senate in 1994, [6] also finishing third behind Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Bernadette Castro. [7]
In 2016, Hewes ran for president as a Democrat, receiving more than 600 votes in the Missouri primary [8] and over 11,000 votes nationwide; [9] in 2020, he again ran as a Democrat. [10] He failed to secure the nomination during both years.
In 2005, Hewes described his political stances as "eclectic", noting his opposition to the War in Iraq, the USA Patriot Act, and the death penalty. He favored small government, the rights of all citizens to bear arms, and a number of other conservative causes. He also favored raising the minimum wage at the time. [7] [11] as well as rent vouchers and the deregulation of the housing market in New York City. [12]
Hewes is opposed to abortion, stating in an interview that he was worried by the number of politicians that "are utterly untroubled by the 58 million aborted children since 1973." He also stated in the same interview with Rolling Stone that he is against any form of capital punishment. [13]
According to Hewes, the financial system in the United States requires reform, along with the Veterans Administration. He believes veterans should receive full medical insurance. [14]