What is Howie Hawkins?
{{Infobox Governor |name= Howie Hawkins |image=Hawkins 2010.jpg |image_size = 200px |order2= |office2= |term_start2= |governor2= |predecessor2= |successor2= |office3= |term_start3= |term_end3= |predecessor3= |successor3= |birth_date= {{birth date and age | 1952|12|08}} |birth_place=[[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |party= [[Green Party of the United States|Green]] |otherparty = [[Socialist Party USA|Socialist]]<ref>Mariani, John. {{cite web|title=Socialists back Howie Hawkins' Green bid for governor |date= 14 June 2010|url= http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/socialists_back_howie_hawkins.html|access-date=June 15, 2010}} ''The Syracuse Post Standard'', Monday June 14, 2010</ref> |profession= |children= |religion= |alma_mater= [[Dartmouth College]] |residence=[[Syracuse, New York]] |footnotes= }} '''Howie Hawkins''' (born December 8, 1952) is an American politician, [[perennial candidate]] and [[political activist]]. He is a member of the [[Green Party of the United States]]. He is a co-founder of the party. Hawkins was [[Green Party of New York|New York's Green Party]] candidate for the [[New York United States Senate election, 2006|U.S. Senate]] in 2006. In 2010, Hawkins ran as the Green Party's candidate for [[New York gubernatorial election, 2010|Governor of New York]]. In 2014, Hawkins ran again for [[New York gubernatorial election, 2014|campaign for Governor of New York]]. Hawkins ran for [[Governor of New York]] in 2018 as well. On April 3, 2019, Hawkins created an [[Howie Hawkins 2020 presidential campaign|exploratory committee]] for a possible [[President of the United States|presidential]] bid for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/howie-hawkins-syracuse-resident-exploring-run-for-green-party-presidential/article_1bc6e864-e446-566c-a36e-690150d2422c.html | title=Howie Hawkins, Syracuse resident, exploring run for Green Party presidential nod }}</ref><ref>https: