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“I had to double check that this wasn’t last week’s story on a Hochul contributor getting a massive sweetheart state contract. Governors may change but pay to play just gets bigger,” Howie Hawkins, a former Green Party candidate for governor, tweeted Sunday.

Posted by July 28, 2022 10:53 PM

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For First Time Since 1946, New Yorkers Have Just 2 Choices for Governor

New York Times, July 28, 2022

Howie Hawkins was the Green Party candidate for governor in the last three statewide elections. His party lost its ballot spot. Credit...Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor in the last three statewide elections, said voters are surprised when he tells them his party lost its spot on the ballot this year. He is hoping the Legislature will step in and make it easier next time.

“I don’t think it’s a lost cause — although it’s a tough fight,” he said.

Posted by July 20, 2022 6:30 PM

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Bad petition filings are especially bad for Zeldin

Newsday, July 20, 2022

But the broader issue of how third-party ballot lines are now accessed in New York is equally worrisome.....The Green Party, under which candidate Howie Hawkins helped bring once-niche policies on climate change, minimum wage and the social safety net into the mainstream, is stymied.

Posted by July 07, 2022 11:54 AM

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