User:Henry Hewes II

HENRY FOX HEWES Henry Fox Hewes was born May 21, 1949, and is an American businessman, developer of low income housing, Right-To Life advocate and conservative politician. He is the son of the prominent American Theater Critic, Henry Hewes, and Education Consultant, Jane Hewes. His siblings are Tucker Hewes and Havecock Hewes. He is married to Dolores Hewes, and has three sons by the names of Henry Hewes, John Hewes, and William Hewes. He lives in New York City. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Hewes was born in New York, New York. He is the son of Theatre Critic, Henry Hewes, and Educational Consultant, Jane Hewes. Hewes has brothers named, Tucker Hewes and Havecock Hewes. Henry Hewes attended a series of prominent schools as a child and young adult including the Dalton School in New York City, Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and Riverdale Country School in Bronx, New York. He attended Boston University in Boston Massachusetts, State University of New York, and Hunter College in New York, New York. He obtained undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Accounting/Finance, and a Masters in Urban Planning from the acclaimed Hunter College/CUNY Program. While in graduate school, he was named as a Hubert Humphrey Fellow. BUSINESS CAREER Henry Hewes business career started out as a Real Estate Manager for NYC Department of Ports and Terminals. He went on to be the Co-founder of the well known Real Estate Development Planning firm of Stern & Hewes. In the mid-1980s, Mr. Hewes moved into the field of Real Estate Development and gradually concentrated on developing housing for low and moderate income families. Over the next 25 years, he participated in over 40 projects and built thousands of units of housing. He was also active in Internet technology investments. Over this period of time, Mr. Hewes has been involved with a variety of nonprofit organizations. He has been a trustee of the New York City Club, a trustee of the Dalton School, and has served on numerous boards and committees including the Hudson Link, MYATP, William James Housing Corp. Henry Hewes is a professed Christian who is an active member of the Disciples of Christ. POLITICAL BACKGROUND Henry Hewes began to take part in politics in college. While at Boston University, he headed “Students for Rockefeller.” He was a page at the 1968 Republican. After the convention, he worked in the Nixon Campaign as a Co-leader of Students for Nixon in Massachusetts. During college, he had a draft deferment and opposed the military draft while supporting the war. He was a lonely New York City supporter of Ronald Reagan. In 1988, he served as the New York State Director of Pat Robertson’s campaign for the president. After the nomination of George Bush, Henry Hewes became a co-chair of the George Bush Campaign. In New York State during this period, Henry Hewes became more active in Right-To-Life Advocacy. In 1989, he ran for Mayor of New York City against Rudolph Giuliani and David Dinkins. He surprised the press by winning a series of famous debates. In 1994, Hewes ran for United States Senate against Pat Moynihan. He lost a primary in the Conservative Party and was in the General Election as the candidate of the Right-To-Life Party. In 2000, he was the chair of Pat Buchannan’s Campaign in New York. In 2008, his opposition to the war in Iraq, and the war on terror caused him to leave the Republican Party and become a Democrat. In 2008, Hewes ran for President as the Right-To-Life Democrat. POLITICAL VIEWS Henry Hewes is involved in a matrix of issues related to many organizations, and he does not fit easily into political labels. Henry Hewes: (1)	Vigously supports the Right-To-Life for unborn. (2)	Opposes wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (3)	Opposes the two state solution in Israel. (4)	Supports withdrawal from foreign military entanglements and would bring all the troops home. (5)	Opposes torture and supports holding Americans accountable for war crimes. (6)	Supports energy independence for the United States. (7)	Supports movements to renewable energy sources and adoption of green living solutions. (8)	Supports enforcement of clean air and water acts. (9)	Advocates worker rights and a $10 minimum wage. (10)	Supports enforcement of labor laws and a crackdown on identity theft to encourage illegal aliens to go home and re-enter legally. (11)	Supports allowing needed workers to enter the United States legally either as immigrants or guest workers. (12)	Opposes factory production of animal protein and use of hormones and antibiotics. (13)	Supports a Value Added Tax to replace the Income Tax. (14)	Supports extension of tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (15)	Supports 20% cut in Federal Budget, recapitalization of Social Security, and reform of Medicare. (16)	Opposes increases in taxes. (17)	Opposes increasing Federal involvement in finance and health care. (18)	Opposes bank subsidies and bailouts. (19)	Opposes Federal Reserve and $280 billion in annual subsidies to banks. (20)	Opposes Obama Health Care. (21)	Supports charter schools, religious schools and home schooling.