Henry Williams (activist)
Henry Williams | |
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| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) |
| Education | Columbia University |
Henry Williams is an American political activist, best known for organizing and chairing the Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign as a college student.[1][2][3][4]
Background
Williams was raised in a politically liberal household.[1] Williams volunteered for Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[1]
Williams graduated from The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York.[1] As of April 2019, Williams was a student at Columbia University in New York City.[1]
Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign
With high school friend David Oks, Williams contacted Mike Gravel on March 14, 2019, to propose a campaign for the Democratic primaries in 2020.[3] The stated goal was not to win the primaries but to reach the Democratic debate stage.[5] Gravel was hesitant at first, but Williams and Oks convinced him to launch a campaign in order to promote their shared left-wing political views.[3] Both Williams and Oks had discovered Gravel in Nixonland by Rick Perlstein in reference to his disclosure of the Pentagon Papers.[1]
Along with Oks, Williams was the subject of a June 9, 2019, profile in The New York Times Magazine.[1]
In July 2019, Williams said in an interview with The American Prospect that he intends to remain involved in political advocacy and campaigning. He also expressed his interest in working for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Keiles, Jamie Lauren (6 June 2019). "Are These Teenagers Really Running a Presidential Campaign? Yes. (Maybe.)". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Crosbie, Jack. "Mike Gravel's Viral 2020 Campaign Is the Brainchild of a New York Teen". Splinter. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Graham, David A. (10 April 2019). "Mike Gravel's Plan to Rock the Democratic Primary". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ Farzan, Anita Noori (21 March 2019). "An 88-year-old ex-senator is the newest Democratic dark horse". Press Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "An 88-year-old ex-senator is the newest Democratic dark horse thanks to the 'acerbic' teens running his Twitter". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ↑ Boguslaw, Daniel (12 July 2019). "Mike Gravel's Chief of Staff on the 2020 Hopeful's Bid for the Debate Stage". The American Prospect. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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