Henry Williams (activist)
Henry Williams | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2000–2001 |
| Education | The Masters School 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] His father is an immigrant from Australia.[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 hestitant 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Keiles, Jamie Lauren (June 6, 2019). "Are These Teenagers Really Running a Presidential Campaign? Yes. (Maybe.)". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Crosbie, Jack. "Mike Gravel's Viral 2020 Campaign Is the Brainchild of a New York Teen". Splinter. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c Graham, David A. (April 10, 2019). "Mike Gravel's Plan to Rock the Democratic Primary". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ Farzan, Anita Noori (March 21, 2019). "An 88-year-old ex-senator is the newest Democratic dark horse". Press Herald. Retrieved June 15, 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 May 28, 2019.