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Howie Hawkins
- Party: Green
- Occupation: UPS freight unloader
- Education: Dartmouth College
- Active in movements for peace, justice, and the environment since the late 1960s.
- Former Marine who organize opposition to the Vietnam War.
- Teamster active in US Labor Against the War.
- Author of articles on politics, economics, and social theory.
- Editor of Independent Politics: The Green Party Strategy Debate (Haymarket, 2006).
Jeffrey T. Russell
- Party: Libertarian
- Occupation: Retired computer programmer with NYS Office for Technology
- Education: BS 1972 in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Over 50 years appreciation for the founding principles of this country.
- Respect for the rights of all to live their lives as they desire, so long as they don't violate others' rights.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Party: Democratic, Independence, Working Families
- Occupation: United States Senator
- Senator Clinton was elected to the United States Senate in 2000, after nearly 30 years of service on behalf of children and families.
- She serves on several Senate committees covering issues that include health, education, environment, aging, and the military.
- She attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School.
Roger Calero
- Party: Socialist Workers
- Occupation: Former meatpacker, now editor of The Militant/El Militante
- Education: High school graduate
- SWP's 2004 presidential candidate.
- Active in winning solidarity for workers' and union struggles.
- I am using my campaign to build the movement for the legalization of all immigrants.
William Van Auken
- Party: Socialist Equality
- Occupation: Full-time writer for the World Socialist Web Site + wsws.org
- wsws.org + the most widely read socialist Internet publication, providing daily analysis and commentary on world events, workers' struggles, politics
- Education: High school graduate
- 35 years in the socialist movement, with continuous involvement in workers' struggles in both the US and internationally.
John Spencer
- Party: Republican, Conservative
- Occupation: John is President and CEO of Spencer Consulting, Inc.
- Education: After two years at Westchester Community College, during the height of the Vietnam War, John enlisted in the United States Army.
- Currently he holds no political office.
- He was term limited after serving two consecutive terms as Mayor of the City of Yonkers.
- John was a Vice-President at Bankers Trust when elected to the Yonkers City Council.
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