SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Howie Hawkins will soon be able to add “president” to the ever-growing list of offices for which he has campaigned.

Hawkins has formed an exploratory committee to probe a run for president with the Green Party, of which he was a founding member.

The central issues of Hawkins’ campaign would be to promote ecosocialism via the Green New Deal, cut military funding and pursue more progressive taxation of wealth and income.

"Averting climate disaster requires a major mobilization of resources and the transformation of the economy to put the protection of the planet and necessities of the people before profits,” Hawkins said in a statement. “The transition to an ecosocialist Green New Deal will also include an Economic Bill of Rights and an end to squandering resources on militarism and imperialism.”

Hawkins, 66, is a familiar face in Central New York electoral politics. He’s run for office 24 times over the last 26 years, including bids for governor, U.S. Senate, Syracuse mayor, city auditor and city council. He’s never won.

He recently retired from UPS, where he worked the night shift for decades. He was a member of the Teamsters union.

For nearly 10 years he’s championed the Green New Deal, which gained national attention among many Democrats this year. Hawkins ran for Senate on a Green New Deal platform in 2010.

Hawkins’ platform for president includes Medicare for all, free college tuition, improved public housing and rent control, and social ownership of key industries including large banks, oil companies and power utilities.