JT Lewis

JT Lewis
Lewis in 2018
Born
Joseph Theodore Lewis

(2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Alma materNewtown High School (–2018)
University of Connecticut
OccupationFilmmaker · school safety advocate · victim rights advocate
Years active2013–present
Political partyRepublican
ParentScarlett Lewis (mother)
RelativesJesse Lewis (brother)
Websitetwitter.com/thejtlewis
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Joseph Theodore Lewis[2] (born May 18, 2000) is an American school safety advocate. Lewis started Newtown Helps Rwanda,[3] a charity that raised money for survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide as well as former child soldiers in Uganda. He previously was a candidate in the 2020 elections for Connecticut state senator for the 28th district,[4] dropping out before the August primaries[5] to work on a national campaign. He is the older brother of first grade student Jesse Lewis,[6] a victim of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.[7]

  1. ^ @thejtlewis (May 18, 2020). "I turn 20 today. Feels great!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "A Conversation With JT Lewis, The 19-Year-Old Republican Running On A School Safety Platform". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Newtown Helps Rwanda". newtown-helps-rwanda.
  4. ^ "College Student vying for State Senate". WTNH.com. July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Connecticut State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Maxouris, Christina. "The 19-year-old brother of a Sandy Hook shooting victim is running for public office". CNN. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Sandy Hook shooting victims remembered". CNN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.