13 Facts About James Hedges

James Hedges was born on May 10,1938 and is an American politician who served as the Tax Assessor for Thompson Township, Pennsylvania and as the Prohibition Party's 2016 presidential nominee.

James Hedges is currently the only member of the Prohibition Party to be elected to public office in the 21st century, and the first since 1959.

James Hedges was born on May 10,1938, in Iowa City, Iowa to Robert Hedges and Margaret Ayres, who were teetotallers for religious reasons.

James Hedges became interested in the Prohibition Party while in high school after reading an article in a newspaper.

From 1972 to 1983, James Hedges served as the editor of the National Speleological Society Bulletin.

James Hedges later became a reporter and environmental columnist for area weekly newspapers and was appointed Fulton County's first Recycling Coordinator.

In 1980, James Hedges retired from the military and became more active in the Prohibition Party and rose to the position of Executive Secretary in 2003.

In 2001, James Hedges secured the nominations of the Republican, Democratic and Prohibition parties through write-in ballots to appear as the only candidate for Tax Assessor in Thompson Township.

James Hedges won the election, and was sworn-in in 2002 by District Justice Carol Jean Johnson.

James Hedges became the first official elected in a partisan election from the Prohibition Party since two members of the Winona Lake, Indiana, city council were elected in 1959.

James Hedges was re-elected in 2005, and served until the office was abolished by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2007.

James Hedges announced on February 18,2010, that he intended to run for the nomination.

James Hedges received the Prohibition presidential nomination during a nominating convention held via conference call on July 31,2015.