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Joseph Theodore Lewis (born May 18, 2000) is an American school safety advocate. Lewis started Newtown Helps Rwanda, 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, dropping out before the August primaries to work on a national campaign. He is the older brother of first grade student Jesse Lewis, a victim of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Early life and education JT Lewis was born Joseph Theodore Lewis on May 18, 2000, to Scarlett Lewis. He is the older brother of six-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was a first grade student at Sandy Hook Elementary School when he and others were killed in a shooting at the school on December 14, 2012. He was a twelve-year-old seventh grade student when his brother died. Lewis was raised on a farm with his younger brother and they had horses, dogs, and chickens, which their mother bought in 1998. Several days after the shooting, former president Barack Obama met with Lewis, his mother, and the victims' families at Newtown High School. Lewis recalled the event years later saying that "President Obama treated me with the utmost respect and class. More importantly, [he] honored my brother's memory." Lewis attended Newtown High School and was on the varsity football team, graduating in 2018. Lewis attended University of Connecticut as a political science major. He played on the UConn football team as a walk-on kicker his Freshman year. Advocacy and politics After the shooting, Lewis became an advocate for trauma victims and founded the organization Newtown Helps Rwanda, which raises money for relatives of the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide to attend college and also participates in other causes. Survivors of the genocide reached out to Lewis via Skype to talk about their traumatic experiences losing family members due to violence and offer their condolences to him. As a gesture of gratitude to the survivors, Lewis founded the organization to raise money for their education. After a few months of fundraising, the organization raised enough money to send several survivors to college and have raised over $35,000. Lewis's organization also helped Ugandan former child soldiers build fishponds and poultry farms for self-sufficiency. The organization has expanded its focus to several causes to help victims of trauma, such as victims and survivors of automobile accidents. He has also interned for the non-profit organization Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, which his mother founded. Lewis co-won the Courage Award at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards for his advocacy work. The award was presented to him by singer Ne-Yo and actress Jessica Alba. He also met with singer Justin Timberlake after the ceremony. Lewis met with president Donald Trump in 2018 and participated in a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room on the Federal Commission on School Safety report that was published after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting to address gun violence in American schools. He attended with his mother Scarlett and sat next to Andrew Pollack, father of Meadow Pollack, a victim of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, two seats away from the President. He shared his ideas about how to improve school safety with the President and other commission members. After the meeting, Lewis had a private moment with the President in the Oval Office. After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, Lewis became involved in school safety reform and policy. In July 2019, Lewis announced that he was running as a Republican in the 2020 elections to represent Connecticut's 28th senate district in the Connecticut State Senate and unseat third-term incumbent senator Tony Hwang. He decided to run for public office to honor his younger brother. His campaign was centered on improving gun regulations, mental health and mental health law, and improving school safety. He has been critical of Hwang, saying that Hwang is "all about taking pictures and not taking action." Though he was running as a Republican, Lewis has expressed himself as a unifying figure and working with all lawmakers. If he won the election, he said he would still continue to attend the University of Connecticut as a state senator. He dropped out of the election in July. He announced on Instagram on July 10 that he accepted a position with President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign. Political views Lewis is a member of the Republican Party and has said he is supportive of president Donald Trump and his administration. He supports improving national background checks on gun purchases. Commenting on his work with the Federal Commission on School Safety report, Lewis commented "It's not 100 percent perfect, but it is a great first step in the school safety movement." He also supports improving security at schools, including having armed guards at schools. Lewis has voiced support for LGBT civil rights and is a supporter of gun rights and the Second Amendment. He criticized the non-profit organization Sandy Hook Promise for using graphic images in their PSAs about school shootings. Personal life In 2013, in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, JT's mother Scarlett started the non-profit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. Awards Teen Choice Awards, Courage Award, 2016. 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The Pepper and Longstreet Mysteries
JT LewisMeet Pepper Jones and the mysterious Jacob Longstreet... Neighborhood burglaries, snobby cheerleaders, hidden clues, missing children, haunted houses, historic bank robberies, secr...
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God Is Easy
Ilex ArborHave you ever wondered about God?Have you ever wondered about all of the vastlydifferent religions and churches…and which one was the right one?Have you ever let fear or ignorance ...
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Revenge In The Knight
ByteExperience the feel of a Graphic Novel in Byte's gritty story of a life ruined, and the revenge that inevitably feeds Nathan Knight’s new existence.He had it all…a beautiful and lo...
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Betty
JT LewisGabriel and Betty have both dealt with a lifetime of bad relationships…until they find themselves thrown together in the shadow of a lightning strike!“Betty” is the story of their ...
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The Journal
JT LewisComing to grips with the loss of his grandfather, young Gabriel Celtic gains new understanding, and respect for the man that had been his mentor.The Journal is a prequel for The Ad...
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Mysteries Of The First Degree
JT LewisMysteries In The First Degree is a collection of three of J.T. Lewis' first of series novels.Starting with Murder! Too Close To Home, you will get sucked into the Adventures of Gab...
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In Case of Death
JT LewisCheck out J.T. Lewis' newest Gabriel Celtic adventure, Murmansk!Men are dying mysteriously all over the world, but as Gabriel Celtic soon discovers…The killer lives in his own back...
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Johnathan ThurstonJT. One of the greats, simply the best. He is Johnathan Thurston.As a young Brisbane kid, Johnathan Thurston was written off as too skinny, too slow and too wild to play rugby leag...
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Last Dance
JT LewisCan a love last a lifetime...and beyond?Jacquie Talento's 5Star ReviewIf J.T. Lewis can write such cute short stories, I can only image what J.T.Lewis has in store for me with a lo...
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The Abducted
JT LewisBased on actual events...maybe...It was just a party.There were six of them, three guys and three girls enjoying the cool fall evening. Good friends, they had been drawn together i...
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First Mistake
JT LewisBeing crazy is all fun and games…until someone dies!A young woman is dead…Found lying in the middle of a country road…An innocent young girl…No one knows who she is…A relatively si...
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The Wolf Creek Bandit
JT LewisThe Story That Started It AllMeet Pepper Jones and the mysterious Jacob Longstreet... Neighborhood burglaries, snobby cheerleaders, hidden clues, missing children, haunted houses, ...
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Kidnap Inc.
JT LewisDetective Nick Behr is called back from an extended stay in the Nevada desert. A woman has been murdered, and there are no leads except a single word written on the wall in her own...
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Angel
JT LewisPulled out of a car wreck in progress, Gabriel finds himself in a strange room with a stranger like he has never met before.Angel is part of the prequel of Murder! Too Close to Hom...
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Rise Of The Retailer
Byte & JT LewisIn their first collaboration together, J.T. Lewis and Byte create a horrorfilled, Dystopian Sci Fi tale of unique magnitude.Stan Medford has taken a chance for the first time in hi...
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The Biggest Thing
Ilex ArborIlex Arbor brings his unique outlook on how to achieve a successful life to the pages of ‘The Biggest Thing’.His ‘Protocols for Life’ are ancient and universal truths that continue...
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The Medlevian Protocol
Ilex Arbor & JT LewisIn a time when secrets are hard to keep, there is one that has been kept hidden for centuries...the Protocol.While the men charged with protecting this ancient knowledge remain ste...
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The Book Of Gabriel
JT LewisGabriel Celtic is confronted with something that he could never have imagined giving a second thought to...Saving the world!Ancient scrolls found by archaeologist Julien Taylor in ...
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The Great Plane Robbery
JT LewisThe Adventures of Young Gabriel Celtic is a Middle Grade series that focuses on the misadventures of Gabriel Celtic as a youngster. Always inquisitive, he follows his intuition in ...
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Circles
JT LewisAnnie Chang has finally arrived! Receiving an engraved invitation to interview for the job of her dreams, she is startled to find that she is the only one that has been invited!Acc...
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The Adventures of Young Gabriel Celtic
JT LewisThe Adventures of Young Gabriel Celtic is a Middle Grade/YA series that focuses on the misadventures of Gabriel Celtic as a youngster. Always inquisitive, he follows his intuition ...
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The Artifact Hunter
JT Lewis“Secret societies, murder, and intrigue are just the start as the action starts rolling from the very first page in The Artifact Hunter!”Finding an old yet infamous desk, Jesse Fla...
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The Circles Theory
ByteThe Circle theory was developed in 1942 by Dr. Thaddeus Long to explain the interrelationships between all human life on the planet. Although Dr. Long died before fulfilling his dr...
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The Perthra Incident
JT LewisDan Brown meets James Rollins in this epic international thriller that pits Gabriel Celtic and his crew against an unnamed society that has been seeking control for a millennium!Ha...