Peter Skewes
Peter Skewes (born 1957) is an American university professor and political activist best known for his candidacy for president of the United States as the nominee of the American Party of South Carolina in the 2016 presidential election. Early life and education Skewes was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic science from the University of New Haven in 1979, going on to receive a Master of Science in Poultry Physiology from the University of Florida in 1982 and a Ph.D. in Animal Physiology from Virginia Tech in 1985. He was the 1985 recipient of the Graduate Student Research Manuscript Award from the Poultry Science Association. Career Academia Skewes began teaching animal and veterinary science at Clemson University in 1985; there, he studies animal welfare issues and the behavior of domestic animals. At Clemson, in addition to his teaching and research duties, Skewes served as chair of the university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Skewes also serves on the editorial board of the scholarly journal Poultry Science. Politics In May 2016 Skewes won the nomination of the American Party of South Carolina in a three-way contest; the party had been founded in 2014