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hayes patrol agents ignacio ramos and jose alonso compean . taken at february 10 , 2007 , at the corner of hollywood a and argyle , los angeles . rally in support of u.s. border joanna d. hayes , theo hayes columbus , georgia , u.s. republican ted hayes 9 march 1951 dome village , los angeles ted hayes.jpg ted hayes
 theodore hayes , jr. homeless and anti-illegal immigration
ted hayes

theodore `` ted '' hayes , jr. -lrb- born march 9 , 1951 in columbus , georgia -rrb- is an american advocate for the homeless and an activist .
hayes ' activism began in january 1985 , when justiceville , a community of homeless people in los angeles , was founded .
it survived for five months , until authorities moved to shut down the shantytown .
when they did , hayes entered 35-day fast in protest .
in 1987 , with producer tom bolema and the butchers , he recorded `` ted 's rap : justiceville '' about the bulldozing of the encampment .
in 1993 he founded dome village , a los angeles homeless facility consisting of geodesic domes designed by architect craig chamberlain and funded by arco .
during the same year , he ran for mayor of los angeles during the primary election , receiving 0.63 % of the vote .
in the mid-1990s , he organized a youth - and homeless cricket team , now called the compton cricket club , that toured ireland and england and inspired an opera .
he has served as president of the los angeles social cricket alliance .
at the 2000 democratic national convention , hayes , who was leading a contingent of homelessness activists , was shot with a rubber bullet by police .
in 2001 he ran unsuccessfully for the los angeles city council seat of the 9th district , receiving 5.3 % of the vote .
after the september 11 terrorist attacks , he was criticized by muslim leaders for his role in persuading the los angeles city council to pass a resolution demanding that muslims take a stronger stance against global terrorism .
recently , he has become a vocal critic of illegal immigration to the united states , joining the minutemen project at protests and staging his own .
there was an altercation at an anti-illegal immigration rally at leimert park organized by hayes .
he has founded several organizations , including the black elephants , a group of black republicans , and the crispus attucks brigade , an african-american anti-illegal immigration group .
the crispus attucks brigade , is named for an african american man who was the first victim of the boston massacre .
he is also the co-founder of the non-profit organization united american committee , which educates americans on the dangers of islamism .
hayes was a supporter of president george w. bush 's foreign policy .
he is also critical of critics of black republicans , who he says are `` vigorously vilified by democrats '' .
the self-proclaimed western or american `` gandhi '' , hayes is known for being a colorful character , often sporting long flowing coats and wearing american flags as part of his dress , and a yarmulke .
he is also known for being an advanced inline skater , rollerblading through skid row and venice beach .
in 2008 , hayes became the republican congressional nominee against incumbent maxine waters in california 's 35th congressional district .
he lost that election , with 13 % compared to 84 % for maxine waters .
however , he got more than ten times the votes per dollar of campaign expenditure as waters did .
featured in several award winning documentaries about homelessness and cricket , hayes has also occasionally appeared in hollywood productions , including a role as himself in the 2000 film `` pharaoh 's streets '' , as well as a homeless person on the sitcom 227 .
his daughter joanna hayes is an olympic gold medalist , and his son theo is the co-coach of the cricket team .
