While many potential Democratic candidates have
yet to announce their intentions, some have already launched presidential
campaigns, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland
Representative John Delaney.
Here's a list of the major party 2020 presidential
candidates.
President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump is seeking reelection in
2020. He announced his intentions to do so just days into his first term, on
January 20, 2017.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren
On a video posted to her website on December 31,
2018, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced that she was launching
an exploratory committee for a presidential run in 2020. In the video, Warren
who has long been expected to run described her vision of defending the middle
class, which she said was "under attack."
Former Maryland Representative John Delaney
Former Maryland Representative John Delaney was
the first major Democrat to declare a presidential bid.
Delaney, who was a US representative from 2013 to
2019, announced his decision to run on July 28, 2017.
In a Washington Post op-ed announcing his
candidacy, Delaney said "The current administration is making us less
prosperous and less secure. Im running because I have an original approach to
governing and an economic policy that can put us on a different course."
West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda, a member of the West Virginia
Senate, is running for the White House in 2020.
Ojeda, who lost a House race in 2018, announced
his decision to run soon after, on November 11, 2018.
Entrepreneur
Andrew Yang, an American entrepreneur and founder
of Venture for America, announced his presidential candidacy on November 6,
2017.
Yang's campaign prominently features giving all
Americans a basic $1,000 monthly income.
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