NJ Senator Cory Booker becomes the 9th Democrat to announce they are running for the 2020 nomination. Meanwhile, Howard Schultz announced he will pursue an Independent route, removing him from our contender list. That leaves 9 announced candidates, with 18 still to hear from.
Definitely running:
- Rep. John Delaney
- Sec. Julian Castro
- Gov. Jay Inslee
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Mayor Pete Buttigieg
- Sen. Kamala Harris
- Sen. Cory Booker
Potential candidates who have shown some interest:
- Sen. Michael Bennet
- VP Joe Biden
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg
- Sen. Sherrod Brown
- Gov. Steve Bullock
- Gov. John Hickenlooper
- Attn Gen Eric Holder
- Rep. Joe Kennedy
- Sen. Any Klobuchar
- Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- Gov. Terry McAuliffe
- Sen. Jeff Merkley
- Rep. Seth Moulton
- Rep. Beto O’Rourke
- Rep. Tim Ryan
- Sen. Bernie Sanders
- Rep. Eric Swalwell
- Sen. Mark Warner
Not running:
- Andrew Cuomo
- Hillary Clinton
- Tim Kaine
- Michael Avenatti
- John Kerry
- Chris Murphy
- Oprah Winfrey
- Jason Kander
- Martin O’Malley
- Tom Steyer
- Mark Cuban
- Sen. Bob Casey
- State Sen. Richard Ojeda
- Mayor Eric Garcetti
- Howard Schultz
