The 2020 presidential election is right around the corner. Here is a list of candidates who have announced that they will run. Candidates who have launched exploratory committees are not listed.
Republicans
Donald Trump
President Trump’s campaign officially began back in 2017, and he still plans to run for re-election. Historically, the presidential incumbent usually does not see an opponent from his or her own party run against them during the primaries.
Democrats
Tulsi Gabbard
Gabbard has been a representative for Hawaii since 2013. Before her term as a representative, Gabbard also served in Hawaii’s House of Representatives, on the Honolulu City Council and in the armed forces during the War in Iraq.
Julian Castro
Castro has previously served as a member of President Obama’s cabinet as the head of Housing and Urban Development. Before that, he served out his term as mayor of San Antonio.
Elizabeth Warren
Warren is a current Massachusetts senator who has held the position since 2013. Before her term as senator, she was the Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel under President Obama.
Kamala Harris
Harris is a current California senator. She has been the Attorney General of California and severed as the 27th District Attorney of San Francisco.
Cory Booker
Booker became the first African-American senator for New Jersey and was previously the mayor of Newark as well as a member of the town’s city council.
Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar has served as a Minnesota senator since 2007. Before, she was a county attorney.
Bernie Sanders
This is Sanders’ third run for the presidency, coming close during the 2016 primary against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Sanders is the current senator of Vermont and one of two independents serving in Congress. In addition to being one of the longest-running members in Congress, he served as a representative of Vermont. Before, he was mayor of Burlington.
Wayne Messam
Messam is currently the mayor of the city of Miramar, Florida, serving since 2015. Before, he served as a City Commissioner between 2011 and 2015.
John Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper has served as the Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. Before, he served as the Mayor of Denver between 2003 and 2011.
Jay Inslee
Inslee is currently the governor of Washington state, serving since 2013. Before, he served as one of the nation’s longest-running members in Congress from 1989 to 2012.
Beto O’Rourke
O’Rourke is the former Representative from Texas who recently gained international momentum for running for Senate against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. Before, he was a member of the El Paso City Council.
Kirsten Gillibrand
Gillibrand has served as a Senator for New York since 2009. Before, she was a Representative for New York.
Marianne Williamson
WIlliamson is the founder of Project Angel Food, which supports victims of AIDs, and a New York Times Bestselling Author. Previously, she ran for Representative of California.
Andrew Yang
Yang is an entrepreneur and founder of Venture for America, which trains recent college graduates and other potential employees to work in start-up companies across the country.
Independents
Dario Hunter (Green Party)
Hunter is currently a representative on the Youngstown Board of Education running as a Green Party candidate.
Adam Kokesh (Libertarian Party)
Kokesh is an author and independent journalist running as a Libertarian Party candidate.
