U.S. Democrats, anxious to get started on their quest to recapture the White Hou...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Democrats, anxious to get started on their quest to recapture the White House in 2020, are lining up to launch campaigns in what is quickly becoming a crowded field of presidential contenders.
Here are the Democrats who have either launched campaigns or formed exploratory committees to begin raising money and hiring staff for a presidential run: JULIAN CASTRO - The secretary of housing and urban development under President Barack Obama joined the race onJan. 12 in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, where he once served as mayor and a city councilman. Castro, 44, the grandson of a Mexican immigrant, is so far the only Hispanic in the field. He has used his family’s personal story to criticize Trump’s border policies.
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND - An outspoken leader in the #MeToomovement against sexual assault and harassment, the senator from New York announced her candidacy on Jan. 15 on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Gillibrand, 52, touted her rural roots in upstate New York on a subsequent trip to Iowa and said she had proven her ability to win over more conservative rural voters.
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