Democrats running for president in 2020
Six Democrats — including four women — have announced their candidacies for the 2020 presidential race. Here's a look at the backgrounds of who's running.
Kamala Harris is the sixth Democrat — and the third female U.S. senator — to announce their candidacy for the 2020 presidential campaign. Here is information on declared candidates as of Jan. 21:
Change in County Population, 2017 to 2018
Most of the counties with the highest rates of growth were concentrated in the West and South. Maricopa County in Arizona, home to Phoenix, topped all counties in numeric growth, adding over 81,000 new residents in one year.
Declared Democratic Presidential Candidates
Kamala Harris
Age: 54
Born: Oakland, Calif.
Position: U.S. senator from California
Education: Graduate, Howard University; law degree, University of California
Personal: Husband, Doug Emhoff
Issues: $15 minimum wage, rights of refugees and immigrants, civil rights
Elizabeth Warren
Age: 69
Born: Oklahoma City
Position: U.S. senator from Massachusetts
Education: Graduate, University of Houston; law degree, Rutgers University
Personal: Husband, Bruce Mann; two children
Issues: Early advocate of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Kirsten Gillibrand
Age: 52
Born: Albany, N.Y.
Position: U.S. senator from New York
Education: Graduate, Dartmouth College; law degree from UCLA
Personal: Husband, Jonathan Gillibrand; two sons
Issues: Seeks justice for sex assault survivors in military and college campuses
Julian Castro
Age: 44
Born: San Antonio, Texas
Position: HUD secretary in the Obama administration, 2014-17; San Antonio mayor, 2009-14
Education: Graduate, Stanford University; law degree, Harvard Law School
Personal: Wife, Erica Lira; two children
Issues: Champion of community development; advocate of LGBT rights
Tulsi Gabbard
Age: 37
Born: American Samoa
Position: U.S. House representative from Hawaii; also a major in the Hawaii National Guard
Education: Graduate, Hawaii Pacific University
Personal: Husband, Abraham Williams
Issues: Environment, abortion rights
John Delaney
Age: 55
Born: Wood-Ridge, N.J.
Position: Former U.S. House representative from Maryland; former businessman and entrepreneur
Education: Graduate, Columbia University; law degree, Georgetown University
Personal: Wife, April McClain; four children
Issues: Elimination of partisan gerrymandering; bipartisanship
Kamala Harris
Age: 54
Born: Oakland, Calif.
Position: U.S. senator from California
Education: Graduate, Howard University; law degree, University of California
Personal: Husband, Doug Emhoff
Issues: $15 minimum wage, rights of refugees and immigrants, civil rights
Elizabeth Warren
Age: 69
Born: Oklahoma City
Position: U.S. senator from Massachusetts
Education: Graduate, University of Houston; law degree, Rutgers University
Personal: Husband, Bruce Mann; two children
Issues: Early advocate of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Kirsten Gillibrand
Age: 52
Born: Albany, N.Y.
Position: U.S. senator from New York
Education: Graduate, Dartmouth College; law degree from UCLA
Personal: Husband, Jonathan Gillibrand; two sons
Issues: Seeks justice for sex assault survivors in military and college campuses
Julian Castro
Age: 44
Born: San Antonio, Texas
Position: HUD secretary in the Obama administration, 2014-17; San Antonio mayor, 2009-14
Education: Graduate, Stanford University; law degree, Harvard Law School
Personal: Wife, Erica Lira; two children
Issues: Champion of community development; advocate of LGBT rights
Tulsi Gabbard
Age: 37
Born: American Samoa
Position: U.S. House representative from Hawaii; also a major in the Hawaii National Guard
Education: Graduate, Hawaii Pacific University
Personal: Husband, Abraham Williams
Issues: Environment, abortion rights
John Delaney
Age: 55
Born: Wood-Ridge, N.J.
Position: Former U.S. House representative from Maryland; former businessman and entrepreneur
Education: Graduate, Columbia University; law degree, Georgetown University
Personal: Wife, April McClain; four children
Issues: Elimination of partisan gerrymandering; bipartisanship