2020: Women, veterans, gay among Dem hopefuls
Washington, Feb. 11: Senator Amy Klobuchar on Monday officially joined a crowded field of Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 – already shaping up to be one of the largest and most diverse ever.
Klobuchar is now party of a group of White House hopefuls that includes other high- flying female US senators, charismatic veterans and a young gay mayor. And it is likely to grow before the US primary season gets underway a year from now.
Here are some of first entrants in the presidential race, 21 months before the election.
Amy Klobuchar: The 58year- old granddaughter of an iron miner, Klobuchar
■ GROUP OF White House hopefuls is likely to grow before the primary season.
■ THE GROUP includes high- flying US senators, veterans and a young gay mayor.
is a former prosecutor with an unpretentious demeanor. She has quietly gained attention in Washington as a centrist. Klobuchar is known for putting partisanship aside to pass legislation. Elizabeth Warren: At 69, the US Senate's consumer protection champion from Massachusetts became the first high- profile Democrat to enter the race when she announced a presidential exploratory committee on December 31. Warren is on the party's left flank, and built her reputation by holding Wall Street accountable for its missteps. Kirsten Gillibrand: This New York senator made a name fighting the battle to end sexual assault, especially in military, before the # MeToo movement gained national prominence. The 52- year- old is a fierce Trump critic. Kamala Harris: The daughter of Indian immigrant medical researcher mother and a Jamaican economist father, Harris, 54, began her career as a district attorney in San Francisco before serving as California's attorney general.