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John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign

The 2020 presidential campaign of John Delaney, the former U.S. representative who represented Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019, was announced to the public on July 28, 2017.[4] Delaney was the first prominent Democrat to announce a campaign for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, far earlier than other candidates. If elected, Delaney would have been the first Marylander to serve as President of the United States, and the second Catholic, after John F. Kennedy.

Friends of John Delaney

July 28, 2017

January 31, 2020

Terry Lierman (co-chair)[1]
John Davis (senior advisor)[2]

US$28,187,946.84[3] (12/31/2019)

Focus on the Future

Delaney promotes himself as a centrist, and a moderate, and believes that the Democratic Party needs to be a big tent to bridge partisan and national divisions. He harshly criticized Donald Trump for being divisive among other issues. From January 25, 2020, Delaney did not reach greater than 2% in a national poll.[5] Delaney suspended his campaign on January 31, 2020, after making an announcement on social media.[6]

Background[edit]

Delaney is a three-term congressman, representing Maryland's 6th district.[7] He has a background as a businessman and entrepreneur.[7][8]


Before Delaney announced that he was running for the presidency, he was considered a potential candidate for Maryland's 2018 gubernatorial election.[7]


Delaney had said that he began considering a presidential run following Hillary Clinton's surprise defeat by Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 election.[7]


In May 2017, Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's program Hardball and the husband of Maryland Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Matthews, said that Delaney had set up an office in Maryland that he speculated might be for a presidential run.[9] At the time, Delaney's office denied this speculation.[9] Later that month, Delaney said, "I am not running for president."[9]

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020

2020 United States presidential election

Archived May 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Campaign website

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