A short primer on the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination so far:
Announced Candidates:
U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro of Texas
Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California
Exploratory Committees formed:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana
U.S. Senator Kirstin Gillibrand of New York
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
Leading Possible Candidates:
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado
Former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York, New York
Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Former Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Rep. Adam Schiff of California



