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VOTERS’ PAMPHLET Washington State Elections
Presidential Primary
March 10
2020
2020
Official Publication
Ballots mailed to voters by February 21
(800) 448-4881 | sos.wa.gov2 A message from Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary
On March 10, voters in our state will have the opportunity to participate in Washington’s Presidential Primary.
It’s your chance to have your voice heard on the nomination process for the office of U.S. President.
The Presidential Primary was created in 1989 as a citizens’ Initiative to the Legislature. In the past, the
two major political parties used caucus results to allocate some or all of their delegates to the national
conventions, rather than the results of the primary. Additionally, the Presidential Primary occurred in May, well
after the field of candidates had been condensed.
After years of working with the Legislature to move our primary to an earlier date, lawmakers approved a
bill in 2019 to advance the primary to March. Now, Washingtonians will have a greater voice in selecting the
nominees for President. For the first time in state history, both major political parties will use the results of the
Presidential Primary to allocate their delegates to the national conventions.
Candidates from both parties will appear on your primary ballot. It is important to note that you are required
to declare a party for the primary contest you’re voting in. The declarations, written by the parties, appear
on the return envelope. Without your signature and party selection, your vote cannot be counted. The
Presidential Primary is the only statewide election in which you are required to select a political party.
I am excited to offer you this special 2020 Presidential Primary Voters’ Pamphlet, and hope you find it
helpful in casting your ballot. In the Office of the Secretary of State, we strive to provide a trusted source of
information for voters to use in making informed decisions in Washington elections. This pamphlet is one of
many resources we provide, which includes information from the candidates about their background and
views, as well as contact information for their campaigns.
All registered Washington voters are encouraged to participate in this important election. Your ballot return
envelope comes with prepaid postage, so you can drop it into either a ballot drop box or any U.S. mailbox. If
mailed, your ballot must be postmarked by March 10. Otherwise, you may use an official ballot drop box by
8 p.m. on March 10. For drop box locations and more information, visit our website at sos.wa.gov/elections.
Sincerely,
Mark Neary
Assistant Secretary of State
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much more.Table of contents | March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary 3
Are accessible voting options available?.............4
Are language services available?........................4 Deadlines
Voting in the Presidential Primary........................5 Register by mail, received by: March 2
How do I register to vote in Washington?............6
Register online by: March 2
How do I cast a ballot?........................................ 7
Register in person by: March 10, 8 p.m.
Democratic Party Candidates Election Day: March 10
Michael Bennet....................................................8
Joseph R. Biden..................................................9
Michael Bloomberg...........................................10 Important Dates for 2020
Cory Booker...................................................... 11
Pete Buttigieg.................................................... 12 August 4, 2020 – Primary Election
John Delaney.....................................................13 November 3, 2020 – General and
Tulsi Gabbard.....................................................14 Presidential Election
Amy Klobuchar..................................................15
Deval Patrick.....................................................16
Bernie Sanders.................................................. 17
Tom Steyer.........................................................18
Elizabeth Warren...............................................19
Andrew Yang.....................................................20
Who donates to campaigns?
Republican Party Candidate View information on financial contributors
Donald J. Trump................................................ 21 for presidential candidates:
Federal Election Commission
More information www.fec.gov
Why the 2020 Census matters..........................22 Toll Free (800) 424-9530
Celebrate women of Washington......................22
Know a veteran? Vote in their honor..................23
Contact Your County Elections Office............... 24 Political parties
Washington State Democrats
PO Box 4027
Seattle, WA 98194
The order of political parties is determined (206) 583-0664
by the number of votes cast in this state for info@wa-democrats.org
the President of the United States at the last www.wa-democrats.org
presidential election.
Washington State Republican Party
In 2016, the Democratic Party received the 11811 NE 1st St, Ste A306
highest number of votes and must appear Bellevue, WA 98005
on the ballot first. Candidates are listed in (425) 460-0570
alphabetical order within each party. (WAC caleb@wsrp.org
434-219-155) www.wsrp.org
/WASecretaryofState
@secstatewa
/WashingtonStateElections4
Are accessible voting options available?
Audio and plain text voters’ pamphlets
available at www.sos.wa.gov/elections
No internet access? To receive a copy
on a USB drive, call (800) 448-4881.
Contact your county elections office to
find an accessible voting unit near you.
Are language services available?
Se habla español 中國口語 Nói tiếng việt
所有華盛頓州的選民都可 Tất cả cử tri ở Tiểu Bang
在網站 www.sos.wa.gov/
Todos los votantes del
Washington có thể truy cập
elections 查看中文選民手
estado de Washington tienen
sách dành cho cử tri và đơn
冊和選民登記表格。
acceso al folleto electoral y a
ghi danh cử tri bằng tiếng
los formularios de inscripción
Việt trực tuyến tại
en español por internet en 此外，金郡選民也可登記在 www.sos.wa.gov/elections
www.sos.wa.gov/elections
每次選舉前自動獲取中文
選票和選民手冊。
Ngoài ra, cử tri ở Quận King
Adicionalmente, los votantes
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boleta y folleto electoral de
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cada elección. Nếu quý vị hoặc người nào
quý vị biết cần trợ giúp ngôn
Si usted o alguien que
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conoce necesitan asistencia
(800) 448-4881.
en español llame al
(800) 448-4881.
The federal Voting Rights Act requires translated elections materials.Voting in the Presidential Primary 5
Your ballot will be mailed by February 21.
Follow these steps for your vote to count.
Read the declarations on
1 Why do I need to
your return envelope.
mark a party box?
For this election only, you must
mark and sign a party declaration
Mark one political party for your vote to count. The major
2
declaration box (required). political parties require voters to
mark a party box.
If you mark the Democratic Party
Sign and date the box, you must vote for a Democrat.
3
declarations (required). If you mark the Republican Party
box, you must vote for a Republican.
Attempts to change the party
declaration wording could result in
Vote for one candidate from the your ballot not being counted.
4
political party you marked in Step 2. Your choice of party will not
affect how you may vote in future
elections.
Follow steps shown on the insert included in
5
your ballot packet to return your voted ballot.
Vote for one.
You may vote for one candidate or the “Uncommitted Delegates” option, but not both.
• A vote for one candidate listed on the ballot directs party delegates to support that
candidate at their national convention.
• A vote for Uncommitted Delegates allows uncommitted party delegates who
represent Washington to decide during their national convention.
On January 7, each political party decided which candidates would be printed on their
Jan. side of the ballot. The uncommitted option was requested by the Democratic Party. It
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was not requested by the Republican Party. Once the list of candidates was submitted
to the Office of the Secretary of State, changes could not be made. (RCW 29A.56)6 How do I register to vote in Washington?
Qualifications How do I register
You must be at least 18 to vote?
years old, a U.S. citizen, a Online: Register at votewa.gov
resident of Washington,
By mail: Request a paper form be
and not under Department
mailed to you or print your own at
of Corrections supervision
sos.wa.gov/elections
for a Washington felony conviction. 16- and
17-year-olds can sign up as Future Voters No internet access? Call (800) 448-4881.
and will be registered to vote when they In person: Visit your county elections office
turn 18. (listed at the end of this pamphlet).
Registration deadlines Moved? Update your
By mail or online: voting address
Your application Contact your county elections
must be received no office to request a ballot at your
later than March 2. new address.
In person: Visit a By March 2: Have your
local voting center application received by mail or
no later than 8 p.m. updated online.
on March 10.
Or
By March 10: Visit a local voting center
in person.
What if I’m not 18 yet?
If you are 16 or 17, become a Future Voter!
16- and 17-year-olds can use the Voter Registration form to sign
up as Future Voters and be automatically registered to vote
when they turn 18.
Every year on Temperance and Good Citizenship Day (January
16), high school students 16 and older are given the opportunity
to complete a voter registration in class.How do I cast a ballot? 7
Your ballot will be mailed by Vote your ballot and sign your
1 February 21 to the address you
provide in your voter registration.
2 return envelope. For this election
only, you must mark and sign a
If you need a replacement ballot, party declaration for your vote
contact your county elections office to count.
listed at the end of this pamphlet.
Return your ballot by mail, no stamp Did someone offer to drop off
3 needed. If mailed, your ballot must be
postmarked by March 10.
4 your ballot for you? Only give your
ballot to someone you trust. We
recommend returning your ballot by
Or use an official ballot drop box until
mail or to an official drop box.
8 p.m. on March 10.
Check the status of your ballot on View election
5 votewa.gov to see if it has been results online
received by your county elections After 8 p.m. on election
office. night, tallied results from
Election staff will contact you before each county are posted at
your ballot is processed if: sos.wa.gov/elections
• Your signature is missing
Results are updated
• Your signature doesn’t match your
as counties report and
voter registration record
• You did not mark a party box
unofficial until certification.8 Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party
Michael
Bennet
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(720) 432-7682 To beat Donald Trump, we need to offer the opposite
info@michaelbennet.com of Donald Trump. That is what I represent. A different
MichaelBennet.com temperament. A different set of values. A new direction that
Elected Experience will unify the American people.
Appointed to U.S. Senate from Colorado in 2009; Reelected Donald Trump doesn’t care about your kids or mine, and
in 2010 and 2016 the future of our kids has to be part of every decision we
Other Professional Experience make. Our kids don’t have time for us to waste fighting a
Superintendent - Denver Public Schools; Chief of Staff - losing battle for the next 10 years on a Medicare for All plan
Mayor of the City of Denver, CO; Managing Director - that would take insurance away from millions of people
Investment Company; Attorney & Law Clerk and cost trillions of dollars. They don’t need more empty
promises of free stuff. Instead, we need to cover everyone
Education in three years and lower costs with the option of buying a
Wesleyan University (BA); Yale University (JD) government healthcare plan; create economic opportunity;
Community Service end childhood poverty; and build a climate solution that lasts
No information submitted a generation.
It’s up to us to leave more, not less, to the next generation,
and that’s why I’m running for President — to expand
opportunities to every American and build a better future for
all of us.
Candidate statements are printed exactly as submitted. The Office of the Secretary of State does not
make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 9
Joseph R.
Biden
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
info@joebiden.com Former Vice President Joe Biden believes we are in a battle
www.joebiden.com for the soul of this nation. The current president threatens
Elected Experience everything we stand for by fanning the flames of hate groups,
Vice President of the United States; United States Senator dividing Americans, and tearing the fabric of the country
from Delaware; New Castle County Council apart. The stakes in this election couldn’t be higher, and
nothing will change if we don’t defeat the current president.
Other Professional Experience
No information submitted Joe’s parents instilled in him that when you see an abuse of
power, it’s your obligation to stand up to combat it. That’s
Education motivated him his entire life - as Senator from Delaware for
University of Delaware; Syracuse University College of Law 36 years and President Obama’s Vice President for 8 years.
Community Service Joe stood shoulder to shoulder with President Obama to
No information submitted pass the Affordable Care Act, expanding health care for 20
million people. He wrote and passed the Violence Against
Women Act, when domestic violence was considered
a family matter. He took on the NRA and won – twice –
including passing the assault weapons ban. And, he started
talking about climate change as a moral issue of our time far
before it was a mainstream issue.
His vision for America is based on equal opportunity for
all. Treating everyone with dignity. A middle class where
everyone - regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or
disability - comes along.
As president, Joe will expand on the historic progress of the
Obama-Biden administration and rebuild a strong, inclusive
middle class. He’ll protect and build on Obamacare with a
public option. He’ll restore our standing in the world.
Joe has a proven ability to bring people together and to
deliver for the middle class. At this defining moment in our
nation’s history, it’s going to take Joe’s strong leadership to
unite America and move our country forward.
Washington’s Presidential Primary was first created in 1989 by Initiative 99, a petition submitted to the Legislature.
For this election only, you must mark and sign a party declaration for your vote to count.10 Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party
Michael
Bloomberg
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(212) 205-7446 Mike Bloomberg is an entrepreneur and three-term
info@mikebloomberg.com mayor of New York City whose innovations in business,
www.mikebloomberg.com government, and philanthropy have made him a pioneering
Elected Experience leader on critical issues facing America and the world. He
Mayor of New York City, 2002-2013 has launched major coalitions to save and improve lives,
including America’s largest campaigns to prevent gun
Other Professional Experience violence and fight the climate crisis, and he has championed
Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies efforts to fix our immigration system.
Education Elected mayor just weeks after the attacks of September 11,
BS from Johns Hopkins University; MBA from Harvard 2001, Mike led New York City’s resurgence. He spearheaded
Business School the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, fought poverty with new
Community Service programs that became national models, and turned around
As a boy, Mike became one of the youngest ever Eagle a failing school system. Mike reduced carbon emissions by
Scouts, and he has made giving back a priority throughout 14 percent, increased New Yorkers’ life expectancy by three
his career. He launched national grassroots coalitions to years, and cut crime by a third while reducing incarceration
take on pressing challenges, and he created the nation’s by 39 percent. Despite the national recession, he led the city
first Chief Service Officer role in New York City, mobilizing to record job growth.
millions of volunteers and helping more than 270 cities After his third term, Mike resumed leadership of Bloomberg
engage citizens in service. Bloomberg Philanthropies works LP, the technology and media company he founded in 1981.
to save and improve lives in 510 cities and 129 countries. Bloomberg LP now employs some 20,000 people.
Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mike applies a unique,
data-driven approach to drive progress in five focus areas –
education, the environment, public health, and government
innovation, and the arts. He has given away $10 billion.
Mike grew up in a middle-class home in Medford,
Massachusetts. He took out government loans and worked
his way through school, graduating from Johns Hopkins
University and Harvard Business School. He is the father
of two daughters, Emma and Georgina, and has two
grandchildren.
Candidate statements are printed exactly as submitted. The Office of the Secretary of State does not
make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 11
Cory
Booker
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(973) 310-7253 Cory Booker has made it his mission to bring people
washington@corybooker.com together to do uncommon things since he began his career
www.corybooker.com in public service. As a baby, his parents moved their family
Elected Experience to Harrington Park, NJ and battledhousing discrimination to
As the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate get Cory and his brother into good public schools. Cory’s
from NJ, Cory helped pass laws that are combating mass dad always told him that life isn’t about the degrees you
incarceration and directing investment into vulnerable get – it’s about the service you give. And Cory has carried
communities. From 2006 to 2013, he served as Newark’s those values with him throughout his career, from his time as
mayor, where he united a diverse coalition to make change. Newark’s mayor, to his 2016 DNC convention speech, to the
launch of this campaign back in February 2019.
Other Professional Experience
Cory founded a nonprofit that provided legal aid and other This election is about how we can pull together and heal
services for low-income families. America after years of Trump’s hatred and division. We need
a president who can repair the damage Trump has done
Education and make justice and opportunity real for every American.
Stanford University, followed by the University of Oxford on We need a president who is unafraid to tackle the biggest
a Rhodes Scholarship and Yale Law School. problems in our country, like the gun violence epidemic, the
Community Service crisis of climate change, a broken criminal justice system,
Service and commitment to giving back to his community and an immigration system that has separated children from
have and always will be a central part of Cory’s life. their families.
Throughout this campaign, Cory has shown that he has
the record, the ideas, and the commitment to take these
challenges head on, because he has spent his entire career
running at the toughest challenges and bringing people
together to accomplish things others said were impossible.
In the Senate, he has been on the front lines of efforts to
increase wages and ensure hard work is fairly rewarded,
expand economic opportunity and protect the rights of all
Americans to breathe clean air and drink clean water.
When Democrats unite around our shared values, we’ll more
than take back the White House – we will restore our sense
of common purpose, expanding opportunity, and ensuring
justice for every American.
Washington’s Presidential Primary was first created in 1989 by Initiative 99, a petition submitted to the Legislature.
For this election only, you must mark and sign a party declaration for your vote to count.12 Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party
Pete
Buttigieg
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
info@peteforamerica.com In an election that will decide who will lead the day after
peteforamerica.com Donald Trump leaves office, Pete Buttigieg will be a
Elected Experience president ready to pick up the pieces of our divided nation,
Mayor of South Bend, Indiana gather up an American majority that is hungry for change,
and launch the era that must come next.
Other Professional Experience
Lieutenant, United States Navy Reserve (2009-2017) As a Midwesterner, mayor, and veteran, Pete offers a
different vision of politics and government than we see
Education coming out of Washington, DC.
Harvard University, AB; Oxford University, BA
Born in South Bend to a first-generation immigrant from
Community Service Malta and a fifth-generation Hoosier, Pete grew up in an
United States Conference of Mayors Board Member; Former industrial city still recovering from the loss of its economic
President of the Indiana Urban Mayors Caucus; Former engine, Studebaker, decades earlier and the decisions being
President of the Northern Indiana Mayors Roundtable; made in our nation’s capital in the years since.
Former Truman National Security Project Board Member
The national press had written off his home town as “dying,”
but Pete knew with fresh ideas and a new approach to
politics the city could thrive again. As a two-term mayor,
Pete reformed government, attracted new business, and
made smart investments in the city. Under his leadership,
household income rose by nearly a third, poverty fell by a
third, and unemployment was cut in half. During Pete’s first
term as mayor, he took a leave of absence to deploy to
Afghanistan as a lieutenant in the Navy.
As president, Pete will offer a new kind of leadership that
rallies the American people together behind bold ideas to
finally take on climate change, gun violence, stagnant wages,
and the other urgent challenges we face before it’s too late.
Candidate statements are printed exactly as submitted. The Office of the Secretary of State does not
make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 13
John
Delaney
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(301) 500-8643 John K. Delaney grew up in a blue-collar union household in
info@johnkdelaney.com northern New Jersey and his parents did not attend college.
https://www.johndelaney.com/ Delaney founded and led two-publicly traded companies
Elected Experience and represented Maryland’s Sixth District in the U.S. House
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013- of Representatives from 2013-2019. Delaney’s businesses
2019, representing Maryland’s 6th District. were focused on providing capital to small and medium-
sized companies, helping thousands of businesses grow.
Other Professional Experience Delaney is a past winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur
CEO of HealthCare Financial Partners, which he founded in of the Year Award and his business received the Bank
1993; CEO of CapitalSource, which he founded in 2000 Enterprise Award from the Obama Administration for
Education investing in economically distressed communities. In
Columbia University (BA); Georgetown University (JD) Congress, John was known for his work crafting innovative
Community Service bipartisan legislation to rebuild America’s infrastructure. In
Catholic Charities; With his wife, April McClain-Delaney, 2017, Delaney was named one of the World’s Greatest
National Capital Philanthropy Day 2007 Outstanding Leaders by Fortune Magazine for his efforts. Delaney
Philanthropists Award for Greater Washington, DC authored legislation to create a carbon tax, establish access
to pre-K nationwide, end gerrymandering, create a national
artificial intelligence strategy, study social media’s impact
on minors and support veterans. John was ranked as one
of the most bipartisan members of Congress. As a member
of the U.S. House, he founded the Congressional Artificial
Intelligence Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers
dedicated to educating Congress on technology and future
of work issues. John and his wife April McClain-Delaney live
in Potomac Maryland and have four daughters.
Washington’s Presidential Primary was first created in 1989 by Initiative 99, a petition submitted to the Legislature.
For this election only, you must mark and sign a party declaration for your vote to count.14 Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party
Tulsi
Gabbard
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(808) 861-0793 My personal commitment to you, to all of my fellow
info@tulsi2020.com Americans, is to treat you with respect and compassion,
www.tulsi2020.com something us Hawaiians call Aloha. Every single person
Elected Experience deserves to be treated with respect regardless of race,
Tulsi is the first female combat veteran to run for President. religion, or gender, or even your politics. Inclusion, unity,
She was elected to Congress from Hawaii in 2012 and respect, aloha -- these will be the operating principles for my
has served on the Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and administration.
Armed Services Committees. Let us enter into a new century free from the fear of nuclear
Other Professional Experience war, a world where there is real peace, where our people
Tulsi is a Major in the Army National Guard, having served for have time to pursue happiness rather than being forced
more than 16 years, deployed twice to the Middle East. to work constantly just to survive, where we build strong
communities that care for each other and the planet. Our
Education economy must not be dependent on war, but driven instead
Accelerated Officer Candidate School, Alabama Military by innovation, green technology and renewable industries.
Academy; Hawaii Pacific University, B.S.B.A.
Everyone deserves clean water to drink, clean air to breathe
Community Service and access to nourishing food; everyone receives the
Tulsi has found that she is happiest serving others, from medical care they need, has a roof over their head, receives
leading efforts to clean up Hawaii oceans and beaches to the education they need and is able to find good paying,
leading efforts to pass the OFF Fossil Fuels Act in Congress. fulfilling work. Americans deserve financial security. We live
in the richest, most powerful nation in the world. Americans
should not have to live paycheck to paycheck, some of us
never being able to retire.
Our success in life is measured by our happiness and
fulfillment rather than accumulation of wealth and status.
We love and care for our neighbors, and respect each other
regardless of the color of our skin, how we worship or who
we love.
In this new century, we work out our differences with
one another with mutual respect and tolerance; we
negotiate with other nations and resolve problems through
compromise and diplomacy. We overcome the current
pulling us toward war, and usher in a new era of international
peace and prosperity built not on conflict but on cooperation.
Candidate statements are printed exactly as submitted. The Office of the Secretary of State does not
make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 15
Amy
Klobuchar
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
info@amyklobuchar.com Senator Amy Klobuchar has always been guided by the
https://amyklobuchar.com/ values she learned growing up in Minnesota. Her grandpa
Elected Experience worked 1,500 feet underground in the iron ore mines of
Hennepin County Attorney: 1999 – 2007; U.S. Senator from northern Minnesota. Her dad was a newspaperman and her
Minnesota: 2007 - Current mom was an elementary school teacher who taught second
grade until she was 70.
Other Professional Experience
No information submitted Her daughter, Abigail, was sick when she was born. Even
though Abigail was in intensive care because of insurance
Education rules, Senator Klobuchar was discharged from the hospital
Graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and the after just 24 hours. She took that experience and became
University of Chicago Law School. the leading advocate for the successful passage of one of
Community Service the first laws in the country guaranteeing 48-hour hospital
No information submitted stays for moms and their babies.
She served as the Hennepin County Attorney for eight years
and in 2006 became the first woman elected to the U.S.
Senate in Minnesota’s history. In the Senate, she has worked
hard to get things done, passing over 100 bills as the lead
Democrat.
Senator Klobuchar is known for taking on big interests
to bring down everyday costs for families and protect
consumers. She is working to deliver economic justice to
Americans -- focusing on housing, childcare, retirement
security and education -- and fighting to protect voting
rights. As part of her campaign, she has released a plan
outlining over 100 concrete steps she will take in her first 100
days as President to take on the biggest challenges we face,
including health care, shared economic prosperity, climate
change and restoring America’s standing in the world.
Washington’s Presidential Primary was first created in 1989 by Initiative 99, a petition submitted to the Legislature.
For this election only, you must mark and sign a party declaration for your vote to count.16 Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party
Deval
Patrick
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(202) 417-6287 I have had the opportunity to personally live the American
info@devalpatrick2020.com Dream, and I’m running for President to ensure the path to
www.devalpatrick2020.com that Dream is open to everyone, everywhere.
Elected Experience I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, most of that time on
Governor of Massachusetts, 2007 to 2015 welfare, going to big, broken, overcrowded public schools.
Other Professional Experience For all the things we didn’t have, one thing we did have was
NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Civil Rights Division, U.S. a strong community. The lessons I learned in that community
Department of Justice; Bain Capital - Double Impact have guided me in every assignment I’ve taken on.
Education I have two terms of accomplishments and reforms as
Harvard College; Harvard Law School Governor of Massachusetts, a record of successful
leadership in business, a demonstrated commitment to
Community Service fighting for the most vulnerable as an advocate, and a life
Project 351 – a community service initiative for that epitomizes the American Dream.
Massachusetts 8th graders; Year Up - a non-profit program
to help young adults close the opportunity divide; Cradles We need leadership that’s about bringing us together, not
to Crayons; Greater Boston Food Bank; W.K. Kellogg tearing us apart. We need leadership that’s about leaving
Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation things better for those who come behind us. We need
Enterprise leadership that understands that unity makes us not only
stronger but successful.
That’s the kind of leadership that produced results in
Massachusetts. We faced the worst economic crisis in
a generation and, because we stuck together and made
shared sacrifices, we emerged stronger on the other side.
I will take that same style of leadership to the Presidency.
The public is asking big questions and insisting on big
solutions. Renewing the American Dream requires we deliver
on our bold campaign proposals: an Opportunity Agenda, a
Reform Agenda, a Democracy Agenda, and a Leadership
Agenda. More than the character of the candidates is at
stake this time. This time it’s about the character of the
country. This time it’s about restoring the American Dream
so it works for everyone, everywhere. This time it’s about
whether we are prepared to do the work of rebuilding our
national community, for today and for tomorrow.
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make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 17
Bernie
Sanders
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(802) 862–1505 I am running for president as part of an unprecedented
info@berniesanders.com and historic grassroots campaign to not only take back the
www.berniesanders.com White House, but to build a movement to finally make the
Elected Experience progressive change we need.
Senator Bernie Sanders served Vermont in the House of Our campaign is about taking on the powerful special
Representatives for 16 years and, in 2018, was re-elected to interests that dominate our economic and political life,
his third term in the U.S. Senate. He first ran for President in including Wall Street, health insurance corporations, the
2016, and together with millions of people, started a political pharmaceutical industry, the fossil fuel industry, the military
revolution. industrial complex, and the private prison industry. Our
Other Professional Experience campaign is building a movement to end racism, sexism,
Bernie worked as a carpenter and documentary filmmaker homophobia, religious bigotry and all forms of discrimination.
before being elected Mayor of Burlington. Our campaign is about the humane and just treatment
of immigrants. Our campaign is about transforming our
Education country and creating a government based on the principles
Bernie attended Brooklyn College and the University of of economic, social, racial and environmental justice. Our
Chicago, where he was a leader in the fight against housing campaign is about creating a government and an economy
discrimination. that work for the many, not just the few. Our campaign is
Community Service about guaranteeing health care as a human right.
Bernie fights tirelessly for working families, focusing on the I’m running for president because, we need leadership that
shrinking middle class and the growing gap between the rich brings us together – not divides us up. Women and men,
and everyone else. black, white, Latino, Native American, Asian American, gay
and straight, young and old, native born and immigrant. Now
is the time for us to stand together.
Make no mistake about it. The powerful special interests
in this country have unbelievable power and they want
to maintain the status quo. The only way we will win this
election and create a government and economy that work
for all is with a grassroots movement – the likes of which
has never been seen in American history. They may have the
money and power. We have the people.
Together we can create a nation that leads the world in
the struggle for peace and for economic, racial, social and
environmental justice. And together we will defeat Donald
Trump.
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Tom
Steyer
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(415) 757-6600 Tom Steyer is running for president to break the stranglehold
info@tomsteyer.com that corporations have on our democracy. Our government
www.tomsteyer.com is broken because corporations have bought it, and
Elected Experience prioritized their profits over people. The way to fix it is to
No information submitted give more power to the American people. Tom is committed
to enacting big structural change through term limits and a
Other Professional Experience national referendum, overturning Citizens United, and ending
Founder and former managing partner of Farallon. gerrymandering. He believes we must do this first if we ever
Education want to tackle the big problems facing our country.
Yale University (BA), Stanford Business School (MBA). Combating climate change will be a top priority of a Steyer
Community Service presidency. He will declare a national emergency on Day
Founder and former head of NextGen America, a nonprofit One of his administration, using emergency powers to
promoting progressive causes, where he led the largest address the crisis. Through his Justice-Centered Climate
youth voter-turnout effort organizing students on hundreds Plan, Tom will create 46 million jobs over 10 years,
of colleges. In California helped win overtime pay for farm prioritizing investments in well-paying union jobs and
workers and end cash bail. With wife Kat Taylor, was front line communities. He believes that confronting this
among the first to sign the Giving Pledge. Together founded existential threat will bring America back together.
Beneficial State Bank, a community bank loaning money Tom’s 5 Rights Agenda, a “21st century bill of rights,”
affordably to working people and projects that improve the enumerates essential rights that every American must have
quality of lives within local communities, and California Food to live in dignity, including universal health care, a fair and
for California Kids. equal vote, clean air and water, education, and a living wage.
As a self-made billionaire, Tom is the best candidate to go
head-to-head with Donald Trump on the economy and
expose him for what he is — a fraud and a failure. After
starting and growing a successful international investment
firm from scratch, he stepped down in 2012 to focus his
energy and resources on fighting climate change. His People
Over Profits Economic Agenda will make big investments in
the American worker, infrastructure, and innovation. Tom and
his wife, Kat Taylor, were among the first to sign the Giving
Pledge — a commitment to give away the bulk of their
personal fortune during their lifetimes.
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make corrections of any kind or verify statements for truth or fact.Presidential Candidates | Democratic Party 19
Elizabeth
Warren
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(425) 233-8215 Elizabeth Warren grew up in Oklahoma on the ragged edge
info@elizabethwarren.com of the middle class. Her dad sold fencing and carpeting at
elizabethwarren.com Montgomery Ward, and ended up as a janitor. She has three
Elected Experience older brothers who served in the military, and her oldest
United States Senator, Massachusetts (2012 to present). brother was career Air Force and flew combat missions in
Vietnam.
Other Professional Experience
Law professor at Rutgers University, the University of When Elizabeth was twelve, her dad suffered a heart attack.
Houston, University of Texas-Austin, University of Michigan, He was out of work and the medical bills piled up. They lost
University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University, assistant the family station wagon and were about an inch away from
to President Barack Obama and special adviser to the losing their home, when her mom got a minimum wage job
Secretary of the Treasury. answering the phones at Sears. Back then, a minimum wage
job could support a family of three. That job saved their
Education home, and it saved their family.
J.D. Rutgers University, B.S. University of Houston.
Elizabeth has spent her whole career studying why
Community Service America’s middle class has been hollowed out. She
Sunday school teacher, late 1970s/early 1980s; member, fearlessly takes on giant corporate special interests like big
Commission on Economic Inclusion, FDIC, 2007-2010; banks and credit card companies that cheat consumers
reporter, National Bankruptcy Review Commission, 1995- and undermine small businesses. She goes after shady for-
1997; Federal Judicial Center on Judicial Education, 1990- profit schools that rip off students, veterans, and taxpayers.
1999. She relentlessly fights to end the influence of big money in
politics.
Elizabeth got to become a teacher, a law professor, and
the senior senator from Massachusetts because America
invested in kids like her. She is in this fight to build an
America that works for everyone.
Elizabeth and her husband Bruce have been married for 38
years. They have three grandchildren and a golden retriever
named Bailey. Elizabeth would be grateful to have your vote
for President of the United States of America. She will fight
for your family like she fights for hers.
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Andrew
Yang
(Democratic Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
info@yang2020.com I’m Andrew Yang, and I’m running for President as a
Yang2020.com Democrat in 2020 because I fear for the future of our
Elected Experience country. I’m not a career politician—I’m a job creator who
None understands the economy. After running a non-profit
focused on bringing jobs to struggling communities,
Other Professional Experience it became clear to me that we need to make an
After spending five unhappy months as a lawyer, Andrew unprecedented change as more Americans lose their jobs to
Yang pivoted and became an entrepreneur and non-profit automation.
leader, finding success as the CEO of a test prep company.
He then founded Venture for America which helped to create I went to Washington, DC, to ask what was being done,
thousands of jobs in cities across America. but no one provided real solutions to the problem. The
establishment isn’t willing to take the necessary steps to
Education address the economy of the 21st century.
Andrew Yang received a BA in Economics from Brown and a
JD from Columbia. My priority is to implement the solutions America needs to
get back on track. 78% of Americans are living paycheck to
Community Service paycheck, and 40% aren’t be able to afford an unexpected
Andrew’s mission for the past decade has been to help $400 bill. At the same time, the biggest tech companies are
entrepreneurs revitalize their communities through job paying $0 in taxes while sucking up more and more money
creation. Andrew was named a Champion of Change in from our local economies.
2012 and an Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship in
2015 by the Obama Administration. We need to put in place a new system that makes sure
Americans get a slice of every Amazon sale, Google search,
and self-driving truck mile. By investing this money in
ourselves, we can build a trickle-up economy that puts our
people first.
I’m a parent and a patriot. I have two young boys, and I want
to look back at my life knowing I did everything in my power
to create the kind of future our children deserve—one with
an America of opportunity, freedom, and equality.
A crisis is underway—we have to work together to stop it.
Once I understood the magnitude of this problem, and that
our government was not going to take steps necessary to
stem the tide, I had no choice but to act. That’s why I’m
running for President.
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Donald J.
Trump
(Republican Party Candidate)
Contact Information Statement
(646) 736-1779 President Donald Trump is putting America first, fulfilling the
Info@DonaldTrump.com promises he made when he first announced his candidacy
www.DonaldJTrump.com over four years ago.
Elected Experience Under President Trump’s leadership, Congress passed
President of the United States of America historic tax cuts and relief for hard-working Americans. The
Other Professional Experience Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the first major tax reform signed in
CEO, Trump Organization 30 years, providing tax relief for 82% of middle-class families
and doubling the Child Tax Credit.
Education
Wharton School of Business President Trump is unleashing economic growth and
jobs. Since his election, the Trump administration’s pro-
Community Service growth policies have generated 6 million new jobs, the
No information submitted unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in 50 years,
and wages have grown at more than 3% for 10 months in a
row. The manufacturing industry created nearly half a million
new jobs, with 625,000 new construction jobs being created
since President Trump took office.
The Trump administration prioritized the economic
empowerment of women at home and across the
globe, launching the Women’s Global Development and
Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, the first-ever whole-of-
government approach focused on advancing women’s full
and free participation in the global economy and allocated
$50 million for the fund.
President Trump is also ensuring our Veterans get the
services they need and deserve. This started by signing the
Veterans Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act to
allow senior officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs
(V.A.) to fire failing employees and establish safeguards to
protect whistleblowers
In August 2017, the President signed the Harry W. Colmery
Veterans Educational Assistance Act, an important step
in providing our nation’s heroes the support they have
earned. This funded the post-9/11 GI Bill, which provided
educational benefits to veterans, service members, and their
family members, including tuition, fees, books, housing, and
additional costs.
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Why the 2020 Census matters
Every 10 years, as required by the United States Constitution, the U.S.
Census Bureau takes a complete count of the country’s population.
Every person living in the U.S. is expected to participate. The Census
Bureau collects data for statistical purposes only and is required by law
to protect your individual identity.
Having accurate, updated census information is vitally important.
The information is used by Congress to distribute more than $880
billion in federal health, education, and infrastructure funds to states,
counties, and cities based on population. Census information is also
used by Washington’s bipartisan redistricting commission to draw new,
equally-populated legislative and congressional districts that reflect the
population growth and shifts over the past decade.
The Census Bureau will begin collecting information in March 2020 and
you can respond online, by mail, by phone, or with an in-person interview.
You’ll be asked to complete a questionnaire with a few basic facts about the
people in your household. It’s easy and confidential. Remember, everyone
counts — so when you receive the official questionnaire, complete it for each
person in your household.
Celebrate women of Washington
Washington has been Ahead of the Curve since it first granted
women suffrage (the right to vote) in 1883. Later revoked, in 1910
our state became the fifth to include women’s suffrage in its
constitution — a decade ahead of the nation.
Legacy Washington is gearing up for the 2020 centennial of
women’s suffrage in the United States by highlighting the
pioneering spirit of some larger-than-life women and little-
known stories with big impacts on our state, the nation, and
beyond. Washington women keep blazing
trails in fields from science to bridge
building.
Visit the Ahead of the Curve exhibit at the
Washington State Capitol in Olympia, or
read in-depth profiles of all the subjects
online.
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