Jay Inslee for President | |
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Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries) |
Candidate | Jay Inslee
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Affiliation | Democratic Party |
Announced | March 1, 2019 |
Suspended | August 21, 2019 |
Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
Key people | Aisling Kerins (campaign manager)[1] |
Receipts | US$6,922,717.11[2] (September 2019) |
Slogan | Our Moment |
Website | |
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The 2020 presidential campaign of Jay Inslee began on March 1, 2019, when Inslee – the incumbent Governor of Washington – announced that he would be running for the Democratic nomination. He had been chair of the Democratic Governors Association for the 2018 election cycle and served as a co-chair of the United States Climate Alliance.[3] He was the first governor to enter the 2020 race.[4]
Inslee centered his campaign around climate change and other environmental issues.[5] His policy positions included transitioning the United States completely to zero-emission renewable energy by 2035, and investing in the creation of a clean energy economy and additional jobs. Inslee's campaign was officially suspended on August 21, 2019, when he announced his withdrawal from the race on The Rachel Maddow Show.[6]