By Nola Killpack
So far, 523 candidates have filed to run for president. This includes 175 Democrats, 70 Republicans, 20 Libertarians, and 13 Green candidates, as well as a record number of women, a couple of anarchists, and a whole lot of glass ceilings ready to be broken. Here are some of the most notable candidates so far:
Democrats:
Corey Booker: Together, America, We Will Rise
- New Jersey senator
Pete Buttigieg
- Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
- Would be the first openly gay and the youngest president (serving at 39)
Julian Castro: One Nation. One Destiny
- Mayor of San Antonio and former US secretary of housing and urban development
- Would be the first Hispanic or Latino president
John Delaney: Focus on the Future
- Former representative from Maryland
Tulsi Gabbard:Lead with Love
- Representative from Hawaii
- Would be first woman, Hindu, and Pacific Islander as president
- *Has become very controversial for her anti-Muslim and anti-LGBTQ+ stances and Russian propaganda promoting her
Kirsten Gillibrand
- Senator from New York
- Would be the first woman as president
Kamala Harris: For the People
- Senator from California
- Would be the first Asian-American, African-American woman, and woman as president
- Her election would also mark the first interracial couple in the White House
Amy Klobuchar
- Senator from Minnesota
- Would be the first woman as president
Bernie Sanders
- Senator from Vermont
Elizabeth Warren
- Senator from Massachusetts
- Would become the first woman as president
Marianne Williamson
- Calls for a ‘moral and spiritual awakening’ in US
- Author, lecturer, and Oprah’s spiritual advisor
- Would be the first woman as president
Andrew Yang: Humanity First
- Entrepreneur
- Would become the first Asian-American president
- *Wants to give “Freedom Dividends” of $1000 per month to all US citizens ages 18-64
Republicans:
Donald Trump: Keep America Great
- I think we all know who he is.
Bill Weld
- Former Massachusetts governor
- *Anti-Trump
Libertarians:
Adam Kokesh
- Wants an “orderly dissolution of the federal government”
- *Just got bailed out of jail
Vermin Supreme: A Dictator You Can Trust!
- Known for wearing a boot as a hat and carrying around a large toothbrush
- *Campaign based on laws requiring teeth-brushing, zombie apocalypse awareness, time travel research, and free ponies for all
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