The following is a list of people who have been mentioned as potential candidates in 2020. Folks are on the list whether or not they have claimed or disclaimed any interest in running.
The list of people without government experience is followed by a list of current or past government officials who have been mentioned or have done something to suggest they are thinking about running for president. There has been one addition to the list since the last issue of the WW, Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans.
Dwayne Johnson – Actor
Bob Iger – CBS
Howard Schultz – Chairman of Starbucks
Mark Cuban – Businessman and Owner, Dallas Mavericks
Kanye West – Entertainer
Mark Zuckerberg – CEO, Facebook
Oprah Winfrey – Oprah Network
Congressman John Delaney (D) – Announced 7/22/17
John Hickenlooper (D) – Governor of Colorado
Steve Bullock (D) – Governor of Montana
Corey Booker (D) – U.S. Senator
Martin O’Malley (D) – Former Governor
Amy Klobuchar (D) – U.S. Senator
Terry McAuliffe (D) – Governor of Virginia
Kamala Harris (D) – U.S. Senator
Joe Biden (D) – former V.P., former U.S. Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand (D) – U.S. Senator
Elizabeth Warren (D) – U.S. Senator
Jason Kander (D) – former Missouri Secretary of State/failed U.S. Senate candidate
Congressman Tim Ryan (D)
Congressman Seth Moulton (D)
Eric Garcetti (D) – Mayor of Los Angeles
Julian Castro (D) – Obama Secretary of HUD
Lincoln Chafee (D) – former Rhode Island mayor, governor, and U.S. Senator
Mitch Landrieu (D) – Mayor of New Orleans