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Learn about the six women who ran for president
by Alison Long
Women for President THE HIGHEST GLASS CEILING
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CALLIE CAMERON A&E EDITOR More female candidates ran for the 2020 Presidential Democratic nomination than ever before.
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AMY KLOBUCHAR
ELIZABETH WARREN
TULSI GABBARD
Update: Ended campaign March 2 Party: Democrat Former Job: senator from Minnesota, former Hennepin county, Minnesota attorney Signature Issues: With a bipartisan approach, she provided a list of 100 issues she would correct her first 100 days in office, which addressed voting rights, prescription drugs and antitrust enforcement.
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND
Update: Ended campaign March 5 Party: Democrat Former Job: Senator from Massachusetts, former Harvard law professor Signature Issues: Warren’s polices focus on income inequality and the attack of the middle class. She speaks frequently about the need for big structural change, and released a wide range of detailed plans for how to reshape the economy.
Update: Still running Party: Democrat Former Job: Army National Guard veteran, Congresswoman Signature Issues: Gabbard opposes American military intervention overseas, including in countries like Syria. Specifically, she is urging the United States to get out of foreign wars and focus on peacebuilding.
KAMALA HARRIS MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Update: Ended campaign Aug. 28 Party: Democrat Former Job: Senator from New York, former congresswoman Signature issues: Gillibrand anchored her candidacy on women’s equality and support for women running for Congress. She also had a strong emphasis on abortion rights.
Update: Ended campaign Dec. 3 Party: Democrat Former Job: Senator from California, former attorney general of California, former San Francisco district attorney Signature issues: With an appeal to both progressives and moderates, her policies focus on positive results for historically marginalized groups like women, people of color and low-income Americans. Update: Ended campaign Jan. 10 Party: Democrat Former Job: Self-help author, new age lecturer Signature Issues: One of Williamson’s biggest unique proposals was establishing a Department of Peace, which would oversee efforts like foreign conflicts and combat white supremacy.
