Jay Inslee 2020 presidential campaign

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Jay Inslee for President
File:Jay Inslee 2020 presidential campaign logo.svg
Campaign 2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries)
Candidate Jay Inslee
Affiliation Democratic Party
Status Announced: March 1, 2019
Key people Aisling Kerins (campaign manager)[1]
Slogan Our Moment
Website
jayinslee.com

Jay Inslee, the Governor of Washington, announced his campaign for the 2020 United States presidential election on March 1, 2019. He was chairman of the Democratic Governors Association in 2018 and served as a co-chair of the United States Climate Alliance.[2] He is running for the Democratic nomination and is the first governor to enter the race.[3] Inslee's campaign centers around climate change and environmental issues.[4]

Background

Throughout 2018, speculation rose that Inslee was considering a run for President of the United States in the 2020 election.[5] He garnered national attention due to Washington v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's order to ban entry from seven Muslim-majority countries.[6] While serving as chair of the Democratic Governors Association during the 2018 gubernatorial elections, Inslee oversaw Democrats gaining seven net governorships nationwide, further propelling him into the national spotlight and fueling speculation that he would run.[7] Inslee cited climate change as his primary motivation for running, strongly criticizing the Trump Administration's policies.[8]

On January 2, 2019, it was reported that Inslee was beginning to form an exploratory committee, the first step in a campaign.[7][9] Inslee has pointed to former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, saying that they were once "pretty much unknown governors of small states" and adding, "this is a wide-open field. No one has a lock on this. No one has a total crystal ball as to what the nation wants."[8] On February 28, 2019, it was reported that Inslee had hired former advisors of Tom Steyer.[10]

Campaign

Announcement

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Inslee announcing his candidacy

On March 1, 2019, Inslee announced his presidential campaign bid at a solar panel provider's warehouse on Mount Baker in Seattle.[11]

Events

On March 11, 2019, Inslee toured homes destroyed by the November 2018 Woolsey Fire, mocking President Donald Trump for suggesting that California prevent wildfires by raking its forests.[12]

Fundraising

On December 6, 2018, Inslee's Vision PAC reported $112,500 in donations from about two dozen contributors.[8] On February 1, 2019, Vision PAC reported $243,000 in donations from about thirty contributors.[13]

A super-PAC called Act Now on Climate was launched on February 21, 2019 in anticipation of Inslee's presidential campaign.[10]

Political positions

Climate change

Inslee has made climate change the primary issue of his campaign, saying that it poses a "clear and present danger" to the country and comparing it to a terrorist threat.[14] He strongly desires to transfer the United States away from the use of fossil fuels and towards the use of renewable energy.[15]

Economics

Inslee supports increasing the minimum wage.[16] Under Inslee, Washington is slated to increase its minimum wage to $13.50 an hour by 2020.[17]

Historical significance

Inslee is the first politician from the state of Washington to run for president since Senator Henry M. Jackson in 1976.[18]

Endorsements

References

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