Washington Speculation is rife about who Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate, but with the Democratic National Convention approaching, Harris must make a decision soon.
The vice president is hoping to field a strong field of candidates ahead of the party's nominating convention in Chicago next month. Presidential Candidates President Biden would not have run for reelection this year if he had previously chosen not to, he announced on Sunday. He withdrew from the race and I support Harris.
The candidates for vice presidential nomination are:
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
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Senator Mark Kelly, 60, of Arizona, has the advantage of representing a key battleground state.
of Former NASA astronaut and Navy fighter pilot He rose to prominence after his wife, then-Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, was shot while meeting with constituents in 2011, and the couple became gun safety activists.
Kerry won a special election in 2020 to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Martha McSally to fill the remainder of the term of the late Sen. John McCain, becoming the first Democrat to hold the seat since 1962. Kerry is up for re-election in 2022.
Kelly, a moderate Democrat, could help Harris win over key voters in historically Republican border states.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
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Josh Shapiro defeated his far-right opponent to serve as governor of Pennsylvania starting in 2023. The win helped Democrats keep the governor's mansion in another key battleground state.
Before becoming governor, the 51-year-old served as the state's attorney general, county commissioner and state representative.
Shapiro She has outperformed Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton in the state in recent elections, and her election could boost Democrats' chances of winning the state, which has 19 electoral votes – the most of any battleground state – and the White House.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
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Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear He charmed voters in the overwhelmingly Republican state and easily won a second term last year after distancing himself from the national party.
First elected in 2019, he made abortion access a focus of his campaign and has been praised for his leadership on deadly tornadoes and other severe weather disasters.
The 46-year-old son of former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear was elected state attorney general in 2015.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
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Governor of Michigan Gretchen WhitmerHe is becoming a leading voice in the Democratic Party. He won reelection by double-digit margins in battleground states. 2022.
Whitmer, 52, has been governor since 2019. Prior to that, she served as a state representative and state senator. She has emphasized abortion rights in her reelection campaign. Recommended Democrats are focusing on reproductive rights ahead of the November election.
If Harris is selected, the pair will become the first all-female candidates from a major political party.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
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JB PritzkerThe 59-year-old has served as governor of Illinois since 2019.
He doesn't hesitate Attacking former President Donald Trump He has also been a strong voice on issues such as gun control and reproductive rights, signing related bills into law in recent years.
Although he is not from a battleground state, he could potentially help fund the campaign as part of the billionaire family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain.
California Governor Gavin Newsom
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 56, has frequently been mentioned as a possible future presidential candidate and is a prominent progressive surrogate for Biden.
He served as San Francisco's mayor while Harris was its district attorney, and then went on to become California's lieutenant governor, his highest office to date.
Newsom's national name recognition may be an advantage in the race, but the Harris-Newsom combination Twelfth AmendmentThe law states that electors from a state cannot vote for president and vice president who live in the same state.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore
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Wes Moore will become Maryland's first Black governor in 2023. At 45, the rising star is the nation's youngest Democratic governor. He's also the nation's only Black governor.
The Army combat veteran and Rhodes Scholar has been a Biden campaign surrogate, traveling to states including Wisconsin to rally support among black voters.
Moore He gained national attention earlier this year for leading Maryland's response. Baltimore Bridge Collapse.
Moore said on “CBS Mornings” Tuesday that he has “no interest whatsoever” in being vice president, but that he would “do whatever it takes to ensure that the vice president becomes the next president of the United States.”
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
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Pete Buttigieg (42), the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, won the Iowa caucuses in 2020, beating out the Democratic front-runners. But the first openly gay major presidential candidate struggled to gain support from black voters and ultimately backed Biden, who later appointed Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation.
The former Naval Intelligence officer and Rhodes Scholar was one of the few Biden administration officials to appear in an interview on Fox News.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has been in office since 2017 and cannot run again due to term limits. He won both gubernatorial elections in the same year that Trump won North Carolina. In the 2016 election, he defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory, becoming the first candidate in the state's history to defeat an incumbent governor.
Cooper, 67, previously served as North Carolina's attorney general and as a member of the state House and Senate.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
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Tim WaltzMinnesota's two-term governor, John F. Kennedy, predicts the presidential election will be close in his upper Midwestern state.
He led the state Progressive policies win Recent years have seen the passage of abortion protection legislation, the legalization of recreational marijuana, and the provision of free school meals to all children.
Walz, a former teacher who served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, is chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and helps fundraise and campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidates.
