Gov. Jay Inslee Announces 2020 Democratic Presidential Bid

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will join the already-crowded field of Democratic candidates for president, he announced Friday.

“We went to the moon and created technologies that have changed the world — our country’s next mission must be to rise up to the most urgent challenge of our time: defeating climate change,” Inslee says in a video announcement.

The 68-year-old governor will officially launch his bid in Seattle on Friday.

He plans to stand out from the field by focusing on climate change.

Inslee joins Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, among others. Former Vice President Joe Biden and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke are also expected to throw their hats in the ring.