Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Is Running For President In 2020
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The Democrat, who served two terms as governor and two terms as Denver mayor, vowed in a campaign video to “repair the damage done to our country.”
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is adding his name to the list of presidential hopefuls.
The Democrat and self-described “extreme moderate” announced his 2020 run for the White House on Monday morning in a YouTube video that highlights his accomplishments as a Colorado businessman-turned-politician while also directly attacking President Donald Trump.
“I’ve stood up to my fair share of bullies,” Hickenlooper says in the campaign video after flashing clips of Trump. “Join me, and we’ll repair the damage done to our country and be stronger than ever.”
The video touts several advances in Colorado during his eight years as governor, including methane regulations, rising health care coverage rates, statewide economic growth and stricter gun laws ― including universal background checks and a ban on high-capacity magazines.
That gun control legislation followed several mass shootings in his state, including the 2012 shooting at an Aurora movie theater that killed 12 people and wounded several dozen more.
“Just offering thoughts and prayers,” he remarks in his video, “would never again be sufficient.”
“I’m running for president because we need dreamers in Washington, but we also need to get things done,” he says in the video. “I’ve proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver.”
