List of Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign endorsements

2020 U.S. election endorsements

List of Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign endorsements
Campaign2020 United States presidential election (Democratic Party primaries)
CandidateAndrew Yang
Entrepreneur
Founder of Venture for America
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusWithdrawn
LaunchedNovember 6, 2017
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
SloganHumanity First
Not Left, Not Right, Forward
A New Way Forward
Make America Think Harder (MATH)
Website
www.yang2020.com

This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Andrew Yang's campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Federal officials

U.S. Representatives

Former

Mike Honda
  • Mike Honda, former U.S. Representative from CA-15 (2001–2013) and CA-17 (2013–2017)[1]

State officials

State legislators

Current

Evan Low

Local and municipal officials

Steve Marchand

Mayors

Current

Former

Local officials

Notable individuals

Elon Musk
Christina Hoff Sommers

Activists

Businesspeople

Journalists and commentators

Medical Doctors

  • Eugene Gu, former resident physician, social media personality, plaintiff in lawsuit against Donald Trump[18][19][20]

Scholars and academics

Celebrities

Donald Glover
Teri Hatcher
Ken Jeong

Actors

Athletes

Daniel Negreanu

Comedians

Dave Chappelle
Michelle Wolf

Filmmakers

Internet personalities

Ken Bone

Musicians

Newspapers and other media

Newspapers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former Rep. Honda Endorses Yang for President". Rafu Shimpo. January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Sentinel Staff (January 4, 2020). "Two local lawmakers make presidential endorsements". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Staff Reports (January 15, 2020). "Assemblyman Evan Low joins Andrew Yang's presidential campaign". San José Spotlight. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. ^ LiCrai, Mitchill (August 7, 2020). "Andrew Yang tries to spread his message to independents in South Carolina". CBS News. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. ^ DiStaso, John (April 16, 2019). "Former candidate for governor Marchand joins Yang presidential campaign as senior adviser". WMUR-TV. Hearst Television. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Reno Events Center Progras". The Women's March Reno. Retrieved August 15, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Leslie Want: Andrew Yang will invest in children". New Hampshire Union Leader. January 31, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Manchester, Julia (January 9, 2020). "March for Our Lives co-founder endorses Yang". The Hill. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Russell, Melia. "Andrew Yang preached his tech-friendly gospel at Sam Altman's San Francisco house: You can't treat tech like oil companies and breaking up Amazon won't bring malls back". Business Insider. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Russell, Melia. "San Francisco's 'Yang Gang' is having lunch at Sam Altman's house to raise funds for presidential candidate Andrew Yang". Business Insider. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Gage, John (April 16, 2019). "Jack Dorsey, Nicolas Cage among Andrew Yang's growing list of high-profile donors". Washington Examiner. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Every 2020 Presidential Candidate Celebrities Have Supported So Far". People.
  13. ^ Gage, John (February 21, 2019). "Meet the 44-year-old Democrat who's running for president to stave off unemployment riots". Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Dave Chappelle to endorse, perform shows to support Andrew Yang's 2020 presidential campaign". Fox News. October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020. According to People, Chappelle joins other celebrities who support Yang, including Donald Glover, Nicolas Cage, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, Noah Centineo, as well as the tech world's Elon Musk and Twitter's Jack Dorsey.
  15. ^ Valero, Maria (August 10, 2019). "Elon Musk Says He Supports 2020 White House Hopeful Andrew Yang". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  16. ^ a b Thompson, Nicholas. "Andrew Yang Is Not Full of Shit". Wired. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  17. ^ Weiss, Bari (January 30, 2020). "Opinion | Did I Just Get Yanged?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  18. ^ "Andrew Yang Taunts Donald Trump: 'Someone Is Hearing Footsteps'". Inquisitr. September 14, 2019.
  19. ^ @eugenegu (February 22, 2020). "I supported Andrew Yang until the end when he sadly dropped out. Now I'll back the candidate who makes it to the co…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @eugenegu (September 19, 2019). "I'm supporting Andrew Yang knowing full well that I'll back the winner of the Democratic primary no matter who it i…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ a b c "Why does Andrew Yang have the coolest celebrity endorsements?". Spectator USA. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  22. ^ "Andrew Yang's Boston Rally Draws Large Crowd: Photos & Videos". Heavy.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  23. ^ Sommers, Christina Hoff [@chsommers] (September 25, 2019). "I donated to his campaign. Our best hope. #YangGang Join Andrew Yang and his campaign of ideas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "The Unity 2020 Ticket: An Interview with Bret Weinstein". National Review. July 30, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  25. ^ "2020 Candidate Andrew Yang Takes a Stand Against … Circumcision". Rolling Stone. March 19, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  26. ^ Zhao, Christina (December 26, 2019). "'Walking Dead' Actor Endorses Andrew Yang: Here Are the 2020 Candidate's Other Celebrity Supporters". Newsweek. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  27. ^ Paz, Isabella Grullón; Stevens, Matt (February 1, 2020). "A 2020 Democratic Primary Endorsement Digest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  28. ^ Aniftos, Rania (December 18, 2019). "Donald Glover Endorses Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang, Team Up for Los Angeles Pop-Up Event". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  29. ^ Manchester, Julia (January 6, 2020). "Former 'Desperate Housewives' star endorses Yang". The Hill. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  30. ^ Jensen, K Thor (December 30, 2019). "Comedian Ken Jeong Endorses Andrew Yang for President, Jokes 'He's Offering Me a Thousand Bucks a Month to Say This'". Newsweek. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  31. ^ Lejeune, Tristan (January 24, 2020). "John Leguizamo joins the 'Yang Gang'". The Hill. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  32. ^ "Julián Castro Announces 58 Endorsements Ahead of Fourth Democratic Debate". Julian Castro 2020 presidential campaign. October 14, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  33. ^ "'Walking Dead' actor Steven Yeun endorses Yang". December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  34. ^ a b c Messamore, Wes (October 5, 2019). "Andrew Yang Scores Endorsement from Former NFL Player Antonio Bryant". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  35. ^ MacDonald, Tyler (October 9, 2019). "AEW World Champion Chris Jericho: 'I Would Vote For Andrew Yang'". Inquisitr. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  36. ^ Mitchell, Ben (November 1, 2019). "In South Carolina, Andrew Yang maximizes digital reach to mobilize ground game". CBS News. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  37. ^ Johnson, Jason (April 10, 2019). "SNL Does Kamala, Mayor Pete Starts to Holla and Booker Says 'Can I Hold a Dollar?': 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 12". The Root. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  38. ^ Capelouto, J.D. (November 18, 2019). "Georgia 2020: Andrew Yang and Dominique Wilkins shoot hoops, talk election". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  39. ^ MacDonald, Tyler (October 29, 2019). "Andrew Yang Gets Endorsement From Comedian Hannibal Buress". Inquisitr. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  40. ^ "Comedian Dave Chapelle To Perform Two Comedy Shows For Andrew Yang's Campaign In South Carolina @AndrewYang". Pro Sports Extra. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  41. ^ "Dave Chappelle campaigns for Andrew Yang". CBS News. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  42. ^ Yam, Kimberly (March 19, 2019). "Ronny Chieng Of 'The Daily Show' On Why Andrew Yang Is His Obvious Pick For 2020". HuffPost. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  43. ^ "Don't count out Andrew Yang, the populist technocrat who wants to be president". macleans.ca. September 10, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  44. ^ a b "Andrew Yang Reportedly Backed By Comedians From Dave Chappelle To Norm Macdonald". Inquisitr. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  45. ^ Lovegrove, Jamie (January 30, 2020). "Dave Chappelle touts 2020 candidate Andrew Yang's 'fantastic ideas' in SC show". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  46. ^ "Doug Stanhope Becomes Next Comedian To Endorse Andrew Yang". The Inquisitr. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  47. ^ "Comedian Dave Chappelle goes all 'Yang Gang' for the 2020 hopeful in Columbia". The State. January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  48. ^ "Screenwriter and Director James Gunn Endorses Andrew Yang for President". 2020 Presidential Campaign Blog. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  49. ^ "The Suicide Squad Director James Gunn Endorses Andrew Yang for President". CBR. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  50. ^ Scribner, Herb (January 12, 2020). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' director James Gunn endorses Andrew Yang for president". Deseret News. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  51. ^ Bowden, John (February 2, 2020). "Ken Bone endorses Andrew Yang for president: '#YangGang all the way!'". The Hill. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  52. ^ Ethan Klein [@h3h3productions] (August 10, 2019). "Confirmed" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
  53. ^ "Anita Baker endorses Andrew Yang for president". Savvy Progress. January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  54. ^ Hohmann, James (January 30, 2020). "The Daily 202: Trump's defense lawyers refused to answer two important questions related to the president's intent". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2020. Amber Ruffin sang a little ditty about Anita Baker endorsing Andrew Yang
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  56. ^ a b "Andrew Yang sang with a black church choir. Not everyone said 'Amen'". www.wtva.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  57. ^ "ZHU endorses democrat hopeful Andrew Yang in 'Came For The Low' video". We Rave You. October 30, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  58. ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Andrew Yang the best choice for Democrats". The Sun. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  59. ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Andrew Yang the best choice for Democrats". Sentinel & Enterprise. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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