page_title: John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign
section_title: 2019
hierarchical_section_title: John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign / Campaigning / 2019
caption_attribution_description: Former U.S. Congressman John Delaney speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
context_page_description: The 2020 presidential campaign of John Delaney, the former U.S. Representative who represented Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019, was publicly announced on July 28, 2017. Delaney was the first prominent Democrat to announce a campaign for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, far earlier than other candidates. If elected, Delaney would have been the first Marylander to serve as President of the United States, and the second Catholic, after John F Kennedy.
  Delaney promotes himself as a centrist and believes that the Democratic Party needs to be a big tent to bridge partisan divisions. He has criticized Donald Trump for being divisive amongst other issues. From January 25, 2020, Delaney did not reach greater than 2% in a national poll. Delaney suspended his campaign on January 31, 2020.
context_section_description: By early 2019, as the field of Democratic candidates began to grow, Delaney had been firmly placed as a more centrist candidate. Delaney also garnered endorsements from four Iowa Democratic County Chairs. He is the first candidate who has received endorsements from Iowa Democratic Party county chairs. Delaney has also expanded his campaign, opening seven offices in Iowa and his first in New Hampshire.
  He held his first town hall on March 8 at WMUR TV in Manchester, New Hampshire, and had his second town-hall on March 10 on CNN in Austin, Texas.
  Delaney had a standout moment during a debate in Detroit, which resulted in a fundraising surge.
  He has not qualified for a debate since the second one. He blames his inability to gain support on not being in the debates.
caption: Delaney speaking to the California Democratic Party State Convention in 2019.
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