John Delaney is a Democrat who served as the U.S. Representative representing Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He announced his 2020 campaign for President of the United States on July 28, 2017. He suspended his campaign on January 31, 2020.
Delaney is often considered a centrist, and has touted his own bipartisan credentials as evidence of his ability to transcend the partisan divide.[1][2] He has stated that he regards bipartisan cooperation as being of greater importance than progressive goals.[3][4] Nevertheless, Delaney has also proclaimed himself to be a "progressive" interested in creating "real–not political–progress."[5][6] Delaney has also dubbed himself a "pragmatic progressive"[7] and a "pragmatic idealist".[8]
In his 2018 book Right Answer, Delaney wrote,
While my policy instincts are often considered progressive, my political instincts have always been bipartisan.[6]
In the House of Representatives, Delaney was a member of the New Democrat Coalition, a moderate and "pro-growth" Congressional Member Organization.[9]
Despite being frequently referred to as a "moderate", Delaney has not entirely identified as such.[10][11] Delaney has remarked,
People have a hard time labeling me. Some of the things they hear me talking about are on the total progressive or liberal end of the spectrum, and in other ways I'm kind of a solutions-oriented moderate who wants to get things done.[10]
However, as a 2020 presidential candidate, Delaney has proclaimed himself to be the "most moderate" individual running for the Democratic nomination.[12]
- ^ Delaney, John (July 28, 2017). "Why I'm Running for President". Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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- ^ Cantanese, David (August 8, 2017). "The First Democratic Candidate for President in 2020 Is Already Running". www.usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Delaney, John (n.d.). "Meet Congressman John K. Delaney". www.johnkdelaney.com. Friends of John Delaney. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Delaney, John K. (2018). The Right Answer: How We Can Unify Our Divided Nation. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
- ^ DiStaso, John (February 12, 2019). "Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney says 'centrist' is not a 'dirty word'". WMUR-TV. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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- ^ a b Stevens, Taylor (January 26, 2018). "With nearly 3 years until 2020 election, deep-red Utah gets its first visit from a presidential candidate — a little-known Democrat". www.sltrib.com. Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Green, Alexa (January 18, 2018). "Presidential candidate John Delaney visits Dartmouth". www.thedartmouth.com. The Dartmouth. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Woodruff, Judy (May 8, 2019). "Why John Delaney sees himself as the 'most moderate' 2020 Democrat". PBS. Retrieved June 2, 2019.