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Who Backs Kamala Harris?
Biden backs Harris for 2024; defying DC's distraction politics.
Published July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm by Alexis Simmerman
Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential bid: who has endorsed her so far?
Current President Joe Biden endorsed his VP, Kamala Harris, after announcing he wouldn't run for president in 2024, offering his "full support."
Public endorsements have also come from:
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
- Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO)
- Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC)
- North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
- Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
- Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Martin Luther King III
- The Progressive Caucus PAC, BOLD PAC (Congressional Hispanic Caucus), Emily's List, Voters of Tomorrow, and Tennessee's 77 Democratic delegates.
Texas Endorsements:
No Endorsement (Yet):
- Former Pres. Barack Obama, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Beto O'Rourke, Texas Sens. Roland Gutierrez & Cesar Blanco.
Biden's decision not to run for re-election is historic, and he plans to address the nation this week, just days before the Nov. 5 election, when he'll face former Pres. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.
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