Former two-term Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper became the 14th Democrat to enter the 2020 presidential primary on Monday. In a statement, Hickenlooper said, "I've proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver."
A purple-state moderate who'd previously sparked rumors of a joint presidential ticket with Ohio's former Republican Gov. John Kasich, Hickenlooper has rallied for gay rights, Planned Parenthood, and — having been governor during the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting — gun control.
Hickenlooper's announcement video is to be followed by a Good Morning America appearance, a kick-off rally in Denver, and a "two-day tour of Iowa."
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