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, former U.S. representative from CA-15 (2001–2013) and CA-17 (2013–2017)
State officials State legislators Current
John Bordenet, member of New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire District 05 Evan Low, member of California's 28th State Assembly district and former mayor of Campbell, California (previously endorsed Kamala Harris)
Local and municipal officials
Mayors Current Barbara Hopkins, mayor of Sellers, South Carolina
Former Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Hampshire
Local officials Teresa Keng, member of the Fremont, California City Council Leslie Want, member of the Manchester, New Hampshire School Board
Notable individuals
Activists Cameron Kasky, gun control activist and co-founder of March for Our Lives
Businesspeople Sam Altman, entrepreneur and co-chairman of OpenAI Jack Dorsey, entrepreneur, computer programmer and CEO of Twitter and Square Tony Hsieh, businessman and CEO of Zappos James Monsees, businessman and co-founder of Juul Elon Musk, entrepreneur, engineer and CEO of Tesla, Inc. and SpaceX Alexis Ohanian, entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Reddit
Journalists and commentators Bari Weiss, editor and opinion writer for The New York Times
Medical doctors Eugene Gu, former resident physician, social media personality, plaintiff in lawsuit against Donald Trump
Scholars and academics Peter Boghossian, assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University Xudong Huang, medical researcher, co-director of the Neurochemistry Lab of Psychiatry Department at the Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Christina Hoff Sommers, author, philosopher, and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute Bret Weinstein, biologist and evolutionary theorist
Celebrities
Actors Nicolas Cage, actor Noah Centineo, actor Dane DeHaan, actor Donald Glover, actor, comedian, and musician Teri Hatcher, actress, writer, presenter, and singer Ken Jeong, actor, comedian, former physician, and voice artist Penn Jillette, magician and actor John Leguizamo, actor (previously endorsed Julián Castro) Simu Liu, actor Steven Yeun, actor
Athletes
Antonio Bryant, former NFL player Chris Jericho, Canadian-American professional wrestler Jermaine Johnson, former NBA D-League player Daniel Negreanu, professional poker player Mark Schultz, Olympic wrestler Marcellus Wiley, former NFL player Dominique Wilkins, former NBA player
Comedians
Hannibal Buress, comedian, actor, writer, and producer Dave Chappelle, comedian Ronny Chieng, comedian, actor, and correspondent for The Daily Show Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor and comedian Norm Macdonald, comedian Donnell Rawlings, comedian and actor Doug Stanhope, comedian Michelle Wolf, comedian Joe Wong, comedian
Filmmakers James Gunn, filmmaker and musician Kirsten Lepore, animator
Internet personalities
Adam22, Internet personality Lloyd Ahlquist, Internet personality Ken Bone, Internet personality and political activist Ryan Higa, Internet personality Ethan Klein, Internet personality and YouTuber Casey Neistat, Internet personality and filmmaker
Musicians Anita Baker, singer-songwriter Rich Brian, musician Rivers Cuomo, musician Eric B. & Rakim, hip hop duo The Fat Boys, hip hop trio MC Jin, rapper, actor, and songwriter Zhu, electronic musician
Newspapers and other media Newspapers The Sun, Lowell, Massachusetts Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
See also Endorsements in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries News media endorsements in the 2020 United States presidential primaries
References
External links
Andrew Yang's official website Official website of the Democratic Party