Biden resigns, who will be the Democratic candidate now?

WASHINGTON.- After several weeks of speculation and pressure for the Joe Biden resigns In the presidential race, the still president of USA announced that he will no longer seek re-election.

On Sunday morning, the Democrat announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race and even suggested to his vice president, Kamala Harris, to face the Donald Trump In the elections.

“While it was my intention to run for re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country that I step aside and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,” he announced.

Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the Democratic presidential nomination leaves uncertainty about who will take his place.

Who will be the Democratic candidate after Biden resigns?

Following Biden’s resignation as a presidential candidate, some of the figures of the Democratic Party who could take their place in the November elections are:

Kamala Harris

The Democrat suggested by Biden himself, currently serves as Vice President of the United States.

“My first decision as the party’s nominee in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as my vice president. And it has been the best decision I have ever made,” he said in his statement.

Harris was a deputy district attorney in the county Alameda, California from 1990 to 1998.

He was head of the Neighbourhoods and Communities Division in 2000.

From 2004 to 2011 he served as District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco.

He served as California Attorney General from 2011 to 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he was in the Senate of Congress.

In a message hours after Biden’s announcement, the Vice President said she will seek the nomination during the Democratic Convention in August.

Gavin Newsom

Currently governor of CaliforniaGavin Newsom began his political career in 1996 with a position in the Parking and Traffic Commission.

In 1997, he joined the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

He was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003 and re-elected in 2007.

In 2010, he won the election for lieutenant governor, and was re-elected in 2014.

Newsom was elected governor of California in the 2018 election.

In 2021, he faced a recall election, but managed to remain in office and in 2022 was re-elected as governor.

Gretchen Whitmer

Governor of Michigan Since 2019, he was previously a member of the House of Representatives of the same state from 2001 to 2006.

He served in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.

JB Pritzker

Currently governor of IllinoisPritzker is an American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician.

He was elected governor of that state in 2018.

Josh Shapiro

He holds the position of governor of PennsylvaniaHe was attorney general of the same state from 2017 until his election to the governorship in 2023.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representativeswhere he served as president of the Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners.

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