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Who is John Delaney, a Democrat who began running for the White House in 2017?

ANNAPOLIS, MD -  U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) at a pre-session Democratic legislative luncheon in Annapolis, MD on January 10, 2017.
ANNAPOLIS, MD -  U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) at a pre-session Democratic legislative luncheon in Annapolis, MD on January 10, 2017.
By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Feb 4, 2019

He's been to every county in Iowa and has spent more than $4 million on his campaign to unseat President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but John Delaney is still far less known than most of those in the growing field of Democrats who are candidates for president.

Delany, 55, was the first Democrat to announce his intention to run for president – he made the announcement in 2017. The three-term congressman from Maryland, whose business ventures netted him a $200 million fortune, has spent time in the state, establishing a base and repeating the message he hopes will resonate with Iowans in advance of the caucus that takes place in a year.

Delaney's message is simple – ending Trump's "divisive agenda" is a top priority, and that he feels he can put together a coalition of "progressives, moderates, independents, and disaffected Republicans who care deeply about their country" to win the White House.

Delaney said he is prepared to spend $20 million to $30 million of his own money on the campaign, according to a Washington Post profile

Here is what you may not know about Delaney:

According to his website, Delaney is campaigning on promises to: 

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