Andrew Yang

Andrew M. Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American entrepreneur, political commentator and politician. He started Venture for America. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election. Until 2021, he was a Democrat. Yang ran for Mayor of New York City in the 2021 election. In 2021, he started the Forward Party.^[1]

Andrew Yang
Yang in November 2023
Personal details
Born	Andrew M. Yang (1975-01-13) January 13, 1975 (age 50) Schenectady, New York, U.S
Political party	Forward (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (until 2021)
Spouse(s)	Evelyn Yang ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Residence	New York City, New York, U.S
Alma mater	Columbia University (JD) Brown University (BA)
Awards	Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship (2015) White House Champion of Change (2012)
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Career

Yang has started and helped run new companies and companies in their early stages. He wrote Smart People Should Build Things, a book about entrepreneurship, published by HarperCollins,^[2] and The War on Normal People, about people's jobs being replaced by technology, published by Hachette Book Group.^[3]

2020 presidential campaign

Main article: Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign

In November 2017, Yang filed to run for President of the United States in 2020 as a Democrat.^[4] Yang said that the government should pay all Americans $1000 every month.^[5] He ended his campaign on February 11, 2020 after a poor performance in the New Hampshire primary.^[6] Days later, Yang joined CNN as a political commentator.^[7]

2021 New York City mayoral campaign

On December 24, 2020 Yang filed paperwork to run for Mayor of New York City in the 2021 election.^[8] He officially entered the race on January 13, 2021.^[9] On July 6, 2021, Associated Press announced that Eric Adams won the Democratic primary.^[10]