For other people named Andrew Yang, see Andrew Yang (disambiguation).
Andrew Yang
Yang in 2023
Co-Chair of the Forward Party
Incumbent
Assumed office July 28, 2022
Serving with Christine Todd Whitman
Preceded by
Position established
Personal details
Born
(1975-01-13) January 13, 1975 (age 49) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Political party
Forward[a] (since 2021)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (1995–2021)
Spouse
Evelyn Lu
(m. 2011)
Children
2
Education
Brown University (BA) Columbia University (JD)
Occupation
Entrepreneur
politician
political commentator
author
Signature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
楊安澤
Simplified Chinese
杨安泽
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Ānzé
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Iûⁿ An-te̍k
Andrew Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, author, and politician. Yang was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary. He founded the political party and action committee Forward Party in 2021, for which he serves as co-chair alongside former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman.[3]
The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Yang was born and raised in New York state. He attended Brown University and Columbia Law School, and found success as a lawyer and entrepreneur before gaining mainstream attention as a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. His signature policy, a monthly universal basic income (UBI) of $1,000, was intended to offset job displacement by automation. Marketed as a "Freedom Dividend", Yang has been credited with popularizing the idea of UBI through his candidacy and activism.[4]
Media outlets described Yang as a dark horse candidate in the 2020 election cycle, going from a relative unknown to a major competitor in the race.[5][6][7] Yang qualified for and participated in seven of the first eight Democratic debates. His supporters, colloquially known as the "Yang Gang", included several high-profile public figures and celebrities.[8][9][10] Yang suspended his campaign on February 11, 2020, shortly after the New Hampshire primary.[11] Afterward, he joined CNN as a political commentator, announced the creation of the political nonprofit organization Humanity Forward, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City in the 2021 Democratic primaries.[12][13][14][15]
On October 4, 2021, Andrew Yang announced his departure from the Democratic Party to become an independent politician,[16] faulting what he characterized as a system stuck in increasing polarization and saying that he is "more comfortable trying to fix the system than being a part of it".[17] Later in October 2021, Yang founded the Forward Party, a centrist political party with a stated goal of providing an alternative to the two major U.S. political parties.
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^Chen, Shawna (July 27, 2022). "Yang announces new Forward party with other centrist groups". Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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^Dovere, Edward-Isaac (January 17, 2020). "Andrew Yang's Campaign Is Not a Joke". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Kruse, Michael (August 22, 2019). "The Surprising Surge of Andrew Yang". Politico Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Bacon, Perry Jr. (February 12, 2020). "Goodbye To Andrew Yang, 2020's Most Unexpectedly Successful Losing Candidate". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Beinart, Peter (September 20, 2019). "Why Andrew Yang Matters". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^Fisher, Anthony (February 7, 2020). "From 'Trump train' to 'Yang Gang': Meet the conservatives and swing voters who have fallen hard for Andrew Yang". Business Insider. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^Bari Weiss (January 30, 2020). "Did I Just Get Yanged?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^Stevens, Matt (February 11, 2020). "Andrew Yang Drops Out: 'It Is Clear Tonight From the Numbers That We Are Not Going to Win'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
^Stevens, Matt (March 5, 2020). "Andrew Yang's Next Move: A New Nonprofit Organization". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (December 11, 2020). "Is Andrew Yang Running for Mayor? All Signs Point to Yes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^"Andrew Yang Enters Race for Mayor, Proposes Universal Basic Income". www.ny1.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^Gabbatt, Adam (June 23, 2021). "Andrew Yang drops out of New York mayoral race as Eric Adams leads". Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
^"Breaking Up with the Democratic Party". Andrew Yang. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^Gonzalez, Oriana. "Andrew Yang says he officially left the Democratic Party". Axios. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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