Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
2028 Democratic presidential nominee
$123.9M
NOV 7, 2028
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEntrepreneur
Political ideologyCentrist Independent
Age51 years old (Jan 13, 1975)
GenderMale
BackgroundEntrepreneur
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EducationBrown University (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsAndrew Yang is an American entrepreneur and political figure who ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. He founded Venture for America, a nonprofit fellowship program focused on entrepreneurship in emerging U.S. cities, and later co-founded the Forward Party, serving as a founding co-chair. He studied at Brown University and earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports a universal basic income (the "Freedom Dividend") of $1,000 per month funded primarily by new revenue sources including a 10% value-added tax (targeting large tech/commerce activity) and other taxes; favors reallocating some existing welfare spending to help pay for it. Has criticized wealth taxes proposed by other progressives as potentially problematic while focusing on taxing corporate/transactional activity to finance expanded social payments.
Immigration & Border
Supports a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and protections for DREAMers while also calling for increased resources at the southern border, expanded asylum adjudication capacity, and stronger enforcement measures (but opposes a border wall).
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a woman’s right to choose and expansion of reproductive health services including abortion; wants abortion covered under healthcare, repeal of the Hyde Amendment, oversight of crisis pregnancy centers, and protections to ensure access to abortion and related services.
Climate & Energy
Supports rejoining the Paris Agreement, a federal carbon fee/dividend (carbon tax) to fund clean energy and dividends, major investment in renewables and carbon-capture technologies, and a transition away from fossil fuels while including nuclear power and transitional measures to reach net-zero emissions by 2049.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports universal/background checks, federal red-flag laws, limits on high-capacity magazines and military-style (assault) weapons, a federal buyback program and other stricter firearm regulations while also proposing manufacturer liability reforms and investment in personalized-gun safety technology.
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