Andrew Yang
American businessman and politician
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| July 23 2024 | Following Biden's withdrawal from the race, Yang endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president via social media. |
| June 27 2024 | After the first presidential debate, Yang publicly encouraged the Democratic Party to nominate someone other than Biden 'before it's too late'. |
| February 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly asked Yang to be his running mate, with Yang being noncommittal. |
| January 18 2024 | Yang held campaign events with Representative Dean Phillips in Manchester and Hanover, New Hampshire, supporting Phillips' presidential campaign. |
| December 2023 | Yang endorsed Representative Andy Kim for the 2024 New Jersey Senate election. |
| September 12 2023 | Co-authored book 'The Last Election' with Stephen Marche, published by Akashic Books, likely exploring contemporary political dynamics and electoral challenges. |
| June 2023 | Yang donated to Chris Christie's 2024 presidential campaign to help him qualify for Republican primary debates. |
| August 10 2022 | Joined the advisory team at Legendary Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on consumer retail technology investments, working alongside Fung Brothers Ventures to drive strategic value. |
| July 27 2022 | The Forward Party officially announced a merger with the Serve America Movement and the Renew America Movement to form a new political party. |
| February 17 2022 | Andrew Yang launched Lobby 3, a Web3 community organization aimed at funding lobbying efforts for blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 interests in Washington D.C. The initiative was met with some criticism due to skepticism about cryptocurrency ventures and Yang's pattern of creating new organizations. |
| October 5 2021 | Published non-fiction book 'Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy' through Penguin Random House, offering insights into democratic processes and future governance. |
| October 5 2021 | Yang announced the formation of the Forward Party, initially positioning it as a social movement and political action committee. |
| October 4 2021 | Yang announced his departure from the Democratic Party, declaring himself an independent politician. |
| June 22 2021 | Placed fourth in first-place votes in the New York City mayoral election and conceded the race. |
| February 26 2021 | Yang stopped a physical attack on a journalist on the Staten Island Ferry by placing himself between the attacker and the journalist, causing the attacker to stop the assault after recognizing Yang. |
| January 13 2021 | Formally announced his bid for New York City mayor on Twitter. |
| January 8 2021 | Reported to have left New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic to stay at his second home in New Paltz, New York, sparking criticism for comments about virtual schooling. |
| 2020 | Yang received the 2021 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Public Service from the Vilcek Foundation. |
| 2020 | OpenSecrets estimated Yang's net worth at as low as $584,047, significantly lower than previous estimates from other media sources. |
| 2020 | Yang ran as a Democratic Party presidential primary candidate, gaining national attention with his signature Universal Basic Income (UBI) policy proposal dubbed the 'Freedom Dividend'. |
| December 23 2020 | Filed paperwork to raise money for his New York City mayoral campaign. |
| November 2020 | Yang and his wife moved to Atlanta to assist Raphael Warnock's and Jon Ossoff's campaigns in the Georgia Senate runoff elections. |
| September 2020 | The Biden campaign hired Yang as a member of its small business advisory council. |
| August 20 2020 | Yang spoke at the Democratic National Convention as the third speaker of the night. |
| August 3 2020 | Yang announced a partnership between Humanity Forward and The $1K Project, an online network helping identify families in need. The program would award three months of $1,000 payments, described as 'a bridge to reemployment or other kinds of support'. |
| April 29 2020 | Yang announced legal action against the New York State Board of Elections for canceling the presidential primary, which was subsequently ruled in his favor. |
| March 20 2020 | CNN reported that Humanity Forward would spend $1 million on $1,000 monthly payments to 500 low-income households in the Bronx during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Yang expecting the number of households to potentially double with additional funding. |
| March 10 2020 | Yang endorsed Joe Biden for president during the Michigan Democratic primary. |
| March 5 2020 | Andrew Yang announced the creation of Humanity Forward Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ideas from his presidential campaign, including Universal Basic Income (UBI), ranked voting, and data privacy. The organization also committed to giving away $500,000 in UBI to residents of Hudson, New York. |
| February 2020 | Suspended his presidential campaign. |
| February 19 2020 | Yang joined CNN as a political commentator. |
| February 11 2020 | Yang suspended his presidential campaign shortly after the New Hampshire primary. |
| 2019 | Yang reported on his tax return that he rented out his New Paltz home for 58 days to friends or on Airbnb. |
| 2019 | Multiple media outlets estimated Andrew Yang's net worth, with Forbes reporting $1 million, The Wall Street Journal ranging between $834,000 and $2.4 million, and Newsweek estimating between $3 million and $4 million. |
| November 2019 | A former Manhattan GMAT employee filed a lawsuit against Yang, alleging pay discrimination and wrongful termination after requesting a raise. Yang and another female employee disputed the claims. |
| September 2019 | In testimony before the New York City Commission on Gender Equity, former employee Kimberly Watkins alleged that Yang fired her because he believed she would not work as hard after getting married. Yang denied these allegations. |
| August 2019 | Yang qualified for the second round of Democratic debates by meeting higher polling and fundraising thresholds. |
| March 2019 | Yang met the polling and fundraising thresholds to qualify for the first round of Democratic primary debates. |
| February 2019 | Yang gained significant campaign momentum after appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, highlighting libertarian-leaning policies. |
| November 6 2017 | Andrew Yang filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for President of the United States in 2020, launching his presidential campaign from an apartment owned by his mother. |
| 2015 | Yang purchased a home in New Paltz, New York, which later became the family's primary residence during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2012 | Yang resigned as president of Manhattan Prep in early 2012. |
| 2011 | Andrew Yang married Evelyn Yang. |
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