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- There are now 11 candidates competing for the Democratic nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.
- All the candidates took markedly different paths to their careers in public service.
- Here’s what the 2020 presidential candidates looked like at the beginning of their careers compared to now.
Donald Trump endeavored on a mission to build a "Television City" for NBC and other networks in the 1980s, but he didn’t get $700 million in tax breaks he requested from New York. Now, he’s trying to secure funding for a wall on the southern border.
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Source: Crain’s New York Business
Back in 2004, Kamala Harris worked as district attorney for San Francisco, back when Gavin Newsom was mayor. Newsom is now California’s governor and Harris is a US senator and a presidential candidate.
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Source: Politico
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York was once captain of the squash team at Dartmouth College — and now plays for the women’s congressional softball team.
Dartmouth Squash, Tom Williams/Roll Call
Source: Vanity Fair
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Source: Business Insider