Politico reports:
Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist who toyed with a 2020 presidential run before deciding against it, has told people he plans to announce that he’s entering the race for the Democratic nomination, according to three people familiar with his plans. Steyer had said in January that he was passing on a 2020 run.
Steyer held a private conference call last week to announce to people who work for Need to Impeach, NextGen America and Steyer’s Sacramento office that he was planning to run, according to one of the people.
Though no senior staffing has been announced, two of the people with knowledge of Steyer’s plans expect Heather Hargreaves, who has been executive director of Steyer-founded NextGen America and has worked for Steyer for almost four years, to run the campaign.
Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist who toyed with a 2020 presidential run before deciding against it, has told people he plans to announce that he’s entering the race for the Democratic nomination.https://t.co/F74pCLrZe4
— POLITICO (@politico) July 8, 2019
He took himself out of the presidential race before, but now billionaire Tom Steyer is telling friends he plans to run, via @costareports https://t.co/f9o1CWjTNT
— John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) July 8, 2019
NEWS – @TomSteyer told his staff last week that he’s jumping into the presidential race after all, and is planning an announcement on Tuesday https://t.co/GttjRy0DRK
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) July 8, 2019
Dear Tom Steyer,
We need your money and that's it. No really, that's it.
Sincerely.
Everyone fighting Trump— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) July 8, 2019