State since she formed an Exploratory Committee a week ago. In texas, the former housing secretary kicking off his Campaign Today with an event in san antonio. Im running for president because it is time for new leadership, because its time for new energy. And it is time for a new commitment to make sure that the opportunities that ive had are available to every american. Eric the democratic list is growing and Garrett Tenney is following that list from our Washington Bureau. Were still a little more than a year away from the iowa caucuses, but the democratic field for 2020 is already starting to take shape. More than two dozen democrats are considering a run for president , but last night hawaii congresswoman said shes made up her mind. Are you going to run for president of the United States and do something about it . Do you think she should . Are you going to run . [applause] [laughter] i have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week. The 37yearol