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(9,353 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)The Manhattan tech entrepreneur not only remains in the race, he has qualified for every Democratic debate.
Friends say the state and city have shaped him."Hes struggled from the ground up to make it in New York and develop a successful career creating value in a number of ways," says Sophia Ruan Gushée, a college classmate of Yang's.
Born upstate in Schenectady to Taiwanese immigrant parents and raised in Westchester, Yang says he was the skinny Asian kid
who was ignored or picked on. He writes in his 2018 book that the experience made him value the underdog, whether its the loner at a party, a fledgling company or the Mets.
He, his wife, and their two young sons live in Midtown and keep a second home in New Paltz in the Hudson Valley.
New York is home to Yangs campaign headquarters as well as one of the most devoted chapters of his Yang Gang.
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/12/18/how-andrew-yang-s-new-york-roots-shaped-his-bid-for-president
dhol82
(9,353 posts)defacto7
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(26,366 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)and he answered forthrightly
Jirel
(2,025 posts)Look, hes a smart guy. Too bad he didnt do it before running for POTUS. He mightve had some real qualifications if he had served at least a term or two.
Me.
(35,454 posts)I would condsider him. He was not my choice for pres., but would consider him for Mayor.