Joe Biden to kick off 2020 presidential campaign in Lawrenceville

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Joe Biden to kick off 2020 presidential campaign in Lawrenceville

Jacob Tierney | Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:36 a.m.

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Joe Biden gets emotional during a speech to a crowd of labor supporters before the start of the Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade, Downtown at the corner of Grant and Liberty, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. Biden announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 and will kick off his campaign with a stop in Pittsburgh on Monday, April 29, 2019

Democrat Joe Biden will kick off his campaign for president in the Pittsburgh area Monday.

The former vice president announced his candidacy Thursday morning, after months of hints and “will he or won’t he” speculation.

His first campaign event will be at the Teamsters Local 249 banquet hall in Lawrenceville, where he will talk about his “plan to build a middle class where everyone comes along,” according to the candidate’s website.

Doors open 2 p.m. Monday, and attendees are encouraged to come early, since space is limited.

Biden has visited Southwestern Pennsylvania several times recently.

Last year, he came to the region to promote his book, to campaign for congressional candidate Conor Lamb, to speak at a Duquesne University event honoring the later former Steelers owner Dan Rooney, and to march in Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade.

Officials at Teamsters Local 249 could not immediately be reached for comment.