2028 Democratic presidential nominee
$124.5M
NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinessman
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyCentrist Independent
Age67 years old (Jul 31, 1958)
GenderMale
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BackgroundBusinessman
EducationIndiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business — B.S. (management), 1981
Notable personal detailsMark Cuban is an American entrepreneur, investor, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks and was a main investor on ABC's Shark Tank from 2012 to 2025. Cuban co-founded the pharmaceutical company Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and has founded/co-founded multiple media and entertainment businesses. He earned a B.S. in management from Indiana University Bloomington's Kelley School of Business in 1981.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports higher taxation on very high earners and has expressed willingness to pay substantial taxes himself, while opposing broad taxes on unrealized gains and favoring targeted measures like a windfall tax on exceptionally large realized gains. He emphasizes accountability for government spending and prefers mechanisms that capture large one‑time gains rather than taxes that could destabilize markets.
Healthcare
Mark Cuban describes healthcare as a right and supports reforms to make care and drugs more affordable and transparent, but he has criticized single-payer/Medicare-for-All proposals as impractical and proposed hybrid or market-informed alternatives. His public actions include founding a low-cost pharmacy (Cost Plus Drugs) and advocating targeted government roles such as guaranteeing medical debt rather than full government payment for all care. Overall his statements blend support for broader access with skepticism about full single‑payer implementation, producing a mixed policy profile.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger border controls and quicker enforcement actions than the Biden-Harris administration took while opposing mass deportations; favors pragmatic/humane enforcement measures (including voluntary self-departure incentives) rather than large-scale forced removals.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Mark Cuban has expressed that the government should not be involved in personal decisions about abortion and has indicated support for legal access to induced abortion. His organizations have supported reproductive-health services (including a Mavericks Foundation grant to Planned Parenthood) and his business has expanded access to fertility medications. These statements and actions indicate a pro-choice position that favors access to reproductive care while not specifying detailed policy limits.
Climate & Energy
Mark Cuban has invested in and advised climate-data and carbon-credit projects and has publicly stated he will not support candidates who deny climate change. His investments include backing dClimate and participating in a carbon-credit initiative to preserve Congo peatlands, indicating support for market-based and technology-driven climate solutions rather than radical fossil-fuel expansion or climate skepticism.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun ownership rights while endorsing stronger safety measures such as registration, testing/background checks, and state-level regulation; has proposed changes to the Second Amendment to guarantee ownership but allow states to set rules and has described gun-safety rules for his players and organizations. Positions combine respect for lawful ownership with support for expanded regulatory safeguards rather than blanket opposition to regulation.
News
Mark Cuban is being mentioned as a possible Democratic 2028 presidential contender, but the recent coverage is mostly about the broader early field rather than any specific move from him. He has appeared in lists and discussions of potential candidates as Democrats begin informal outreach and positioning for the race. The reports do not describe a major new campaign action or policy announcement from Cuban himself.
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