Feb 1, 2015 2 min read

WASHINGTON – Unlike the active jockeying among Republicans thinking about running for president, there is little public action among the Democratic considering a White House bid. Besides Hillary Rodham Clinton, here’s a look at where they stand.

The vice president has said he will make a decision later in the spring or summer, but has taken few steps to build the foundation of a campaign structure.

The former Virginia senator and Navy secretary announced an exploratory committee last year, but has done little publicly in recent weeks as he recovers from knee replacement surgery. He expects to make a decision in the spring.

The former Maryland governor has said he will need “a couple of months” to get his family settled after a move to a new home in Baltimore before deciding on a bid. O’Malley signed on with a speaking firm after leaving the governor’s office and will be a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University. He plans to return to the early voting states of South Carolina in late February and New Hampshire in mid-March.

The independent senator from Vermont is ramping up his activities as he decides whether to pursue a campaign. Sanders was returning to New Hampshire this weekend and has a four-day trip to Iowa planned for this month.

The Massachusetts senator remains the subject of a draft movement by liberal activists but repeatedly declined interest in running for president. She remains an influential voice within the Democratic party and has made clear she hopes to influence the 2016 debate, arguing the economic benefits from the recovery helped Wall Street instead of boosting wages for middle-class families.