List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
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This is a list of notable Republicans who have announced their opposition to the election of Donald Trump, the 2016 Republican Party nominee, as the President of the United States. It also includes former Republicans who oppose Trump's campaign and who left the Republican Party during the 2016 presidential election, as well as Republicans who endorsed a different candidate. It does not include Republicans who opposed Trump during the primaries but have not announced opposition to Trump as the nominee.
Public officials
Former Presidents
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- George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993); 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989) (Multiple sources close to Bush reported hearing him say that he would vote for Hillary Clinton)[1][2]
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- Michael Chertoff, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2005–2009), United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (2001–2003) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[3][4]
- William Cohen, United States Secretary of Defense (1997–2001), United States Senator from Maine (1979–1997) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[5][6]
- Robert Gates, United States Secretary of Defense (2006–2011); Director of Central Intelligence (1991–1993)[7]
- Carlos Gutierrez, United States Secretary of Commerce (2005–2009) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Carla Anderson Hills, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–1977), U.S. Trade Representative (1989–1993) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[3][8]
- Ray LaHood, United States Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013), U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995–2009)[9]
- Greg Mankiw, Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers (2003–2005)[10]
- Michael Mukasey, United States Attorney General (2007–2009)[11]
- Henry Paulson, United States Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[12]
- William K. Reilly, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1989–1992) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Tom Ridge, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005); Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, The White House (2001–2003); Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001) (will not vote for Donald Trump)[13][3][14]
- William Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–1973, 1983–1985) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of Labor (1969–1970); Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970–1972); United States Secretary of the Treasury (1972–1974); United States Secretary of State (1982–1989)[10]
- Louis Wade Sullivan, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989–1993) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Robert Zoellick, United States Deputy Secretary of State (2005–2006); U.S. Trade Representative (2001–2005); President of the World Bank Group (2007–2012)[3]
Governors
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Current
- Charlie Baker, Massachusetts[16]
- Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[17]
- Gary Herbert, Utah (withdrew his endorsement and will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Larry Hogan, Maryland (will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)[19][20]
- John Kasich, Ohio, also former 2016 presidential candidate (refused to honor the signed GOP pledge to support the Republican nominee)[21]
- Brian Sandoval, Nevada[22]
- Rick Snyder, Michigan[23]
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Former
- Jeb Bush, Florida (1999–2007), also former 2016 presidential candidate (refused to honor the signed GOP pledge to support the Republican nominee) (will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton) [24][25]
- Arne Carlson, Minnesota (1991–1999) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia (1970–1974); also Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974–1975) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[26]
- Jon Huntsman Jr., Utah (2005–2009); also United States Ambassador to China (2009–2011) and United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993) (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[27]
- William Milliken, Michigan (1969–1983) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[28]
- George Pataki, New York (1995–2006), also former 2016 presidential candidate (refused to honor the signed GOP pledge to support the Republican nominee)[29]
- Marc Racicot, Montana (1993–2001)[30]
- Mitt Romney, Massachusetts (2003–2007) and former 2012 presidential candidate[31]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, California (2003–2011)[32]
- William Weld, Massachusetts (1991–1997) (currently running for Vice President as a Libertarian)[33]
- Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey (1994–2001), also Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–2003)[34]
U.S. Senators
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Current
- Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire (withdrew vote from Donald Trump and will write in Mike Pence), although she has said she considers Donald Trump a role model.[35]
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia[36]
- Susan Collins, Maine (will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)[37]
- Mike Crapo, Idaho (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[38]
- Jeff Flake, Arizona (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[39][40]
- Lindsey Graham, South Carolina and former 2016 presidential candidate (refused to honor the signed GOP pledge to support the Republican nominee) (will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)[41]
- Dean Heller, Nevada[42]
- Mark Kirk, Illinois (will write-in Collin Powell and asked Trump to drop out of the race)[20][43]
- Mike Lee, Utah (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[43]
- Ben Sasse, Nebraska[34][44]
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama (suggested Trump to drop out of the race)[45]
- John Thune, South Dakota (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[46]
Former
- Norm Coleman, Minnesota[14][47]
- David Durenberger, Minnesota (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Slade Gorton, Washington (endorsed Evan McMullin)[48]
- Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[49][50]
- Mel Martinez, Florida[34][51]
- John Warner, Virginia; also United States Secretary of the Navy (1972–1974) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[52]
U.S. Representatives
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Current
- Justin Amash, Michigan[14]
- Bradley Byrne, Alabama[53]
- Jason Chaffetz, Utah (withdrew the endorsement)[54]
- Barbara Comstock, Virginia (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[55]
- Carlos Curbelo, Florida[34][56]
- Mike Coffman, Colorado (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[57]
- Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania[58]
- Robert Dold, Illinois[14][59]
- Richard L. Hanna, New York (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[14][60]
- Cresent Hardy, Nevada[61]
- Joe Heck, Nevada (running for Senate in Nevada, asks Trump to withdraw, and will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)
- Adam Kinzinger, Illinois[62]
- Mia Love, Utah[63]
- Reid Ribble, Wisconsin[14]
- Scott Rigell, Virginia (endorsed Gary Johnson)[34]
- Martha Roby, Alabama (asked Trump to drop out of the race)[64]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida[14]
- Fred Upton, Michigan[65]
- David Valadao, California[66]
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Former
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Former State Department officials
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Former Defense Department officials
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Former National Security officials
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Other former federal government officials
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- Hugh Hewitt, Former Reagan Administration Appointee and Conservative Radio Host.[86]
- Donald B. Ayer, Deputy Attorney General[3]
- Phillip D. Brady, White House Staff Secretary (1991–1993) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[83]
- Linda Chavez, Director of the Office of Public Liaison[14]
- Jim Cicconi, Special Assistant to the President and Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan; Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Chief of Staff for President George H. W. Bush; (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Scott Evertz, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Tony Fratto, Deputy Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to former President George W. Bush[87]
- Charles Fried, Solicitor General; also Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[88]
- Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy; Commissioner of Internal Revenue (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Theodore Kassinger, Deputy Secretary of Commerce[3]
- William Kristol, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States[14][89]
- Andrew Natsios, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development[3]
- Daniel F. Runde, Director of The Global Development Alliance at the United States Agency for International Development[11]
- Larry D. Thompson, Deputy Attorney General[3]
- Dan Webb, U.S. Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[90]
- Lezlee Westine, Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (Public Liaison) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[91]
State legislators
- Lois Sherman Hagarty, Pennsylvania State Representative[92]
- David Johnson, Iowa State Senator (left Republican Party over Trump, switched party affiliation to "no party")[20][93]
- Brian Lees, Massachusetts State Senator[94]
- Mark B. Madsen, Utah state senator (left Republican Party after 2016 Republican National Convention and joined Libertarian Party; endorsed Gary Johnson)[95]
- Jack McGregor, former Pennsylvania State Senator (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[83]
Other state elected officials
- Bob Brown, former Montana Secretary of State (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[96]
- Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor of Utah[97]
- Mark Shurtleff, former Attorney General of Utah (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[98]
- Robert S. Smith, former Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[99]
- Grant Woods, former Attorney General of Arizona (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[100]
- Betty D. Montgomery, former Attorney General of Ohio[101]
Mayors and city officials
- Danny Jones, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia (endorsed Gary Johnson)[102][103]
- Tomás Regalado, Mayor of Miami, Florida (announced that he would not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton)[104]
Other notable individuals
Republican Party figures
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- John Weaver, Republican Strategist[105]
- Rob Engstrom, former Divisional Director of Political Education for the Republican National Committee, current National Political Director at U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[106]
- Steve Baer, former executive director of the United Republican Fund of Illinois and 1990 Illinois gubernatorial candidate[107]
- Max Boot, former foreign policy advisor to Sen. Marco Rubio (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[14]
- Ellen Bork, political consultant[11]
- Marvin Bush, son of George H.W. Bush and brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush (endorsed Gary Johnson)[108]
- Liz Cheney, Republican nominee for Wyoming's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, daughter of Dick Cheney[109]
- Patrick Chovanec, economist[11]
- Mindy Finn, political consultant, strategist, and activist (running mate for Evan McMullin)[110]
- Juan Hernandez, political consultant, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas (endorsed Gary Johnson)[111]
- Matt Higgins, former press secretary for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Robert Kagan, former foreign policy advisor and speechwriter (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[14]
- Matt Kibbe, former Chief of Staff to former Sen. Dan Miller[14]
- Jimmy LaSalvia, cofounder and former president, GOProud (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Kevin Madden, former senior adviser and spokesman to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney[34]
- Ken Mehlman, former Republican National Committee Chairman[14]
- Mike Murphy, political consultant and commentator (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[112]
- Patrick Ruffini, political strategist[14]
- Mark Salter, former aide to Sen. John McCain (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[113]
- Randy Scheunemann, national security aide to United States Senator Trent Lott; foreign-policy aide to United States Senator John McCain[11]
- Gabriel Schoenfeld, former Senior Advisor to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney[14]
- Lionel Sosa, advertising and marketing executive for many Republican presidential campaigns (endorsed Gary Johnson, co-chair of Hispanic outreach for his campaign)[114][115]
- A. J. Spiker, Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa (2012-14)[116]
- Ben Stein, former speechwriter to President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford[14]
- Stuart Stevens, political consultant and strategist[14]
- Lezlee Westine, former aide to George W. Bush (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[74]
Conservative academics, journalists and commentators
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Business leaders
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- Daniel Akerson, former Chairman and CEO of General Motors (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[132][133]
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape and founder of Andreessen Horowitz (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[134]
- Mike Fernandez, founder of MBF Healthcare Partners (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[135]
- Carly Fiorina, 2016 candidate for President (calls for replacing Donald Trump with Mike Pence) [136]
- Seth Klarman, founder of Baupost Group (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][137]
- Hamid R. Moghadam, CEO of Prologis, Inc. (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[134]
- James Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[138]
- Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[134]
- Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation[139]
- Harry E. Sloan, former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8]
- Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, former CEO of eBay and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[8][10][140]
Republican groups
- Harvard Republican Club[141]
- Penn State College Republicans[142]
- Cornell College Republicans, temporarily renamed "Cornell Conservatives" (endorsed Gary Johnson)[143]
See also
- Stop Trump movement
- List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List of Gary Johnson presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List of Democrats opposing Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
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