Endorsements for the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
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This is a list of notable political endorsements for declared candidates for the Republican primaries for the 2016 United States presidential election. Endorsements are part of the "invisible primary" process, which occurs not only long before the general election in November 2016, but also largely occurs before even the caucuses and primaries have begun in February 2016; besides endorsements (from politicians/commentators/activists/staffers/celebrities), other key aspects of the invisible primaries include early polling especially in swing states), fundraising (including super PACs), messaging (books, interviews, etc. as well as debates which as of 2015 are often linked to national polling averages), and a demonstrated record of helping other Republican candidates succeed in the past.
When explaining the degree of success a presidential candidate achieves in the caucuses and primaries, during the elections of 1980 through 2004, early endorsements were the most important cause.[1][2] (See the UCLA School of Political Parties.) The value of political endorsements varies, depending on whom they are from, when the are given, and other factors. Especially crucial are endorsements from politicians who live in the chronologically-earlier states during the 2016 caucuses and primaries.[3] Particularly valuable are endorsements from governors, federal senators, and federal representatives.[4] Endorsements given by a person (or group) from the candidate's home state are usually less valuable, unless multiple candidates from that state are running.[4] Historically, there is a correlation ("76% of the eventual vote percentage"[4]) between the percentage of political endorsements from sitting and former elected officials earned by a Republican candidate in the first half of the year prior to a presidential election (for purposes of this article January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015), with the percentage of votes cast for that candidate in the Republican primaries during the first half of the election year (for purposes of this article January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016). The impact of celebrity endorsements of political candidates is less clear, and somewhat controversial,[5] but in some cases can increase general election turnout,[5] or increase fundraising totals and media exposure.[6]
Unless otherwise stated, all individuals/groups listed below as giving endorsements, are members of (or supporters of) the Republican Party.
Jeb Bush[edit]
Background: the candidate was 43rd Governor of Florida (1999-2007). Born in 1953, he was raised in Texas, where his brother was governor (1995-2000 then president 2001-2009) and his father was a representative (1967-1971 then vice president 1981-1989 and president 1989-1993). He was a Texas banker (1974-1979) and Florida real estate developer (1980-1986) before entering politics.
- U.S. Presidents and First Ladies (former)
- George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States (1989-1993); candidate's father [7][8]
- Barbara Bush [7][8] First Lady of the United States to George H.W. Bush (1989-1993); candidate's mother
- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009); candidate's brother[8][9]
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States to George W. Bush (2001-2009); candidate's sister-in-law [10]
- U.S. Governors (former)
- Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama (2003-2011)[11]
- Bill Owens, 40th Governor of Colorado (1999-2007)[12]
- Luis Fortuño, 10th Governor of Puerto Rico (2009-2013)[13][14]
- Tom Ridge, 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001); 1st Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005), former U.S. Representative[15]
- John McKernan, 71st Governor of Maine (1987-1995)[16]
- William Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997)[17]
- Jane Swift, former Acting Governor of Massachusetts (2001-2003)[17]
- Jim Edgar, 38th Governor of Illinois (1991-1998)[18]
- Tommy Thompson, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin (1987-2001)[19]
- U.S. Senators (current and former)
- Susan Collins of Maine[20]
- Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois (former), also founder of Chain Bridge Bank[21]
- Orrin Hatch, President pro tempore of the United States Senate of Utah[22]
- Mike Johanns of Nebraska (former)[23]
- Dean Heller of Nevada[22]
- Mack Mattingly of Georgia (former)[24][25]
- Bill Frist of Tennessee (former)[26]
- Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas (former)[9][27]
- Mel Martinez of Florida (former)[28][29]
- George LeMieux of Florida (former)[30]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Mike Rogers, Representative from Alabama[31]
- Jeff Denham, Representative from California[32]
- David Valadao, Representative from California[33]
- Steve Buyer, former Representative from Indiana[32]
- Greg Ganske, former Representative from Iowa[34]
- Mark Amodei, Representative from Nevada[2]
- Adam Kinzinger, Representative from Illinois[2]
- Chris Collins, Representative from New York[35]
- Tom Reed, Representative from New York[35]
- Tom Loeffler, former Representative from Texas[9][36]
- Patrick McHenry, Representative from North Carolina[37]
- Thomas F. Hartnett, former Representative from South Carolina[38]
- Pete Sessions, Representative from Texas[36][39]
- Gus Bilirakis, Representative from Florida[40]
- Vern Buchanan, Representative from Florida[40]
- Ander Crenshaw, Representative from Florida[3]
- Carlos Curbelo, Representative from Florida[40]
- Mario Díaz-Balart, Representative from Florida[3]
- David Jolly, Representative from Florida[3]
- John Mica, Representative from Florida[40]
- Jeff Miller, Representative from Florida[40]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative from Florida[3]
- Dennis A. Ross, Representative from Florida[3]
- Daniel Webster, Representative from Florida[40]
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former Representative from Florida[41]
- Tom Feeney, former Representative from Florida[42]
- David Trott, Representative from Michigan[43]
- Eric Cantor, former House Majority Leader (from Virginia)[44]
- Cabinet Officials (former)
- Donald Evans, 34th Secretary of Commerce (2001-2005),[8][9][36] also on board of George W. Bush Foundation 501(c)3[45]
- Henry Paulson, 74th Secretary of the Treasury (2006-2009) [46]
- Spencer Abraham, 10th Secretary of Energy (2001-2005)[43]
- James Nicholson, 5th Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005-2007)[47]
- Joshua Bolten, former White House Chief of Staff (2006-2009)[48]
- Michael Mukasey, 81st United States Attorney General (2007-2009)[48]
- U.S. Ambassadors (former)
- Chuck Larson, to Latvia (former), also former Iowa State Senator[49]
- Jeanne L. Phillips, to the OECD (former),[36] also on the board of the George W. Bush Foundation 501(c)3[45]
- Mary Kramer, to Barbados (former),[34] also former Iowa State Senator
- Warren Tichenor, to the UN (former).[8][36]
- Pamela Willeford, to Switzerland (former).[9][36]
- Rick Graber, to the Czech Republic (former), also former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin [50]
- Hushang Ansary, from Iran (1967-1969), also former director of the National Iranian Oil Company[36]
- Francis Rooney, to the Holy See[47]
- Mary Ann Glendon, to the Holy See[47]
- Mel Sembler, to Italy and to Australia and Nauru[48]
- Ned Siegel, to the Bahamas[48]
- Republican National Committee members (former)
- Brian Kennedy, former Republican Party of Iowa chair.[34][51]
- Statewide Officials
- Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama[52]
- Walker Stapleton, Colorado State Treasurer[12]
- Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer of Florida[40]
- Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida[40]
- Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.[40]
- Sue M. Cobb, United States Ambassador to Jamaica (2001-2005) and Secretary of State of Florida (2005-2007)[41]
- Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia[53]
- Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia[53]
- Stan Wise, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[54]
- Kerry Healey, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[17]
- Terri Lynn Land, former Secretary of State of Michigan[43]
- Bill Schuette, Attorney General of Michigan[43]
- Mike Cox, former Michigan Attorney General[55]
- Brian Krolicki, former Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer of Nevada[56]
- Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma[57]
- George P. Bush, son of the candidate, Texas Land Commissioner[36][58]
- John H. Hager, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[44]
- Jerry Kilgore, former Attorney General of Virginia[59]
- State Legislators
- Alabama State Senator: J. T. Waggoner[31]
- Two Colorado State Representatives: Frank McNulty (former Speaker),[12] Mark Waller (former)[12]
- Twenty-one Florida State Senators: Anitere Flores,[41] Rudy Garcia (former),[41] Greg Evers,[60] Andy Gardiner (Senate President),[61] Garrett Richter (Senate President pro tempore),[61] Bill Galvano (Senate Majority Leader),[61] Denise Grimsley (Senate Deputy Majority Leader),[61] Thad Altman,[61] Aaron Bean,[61] Rob Bradley,[61] Lizbeth Benacquisto,[61] Jeff Brandes,[61] Nancy Detert,[61] Don Gaetz,[61] Dorothy Hukill,[61] Jack Latvala,[61] John Legg,[61] Joe Negron,[61] Wilton Simpson,[61] David H. Simmons,[61] Kelli Stargel[61]
- Twenty Florida State Representatives: Frank Artiles,[41] Michael Bileca,[41] Jose Felix Diaz,[41] Manny Díaz, Jr.,[41] Erik Fresen,[41] José R. Oliva,[41] Holly Merrill Raschein,[41] Carlos Trujillo,[41] Arnhilda Badia (former),[41] Juan-Carlos Planas (former),[41] Julio Robaina (former),[41] John E. Thrasher (former Speaker),[42] Allan Bense (former Speaker),[42] Larry Cretul (former Speaker),[42] Dean Cannon (former Speaker),[42] Will Weatherford (former Speaker),[42] Steve Crisafulli (Speaker),[42] Clay Ingram,[60] Lois Benson (former),[60] George Moraitis[30]
- Six Georgia State Senators: Brandon Beach,[54] John Kennedy,[54] Jeff Mullis,[54] John Wilkinson,[54] Matt Dollar,[54] Joe Wilkinson[54]
- Georgia State Representative: Ed Lindsey (former Majority Whip)[54]
- Five Illinois State Senators: Bill Brady,[62] Karen McConnaughay,[62] Chris Nybo,[62] Sue Rezin,[62] Kirk Dillard (former)[62]
- Five Illinois State Representatives: Raymond Poe,[62] Adam Brown,[62] Tom Cross (former),[62] Renée Kosel (former),[62] Skip Saviano (former)[62]
- Seven Iowa State Senators: Charles Schneider.,[34] Doug Shull (former),[49] Merlin Hulse (former),[49] John Putney (former),[49] Jeff Lamberti (former)[49] (see also Mary Kramer and Chuck Larson, Jr.)
- Twelve Iowa State Representatives: Ron Jorgensen,[34] Zach Nunn,[34] Ken Rizer,[34] Linda Miller,[63] Robert Bacon,[64] Renee Schulte (former).,[34] Terry Baxter,[59] Janet Metcalf (former),[65] Walt Tomenga (former),[49] Willard Jenkins (former),[49] Pat Shey (former),[49] Gary Blodgett (former)[49]
- Nine Michigan State Representatives: Kathy Crawford,[43] Andrea LaFontaine,[43] Mike McCready,[43] Amanda Price,[43] Ken Yonker,[43] Laura Cox,[55] David Maturen,[55] Gail Haines (former),[55] Mark Ouimet (former)[55]
- Two Michigan State Senators: Goeff Hansen,[43] Philip Hoffman (former)[55]
- Five Members of the Nevada Assembly: Paul Anderson (Majority Leader),[66] John Hambrick (Speaker),[67] Melissa Woodbury,[68] David M. Gardner,[68] Philip "P.K." O'Neill[68]
- Four New Hampshire State Senators: Russell Prescott,[69] Bruce Keough (former),[69] Bob Odell (former),[69] Chuck Morse (Senate President)[70]
- New Hampshire State Representative: Barry Palmer[71]
- New Jersey State Senator: Joseph Kyrillos Jr[72]
- Two North Carolina State Senators: Tom Apodaca,[37] Brent Jackson[37]
- North Carolina State Representative: Charles Jeter[37]
- South Carolina State Representative: Samuel Rivers, Jr.[38]
- Tennessee State Representative: Mark White[26]
- Texas State Senator: Florence Shapiro (former)[48]
- Texas State Representative: Joe Straus (Speaker).[73]
- Virginia State Senator: Ken Stolle (former)[74]
- Three Virginia State Delegates: Will Morefield,[74] Bobby Orrock,[74] David Yancey[74]
- Businesspeople
- California: Craig McCaw (cellphone pioneer).[75]
- Florida: Charles E. Cobb (chief executive officer and senior managing director of Cobb Partners, Ltd.)[41]
- Illinois: Byron Trott (banker).[75]
- New York: Woody Johnson (owner of the New York Jets),[75] Henry Kravis financier[75]
- Texas: Gerald J. Ford (former CEO of Golden State Bancorp,[8][36] no relation[76] to President Ford), T. Boone Pickens (chairman of his investment firm BP Capital Management),[8][9][36] Fayez Sarofim (investment manager, second largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan, part owner of the Houston Texans),[8][36] John Nau (beer distributor),[8][9] Trevor Rees-Jones (oil industry),[8] David Weekley (construction industry),[8][9]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Virginia: Kay Coles James, former Director of United States Office of Personnel Management[44]
- Pennsylvania: Lynn Swann, former NFL player[77]
Ben Carson[edit]
Background: the candidate was a Maryland brain surgeon and professor (1984-2013). Born in 1951, he was raised in Michigan. He is an author/speaker, and runs a scholarship fund. He also served on the board of directors for Kellogg and Costco Wholesale Corporation for 18 and 16 years respectively.
- State Legislators
- Iowa State Representative: Rob Taylor[78]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Kid Rock, musician[79]
- Roger McGuinn, lead singer of The Byrds[80]
- Richard Petty, 7-time Nascar Champion[81]
- Mickey Rourke, actor[82]
- Armstrong Williams, radio/print/television commentator, former Reagan staffer who helped make Martin Luther King's birthday a federal holiday[83]
Chris Christie[edit]
Chris Christie has been Governor of New Jersey since 2010.
- U.S. Governors (current and former)
- Larry Hogan, Maryland[84]
- Paul LePage, Maine[85]
- Donald DiFrancesco, New Jersey (acting Governor 2001–2002)[86]
- U.S. Senators (former)
- Jeffrey Chiesa, New Jersey (former)[86]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Pennsylvania: Pat Meehan,[87]
- Six from New Jersey: Mike Ferguson (former)[86] Rodney Frelinghuysen,[86] Leonard Lance,[86] Frank LoBiondo,[86] Tom MacArthur,[86] Jon Runyan (former; also former NFL offensive tackle).[88]
- U.S. Ambassadors (current and former)
- Thomas C. Foley, to Ireland (2006-2009)[89]
- John Langeloth Loeb, Jr., to Denmark (1981-1983), also UN Delegate in 1984[90]
- Republican National Committee members (current and former)
- Wayne MacDonald, chair of NH GOP (former)[91]
- Sam Raia, chair of NJ GOP (2011+)[86]
- Jay Webber, chair of NJ GOP (2009-2011), also elected to New Jersey General Assembly.[86]
- Statewide Officials
- New Jersey: Kim Guadagno (LG of NJ).[86]
- State Legislators
- Georgia State Representative: Matt Hatchett (Majority Caucus Chairman)[92]
- Three Iowa State Representatives: Kraig Paulsen (Speaker),[93] Norlin Mommsen,[94] Jim Van Fossen (former)[94]
- Two Iowa State Senators: Jim Kersten (former),[95] Stewart Iverson (former Senate Majority Leader)[94]
- Pennsylvania State Senator: Joseph B. Scarnati, (President pro tempore).[90]
- Fourteen New Hampshire State Representatives: David Danielson,[96] Susan Emerson,[96] Bill Ohm,[96] Don LeBrun,[96] Jack Balcom,[96] Betsy McKinney,[96] Jim Devine,[96] Richard Brothers (former),[97] Karen Hutchinson (former),[97] Dennis Reed (former),[97] Robert Scott (former),[97] Paul Simard (former),[97] Elaine Swinford (former),[97] Steve Schmidt[98]
- Fifteen New Jersey State Senators: Dawn Marie Addiego,[86] Diane Allen (also former Philadelphia news anchor),[86] Richard Bagger (former, also former chief of staff to Christie, and Senior VP of Celgene),[86] Kip Bateman,[86] Jennifer Beck,[86] Anthony Bucco,[86] Gerald Cardinale,[86] Christopher J. Connors,[86] James W. Holzapfel,[86] Thomas Kean, Jr. (Minority Leader, also ran for U.S. Senate[when?])[86] Steve Oroho,[86] Kevin J. O'Toole,[86] Joseph Pennacchio,[86] Robert Singer,[86] Sam Thompson (also GOP chair of Middlesex County).[86]
- Twenty-seven New Jersey State Representatives: Mary Pat Angelini,[86] Robert Auth,[86] Jon Bramnick (Minority Leader),[86] Christopher J. Brown,[86] Tony Bucco,[86] Caroline Casagrande,[86] Jack Ciattarelli,[86] Robert D. Clifton,[86] Ronald S. Dancer,[86] BettyLou DeCroce,[86] John DiMaio,[86] Sam Fiocchi,[86] DiAnne Gove,[86] Sean T. Kean,[86] Gregory P. McGuckin,[86] Alison Littell McHose,[86] Nancy Munoz,[86] Declan O'Scanlon,[86] Erik Peterson,[86] Dave Rible,[86] Maria Rodriguez-Gregg,[86] Scott Rumana,[86] Brian E. Rumpf,[86] David C. Russo,[86] Donna Simon,[86] Parker Space,[86] David W. Wolfe.[86]
- Businesspeople
- August Busch III, former Chairman of Anheuser-Busch[90]
- Steven A. Cohen, founder of Point72 Asset Management[86]
- Kenneth Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot[99]
- David J. Pecker, CEO of American Media[86]
- Finn Wentworth,[86] owner and founding partner of Normandy Real Estate Partners[100] and former co-owner of the New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets
- Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard, former CEO of eBay, and 2010 Republican candidate for Governor of California[90]
- New Jersey: Robert J. Hugin (CEO of Celgene),[86]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- New Jersey: Bob Yudin (Bergen County GOP chair).[86]
Ted Cruz[edit]
Background: the candidate is U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present). Born in 1970, he was raised in Texas. He was a Texas lawyer (1997-1998) before entering politics.
- U.S. Senators (former)
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Colorado: Tom Tancredo (former; also presidential candidate in 2008).[102][103]
- Two from Georgia: Bob Barr (former)[104]Jody Hice[105]
- Oklahoma: Jim Bridenstine.[106]
- Six from Texas: Brian Babin,[107] Michael C. Burgess,[108] John Culberson,[3] and Randy Weber[109]
- Republican National Committee members (former)
- Ron Nehring, chair of CA GOP (2007-2011)[110]
- Saul Anuzis, chair of MI GOP (2005–09)[111]
- Statewide Officials
- Georgia: Ralph Hudgens (Georgia Insurance Commissioner)[105]
- Iowa: Matt Schultz (former Secretary of State of Iowa).[112][113]
- Texas: David J. Porter (Texas Railroad Commissioner)[114]
- State Legislators
- Nine Arizona State Representatives: Steve Montenegro (House Majority Leader),[115] David Livingston (House Majority Whip),[115] Bob Thorpe,[115] Vince Leach,[115] Mark Finchem,[115] Anthony Kern,[115] Jay Lawrence,[115] Noel W. Campbell,[115] Adam Kwasman (former)[115]
- Four Arizona State Senators: Judy Burges,[115] Sylvia Allen,[115] Steve Smith,[115] Al Melvin (former)[115]
- Arkansas State Representative: Bob Ballinger[116]
- Arkansas State Senator: Peggy Jeffries (former)[116]
- Four Georgia State Senators: Mike Crane,[105] Marty Harbin,[105] William Ligon,[105] Josh McKoon[105]
- Five Iowa State Senators: Jake Chapman,[112][113] Dennis Guth,[113] Jason Schultz,[113] Bill Anderson,[117] Randy Feenstra[118]
- Four Iowa State Representatives: Greg Heartsill,[112][113] Steve Holt,[112][113] Larry Sheets,[112][113] Ralph Watts.[112][113]
- Louisiana State Senator: Elbert Guillory[119]
- Massachusetts State Representative: James J. Lyons, Jr.[120]
- Michigan State Senator: Patrick Colbeck[121]
- Michigan State Representative: Ray Franz[122]
- Two Mississippi State Senators: Chris McDaniel,[123] Melanie Sojourner[123]
- Three Missouri State Senators: Jim Lembke (former),[124] Delbert Scott (former),[124] Brad Lager (former),[124] Chuck Purgason (former)[124]
- Nine Missouri State Representatives: Carl Bearden (former Speaker pro Tempore),[124] Eric Burlison,[124] John McCaherty,[124] Bill White,[124] Rob Vescovo,[124] Rick Brattin,[124] Charlie Davis,[124] Doug Funderburk (former),[124] Bryan Stevenson (former)[124]
- Six Members of the Nevada Assembly: Victoria Seaman,[125] Michele Fiore,[125] John Moore,[125] Victoria Dooling,[126] Ira Hansen,[126] Jim Wheeler (Assembly Majority Whip)[127]
- Two New Hampshire State Senators: Dave Wheeler (1992-1998, also rep 1988-1992),[101] Fenton Groen (former)[128]
- Twenty-eight New Hampshire State Representatives: Duane Brown,[101][129] Carol Bush,[101] Jane Cormier (former),[101] Sue DeLemus,[101] Jeff Harris,[101] Eric Johnson,[101] Josh Moore,[101] Jeanine Notter,[101] Bill O'Brien (Speaker[101] 2010-2012),[130] Greg Salts (former),[101] David Scott (former),[101] Ken Sheffert (former),[101] James Spillane,[101] Len Turcotte.,[101] Warren Groen,[128] Rick Christie,[128] Allen Cook,[128] Guy Comtois,[128] Bill Kuch,[128] Walter Koloziej,[128] Patrick Bick,[128] Carol Vita (former),[128] Lucien Vita (former),[128] Colette Worsman (former),[128] Harry Accornero (former),[128] Richard Gordon,[131] Timothy Twombly[131]
- South Carolina State Senator: Lee Bright.[132][133]
- Two South Carolina State Representatives: Bill Chumley,[132][133] Wendy Nanney[134]
- Tennessee State Representative: Joe Carr (former)[135]
- Five Texas State Senators: Brian Birdwell,[136] Konni Burton,[136] Brandon Creighton,[136] Lois Kolkhorst,[136] Bob Hall[136]
- Thirty-Eight Texas State Representative: Cecil Bell Jr.,[136] DeWayne Burns,[136] Gary Elkins,[136] Pat Fallon,[136] Allen Fletcher,[136] Dan Flynn,[136] John Frullo,[136] Dan Huberty,[136] Bryan Hughes,[136] Mark Keough,[136] Stephanie Klick,[136] Matt Krause,[136] Brooks Landgraf,[136] Jodie Laubenberg,[136] Jeff Leach,[136] Will Metcalf,[136] Doug Miller,[136] Rick Miller,[136] Jim Murphy,[136] Andrew Murr,[136] Larry Phillips,[136] John Raney,[136] Debbie Riddle,[136] Matt Rinaldi,[136] Matt Schaefer,[136] Mike Schofield,[136] Matt Shaheen,[136] Wayne Smith,[136] Stuart Spitzer,[136] Tony Tinderholt,[136] Scott Turner,[136] Molly White,[136] John Wray,[136] Bill Zedler,[136] John Zerwas,[136] Paul Pressler (former)[137]
- Virginia State Senator: Bill Stanley[138]
- Businesspeople
- Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric[139] (also author/speaker)
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Brent Bozell, conservative activist, columnist, and president of the Media Research Center [140]
- Adam Carolla, radio and television host[141]
- R. Lee Ermey, actor[142] and former marine
- Iowa: Jeff Roe (advisor)[143]
- New York: Pamela Geller (activist).[144][145]
- Texas: Robin Armstrong, former Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas[119]
- Virginia: Cynthia Dunbar[138]
- Organizations
- Georgia Right to Life[146]
- Gun Owners of America[147]
- National Federation of Republican Assemblies[148]
Carly Fiorina[edit]
Background: the candidate was California CEO of HP/Compaq (1999-2005) and an east coast[vague] manager at AT&T/Lucent (1980-1999). Born in 1954, she was raised in multiple states. She led the CIA External Advisory Board (2007-2009), was the 2010 U.S. Senate nominee in California, and runs several organizations.
- Cabinet Officials (former)
- Wallace Stickney, former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency[149]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Kansas: Lynn Jenkins[150]
- Maine: David F. Emery (former)[151]
- Michigan: Candice Miller[152]
- Nebraska: Jeff Fortenberry[153]
- New York: Nan Hayworth (former)[154]
- Statewide Officials (current and former)
- Indiana: Sue Ellspermann, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and former Indiana State Representative.[155]
- Texas: Susan Combs, former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and former Texas State Representative;[156] Julie Parsley, former commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and former Solicitor General of Texas [157]
- State Legislators
- Iowa State Senator: David Johnson[158]
- Eight Iowa State Representatives: Steve Olson (2003-2015 including 2013-2014[159] as Speaker Pro Tempore)[160][161] Chris Rants (1992-2010 including Speaker 2003-2006),[162][163] Mike Sexton.,[159][164] Ross Paustian,[165] Clel Baudler,[158] Josh Byrnes,[158] Lee Hein,[158] Mike May[158]
- Three New Hampshire State Senators: Sharon Carson,[166] Jeanie Forrester,[166] Thomas R. Eaton (former State Senate President)[167]
- Twenty-five New Hampshire State Representatives: Barbara Biggie,[168] Gene Chandler (Deputy Speaker),[168] Yvonne Dean-Bailey,[168] Marilinda Garcia (2007-2014),[169][better source needed] Edmond Gionet,[168] Joe Guthrie,[168] Bob Haefner,[168] Joe Hagan,[168] Will Infantine (Labor Committee Chair),[170] Phyllis M. Katsakiores,[168] Rick Ladd,[168] Peggy McCarthy,[168] Kim Rice,[168] Jim Webb,[168] Rusty Bulis (former),[171] Duffy Daugherty (former),[171] Erin Hennessey,[171] Henry Mock (former),[171] Larry Rappaport,[171] Eric Stohl (former),[171] Jim Coburn (former),[172] James F. Headd (former),[149] Frank Kotowski,[149] Mike McCarthy (former),[149] Peter Spanos[149]
- Two Colorado State Representatives: Perry Buck.[173][better source needed], Jack Tate[174]
- Delaware State Senator: Brian G. Pettyjohn.[173][better source needed]
- Delaware State Representative: Deborah Hudson.[173][better source needed]
- Three Georgia State Representatives: Earl Ehrhart,[175] Penny Houston,[175] Donna Sheldon (former)[175]
- Maine State Senator: Amy Volk[176]
- Three Maine State Representatives: Wayne Parry,[151] Deborah Sanderson,[151] Heather Sirocki[151]
- Massachusetts State Representative: Kevin Kuros,[177] Sheila Harrington,[178] Shaunna O'Connell[178]
- Four Minnesota State Senators: Paul Gazelka,[179] Mary Kiffmeyer,[179] Carrie Ruud,[179] David Hann (Minority Leader)[180]
- Two Minnesota State Representatives: Jim Nash,[179] Michelle Rifenberg (former)[179]
- Nevada State Senator: Sue Lowden (former)[181]
- Member of the New York State Assembly: Kieran Lalor[154]
- Oklahoma State Senator: Stephanie Bice[182]
- Two South Carolina State Representatives: Phyllis Henderson,[183] Donna C. Hicks[183]
- Two Tennessee State Representatives: Mary Littleton,[184] Dawn White[184]
- Texas State Representative: Patricia Harless[157]
- Mayors and other municipal leaders
- Steve Bach, former Mayor of Colorado Springs[174]
- Liz Hausmann, Fulton County, Georgia Commissioner [175]
- Scott Smith, former Mayor of Mesa[185]
- Sara Kurovski, mayor[186] of Pleasant Hill, Iowa[159]
- Beth van Duyne, mayor of Irving, Texas [157]
- Gil Pontes, Selectman of Berkley, Massachusetts [187]
- Jen Caissie, member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council[178]
- Businesspeople
- Heidi Ganahl, CEO/Founder at Camp Bow Wow Corporate[173]
- Terry Neese, founder of Terry Neese Personnel Services and the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women[188]
- Matt Jacobson, Executive Director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative[151]
- Mike McFadden, co-CEO of Lazard Middle Market and 2014 nominee for Governor of MN[179]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Donnie Wahlberg, actor[189]
- James Woods, actor [190]
- Susan Dench, president and board chairwoman of the Informed Women’s Network[151]
- Georgia: Jef Fincher (grassroots activist), Kathleen Kennedy (former CNN Headline News Anchor), Patrick Moore (managing partner, Set Consulting), Cory Ruth (managing partner, Mergence Global)[175]
- Minnesota: David Strom (former President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota)[179]
Jim Gilmore[edit]
Background: the candidate was Governor of Virginia (1998-2002), and ran in 2008. Born in 1949, he was raised in Virginia. He was an overseas Army Intel officer (1971-1974) and Virginia lawyer (1977-1987) before entering politics.
- State Legislators
- New Hampshire State Senator: Sam Cataldo[191]
Lindsey Graham[edit]
Background: the candidate is U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003–present). Born in 1955, he was raised in South Carolina. He was an lawyer (USAF overseas 1982-1989 then in South Carolina privately 1989-1992) before entering politics.
- U.S. Senators (current and former)
- John McCain, Arizona, also nominee in 2008 and ran in 2000[192]
- Norm Coleman, Minnesota (former), "backing Graham from the outside"[193]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- One from South Carolina: John Light Napier (former)[194]
- U.S. Ambassadors (former)
- David Wilkins, to Canada (2005-2009)[195] and prominent[193] South Carolina lawyer
- Robert V. Royall, to Tanzania (2001-2003)[196]
- Statewide Officials
- South Carolina: Converse Chellis (former Treasurer of South Carolina)[194]
- State Legislators
- New Hampshire State Senator: Gary Lambert (former)[197]
- New Hampshire State Representative: Bing Judd (former)[197]
- Four South Carolina State Representatives: Joyce Hearn (former),[194] Skipper Perry (former),[194] W. Douglas Smith (former Speaker Pro Tempore),[194] Scott Talley (former)[194]
- Mayors and other municipal leaders
- New Hampshire: Peter Spaulding (former member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire)[197]
- South Carolina: Rick Danner (Mayor of Greer),[194] Tim Goodwin (Mayor of Folly Beach),[194] Paul Sommerville (Beaufort County Council Chairman),[194] Lisa Sulka (Mayor of Bluffton),[194] Knox H. White (Mayor of Greenville)[194]
- Businesspeople
- Scott T. Ford, co-chair of campaign super PAC and prominent[193] businessman (former CEO of Alltel)
- Jeff Immelt,[193] CEO of General Electric
- Ronald Perelman,[193] investor with estimated wealth of $14 billion as of 2012
Mike Huckabee[edit]
Background: the candidate was Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007), and ran in 2008. Born in 1955, he was raised in Arkansas. He was a minister (1980-1992) before entering politics, author (1997-2015), and television host (2008-2015).
- U.S. Governors (current and former)
- U.S. Senators (current)
- Arkansas: John Boozman[199]
- South Dakota: Mike Rounds, also former Governor of South Dakota[202]
- U.S. Representatives
- Arkansas: Rick Crawford,[199] French Hill,[199] Bruce Westerman[199]
- Georgia: John Linder (former)[199]
- North Carolina: Charles H. Taylor (former)[199]
- Tennessee: Chuck Fleischmann[199]
- Statewide Officials
- Arkansas: Tim Griffin (Lieutenant Governor),[199] Leslie Rutledge (Attorney General),[199] Mark Martin (Secretary of State),[199] Dennis Milligan (Treasurer),[199] John Thurston (Land Commissioner)[199]
- South Carolina: André Bauer (former Lieutenant Governor)[203]
- State Legislators
- Arkansas State Senators: Alan Clark,[199] Bryan King,[199] Jason Rapert,[199] Gary Stubblefield,[199] Jon Woods[199]
- Arkansas State Representatives: Karilyn Brown,[199] Donnie Copeland,[199] Jim Bob Duggar (former; also reality television personality).[204] Charlene Fite,[199] Mickey Gates,[199] Justin Harris,[199] Prissy Hickerson,[199] Jack Ladyman,[199] Julie Mayberry,[199] Laurie Rushing,[199] Matthew Shepherd,[205] Nelda Speaks,[199] James Sturch,[199] Dwight Tosh,[199] Dave Wallace,[199] Richard Womack[199]
- Georgia State Representatives: Sam Teasley,[199] Tom Kirby[199]
- Iowa State Representative: Tedd Gassman[203]
- North Carolina State Senator: Woody White (former; now New Hanover County Commissioner)[199]
- South Carolina State Representative: Greg Delleney[203]
- Tennessee State Senator: Ed Jackson[199]
- Tennessee State Representatives: Barry Doss,[199] Cameron Sexton[199]
- Texas State Representative: Jim Keffer[206]
- Mayors and other municipal leaders
- Iowa: Shane McCampbell (Mayor of Burlington)[203]
- Tennessee: Mark Luttrell (Mayor of Shelby County)[199]
- South Carolina: Mark McBride (former Mayor of Myrtle Beach)[203]
- Republican National Committee members
- Arkansas: Jonathan Barnett[199]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Kenneth Copeland, commentator/televangelist[75]
- Chuck Norris, actor[79]
- Tony Orlando, singer[207]
Bobby Jindal[edit]
Background: the candidate is Governor of Louisiana (2008–present). Born in 1971, he was raised in Louisiana. He was a Rhodes Scholar in political science before entering politics.
- State Legislators
- Iowa State Representative: Matt Windschitl (Speaker pro tem)[208]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Blaise Hazelwood (get out the vote expert at Grassroots Targeting, worked at the RNC).[209]
- Maryland: Timmy Teepell (consultant at OnMessage and former Jindal chief of staff),[209]
- Willie Robertson, TV personality[210]
- Kevin Sorbo, actor[211]
John Kasich[edit]
Background: the candidate is Governor of Ohio (2010–present), and ran in 2000, and was U.S. Representative from Ohio (1983-2001). Born in 1952, he was raised in Pennsylvania. He has an Ohio degree in political science before entering politics, then was a television commentator and banker (2001-2008).
- U.S. Governors (current)
- Robert J. Bentley, Alabama[212]
- U.S. Senators (former)
- Al D'Amato, New York (former)[213]
- Mike DeWine, Ohio (former), current Attorney General of Ohio[214]
- Trent Lott, Mississippi (former Senate Majority Leader)[215]
- John E. Sununu, New Hampshire (former)[216]
- Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (former)[217]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Alabama: Spencer Bachus (former)[218]
- Massachusetts: Peter G. Torkildsen (former)[219]
- Michigan: Pete Hoekstra (former)[218]
- Mississippi: Gregg Harper[220]
- New York: James T. Walsh (former)[218]
- Two from Pennsylvania: Robert Smith Walker (former),[218] Jon D. Fox (former)[221]
- Virginia: Thomas M. Davis (former)[218]
- Five from Ohio: Mike Oxley (former),[218] Deborah Pryce (former),[218] Steve Stivers,[218] Pat Tiberi,[218] Mike Turner,[218]
- Statewide Officials
- New Hampshire: Thomas D. Rath (former AG of NH)[222]
- Three from Ohio: Jon Husted[214] (Secretary of State), Dave Yost (Auditor of OH),[214] Mary Taylor (Lieutenant Governor of OH)[223]
- Pennsylvania: Robert Jubelirer (former Lieutenant Governor of PA)[221]
- State Legislators
- Three Georgia State Senators: Bill Cowsert (State Majority Leader),[224] Fran Millar,[224] Rusty Paul (former; also former state party chair, current mayor of Sandy Springs).[224]
- Idaho State Senator: Marv Hagedorn[225]
- Idaho State Representative: Robert Anderst[226]
- Three Illinois State Senators: Christine Radogno (Minority Leader),[227] Daniel Cronin (former),[227] Dave Syverson[227]
- Five Illinois State Representatives: Ed Sullivan, Jr.,[227] David Harris,[227] Ron Sandack,[227] Tom Demmer,[227] Randy Frese[227]
- Two Iowa State Representatives: Mary Ann Hanusa.,[228] Brent Siegrist (former Speaker)[229]
- Four Massachusetts State Representatives: Paul Frost,[219] Kimberly Ferguson,[219] Peter Durant,[219] F. Jay Barrows[219]
- Michigan State Senator: Arlan Meekhof (Senate Majority Leader)[230]
- Michigan State Representative: Tom Leonard (Speaker Pro Tempore)[231]
- Three Mississippi State Senators: Giles Ward (President Pro Tem),[232] Josh Harkins,[232] Brice Wiggins[232]
- Two New Hampshire State Senators: David Boutin,[233] Ed Dupont (former State Senate President)[234]
- Four New Hampshire State Representatives: Jack Flanagan (House Majority Leader),[235] Harold B. Parker,[236] Doug Scamman (former Speaker),[237] Stella Scamman (former)[237]
- Two Ohio State Senators: Keith Faber [238] (President of the Senate), Frank LaRose.[239]
- Ohio State Representative: Jo Ann Davidson (former)[240]
- Pennsylvania State Senator: Earl M. Baker (former)[221]
- South Carolina State Senator: Raymond E. Cleary III[241]
- Two South Carolina State Representatives: Heather Ammons Crawford,[242] Gary E. Clary[241]
- Three Virginia State Delegates: Glenn Davis, Chris Peace, Ron Villanueva[243]
- Two Virginia State Senators: Emmett Hanger, Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (former)[243]
- Mayors and other municipal leaders
- New Hampshire: Ruth L. Griffin (former member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire)[244]
- Georgia: Mike Davis (Mayor of Dunwoody),[224] Jim Thornton (Mayor of LaGrange),[224] Jason Buelterman (Mayor of Tybee Island)[224]
- Mississippi: Chuck Gautier (Mayor Pro Tem of Ridgeland),[232] Ronnie McGehee (Madison County Superintendent of Education),[232] Mike Tagert (Northern District Transportation Commissioner),[232] Larry Swales (Rankin County Chancery Clerk)[232]
- Businesspeople
- New York: Philip Geier[245]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Georgia: John Watson (former chief of staff to Sonny Perdue)[224]
- Mississippi: Mark Garriga (former chief of staff to Kirk Fordice)[232]
- Tim Allen, comedian and actor [246]
George Pataki[edit]
Background: the candidate was Governor of New York (1995-2006). Born in 1945, he was raised in New York. He was a New York lawyer (1970-1981) before entering politics.
- State Legislators
- New Hampshire State Senator: Nancy Stiles.[247]
Rand Paul[edit]
Background: the candidate is U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2010–present). Born in 1963, he was raised in Texas, where his father was U.S. Representative (1976-1985 then 1997-2013) and presidential candidate (1988/2008/2012). He was a Kentucky eye surgeon (1993-2010) before entering politics.
- U.S. Senators (current)
- Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, also Senate Majority Leader[248]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Florida: Curt Clawson.[249]
- Idaho: Raúl Labrador.[250]
- Michigan: Justin Amash.[251][252]
- North Carolina: Walter B. Jones, Jr..[253]
- Oklahoma: J. C. Watts (former)[254]
- Wyoming: Cynthia Lummis.[255]
- Four from Kentucky: Andy Barr,[256] Brett Guthrie,[256] Thomas Massie,[256] Ed Whitfield[257]
- South Carolina: Mick Mulvaney[258]
- Texas: Ron Paul (former, also father of the candidate, and 1988/2008/2012 presidential candidate)[259]
- International figures
- Nigel Farage, British MEP and leader of the UK Independence Party[260]
- Republican National Committee members (former)
- A.J. Spiker, chair of IA GOP (former)[261]
- Steve Munisteri, chair of TX GOP (2010-2015).[262]
- Chuck Yob, Republican National Committee member from Michigan (former)[263]
- Statewide Officials (former)
- Andrew Napolitano, New Jersey Superior Court judge (former)[264] and television personality (also professor at BLS)
- State Legislators
- Two Colorado State Senators: Scott Renfroe (former),[265] Owen Hill[265]
- Connecticut State Senator: Rob Kane.[89]
- Two Iowa State Representatives: Steve Sukup (former[citation needed], also ran for Governor'02).[266] (See also Steve Grubbs.)
- Kansas State Representative: Brett Hildabrand[267]
- Kentucky State Senator: Ralph Alvarado,[268]
- Maine State Senator: Eric Brakey[269]
- Two Michigan State Representatives: Tom Barrett,[270] Tom McMillin (former)[263]
- Two Minnesota State Senators: Roger Chamberlain, Branden Petersen[267]
- Two Members of the Nevada Assembly: Shelly M. Shelton, John Moore[267]
- Two New Hampshire State Senators: Andy Sanborn,[271][272] Kevin Avard.[272][273]
- Thirty-five New Hampshire State Representatives: Christopher Adams,[273] Glen Aldrich,[273] Keith Ammon,[273] Ralph Boehm,[273] Spec Bowers[274] (2010-2012[275]), Paul Brown (former),[276][better source needed] Ed Comeau,[277] Dan Dwyer[274] (1984-1986[278] also Merrimack Town Councillor), Eric Eastman,[273] Bart Fromuth,[273] Larry Gagne,[273] Joseph Hannon,[273] Paul Harrington (former[when?]),[279] Laura Jones,[273] Shem Kellogg,[273] Joseph Lachance,[273] Bruce MacMahon[274] (2010-2012[280] also teacher at ASD), Robert Malone (2010-2012[281]),[279] Pam Manney (2004-2008[282] also NH GOP vice-chair 2011-2012),[274] Andrew Manuse (former),[277] James McConnell,[273] Dan McGuire,[273] Mark McLean,[277] Paul Mirski (former),[277] David Murotake,[273] Keith Murphy,[273] Jim Parison,[273] Finlay Rothhaus[274] (1991-1995[283] also Merrimack Town Councillor), Eric Schleien,[273] Brian Seaworth,[273] Tammy Simmons,[284] Victoria Sullivan,[272][273] Norm Tregenza[274] (2010-2012[285]), Mark Warden[274] (2010-2014[286] and former NHLA chair), Nick Zaricki.[273]
- South Carolina State Senator: Tom Davis.[287]
- South Carolina State Representative: Michael Pitts[288]
- Texas State Senator: Don Huffines [289]
- Utah State Senator: Mark B. Madsen[267]
- Utah State Representative: Jake Anderegg[267]
- Three Vermont State Representatives: Tom Burditt,[269] Janssen Willhoit,[269] Paul Dame[269]
- Washington State Representative: Cary Condotta[290]
- West Virginia State Delegate: Michael Ilhe.[291]
- Two Wyoming State Representatives: Tyler Lindholm,[292] Kendell Kroeker[292]
- Businesspeople
- Walter Block, economist[293] at LOYNO
- Peter Schiff, stockbroker, author & 2010 candidate for US Senate[294]
- Mark Spitznagel, American investor, derivatives trader, author, and farmer.[295][296]
- Jeff Yass, owner of Susquehanna Partners investment firm[297]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Chuck Baldwin, political activist and 2008 Constitution Party presidential nominee[298][299][300][301][better source needed][302][not in citation given]
- S. E. Cupp, commentator[303]
- Bruce Fein, lawyer and commentator,[304] former ADAG (1981-1982) under the Reagan DOJ
- Don Frye, wrestler[305]
- Nat Hentoff, columnist[306]
- Alex Jones, radio host[307]
- Matt Kibbe, President of FreedomWorks[308]
- Geraldo Rivera, media pundit[309]
- John Stossel, media pundit[310]
- Vince Vaughn, actor[311]
- Doug Wead, blogger & former Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush[312]
- Massachusetts: First Bristol & Plymouth State Committeeman Timothy Sullivan,[313] Former Boylston School Committee Member Brad Wyatt,[314] Westwood RTC Chair and Liberty Mom Jayme Ouellette Allan,[315] Conservative Activist and Videographer John "Blues Movers" Abrahamsen,[316]
- New Hampshire: Bill Boyd[274] (Merrimack Town Councillor), Adam Jennings[274] (Hooksett Town Councillor and Bronze Star Medal[317] Green Beret, Phil Nazzaro[274] (Newmarket Town Council chair and West Point vet[318])
- Alabama: Stephen P. Gordon (political consultant, worked for Badnarik'04).[319]
Rick Perry[edit]
Background: the candidate was Governor of Texas (2000-2014), and ran in 2012. Born in 1950, he was raised in Texas. He was a Texas-and-overseas USAF pilot (1972-1977) and Texas farmer (1977-1984) before entering politics. He withdrew on September 11, 2015.
- U.S. Representatives (current)
- Texas: Joe Barton.[320]
- State Legislators
- Iowa State Senator: David Johnson.[321]
- Iowa State Representative: Dawn Pettengill (2004-2007 Democratic then 2007–present Republican).[322][323][324]
- Businesspeople
- Texas: Thomas Friedkin[75] (actor/automotive), Kenny Troutt[75] (telecom).
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Dean Cain, actor[325]
- Brad Thor, novelist and conservative activist [326]
- Texas: Taya Kyle (widow of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle),[327][328] Marcus Luttrell (US Navy SEAL and author),[328] Michael Thornton (retired US Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient).[329]
Marco Rubio[edit]
Background: the candidate is U.S. Senator from Florida (2010–present). Born in 1971, he was raised in Florida (and Nevada). He was a Florida lawyer (1996-1998) before entering politics.
- U.S. Governors (former)
- Robert List, Nevada (former)[330]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Florida: Tom Rooney.[3]
- Georgia: Austin Scott[331]
- Illinois: Darin LaHood[332]
- Indiana: Todd Rokita[333]
- Michigan: John Moolenaar[334]
- Tennessee: Zach Wamp (former).[335]
- Utah: Chris Stewart[336]
- Wisconsin: Sean Duffy[337]
- U.S. Ambassadors (former)
- Skip Vallee, former Ambassador to Slovakia (2005–2007)[338]
- Republican National Committee members (former)
- Jerry Labriola Jr., chair of CT GOP (2011-2015).[339][340]
- Robert Maginn, chair of MA GOP (2011-2013)[341]
- Stan Lockhart, former Utah GOP chair[336]
- Statewide Officials
- Arizona: Mark Brnovich (AG of AZ)[342]
- Idaho: Brandon D. Woolf (Contr. of ID)[343]
- Two from Nevada: Mark Hutchison (LG of NV),[344] Lorraine Hunt (former LG of NV).[345]
- Ohio: Josh Mandel (Treas. of OH).[346]
- Utah: Spencer Cox (LG of UT)[347]
- State Legislators
- Arkansas State Senator: Bart Hester[348]
- Colorado State Senator: Josh Penry (former Minority Leader)[349]
- Florida State Representative: Adam Hasner (former Majority Leader)[350]
- Two Florida State Senators: Miguel Díaz de la Portilla,[351] René García[351]
- Two Georgia State Senators: P.K. Martin IV,[352] Judson Hill[353]
- Five Georgia State Representatives: Geoff Duncan,[352] Chuck Efstration,[352] Buzz Brockway,[352] Trey Kelley,[352] Bert Reeves[352]
- Illinois State Senator: Michael Connelly[354]
- Two Iowa State Senators: Rick Bertrand,[355] Jack Whitver.[356]
- Two Iowa State Representatives: Bobby Kaufmann,[357] Brian Best[358]
- Maine State Representative: Kenneth Fredette (Minority Leader)[359]
- Three Massachusetts State Senators: Richard J. Ross,[341] Vinny deMacedo,[341] Ryan Fattman[341]
- Two Massachusetts State Representatives: Keiko Orrall,[341] Shawn Dooley[341]
- Minnesota State Representative: Jeff Johnson (former)[360]
- Missouri State Representative: Todd Richardson (House Speaker)[361]
- Four Nevada State Senators: Patricia Farley,[362] Ben Kieckhefer,[363] Warren Hardy (former).,[364] Michael Roberson (Senate Majority Leader)[365]
- Three Members of the Nevada Assembly: Erv Nelson,[366] Derek Armstrong,[367] Stephen Silberkraus[368]
- New Hampshire State Senator: Regina Birdsell[369]
- New Hampshire State Representative: Alec Koromilas (former)[96]
- North Carolina State Representative: Jason Saine[370]
- North Carolina State Senator: Andrew C. Brock[370]
- Oklahoma State Senator: David Holt[371]
- Oregon State Representative: Shawn Lindsay (former)[372]
- Pennsylvania State Representative: Mike Turzai (Speaker of the House)[373]
- Two South Carolina State Representatives: Nathan Ballentine,[374] Neal Collins.[375]
- Utah State Representative: Greg Hughes (Speaker of the House)[336]
- Virginia State Delegate: Tim Hugo[376]
- Washington State Representative: Drew C. MacEwen[377]
- West Virginia State Delegate: Danny Hamrick.[378]
- Nineteen Wisconsin State Representatives: Robin Vos (Speaker of the House),[379] Jim Steineke (Majority Leader),[379] Tyler August (Speaker Pro Tempore),[379] John Nygren (Co-Chairman of Joint Finance Committee),[379] Scott Allen,[379] John Jagler,[379] Adam Jarchow,[379] Joel Kitchens,[379] Scott Krug,[379] Mike Kuglitsch,[379] Bob Kulp,[379] John Macco,[379] Dave Murphy,[379] Mike Rohrkaste,[379] Ken Skowronski,[379] David Steffen,[379] Paul Tittl,[379] Travis Tranel,[379] Tyler Vorpagel.[379]
- Wisconsin State Senator: Van Wanggaard[379]
- Wyoming State Representative: Tim Stubson[380]
- Businesspeople
- Wayne Berman, donor and fundraiser[381][382]
- Norman Braman, former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, billionaire[75][383][384]
- Larry Ellison, co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation[385]
- Jose 'Pepe' Fanjul, sugar industry[75]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Rick Harrison, pawnbroker, Pawn Stars on History[386]
- Charles Krauthammer, columnist and Fox News contributor[387]
- Pennsylvania: Chris Bravacos (strategist and bundler[388]).[389][better source needed]
Rick Santorum[edit]
Background: the candidate was U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2007), and ran in 2012. Born in 1958, he was raised in Pennsylvania (and West Virginia). He was a Pennsylvania lawyer (1987-1990) before entering politics.
- U.S. Representatives (current)
- Pennsylvania: Lou Barletta[390][391]
- State Legislators
- Iowa State Representative: Walt Rogers.[392][393]
- Two New Hampshire State Representatives: Glenn Cordelli,[394] Kurt Wuelper[394]
- Five Pennsylvania State Senators: Jake Corman (Majority Leader),[395] Bob Mensch (Republican Caucus Chairman),[395] Richard Alloway (Republican Caucus Secretary),[395] Pat Browne (Appropriations Committee Chairman),[395] Dave Argall (Republican Policy Committee Chairman)[395]
- Seven Pennsylvania State Representatives: Mike Turzai (Speaker of the House),[395] Dave L. Reed (Majority Leader),[395] Bryan Cutler (Majority Whip),[395] Sandra Major (Republican Caucus Chairman),[395] Donna Oberlander (Republican Caucus Secretary),[395] Brian Ellis (Republican Caucus Administrator),[395] Kerry Benninghoff (Republican Policy Committee Chairman)[395]
- Businesspeople
- Foster Friess (investor).[75]
Donald Trump[edit]
Background: the candidate is a real estate CEO (1971–present), with investments in New York and several other states. Born in 1946, he was raised in New York. He is an author (1987-2011) and television personality (2003–present).
State legislators
- Alabama State Representative: Ed Henry[396]
- Two Georgia State Senators: Burt Jones,[397] Michael Williams[398]
- Iowa State Senator: Brad Zaun[399]
- Nine New Hampshire State Representatives: Jenn Coffey (former),[400] Fred Doucette,[401][402][403] Lou Gargiulo (former),[404] Werner Horn,[405][406] Paula Johnson (former),[400] Joe Pitre,[405][406] Stephen Stepanek (Deputy Majority Leader),[401][403][407][408] Dan Tamburello,[405][406] Joshua Whitehouse[409][410]
- New Jersey State Senator: Michael J. Doherty[411]
- Two Oklahoma State Senators: Ralph Shortey,[412] Mark Allen[412]
- Three Oklahoma State Representatives: Mike Christian,[412] John R. Bennett,[412] Mike Turner[412]
- South Carolina State Senator: John Russell (former, also former rep, son of former Governor Donald S. Russell)[413][414]
- South Carolina State Representative: James H. Merrill (former Majority Leader)[413][414]
- Businesspeople
- Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor[415][416]
- Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of Kushner Properties[417]
- Jared Kushner, businessman, co-owner of Kushner Properties, owner of The New York Observer, son-in-law of the candidate[417]
- Willie Robertson, businessman, CEO of Duck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty[418]
- Phil Ruffin, businessman and partner of Trump Hotel Las Vegas[419]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Gary Busey, actor [420]
- Ann Coulter, political commentator and writer[421]
- Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ[422][page needed]
- Mike Ditka, retired NFL coach and television commentator[423]
- Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder[424]
- Jim Gilchrist, leader and co-founder of the Minuteman Project[425]
- Hulk Hogan, professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician[426]
- Charlotte Laws, TV host and author [427]
- Corey Lewandowski, national director of voter registration of Americans for Prosperity[428][429]
- Matt Light, retired NFL offensive tackle [430]
- Ted Nugent, musician, singer-songwriter and political activist[431]
- Terrell Owens, retired NFL wide receiver and television personality[432][433]
- Trisha Paytas, YouTube personality and entertainer[434]
- Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player and television personality[435][436]
- Michael Savage, radio host[437][438] (before Trump announced, Savage endorsed Ted Cruz and Rand Paul)[439]
- Ivana Trump, ex-wife of the candidate, socialite and former athlete and fashion model[440]
- Herschel Walker, retired NFL running back[441]
- Chuck Yeager, retired Air Force brigadier general and record-setting test pilot[442]
- Sam Clovis, Republican nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2014[443]
Scott Walker[edit]
Background: the candidate is Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present). Born in 1967, he was raised in Wisconsin (and Iowa). He was at Marquette in politics and economics before entering politics. He withdrew on September 21, 2015.
- U.S. Governors (former)
- Robert List, Nevada (former)[444]
- U.S. Senators (current and former)
- Jim Talent, Missouri (former)[445]
- U.S. Representatives (current and former)
- Georgia: Doug Collins.[446]
- Missouri: Blaine Luetkemeyer.[447]
- Two from Wisconsin: Sean Duffy,[2] Reid Ribble.[2]
- Republican National Committee members (current)
- Brad Courtney, chair of WI GOP (2011+)
- Statewide Officials
- Missouri: Peter Kinder (LG of MO).[448]
- Nevada: Ron Knecht (Compt. of NV).[449]
- Virginia: Jerry Kilgore (former Attorney General of VA)[450]
- Wisconsin: Rebecca Kleefisch (LG of WI).[451]
- State Legislators
- Eleven Iowa State Senators: Jerry Behn,[452] Nancy Boettger (former),[452] Mark Costello,[452] Randy Feenstra,[453] Julian Garrett,[452] Dave Mulder (former),[452] Mark Segebart,[452] Tom Shipley,[453] Amy Sinclair,[452] Brad Zaun,[453] Dan Zumbach.[453]
- Six Iowa State Representatives: Terry Baxter,[452] Brian Best,[452] Dave Deyoe,[452] Dean Fisher,[452] Lee Hein,[452] John Landon.[452]
- New Hampshire State Representative: Phyllis Woods (former)[454]
- Three South Carolina State Representatives: Ralph Norman,[455] Garry R. Smith,[455] Joshua A. Putnam[455]
- Alabama State Senator: Greg Reed (Majority Leader)[456]
- Georgia State Senator: Judson Hill[457]
- Two Georgia State Representatives: Matt Ramsey (House Majority Caucus Whip),[457] Christian Coomer[457]
- Minnesota State Senator: Dave Thompson[458]
- Three Minnesota State Representative: Kurt Zellers (former House Speaker),[458] Marty Seifert (former House Minority Leader),[458] Kurt Daudt (House Speaker).[459]
- Virginia State Senator: Mark Obenshain[460]
- Three Members of the Virginia General Assembly: Terry Kilgore,[461] David Ramadan,[461] Margaret Ransone[461]
- Wisconsin State Senator: Leah Vukmir.[451]
- Businesspeople
- Missouri: John Brunner (also politician),[447] Dave Spence (also politician).[447]
- Celebrities, Commentators, and Activists
- Scott Baio, actor [462]
- Robert C. O'Brien, US Alternate Representative to the UN[463]
- Wisconsin: Rachel Campos-Duffy (former reality television personality, wife of Congressman Sean Duffy)[451]
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