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Former First Lady, former Senator from New York, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first Democrat to announce a candidacy for the presidency, which she did via a video on April 12, 2015.[1] According to nationwide opinion polls in 2015, Clinton is considered the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, as well as the general election.[2][3] Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders became the second candidate when he made a formal announcement on April 30 that he was running for the Democratic nomination.[4] While not the front-runner, as of July 1, Sanders's campaign stops have been drawing the largest crowds of any of the candidates in the run for president.[5] Former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley was the third candidate to enter the race, which he did on May 30, 2015.[6] Lincoln Chafee, former Independent Governor and Republican Senator of Rhode Island, announced his candidacy on June 3, 2015.[7][8] Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb was the most recent Democrat to announce his candidacy, doing so on July 2, 2015.[9]
Individuals included in this section have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy for the presidential nomination the Democratic Party; filed as a Democratic presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes). Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname.
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74th Governor of Rhode Island (2011–2015) |
67th Secretary of State (2009–2013) |
61st Governor of Maryland (2007–2015) |
U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) |
U.S. Senator from Virginia (2007–2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following notable individuals have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy; filed as a candidate with FEC.
As of August 2015[update], the following potential candidate has expressed interest in running for president within the past three months.
United States Senator from Texas Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to announce a campaign in the 2016 election, which he did on March 23, 2015.[33][34] Kentucky Senator Rand Paul became the next candidate to announce on April 7, 2015.[35] Marco Rubio, Senator of Florida, became the next candidate, announcing on April 13.[36][37] Both neurosurgeon Ben Carson and businesswoman Carly Fiorina announced their candidacies on May 4, 2015.[38][39] Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and 2008 presidential candidate, announced his candidacy the next day.[40] 2012 presidential candidate and former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum announced his campaign on May 27.[41] Former New York Governor George Pataki was the next to announce, doing so on May 28, 2015.[42] Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina, announced he was running on June 1.[43] Former Governor of Texas Rick Perry, who also ran in 2012, announced he was running again on June 4.[44] Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush joined the race on June 15.[45] Real estate developer and reality TV host Donald Trump announced he was running on June 16.[46] Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, announced his campaign on June 24.[47] Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced he was running on June 30.[48] Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker announced his candidacy on July 13.[49] Ohio Governor John Kasich announced his run on July 21.[50] Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore was the most recent Republican candidate to announce his candidacy, which he did on July 30, 2015.[51]
Individuals included in this section have taken one or both of the following actions: formally announced their candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party; filed as a Republican presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) (for other than exploratory purposes). Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname.
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