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The 2016 presidential campaign of Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon and bestselling author, was announced May 3, 2015 in an interview with a local television station in Cincinnati, Ohio. He formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 Presidential election at a rally in his hometown of Detroit on May 4, 2015.[3]
Ben Carson for President | |
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Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
Candidate | Ben Carson |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Status | Announced May 3, 2015 Suspended March 4, 2016 |
Headquarters | 1800 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 140 Alexandria, Virginia[1] |
Key people | Barry Bennet (Campaign Manager) Ed Brookover (Senior Strategist) Doug Watts (Communications Director) Deana Bass (Press Secretary) Amy Pass (National Finance Director) Michael Brown (National Political Director) Don Green (Head Researcher) |
Receipts | US$10,642,242 (2015-06-30[2]) |
Slogan | " Heal + Inspire + Revive " |
Website | |
www.bencarson.com |
On March 4, 2016, Carson suspended his presidential campaign.[4]
He was a featured speaker at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and tied for seventh place in the Washington Times/CPAC 2013 Straw Poll with 4% of the 3,000 ballots cast.[5][6]
In the 2014 CPAC straw poll, he came in third place with 9% of the vote, behind senators Ted Cruz of Texas (with 11%) and Rand Paul of Kentucky (31%).[7] In the 2015 CPAC poll, Carson came in fourth behind Paul, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, and Cruz with 11.4%.[8]
In an interview with a local television station in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 3, 2015, Carson officially announced his candidacy for President of the United States. He held a rally in Detroit, his hometown, on May 4, 2015 as the launch of his campaign.[9] At the event, he announced his campaign team which included his Campaign manager, Barry Bennett.[10]
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