Replies

U.S. Governors (current and former)
Greg Abbott, Texas[203]
Eddie Calvo, Guam[204]
Rick Perry, Texas (former); Presidential Candidate 2016, 2012[205]
U.S. Senators (former)
Bob Smith, New Hampshire (former); Presidential Candidate 2000[206]
U.S. Representatives (current and former)
Justin Amash, Representative from Michigan[207] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)[208]
Brian Babin, Representative from Texas[209]
Bob Barr, former Representative from Georgia; also Libertarian Nominee in 2008[210]
Jim Bridenstine, Representative from Oklahoma[211]
Mo Brooks, Representative from Alabama[212]
Paul Broun, former Representative from Georgia[213]
Ken Buck, Representative from Colorado[214]
Michael C. Burgess, Representative from Texas[215]
John Culberson, Representative from Texas[216]
David Davis, former Representative from Tennessee[217]
Jeff Duncan, Representative from South Carolina[218]
Trent Franks, Representative from Arizona (also endorses Marco Rubio)[219]
Louie Gohmert, Representative from Texas[220]
Paul Gosar, Representative from Arizona[221]
Sam Graves, Representative from Missouri[222]
Jody Hice, Representative from Georgia[223]
Tim Huelskamp, Representative from Kansas[224]
Sam Johnson, Representative from Texas[225]
Steve King, Representative from Iowa[226]
Jack Kingston, former Representative from Georgia[227]
Raúl Labrador, Representative from Idaho[228] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)[229]
Tom McClintock, Representative from California[230]
Mark Meadows, Representative from North Carolina[231]
Alex Mooney, Representative from West Virginia[232]
John Ratcliffe, Representative from Texas[219]
Dana Rohrabacher, Representative from California[233]
Mark Sanford, Representative from South Carolina; also former Governor of South Carolina[234]
Tom Tancredo, former Representative from Colorado; also presidential candidate in 2008[235][236]
Randy Weber, Representative from Texas[237]
Roger Williams, Representative from Texas[238]
Republican National Committee members (current and former)
Ron Nehring, chair of CA GOP (2007–2011)[239]
Mike Schroeder, California Republican Party Chairman (1997–1999)[240]
Willis Lee, former Hawaii Republican Party Chairman[240]
Barry Peterson, former Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party[240]
Ellen Barrosse (DE), Melody Potter (WV), and Carolyn McLarty (OK), leaders of the Conservative Steering Committee of the Republican National Committee[241]
Norm Semanko, chair of ID GOP (2008–2012)[242]
Richard Cebra, chair of ME GOP (2012–2013)[240]
Saul Anuzis, chair of MI GOP (2005–2009)[243]
Jack Kimball, former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee[244]
Tina Benkiser, chair of TX GOP (2003–2009)[245]
Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia[246]
Statewide officials
Mark Martin, Arkansas Secretary of State[247]
Ralph Hudgens, Georgia Insurance Commissioner[223]
Ron Crane, Idaho State Treasurer[242]
Matt Schultz, former Secretary of State of Iowa[248][249]
Patricia Dillon Cafferata, former Nevada State Treasurer[250]
Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General[251]
Charlie Condon, former South Carolina Attorney General[252]
David J. Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner[253]
Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas[254]
Ryan Sitton, Texas Railroad Commissioner[254]
George Strake, Jr., former Secretary of State of Texas[240]
Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia and President of Senate Conservatives Fund[255]
State legislators
Alabama State Senator: Shay Shelnutt[256]
Nine Arizona State Representatives: Steve Montenegro (House Majority Leader),[257] David Livingston (House Majority Whip),[257] Bob Thorpe,[257] Vince Leach,[257] Mark Finchem,[257] Anthony Kern,[257] Jay Lawrence,[257] Noel W. Campbell,[257] Adam Kwasman (former)[257]
Four Arizona State Senators: Judy Burges,[257] Sylvia Allen,[257] Steve Smith,[257] Al Melvin (former)[257]
Fourteen Arkansas State Representatives: Bob Ballinger[258] Kim Hammer,[259] Donnie Copeland,[259] Bruce Cozart,[259] John Payton,[259] Brandt Smith,[259] Rick Beck,[259] Mary Bentley,[259] Justin Gonzales,[259] Stephen Meeks,[259] Michelle Gray,[259] Dan Sullivan,[259] Robin Lundstrum,[259] Jack Ladyman[259]
Five Arkansas State Senators: Peggy Jeffries (former),[258] Linda Collins-Smith,[259] Terry Rice,[259] Scott Flippo,[259] Gary Stubblefield[259]
Three Members of the California State Assembly: Matthew Harper,[260] Shannon Grove,[260] Ray Haynes (former)[260]
Florida State Representative: Neil Combee[261]
Seven Georgia State Senators: Mike Crane,[223] Marty Harbin,[223] William Ligon,[223] Josh McKoon,[223] Bill Jackson,[262] Bruce Thompson,[262] Clint Day (former)[262]
Eight Georgia State Representatives: Timothy Barr,[262] Emory Dunahoo,[262] Micah Gravley,[262] Sheri Gilligan,[262] Dustin Hightower,[262] Jeff Jones,[262] Jason Spencer,[262] Tony McBrayer (former)[262]
Kansas State Representative Mark Kahrs of Wichita, state Cruz chairman in Kansas[263]
Two Illinois State Senators: Tim Bivins,[264] Chapin Rose[264]
Six Iowa State Senators: Jake Chapman,[248][249] Dennis Guth,[249] Jason Schultz,[249] Bill Anderson,[265] Randy Feenstra,[266] Jerry Behn[267]
Six Iowa State Representatives: Greg Heartsill,[248][249] Steve Holt,[248][249] Larry Sheets,[248][249] Ralph Watts.,[248][249] Terry Baxter,[268] Sandy Salmon[269]
Three Kansas State Senators: Tom Arpke,[270] Mary Pilcher-Cook,[270] Steve Fitzgerald[270]
Fourteen Kansas State Representatives: Mark Kahrs,[271] Amanda Grosserode,[270] William Sutton,[270] Brett Hildabrand,[270] Blake Carpenter,[270] Craig McPherson,[270] Dennis Hedke,[270] J. R. Claeys,[270] John Rubin,[270] Kasha Kelley,[270] Randy Garber,[270] Randy Powell,[270] Mike Kiegerl,[270] Steve Huebert,[270] Tony Barton[270]
Former Louisiana State Senator: Elbert Guillory[272]
Massachusetts State Representative: James J. Lyons, Jr.[273]
Michigan State Senator: Patrick Colbeck[274]
Michigan State Representative: Ray Franz[275]
Eight Minnesota State Representatives: Steve Drazkowski,[276] Cindy Pugh,[276] Glenn Gruenhagen,[277] Dave Hancock,[277] Josh Heintzeman,[277] Jerry Hertaus,[277] Tim Miller,[277] Jim Newberger[277]
Two Mississippi State Senators: Chris McDaniel,[278] Melanie Sojourner (former)[278]
Three Missouri State Senators: Jim Lembke (former),[279] Delbert Scott (former),[279] Brad Lager (former),[279] Chuck Purgason (former)[279]
Nine Missouri State Representatives: Carl Bearden (former Speaker pro Tempore),[279] Eric Burlison,[279] John McCaherty,[279] Bill White,[279] Rob Vescovo,[279] Rick Brattin,[279] Charlie Davis,[279] Doug Funderburk (former),[279] Bryan Stevenson (former)[279]
Six Members of the Nevada Assembly: Victoria Seaman,[280] Michele Fiore,[280] John Moore,[280] Victoria Dooling,[281] Ira Hansen,[281] Jim Wheeler (Assembly Majority Whip)[282]
Two New Hampshire State Senators: Dave Wheeler (1992–1998, also rep 1988–1992),[206] Fenton Groen (former),[283]
Thirty-seven New Hampshire State Representatives: Duane Brown,[206][284] Carol Bush,[206] Jane Cormier (former),[206] Sue DeLemus,[206] Jeff Harris,[206] Eric Johnson,[206] Josh Moore,[206] Jeanine Notter,[206] Bill O’Brien (Speaker[206] 2010–2012),[285] Greg Salts (former),[206] David Scott (former),[206] Ken Sheffert (former),[206] James Spillane,[206] Len Turcotte.,[206] Warren Groen,[283] Rick Christie,[283] Allen Cook,[283] Guy Comtois,[283] Bill Kuch,[283] Walter Koloziej,[283] Patrick Bick,[283] Carol Vita (former),[283] Lucien Vita (former),[283] Colette Worsman (former),[283] Harry Accornero (former),[283] Richard Gordon,[286] Timothy Twombly,[286] Fran Wendelboe (former),[244] Katherine Prudhomme-O’Brien,[244] Will Smith (former),[244] Max Abramson,[287] Eric Eastman,[287] Harold French,[287] Larry Gagne,[287] J. R. Hoell,[287] Mark McLean[287]
North Carolina State Representative: Rayne Brown[288]
Three Oklahoma State Senators: Brian Bingman (President pro tempore),[289] Gary Stanislawski,[289] Anthony Sykes[289]
Nine Oklahoma State Representatives: David Brumbaugh,[289] David Derby,[289] Dan Fisher,[289] Mark Lepak,[289] Mark McCullough,[289] Michael Rogers,[289] Chuck Strohm,[289] Ken Walker,[289] Justin Wood[289]
South Carolina State Senator: Lee Bright.[290][291]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Bill Chumley,[290][291] Wendy Nanney[292]
Five Tennessee State Senators: Janice Bowling,[217] Mark Green,[217] Joey Hensley,[217] Frank S. Niceley,[217] Jim Tracy[217]
Eighteen Tennessee State Representative: Joe Carr (former),[293] Judd Matheny (former House Speaker Pro-Tempore),[245] Sheila Butt (House Majority Floor Leader),[245] Kelly Keisling,[245] Mike Sparks,[245] Courtney Rogers,[245] James Van Huss,[245] Jerry Sexton,[245] Jay Reedy,[245] Jason Zachary,[245] Tilman Goins,[217] Ron Lollar,[217] Billy Spivey,[217] Rick Womick[217]
Five Texas State Senators: Brian Birdwell,[294] Konni Burton,[294] Brandon Creighton,[294] Lois Kolkhorst,[294] Bob Hall[294]
Thirty-nine Texas State Representatives: Cecil Bell Jr.,[294] DeWayne Burns,[294] Gary Elkins,[294] Pat Fallon,[294] Allen Fletcher,[294] Dan Flynn,[294] John Frullo,[294] Dan Huberty,[294] Bryan Hughes,[294] Mark Keough,[294] Stephanie Klick,[294] Matt Krause,[294] Brooks Landgraf,[294] Jodie Laubenberg,[294] Jeff Leach,[294] Ken Mercer (former),[295] Will Metcalf,[294] Doug Miller,[294] Rick Miller,[294] Jim Murphy,[294] Andrew Murr,[294] Larry Phillips,[294] John Raney,[294] Debbie Riddle,[294] Matt Rinaldi,[294] Matt Schaefer,[294] Mike Schofield,[294] Matt Shaheen,[294] Wayne Smith,[294] Stuart Spitzer,[294] Tony Tinderholt,[294] Scott Turner,[294] Molly White,[294] John Wray,[294] Bill Zedler,[294] John Zerwas,[294] Paul Pressler (former)[296]
Four Utah State Representatives: Christopher Herrod (former),[297] Curtis Oda,[297] Ken Sumsion (former),[297] Matt Throckmorton (former)[297]
Two Virginia State Senators: Bill Stanley,[298] Dick Black[299]
Two Virginia State Delegates: Mark Berg,[299] Brenda Pogge[299]
Two Washington State Representatives: Graham Hunt,[300] Jesse Young[300]
Wisconsin State Senator: Duey Stroebel[301]
Six Wisconsin State Representatives: David Craig,[301] Bob Gannon,[301] Andre Jacque,[301] Jesse Kremer,[301] Dean Knudson,[301] Adam Neylon[301]
Three Wyoming State Senators: Curt Meier,[302] Larry S. Hicks,[302] Kit Jennings (former)[302]
Ten Wyoming State Representatives: Edward Buchanan (former Speaker),[302] Mark Baker,[302] Scott Clem,[302] Harlan Edmonds,[302] Mark Jennings,[302] David Miller,[302] Tom Reeder,[302] Nathan Winters,[303] Amy Edmonds,[302] Mark Semlek,[302] Matt Teeters[302]
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Steve Lonegan, former Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey[304]
International Politicians
Cory Bernardi, Australian Senator (Liberal Party)[305]
Kenneth Svendsen, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)[306]
Oskar Jarle Grimstad, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)[306]
Businesspeople
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric[307] (also author/speaker)
Kelcy Warren, chairman and chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners[254]
Darwin Deason, founder of Affiliated Computer Services[254]
Scott Banister, libertarian activist and former Rand Paul supporter[308]
Celebrities, commentators, and activists
Georgia: Jenny Beth Martin, Chairman, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund[309]
California: Thomas Sowell, economist, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University[310]
California: James Woods, actor and conservative activist[311]
California: Paul Chappell (College President and Pastor)[312]
California: Adam Carolla, radio and television host[313]
California: Clint Howard, actor[314]
Colorado: James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family[315]
Florida: Steven Bauer, actor[316]
Hawaii: Jason Jones (activist/filmmaker), film-maker[317]
Iowa: Jeff Roe (campaign manager for Ted Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign)[318]
Iowa Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader[319]
Kansas Troy Newman, pro-life activist[320]
Kansas: R. Lee Ermey, actor[321] and former marine
Louisiana: Phil Robertson, hunter, businessman, and reality TV star of Duck Dynasty[322]
Louisiana: C.L. Bryant, conservative African-American radio talk show host, pastor Shreveport, Louisiana[323]
Kentucky: Dakota Meyer, marine sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient[324]
Michigan: Debbie Schlussel, talk radio host and political commentator[325]
Missouri: Mike Bickle (minister), evangelical leader[326][327]
New Jersey: William R. Forstchen, historian and author[288]
New York: Andrew C. McCarthy, columnist and national security expert[328]
New York: Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media.[329]
New York: Pamela Geller (activist)[330][331]
North Carolina: The Benham Brothers, Former MLB Players and TV Hosts
North Carolina: Don Brown (author), former U.S.Navy JAG officer, bestselling author of the Navy Justice Series & author of Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six
North Carolina: Michael L. Brown, conservative activist, columnist, and radio host[332]
South Carolina: Bob Jones III, 3rd president of Bob Jones University[333]
Tennessee: Steve Gill, conservative talk radio host[245]
Tennessee: Michael Tait, lead singer of Newsboys[334]
Tennessee: Arthur Laffer, economist for Reagan administration[335]
Texas: Robin Armstrong, former Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas[272]
Texas: Dana Loesch, Radio host[336]
Texas: Marcus Luttrell, former Navy Seal, actor and former Rick Perry supporter[337]
Texas: Taya Kyle, widow of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and former Rick Perry supporter[337]
Texas: Gary Clarke, actor[338]
Texas: Glenn Beck, conservative/libertarian activist, columnist, founder of 9-12 Project[339]
Texas: de:Carol Everett, pro-life activist, president of The Heidi Group[340]
Vermont: David Mamet, writer-director, playwright[316]
Virginia: Cynthia Dunbar,[298]
Virginia: Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com[341]
Virginia: Virginia Thomas, attorney and founder of Liberty Consulting[342]
Virginia: E. W. Jackson, 2013 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[343]
Utah: Gayle Ruzicka, State leader Utah [Eagle Forum]
Washington: Keli Carender, initial activist for Tea Party movement[344]
Washington, DC: William G. Boykin, former Lieutenant General[345]
Washington, DC: Virginia Thomas, founder of Liberty Consulting[346]
Washington, DC: Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[347]
Washington, DC: Gary Bauer, conservative activist; unsuccessful presidential candidate, 2000[348]
Washington, DC: L. Brent Bozell III, conservative activist, columnist, president,Media Research Center[349]
John C. Eastman, law professor and constitutional law scholar[260]
Mark Levin, Radio host [350]
Organizations
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund[309]
Georgia Right to Life[351]
Gun Owners of America[352]
National Federation of Republican Assemblies[353]
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility[354]
National Organization for Marriage[355]
California Republican Assembly [356]

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Jeb Bush (withdrawn)

Main article: Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Jeb Bush (born in 1953) was the 43rd Governor of Florida (1999–2007). He was raised in Texas, where his brother, George was governor (1995–2000) and his father, George H. W. Bush, was a representative (1967–1971). 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, First Lady of the United States to George H. W. Bush (1989–1993); candidate's mother^[7]^[8]
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. Vice Presidents (former)

Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President (1989–1993)^[11]

Executive branch officials (former)

Spencer Abraham, 10th Secretary of Energy (2001–2005), former Senator from Michigan (1995–2001)^[12]
William P. Barr, 77th United States Attorney General (1991–1993)^[13]
Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff (2006–2009)^[14]
Donald Evans, 34th Secretary of Commerce (2001–2005),^[8]^[9]^[15]
Marianne Lamont Horinko, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2003)^[16]
Dirk Kempthorne, 49th Secretary of the Interior (2006–2009), 30th Governor of Idaho (1999–2006), former Senator from Idaho (1993–1999)^[17]
Bob Martinez, 2nd Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (1991–1993), 40th Governor of Florida (1987–1991)^[18]
Michael Mukasey, 81st United States Attorney General (2007–2009)^[14]
James Nicholson, 5th Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005–2007)^[19]
Henry Paulson, 74th Secretary of the Treasury (2006–2009)^[20]
Susan Ralston, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush (2001–2006)^[16]
Tom Ridge, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005), 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), former U.S. Representative^[21]
Pat Saiki, 17th Administrator of the Small Business Administration (1991–1993)^[22]
John W. Snow, 73rd Secretary of the Treasury^[16]
Michael Chertoff, 2nd United States Secretary of Homeland Security^[23]
William H. Webster, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) & former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)^[23]
Julie Myers, former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement^[23]

U.S. Governors (former)

Lincoln Almond, 72nd Governor of Rhode Island (1995–2003)^[24]
Jim Edgar, 38th Governor of Illinois (1991–1998)^[25]
Luis Fortuño, 10th Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–2013)^[26]^[27]
Judd Gregg, 76th Governor of New Hampshire (1989–1993)^[28]
Mike Johanns, 38th Governor of Nebraska (1999–2005)^[29]
Frank Keating, 25th Governor of Oklahoma (1995–2003)
John McKernan, 71st Governor of Maine (1987–1995)^[30]
Bill Owens, 40th Governor of Colorado (1999–2007)^[31]
Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama (2003–2011)^[32]
Jane Swift, Acting Governor of Massachusetts (2001–2003)^[33]
Fife Symington, 19th Governor of Arizona (1991–1997)^[11]
Tommy Thompson, 42nd Governor of Wisconsin (1987–2001)^[34]
William Weld, 68th Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997)^[33]
Sonny Perdue, 81st Governor of Georgia (2003–2011)^[35]

U.S. Senators (current and former)

Thad Cochran of Mississippi^[36]
Susan Collins of Maine^[37]
Bob Dole of Kansas (former), also 1996 Republican presidential nominee and 1976 Republican vice presidential nominee^[38]
Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois (former), also founder of Chain Bridge Bank^[39]
Orrin Hatch, President pro tempore of the United States Senate, of Utah^[40]
Dean Heller of Nevada^[40]
Mack Mattingly of Georgia (former)^[41]^[42]
Bill Frist of Tennessee (former)^[43]
Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas (former)^[9]^[44]
Mel Martinez of Florida (former)^[45]^[46]
George LeMieux of Florida (former)^[47]
Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming (former)^[48]
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina; former Presidential Candidate 2016, endorsed upon withdrawal^[49]
Norm Coleman of Minnesota (former)^[50] (previously endorsed Lindsey Graham)^[51]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Mimi Walters, Representative from California^[52]
Mike Rogers, Representative from Alabama^[53]
Jeff Denham, Representative from California^[54]
David Valadao, Representative from California^[55]
Steve Buyer, former Representative from Indiana^[54]
Greg Ganske, former Representative from Iowa^[56]
Vin Weber, former Representative from Minnesota^[13]
Ann Wagner, Representative from Missouri^[13]
Mark Amodei, Representative from Nevada^[2]
Adam Kinzinger, Representative from Illinois^[2]
Chris Collins, Representative from New York^[57]
Tom Reed, Representative from New York^[57]
Tom Loeffler, former Representative from Texas^[9]^[15]
Patrick McHenry, Representative from North Carolina^[58]
Thomas F. Hartnett, former Representative from South Carolina^[59]
Pete Sessions, Representative from Texas^[15]^[60]
Kay Granger, Representative from Texas^[13]
Gus Bilirakis, Representative from Florida^[61]
Vern Buchanan, Representative from Florida^[61]
Ander Crenshaw, Representative from Florida^[4]
Carlos Curbelo, Representative from Florida^[61]
Mario Díaz-Balart, Representative from Florida^[4]
David Jolly, Representative from Florida^[4]
John Mica, Representative from Florida^[61]
Jeff Miller, Representative from Florida^[61]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Representative from Florida^[4]
Dennis A. Ross, Representative from Florida^[4]
Daniel Webster, Representative from Florida^[61]
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former Representative from Florida^[62]
Tom Feeney, former Representative from Florida^[63]
Dave Weldon, former Representative from Florida^[13]
David Trott, Representative from Michigan^[12]
Mike Bishop, Representative from Michigan^[64]
Gary Franks, former Representative from Connecticut^[65]
Luke Messer, Representative from Indiana^[66]
Eric Cantor, former House Majority Leader (from Virginia)^[67]
Hal Daub, former Representative from Nebraska^[68]

U.S. Ambassadors (former)

Chuck Larson, to Latvia (former), also former Iowa State Senator^[69]
Jeanne L. Phillips, to the OECD (former),^[15] also on the board of the George W. Bush Foundation 501(c)3^[70]
Mary Kramer, to Barbados (former),^[56] also former Iowa State Senator
Warren Tichenor, to the UN (former).^[8]^[15]
Pamela Willeford, to Switzerland (former).^[9]^[15]
Rick Graber, to the Czech Republic (former), also former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin^[71]
Hushang Ansary, from Iran (1967–1969), also former director of the National Iranian Oil Company^[15]
Francis Rooney, to the Holy See^[19]
Mary Ann Glendon, to the Holy See^[19]
Mel Sembler, to Italy and to Australia and Nauru^[14]
Ned Siegel, to the Bahamas^[14]
Warren W. Tichenor, to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva^[72]
Chase Untermeyer, to Qatar^[72]
Nicholas F. Taubman, to Romania^[16]

Republican National Committee members (former)

Allan B. Hubbard, former Indiana GOP chairman^[73]
Brian Kennedy, former Republican Party of Iowa chair.^[56]^[74]
Jim Herring, former chairman of Mississippi Republican Party^[75]
Clarke Reed, former chairman of Mississippi Republican Party^[75]

Statewide officials

Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama^[76]
Walker Stapleton, Colorado State Treasurer^[31]
Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer of Florida^[61]
Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida^[61]
Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.^[61]
Sue M. Cobb, United States Ambassador to Jamaica (2001–05) and Secretary of State of Florida (2005–07)^[62]
Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia^[77]
Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia^[77]
Stan Wise, Georgia Public Service Commissioner^[78]
John Mutz, former Lieutenant Governor of Indiana^[73]
Kerry Healey, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts^[33]
Terri Lynn Land, former Secretary of State of Michigan^[12]
Bill Schuette, Attorney General of Michigan^[12]
Mike Cox, former Michigan Attorney General^[79]
Mike Chaney, Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance^[75]
Brian Krolicki, former Lieutenant Governor and State Treasurer of Nevada^[80]
Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma^[81]
George P. Bush, son of the candidate, Texas Land Commissioner^[15]^[82]
John H. Hager, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia^[67]
Jerry Kilgore, former Attorney General of Virginia^[83]
Richard Cullen, former Attorney General of Virginia^[16]

State legislators

Four Alabama State Senators: J. T. Waggoner,^[53] Jimmy Holley,^[84] Steve Livingston,^[84] Gerald Dial^[84]
Arizona State Senator: Steve Pierce (former President of the Senate)^[11]
Arizona State Representative: Bob Robson^[11]
Two Colorado State Representatives: Frank McNulty (former Speaker),^[31] Mark Waller (former)^[31]
Twenty-one Florida State Senators: Anitere Flores,^[62] Rudy Garcia (former),^[62] Greg Evers,^[85] Andy Gardiner (Senate President),^[86] Garrett Richter (Senate President pro tempore),^[86] Bill Galvano (Senate Majority Leader),^[86] Denise Grimsley (Senate Deputy Majority Leader),^[86] Thad Altman,^[86] Aaron Bean,^[86] Rob Bradley,^[86] Lizbeth Benacquisto,^[86] Jeff Brandes,^[86] Nancy Detert,^[86] Don Gaetz,^[86] Dorothy Hukill,^[86] Jack Latvala,^[86] John Legg,^[86] Joe Negron,^[86] Wilton Simpson,^[86] David H. Simmons,^[86] Kelli Stargel^[86]
Fifty-five Florida State Representatives: Steve Crisafulli (Speaker),^[63] Dana Young (Majority Leader),^[18] Jim Boyd (Majority Whip),^[87] Richard Corcoran (Speaker Designate),^[87] Janet H. Adkins,^[87] Ben Albritton,^[87] Frank Artiles,^[62] Dennis K. Baxley,^[87] Michael Bileca,^[62] Jason Brodeur,^[87] Doug Broxson,^[87] Colleen Burton,^[87] Fred Costello,^[87] Travis Cummings,^[87] José Félix Díaz,^[62] Manny Díaz, Jr.,^[62] Brad Drake,^[87] Eric Eisnaugle,^[87] Heather Fitzenhagen,^[87] Erik Fresen,^[62] Matt Gaetz,^[87] J. W. Grant,^[18] Bill Hager,^[87] Gayle Harrell,^[87] Clay Ingram,^[85] Chris Latvala,^[87] Larry Metz,^[87] George Moraitis,^[47] José R. Oliva (Speaker for 2018–2020),^[62] Kathleen Peters,^[87] Cary Pigman,^[87] Holly Merrill Raschein,^[62] Ken Roberson,^[87] Ray Rodrigues,^[87] David Santiago,^[87] Jimmie Todd Smith,^[87] Chris Sprowls,^[87] Charlie Stone, Carlos Trujillo,^[62] Jay Trumbull,^[87] Ritch Workman,^[87] Arnhilda Badia (former),^[62] Juan-Carlos Planas (former),^[62] Julio Robaina (former),^[62] John E. Thrasher (former Speaker),^[63] Allan Bense (former Speaker),^[63] Larry Cretul (former Speaker),^[63] Dean Cannon (former Speaker),^[63] Will Weatherford (former Speaker),^[63] Lois Benson (former),^[85] Frank Attkisson (former),^[13] Jim Kallinger (former),^[13] Faye B. Culp (former),^[18] Trey Traviesa (former)^[18]
Six Georgia State Senators: Brandon Beach,^[78] John Kennedy,^[78] Jeff Mullis,^[78] John Wilkinson,^[78] Matt Dollar,^[78] Joe Wilkinson^[78]
Georgia State Representative: Ed Lindsey (former Majority Whip)^[78]
Hawaii State Representative: Barbara Marumoto (former)^[22]
Five Illinois State Senators: Bill Brady,^[88] Karen McConnaughay,^[88] Chris Nybo,^[88] Sue Rezin,^[88] Kirk Dillard (former)^[88]
Five Illinois State Representatives: Raymond Poe,^[88] Adam Brown,^[88] Tom Cross (former),^[88] Renée Kosel (former),^[88] Skip Saviano (former)^[88]
Indiana State Senator: James W. Merritt^[73]
Indiana State Representative: Robert Behning^[73]
Seven Iowa State Senators: Charles Schneider.,^[56] Doug Shull (former),^[69] Merlin Hulse (former),^[69] John Putney (former),^[69] Jeff Lamberti (former)^[69] (see also Mary Kramer and Chuck Larson, Jr.)
Twelve Iowa State Representatives: Ron Jorgensen,^[56] Zach Nunn,^[56] Ken Rizer,^[56] Linda Miller,^[89] Robert Bacon,^[90] Renee Schulte (former).,^[56] Terry Baxter,^[83] Janet Metcalf (former),^[91] Walt Tomenga (former),^[69] Willard Jenkins (former),^[69] Pat Shey (former),^[69] Gary Blodgett (former)^[69]
Louisiana State Senator: Conrad Appel^[92]
Louisiana State Representative: Nancy Landry^[92]
Nine Michigan State Representatives: Kathy Crawford,^[12] Andrea LaFontaine,^[12] Mike McCready,^[12] Amanda Price,^[12] Ken Yonker,^[12] Laura Cox,^[79] David Maturen,^[79] Gail Haines (former),^[79] Mark Ouimet (former)^[79]
Two Michigan State Senators: Goeff Hansen,^[12] Philip Hoffman (former)^[79]
Two Mississippi State Senators: Merle Flowers (former),^[75] Charlie Ross (former)^[75]
Nebraska State Senator: Beau McCoy^[68]
Five Members of the Nevada Assembly: Paul Anderson (Majority Leader),^[93] John Hambrick (Speaker),^[94] Melissa Woodbury,^[95] David M. Gardner,^[95] Philip "P.K." O'Neill^[95]
One New Hampshire Governor's Councilor: Bill Cahill (former)^[96]
Five New Hampshire State Senators: Russell Prescott,^[96] Bruce Keough (former),^[96] Rhona Charbonneau (former),^[96] Bob Odell (former),^[96] Chuck Morse (Senate President)^[97]
Nine New Hampshire State Representatives: William Gannon,^[98] Carlos Gonzalez,^[98] Barry Palmer,^[99] Robert Rowe,^[98] John J. Byrnes (former),^[100] Russell C. Day (former),^[100] Kevin Waterhouse (former),^[100] Lynne Ober,^[100] Russell T. Ober III^[100]
New Jersey State Senator: Joseph Kyrillos Jr^[101]
Two North Carolina State Senators: Tom Apodaca,^[58] Brent Jackson^[58]
North Carolina State Representative: Charles Jeter^[58]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Samuel Rivers, Jr.,^[59] Bruce W. Bannister (Majority Leader)^[102]
Two South Carolina State Senators: Paul Thurmond,^[103] Katrina Shealy^[104]
Tennessee State Representative: Mark White^[43]
Five Texas State Senators: Florence Shapiro (former),^[14] John Carona (former),^[72] Bob Deuell (former),^[72] Kevin Eltife,^[72] David Sibley (former)^[72]
Four Texas State Representatives: Joe Straus (Speaker),^[105] Dan Branch (former),^[72] Dee Margo (former)^[72] Ed Emmett (former)^[72]
Three Virginia State Senators: Ken Stolle (former),^[106] Ben Chafin,^[16] John Watkins^[16]
Five Virginia State Delegates: Will Morefield,^[106] Bobby Orrock,^[106] David Yancey,^[106] Terry Kilgore,^[16] Jeff Campbell^[16]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

Teresa Jacobs, Orange County Mayor^[107]
Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President^[92]
Edward F. Davis, former Commissioner of the Boston Police Department^[108]
Emile D. Beaulieu, former Mayor of Manchester^[100]
Scott Avedisian, Mayor of Warwick^[109]

International Politicians

Ulf Leirstein, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)^[110]

Businesspeople

California: Craig McCaw (cellphone pioneer).^[111]
Florida: Charles E. Cobb (chief executive officer and senior managing director of Cobb Partners, Ltd.)^[62]
Illinois: Byron Trott (banker).^[111]
Mississippi: Dave Dennis^[75]
New York: Woody Johnson (owner of the New York Jets),^[111] Henry Kravis financier^[111]
Rhode Island: Glenn Creamer^[109]
Texas: Gerald J. Ford (former CEO of Golden State Bancorp,^[8]^[15] no relation^[112] to President Ford), T. Boone Pickens (chairman of his investment firm BP Capital Management),^[8]^[9]^[15] Fayez Sarofim (investment manager, second largest shareholder of Kinder Morgan, part owner of the Houston Texans),^[8]^[15] John Nau (beer distributor),^[8]^[9] Trevor Rees-Jones (oil industry),^[8] David Weekley (construction industry),^[8]^[9] Ross Perot, Jr. (Dallas developer)^[72]

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Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Jerry Bruckheimer, producer^[114]
Virginia: Kay Coles James, former Director of United States Office of Personnel Management^[67]
Toby Keith, singer-songwriter^[115]
Jim Nantz, sportscaster^[114]
Lynn Swann, former NFL player^[116]
Brady Quinn, former NFL player^[117]

Ben Carson

Main article: Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Dr. Ben Carson (born in 1951) was a Maryland brain surgeon and professor (1984–2013). 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.

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Andy Harris, Representative from Maryland^[118]
Kerry Bentivolio, former Representative from Michigan^[119]

State legislators

Iowa State Representative: Rob Taylor^[120]
Michigan State Senator: Mike Shirkey^[121]
Two New Hampshire State Representatives: Bob Giuda (former Deputy Majority Leader),^[122] Joseph Fleck (former)^[123]

Individuals

Charles W. Pickering, retired federal judge^[124]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Vitor Belfort, MMA fighter^[125]
Kirk Cameron, actor^[126]
Kelsey Grammer, actor^[127]
Roger McGuinn, lead singer of The Byrds^[128]
Richard Petty, seven-time NASCAR Champion^[129]
Mickey Rourke, actor^[130]
Armstrong Williams, radio/print/television commentator, former Reagan staffer who helped make Martin Luther King's birthday a federal holiday^[131]

Chris Christie (withdrawn)

Main article: Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016

Chris Christie (born in 1962) has been Governor of New Jersey since 2010. He was raised in New Jersey. He was a lawyer in New Jersey (1987–2002) before entering politics. He was elected Morris County legislator in 1995 and served until 1998. In 2002, he was appointed by George W. Bush to the position of United States Attorney for New Jersey, he held this position until 2008. On February 10, 2016, he suspended his campaign.^[132]

U.S. Governors (current and former)

Donald DiFrancesco, New Jersey (acting Governor: 2001–2002)^[133]
Larry Hogan, Maryland^[134]
Paul LePage, Maine^[135]
Charlie Baker, Massachusetts^[136]

U.S. Senators (former)

David Karnes, Nebraska (former)^[137]
Jeffrey Chiesa, New Jersey (former)^[133]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Susan Brooks, Representative from Indiana^[138]
Bill Zeliff, former Representative from New Hampshire^[139]
Jeb Bradley, former Representative from New Hampshire^[140]
Mike Ferguson, former Representative from New Jersey^[133]
Rodney Frelinghuysen, Representative from New Jersey^[133]
Pat Meehan, Representative from Pennsylvania^[141]
Leonard Lance, Representative from New Jersey^[133]
Frank LoBiondo, Representative from New Jersey^[133]
Tom MacArthur, Representative from New Jersey^[133]
Jon Runyan, former Representative from New Jersey; also former NFL offensive tackle.^[142]

U.S. Ambassadors (current and former)

Thomas C. Foley, to Ireland (2006–2009)^[143]
John Langeloth Loeb, Jr., to Denmark (1981–1983), also UN Delegate in 1984^[144]

Republican National Committee members (current and former)

Wayne MacDonald, chair of NH GOP (former)^[145]
Sam Raia, chair of NJ GOP (2011+)^[133]
Jay Webber, chair of NJ GOP (2009–2011), also elected to New Jersey General Assembly.^[133]

Statewide officials

State legislators

Georgia State Representative: Matt Hatchett (Majority Caucus Chairman)^[147]
Eight Iowa State Representatives: Kraig Paulsen (Speaker),^[148] Norlin Mommsen,^[149] Jim Van Fossen (former),^[149] Chip Baltimore,^[150] Gary Carlson,^[151] Dave Deyoe,^[152] Jake Highfill,^[153] Bill Schickel (former)^[154]
Two Iowa State Senators: Jim Kersten (former),^[155] Stewart Iverson (former Senate Majority Leader)^[149]
Pennsylvania State Senator: Joseph B. Scarnati, (President pro tempore).^[144]
Five New Hampshire State Senators: Robert Letourneau (former),^[156] Jerry Little,^[157] Peter Bragdon (former Senate President),^[158] Patricia Krueger (former),^[158] Nancy Stiles^[159]
Thirty-three New Hampshire State Representatives: David Danielson,^[160] Susan Emerson,^[160] Bill Ohm,^[160] Don LeBrun,^[160] Jack Balcom,^[160] Betsy McKinney,^[160] Jim Devine,^[160] Richard Brothers (former),^[161] Karen Hutchinson (former),^[161] Dennis Reed (former),^[161] Robert Scott (former),^[161] Paul Simard (former),^[161] Elaine Swinford (former),^[161] Steve Schmidt,^[162] Russell Dumais,^[163] Herb Richardson,^[163] John Cebrowski (former),^[163] Ken Hawkins (former),^[164] Jim Grenier,^[165] Kelleigh Murphy,^[165] Dennis Fields,^[166] John Mullen, Jr.,^[166] Donna Sytek (former Speaker),^[167] Bob Fesh,^[168] John Potucek,^[168] Joe Krasucki (former),^[168] Tony Maiola (former),^[168] Dick Hinch (Majority Leader),^[169] Sherman Packard (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[169] D.J. Bettencourt (former House Majority Leader),^[158] Frank Byron,^[158] David Hess,^[170] Shawn Jasper (Speaker)^[171]
Fifteen New Jersey State Senators: Dawn Marie Addiego,^[133] Diane Allen (also former Philadelphia news anchor),^[133] Richard Bagger (former, also former chief of staff to Christie, and Senior VP of Celgene),^[133] Kip Bateman,^[133] Jennifer Beck,^[133] Anthony Bucco,^[133] Gerald Cardinale,^[133] Christopher J. Connors,^[133] James W. Holzapfel,^[133] Thomas Kean, Jr. (Minority Leader, also ran for U.S. Senate in 2006)^[133] Steve Oroho,^[133] Kevin J. O'Toole,^[133] Joseph Pennacchio,^[133] Robert Singer,^[133] Sam Thompson (also GOP chair of Middlesex County).^[133]
Twenty-seven New Jersey State Representatives: Mary Pat Angelini,^[133] Robert Auth,^[133] Jon Bramnick (Minority Leader),^[133] Christopher J. Brown,^[133] Tony Bucco,^[133] Caroline Casagrande,^[133] Jack Ciattarelli,^[133] Robert D. Clifton,^[133] Ronald S. Dancer,^[133] BettyLou DeCroce,^[133] John DiMaio,^[133] Sam Fiocchi,^[133] DiAnne Gove,^[133] Sean T. Kean,^[133] Gregory P. McGuckin,^[133] Alison Littell McHose,^[133] Nancy Munoz,^[133] Declan O'Scanlon,^[133] Erik Peterson,^[133] Dave Rible,^[133] Maria Rodriguez-Gregg,^[133] Scott Rumana,^[133] Brian E. Rumpf,^[133] David C. Russo,^[133] Donna Simon,^[133] Parker Space,^[133] David W. Wolfe.^[133]

Businesspeople

August Busch III, former Chairman of Anheuser-Busch^[144]
Steven A. Cohen, founder of Point72 Asset Management^[133]
Kenneth Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot^[172]
David J. Pecker, CEO of American Media^[133]
Finn Wentworth,^[133] owner and founding partner of Normandy Real Estate Partners^[173] 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^[144]
Walt Havenstein, former CEO of BAE Systems, and 2014 Republican candidate for Governor of New Hampshire^[174]
New Jersey: Robert J. Hugin (CEO of Celgene)^[133]

Newspapers

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

New Jersey: Bob Yudin (Bergen County GOP chair).^[133]

Ted Cruz

Main article: Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Ted Cruz (born in 1970) is a Texas U.S. Senator (2013–present). Born in Calgary, Canada, he was raised in Texas. He was a Texas lawyer (1997–98) before entering politics.

U.S. Governors (current and former)

Greg Abbott, Texas^[177]
Eddie Calvo, Guam^[178]
Rick Perry, Texas (former); Presidential Candidate 2016, 2012^[179]

U.S. Senators (former)

Bob Smith, New Hampshire (former); Presidential Candidate 2000^[180]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Justin Amash, Representative from Michigan^[181] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)^[182]
Brian Babin, Representative from Texas^[183]
Bob Barr, former Representative from Georgia; also Libertarian Nominee in 2008^[184]
Jim Bridenstine, Representative from Oklahoma^[185]
Mo Brooks, Representative from Alabama^[186]
Paul Broun, former Representative from Georgia^[187]
Ken Buck, Representative from Colorado^[188]
Michael C. Burgess, Representative from Texas^[189]
John Culberson, Representative from Texas^[190]
David Davis, former Representative from Tennessee^[191]
Jeff Duncan, Representative from South Carolina^[192]
Trent Franks, Representative from Arizona (also endorses Marco Rubio)^[193]
Louie Gohmert, Representative from Texas^[194]
Paul Gosar, Representative from Arizona^[195]
Sam Graves, Representative from Missouri^[196]
Jody Hice, Representative from Georgia^[197]
Tim Huelskamp, Representative from Kansas^[198]
Sam Johnson, Representative from Texas^[199]
Steve King, Representative from Iowa^[200]
Jack Kingston, former Representative from Georgia^[201]
Raúl Labrador, Representative from Idaho^[202] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)^[203]
Tom McClintock, Representative from California^[204]
Mark Meadows, Representative from North Carolina^[205]
Alex Mooney, Representative from West Virginia^[206]
John Ratcliffe, Representative from Texas^[193]
Dana Rohrabacher, Representative from California^[207]
Mark Sanford, Representative from South Carolina; also former Governor of South Carolina^[208]
Tom Tancredo, former Representative from Colorado; also presidential candidate in 2008^[209]^[210]
Randy Weber, Representative from Texas^[211]
Roger Williams, Representative from Texas^[212]

Republican National Committee members (current and former)

Ron Nehring, chair of CA GOP (2007–2011)^[213]
Mike Schroeder, California Republican Party Chairman (1997–1999)^[214]
Willis Lee, former Hawaii Republican Party Chairman^[214]
Barry Peterson, former Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party^[214]
Ellen Barrosse (DE), Melody Potter (WV), and Carolyn McLarty (OK), leaders of the Conservative Steering Committee of the Republican National Committee^[215]
Norm Semanko, chair of ID GOP (2008–2012)^[216]
Richard Cebra, chair of ME GOP (2012–2013)^[214]
Saul Anuzis, chair of MI GOP (2005–2009)^[217]
Jack Kimball, former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee^[218]
Tina Benkiser, chair of TX GOP (2003–2009)^[219]
Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia^[220]

Statewide officials

Mark Martin, Arkansas Secretary of State^[221]
Ralph Hudgens, Georgia Insurance Commissioner^[197]
Ron Crane, Idaho State Treasurer^[216]
Matt Schultz, former Secretary of State of Iowa^[222]^[223]
Patricia Dillon Cafferata, former Nevada State Treasurer^[224]
Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General^[225]
Charlie Condon, former South Carolina Attorney General^[226]
David J. Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner^[227]
Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas^[228]
Ryan Sitton, Texas Railroad Commissioner^[228]
George Strake, Jr., former Secretary of State of Texas^[214]
Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia and President of Senate Conservatives Fund^[229]

State legislators

Alabama State Senator: Shay Shelnutt^[230]
Nine Arizona State Representatives: Steve Montenegro (House Majority Leader),^[231] David Livingston (House Majority Whip),^[231] Bob Thorpe,^[231] Vince Leach,^[231] Mark Finchem,^[231] Anthony Kern,^[231] Jay Lawrence,^[231] Noel W. Campbell,^[231] Adam Kwasman (former)^[231]
Four Arizona State Senators: Judy Burges,^[231] Sylvia Allen,^[231] Steve Smith,^[231] Al Melvin (former)^[231]
Fourteen Arkansas State Representatives: Bob Ballinger^[232] Kim Hammer,^[233] Donnie Copeland,^[233] Bruce Cozart,^[233] John Payton,^[233] Brandt Smith,^[233] Rick Beck,^[233] Mary Bentley,^[233] Justin Gonzales,^[233] Stephen Meeks,^[233] Michelle Gray,^[233] Dan Sullivan,^[233] Robin Lundstrum,^[233] Jack Ladyman^[233]
Five Arkansas State Senators: Peggy Jeffries (former),^[232] Linda Collins-Smith,^[233] Terry Rice,^[233] Scott Flippo,^[233] Gary Stubblefield^[233]
Three Members of the California State Assembly: Matthew Harper,^[234] Shannon Grove,^[234] Ray Haynes (former)^[234]
Florida State Representative: Neil Combee^[235]
Seven Georgia State Senators: Mike Crane,^[197] Marty Harbin,^[197] William Ligon,^[197] Josh McKoon,^[197] Bill Jackson,^[236] Bruce Thompson,^[236] Clint Day (former)^[236]
Eight Georgia State Representatives: Timothy Barr,^[236] Emory Dunahoo,^[236] Micah Gravley,^[236] Sheri Gilligan,^[236] Dustin Hightower,^[236] Jeff Jones,^[236] Jason Spencer,^[236] Tony McBrayer (former)^[236]
Kansas State Representative Mark Kahrs of Wichita, state Cruz chairman in Kansas^[237]
Two Illinois State Senators: Tim Bivins,^[238] Chapin Rose^[238]
Six Iowa State Senators: Jake Chapman,^[222]^[223] Dennis Guth,^[223] Jason Schultz,^[223] Bill Anderson,^[239] Randy Feenstra,^[240] Jerry Behn^[241]
Six Iowa State Representatives: Greg Heartsill,^[222]^[223] Steve Holt,^[222]^[223] Larry Sheets,^[222]^[223] Ralph Watts.,^[222]^[223] Terry Baxter,^[242] Sandy Salmon^[243]
Three Kansas State Senators: Tom Arpke,^[244] Mary Pilcher-Cook,^[244] Steve Fitzgerald^[244]
Fourteen Kansas State Representatives: Mark Kahrs,^[245] Amanda Grosserode,^[244] William Sutton,^[244] Brett Hildabrand,^[244] Blake Carpenter,^[244] Craig McPherson,^[244] Dennis Hedke,^[244] J. R. Claeys,^[244] John Rubin,^[244] Kasha Kelley,^[244] Randy Garber,^[244] Randy Powell,^[244] Mike Kiegerl,^[244] Steve Huebert,^[244] Tony Barton^[244]
Former Louisiana State Senator: Elbert Guillory^[246]
Massachusetts State Representative: James J. Lyons, Jr.^[247]
Michigan State Senator: Patrick Colbeck^[248]
Michigan State Representative: Ray Franz^[249]
Eight Minnesota State Representatives: Steve Drazkowski,^[250] Cindy Pugh,^[250] Glenn Gruenhagen,^[251] Dave Hancock,^[251] Josh Heintzeman,^[251] Jerry Hertaus,^[251] Tim Miller,^[251] Jim Newberger^[251]
Two Mississippi State Senators: Chris McDaniel,^[252] Melanie Sojourner (former)^[252]
Three Missouri State Senators: Jim Lembke (former),^[253] Delbert Scott (former),^[253] Brad Lager (former),^[253] Chuck Purgason (former)^[253]
Nine Missouri State Representatives: Carl Bearden (former Speaker pro Tempore),^[253] Eric Burlison,^[253] John McCaherty,^[253] Bill White,^[253] Rob Vescovo,^[253] Rick Brattin,^[253] Charlie Davis,^[253] Doug Funderburk (former),^[253] Bryan Stevenson (former)^[253]
Six Members of the Nevada Assembly: Victoria Seaman,^[254] Michele Fiore,^[254] John Moore,^[254] Victoria Dooling,^[255] Ira Hansen,^[255] Jim Wheeler (Assembly Majority Whip)^[256]
Two New Hampshire State Senators: Dave Wheeler (1992–1998, also rep 1988–1992),^[180] Fenton Groen (former),^[257]
Thirty-seven New Hampshire State Representatives: Duane Brown,^[180]^[258] Carol Bush,^[180] Jane Cormier (former),^[180] Sue DeLemus,^[180] Jeff Harris,^[180] Eric Johnson,^[180] Josh Moore,^[180] Jeanine Notter,^[180] Bill O'Brien (Speaker^[180] 2010–2012),^[259] Greg Salts (former),^[180] David Scott (former),^[180] Ken Sheffert (former),^[180] James Spillane,^[180] Len Turcotte.,^[180] Warren Groen,^[257] Rick Christie,^[257] Allen Cook,^[257] Guy Comtois,^[257] Bill Kuch,^[257] Walter Koloziej,^[257] Patrick Bick,^[257] Carol Vita (former),^[257] Lucien Vita (former),^[257] Colette Worsman (former),^[257] Harry Accornero (former),^[257] Richard Gordon,^[260] Timothy Twombly,^[260] Fran Wendelboe (former),^[218] Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien,^[218] Will Smith (former),^[218] Max Abramson,^[261] Eric Eastman,^[261] Harold French,^[261] Larry Gagne,^[261] J. R. Hoell,^[261] Mark McLean^[261]
North Carolina State Representative: Rayne Brown^[262]
Three Oklahoma State Senators: Brian Bingman (President pro tempore),^[263] Gary Stanislawski,^[263] Anthony Sykes^[263]
Nine Oklahoma State Representatives: David Brumbaugh,^[263] David Derby,^[263] Dan Fisher,^[263] Mark Lepak,^[263] Mark McCullough,^[263] Michael Rogers,^[263] Chuck Strohm,^[263] Ken Walker,^[263] Justin Wood^[263]
South Carolina State Senator: Lee Bright.^[264]^[265]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Bill Chumley,^[264]^[265] Wendy Nanney^[266]
Five Tennessee State Senators: Janice Bowling,^[191] Mark Green,^[191] Joey Hensley,^[191] Frank S. Niceley,^[191] Jim Tracy^[191]
Eighteen Tennessee State Representative: Joe Carr (former),^[267] Judd Matheny (former House Speaker Pro-Tempore),^[219] Sheila Butt (House Majority Floor Leader),^[219] Kelly Keisling,^[219] Mike Sparks,^[219] Courtney Rogers,^[219] James Van Huss,^[219] Jerry Sexton,^[219] Jay Reedy,^[219] Jason Zachary,^[219] Tilman Goins,^[191] Ron Lollar,^[191] Billy Spivey,^[191] Rick Womick^[191]
Five Texas State Senators: Brian Birdwell,^[268] Konni Burton,^[268] Brandon Creighton,^[268] Lois Kolkhorst,^[268] Bob Hall^[268]
Thirty-nine Texas State Representatives: Cecil Bell Jr.,^[268] DeWayne Burns,^[268] Gary Elkins,^[268] Pat Fallon,^[268] Allen Fletcher,^[268] Dan Flynn,^[268] John Frullo,^[268] Dan Huberty,^[268] Bryan Hughes,^[268] Mark Keough,^[268] Stephanie Klick,^[268] Matt Krause,^[268] Brooks Landgraf,^[268] Jodie Laubenberg,^[268] Jeff Leach,^[268] Ken Mercer (former),^[269] Will Metcalf,^[268] Doug Miller,^[268] Rick Miller,^[268] Jim Murphy,^[268] Andrew Murr,^[268] Larry Phillips,^[268] John Raney,^[268] Debbie Riddle,^[268] Matt Rinaldi,^[268] Matt Schaefer,^[268] Mike Schofield,^[268] Matt Shaheen,^[268] Wayne Smith,^[268] Stuart Spitzer,^[268] Tony Tinderholt,^[268] Scott Turner,^[268] Molly White,^[268] John Wray,^[268] Bill Zedler,^[268] John Zerwas,^[268] Paul Pressler (former)^[270]
Four Utah State Representatives: Christopher Herrod (former),^[271] Curtis Oda,^[271] Ken Sumsion (former),^[271] Matt Throckmorton (former)^[271]
Two Virginia State Senators: Bill Stanley,^[272] Dick Black^[273]
Two Virginia State Delegates: Mark Berg,^[273] Brenda Pogge^[273]
Two Washington State Representatives: Graham Hunt,^[274] Jesse Young^[274]
Wisconsin State Senator: Duey Stroebel^[275]
Six Wisconsin State Representatives: David Craig,^[275] Bob Gannon,^[275] Andre Jacque,^[275] Jesse Kremer,^[275] Dean Knudson,^[275] Adam Neylon^[275]
Three Wyoming State Senators: Curt Meier,^[276] Larry S. Hicks,^[276] Kit Jennings (former)^[276]
Ten Wyoming State Representatives: Edward Buchanan (former Speaker),^[276] Mark Baker,^[276] Scott Clem,^[276] Harlan Edmonds,^[276] Mark Jennings,^[276] David Miller,^[276] Tom Reeder,^[276] Nathan Winters,^[277] Amy Edmonds,^[276] Mark Semlek,^[276] Matt Teeters^[276]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

Steve Lonegan, former Mayor of Bogota, New Jersey^[278]

International Politicians

Businesspeople

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric^[280] (also author/speaker)
Kelcy Warren, chairman and chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners^[228]
Darwin Deason, founder of Affiliated Computer Services^[228]
Scott Banister, libertarian activist and former Rand Paul supporter^[281]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Georgia: Jenny Beth Martin, Chairman, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund^[282]
California: Thomas Sowell, economist, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University^[283]
California: James Woods, actor and conservative activist^[284]
California: Paul Chappell (College President and Pastor)^[285]
California: Adam Carolla, radio and television host^[286]
California: Clint Howard, actor^[287]
Colorado: James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family^[288]
Florida: Steven Bauer, actor^[289]
Hawaii: Jason Jones (activist/filmmaker), film-maker^[290]
Iowa: Jeff Roe (campaign manager for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign)^[291]
Iowa Bob Vander Plaats, president of the Family Leader^[292]
Kansas Troy Newman, pro-life activist^[293]
Kansas: R. Lee Ermey, actor^[294] and former marine
Louisiana: Phil Robertson, hunter, businessman, and reality TV star of Duck Dynasty^[295]
Louisiana: C.L. Bryant, conservative African-American radio talk show host, pastor Shreveport, Louisiana^[296]
Kentucky: Dakota Meyer, marine sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient^[297]
Michigan: Debbie Schlussel, talk radio host and political commentator^[298]
Missouri: Mike Bickle (minister), evangelical leader^[299]^[300]
New Jersey: William R. Forstchen, historian and author^[262]
New York: Andrew C. McCarthy, columnist and national security expert^[301]
New York: Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media.^[302]
New York: Pamela Geller (activist)^[303]^[304]
North Carolina: The Benham Brothers, Former MLB Players and TV Hosts
North Carolina: Don Brown (author), former U.S.Navy JAG officer, bestselling author of the Navy Justice Series & author of Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six
North Carolina: Michael L. Brown, conservative activist, columnist, and radio host^[305]
South Carolina: Bob Jones III, 3rd president of Bob Jones University^[306]
Tennessee: Steve Gill, conservative talk radio host^[219]
Tennessee: Michael Tait, lead singer of Newsboys^[307]
Tennessee: Arthur Laffer, economist for Reagan administration^[308]
Texas: Robin Armstrong, former Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas^[246]
Texas: Dana Loesch, Radio host^[309]
Texas: Marcus Luttrell, former Navy Seal, actor and former Rick Perry supporter^[310]
Texas: Taya Kyle, widow of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and former Rick Perry supporter^[310]
Texas: Gary Clarke, actor^[311]
Texas: Glenn Beck, conservative/libertarian activist, columnist, founder of 9-12 Project^[312]
Texas: de:Carol Everett, pro-life activist, president of The Heidi Group^[313]
Vermont: David Mamet, writer-director, playwright^[289]
Virginia: Cynthia Dunbar,^[272]
Virginia: Richard Viguerie, chairman of ConservativeHQ.com^[314]
Virginia: Virginia Thomas, attorney and founder of Liberty Consulting^[315]
Virginia: E. W. Jackson, 2013 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia^[316]
Utah: Gayle Ruzicka, State leader Utah [Eagle Forum]
Washington: Keli Carender, initial activist for Tea Party movement^[317]
Washington, DC: William G. Boykin, former Lieutenant General^[318]
Washington, DC: Virginia Thomas, founder of Liberty Consulting^[319]
Washington, DC: Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[320]
Washington, DC: Gary Bauer, conservative activist; unsuccessful presidential candidate, 2000^[321]
Washington, DC: L. Brent Bozell III, conservative activist, columnist, president,Media Research Center^[322]
John C. Eastman, law professor and constitutional law scholar^[234]
Mark Levin, Radio host ^[323]

Organizations

Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund^[282]
Georgia Right to Life^[324]
Gun Owners of America^[325]
National Federation of Republican Assemblies^[326]
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility^[327]
National Organization for Marriage^[328]
California Republican Assembly ^[329]

Carly Fiorina (withdrawn)

Main article: Carly Fiorina presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Carly Fiorina (born in 1954) was CEO of HP/Compaq in 1999–2005, and an east coast^[vague] manager at AT&T/Lucent (1980–1999). 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. On February 10, 2016, she suspended her campaign.^[330]^[331]

Cabinet officials (former)

Wallace Stickney, former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency^[332]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Ann Marie Buerkle, former Representative from New York^[333]
David F. Emery, former Representative from Maine^[334]
Jeff Fortenberry, Representative from Nebraska^[335]
Nan Hayworth, former Representative from New York,^[336]
Lynn Jenkins, Representative from Kansas^[337]
Candice Miller, Representative from Michigan^[338]

Statewide officials (current and former)

Sue Ellspermann, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and former Indiana State Representative.^[339]
Chris Benge, Oklahoma Secretary of State^[340]
Susan Combs, former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and former Texas State Representative;^[341]
Julie Parsley, former commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and former Solicitor General of Texas^[342]
John Dougall, Utah State Auditor^[343]
Patrice Douglas, former member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and former Mayor of Edmond^[344]

State legislators

Iowa State Senator: David Johnson^[345]
Eight Iowa State Representatives: Steve Olson (2003–2015 including 2013–2014^[346] as Speaker Pro Tempore)^[347]^[348] Chris Rants (1992–2010 including Speaker 2003–2006),^[349]^[350] Mike Sexton,^[346]^[351] Ross Paustian,^[352] Clel Baudler,^[345] Josh Byrnes,^[345] Lee Hein,^[345] Mike May^[345]
Four New Hampshire State Senators: Sharon Carson,^[353] Jeanie Forrester,^[353] Thomas R. Eaton (former State Senate President),^[354] John Reagan^[355]
Thirty New Hampshire State Representatives: Barbara Biggie,^[356] Gene Chandler (Deputy Speaker),^[356] Yvonne Dean-Bailey,^[356] Marilinda Garcia (2007–14),^[357]^{[better source needed]} Edmond Gionet,^[356] Joe Guthrie,^[356] Bob Haefner,^[356] Joe Hagan,^[356] Will Infantine (Labor Committee Chair),^[358] Phyllis M. Katsakiores,^[356] Rick Ladd,^[356] Peggy McCarthy,^[356] Kim Rice,^[356] Jim Webb,^[356] Rusty Bulis (former),^[359] Duffy Daugherty (former),^[359] Erin Hennessey,^[359] Henry Mock (former),^[359] Larry Rappaport,^[359] Eric Stohl (former),^[359] Jim Coburn (former),^[360] James F. Headd (former),^[332] Frank Kotowski,^[332] Mike McCarthy (former),^[332] Peter Spanos,^[332] Ernest Bridge^[361] Brian Gallagher,^[361] George Hurt,^[361] Herb Vadney,^[361] Michael Vose^[361]
Three Arkansas State Representatives: Rebecca Petty,^[362] Robin Lundstrum,^[362] Grant Hodges^[362]
Two Colorado State Representatives: Perry Buck.^[363]^{[better source needed]}, Jack Tate^[364]
Delaware State Senator: Brian G. Pettyjohn.^[363]^{[better source needed]}
Delaware State Representative: Deborah Hudson.^[363]^{[better source needed]}
Four Georgia State Representatives: Earl Ehrhart,^[365] Penny Houston,^[365] Donna Sheldon (former),^[365] Valerie Clark^[366]
Maine State Senator: Amy Volk^[367]
Three Maine State Representatives: Wayne Parry,^[334] Deborah Sanderson,^[334] Heather Sirocki^[334]
Massachusetts State Representative: Kevin Kuros,^[368] Sheila Harrington,^[369] Shaunna O'Connell^[369]
Four Minnesota State Senators: Paul Gazelka,^[370] Mary Kiffmeyer,^[370] Carrie Ruud,^[370] David Hann (Minority Leader)^[371]
Two Minnesota State Representatives: Jim Nash,^[370] Michelle Rifenberg (former)^[370]
Two Nebraska State Senators: Galen Hadley (Speaker),^[372] Jim Smith^[372]
Nevada State Senator: Sue Lowden (former)^[373]
Member of the Nevada Assembly: Valerie Weber (former)^[374]
Member of the New York State Assembly: Kieran Lalor^[336]
North Carolina State Representative: Jon Hardister^[375]
Oklahoma State Senator: Stephanie Bice^[376]
Oklahoma State Representative: Hopper Smith^[340]
Pennsylvania State Senator: Mike Brubaker (former)^[377]
Pennsylvania State Representative: Judy Ward^[377]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Phyllis Henderson,^[378] Donna C. Hicks^[378]
Two Tennessee State Representatives: Mary Littleton,^[379] Dawn White^[379]
Texas State Representative: Patricia Harless^[342]
Two Utah State Senators: Wayne L. Niederhauser (President),^[343] Deidre Henderson^[343]
Six Utah State Representatives: Kim Coleman,^[343] Keith Grover,^[343] Daniel McCay,^[343] Holly Richardson (former),^[343] Fred Cox^[343]
Vermont State Senator: Peg Flory^[380]
Two Vermont State Representatives: Robert Bancroft,^[381] Loren Shaw^[381]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

Steve Bach, former Mayor of Colorado Springs^[364]
Scott Smith, former Mayor of Mesa^[382]

Businesspeople

Heidi Ganahl, CEO/Founder at Camp Bow Wow Corporate^[363]
Terry Neese, founder of Terry Neese Personnel Services and the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women^[383]
Matt Jacobson, Executive Director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative^[334]
Mike McFadden, co-CEO of Lazard Middle Market and 2014 nominee for U.S. Senator of MN^[370]
Thomas Perkins, venture capitalist, co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, former board member of Hewlett Packard^[384]
Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz^[385]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Mary Jean Eisenhower, granddaughter of former President Dwight Eisenhower^[386]
Ovide Lamontagne, attorney, activist, and two-time Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire.^[387]
Michael Moriarty, actor ^[388]
Donnie Wahlberg, actor ^[389]
Georgia: Jef Fincher (grassroots activist), Patrick Moore (managing partner, Set Consulting), Cory Ruth (managing partner, Mergence Global)^[365]
Minnesota: David Strom (former President of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota)^[370]
Nevada: Lia Roberts (former leader of the Nevada Republican Party)^[374]
Vermont: Len Britton (business owner and former Republican U.S. Senate nominee)^[381]

Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)

Main article: Jim Gilmore presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Jim Gilmore (born in 1949) was Governor of Virginia (1998–2002), and ran for president in 2008. He was raised in Virginia. He was an overseas Army Intel officer (1971–1974) and Virginia lawyer (1977–1987) before entering politics.

All

New Hampshire State Senator: Sam Cataldo^[390]

Mike Huckabee (withdrawn)

Main article: Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Mike Huckabee (born in 1955) was Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007, and ran for president in 2008. He was raised in Arkansas. He was a minister (1980–1992) before entering politics, an author (1997–2015), and television host (2008–2015). He suspended his campaign February 1, 2016 after the Iowa Caucus.

U.S. Governors (current and former)

Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas^[391]^[392]^[393]
Sonny Perdue, 81st Governor of Georgia (2003–2011)^[391]^[394]

U.S. Senators (current)

Arkansas: John Boozman^[391]
South Dakota: Mike Rounds, also former Governor of South Dakota^[395]

U.S. Representatives

Arizona: Trent Franks^[396]
Arkansas: Rick Crawford,^[391] French Hill,^[391] Bruce Westerman^[391]
California: Duncan D. Hunter^[397]
Georgia: John Linder (former)^[391]
North Carolina: Charles H. Taylor (former)^[391]
Tennessee: Chuck Fleischmann^[391]

Statewide officials

Alabama: John Merrill (Secretary of State)^[398]
Arkansas: Tim Griffin (Lieutenant Governor),^[391] Leslie Rutledge (Attorney General),^[391] Mark Martin (Secretary of State),^[391] Dennis Milligan (Treasurer),^[391] John Thurston (Land Commissioner)^[391]
South Carolina: André Bauer (former Lieutenant Governor)^[399]

State legislators

Arkansas State Senators: Alan Clark,^[391] Bryan King,^[391] Jason Rapert,^[391] Gary Stubblefield,^[391] Jon Woods^[391]
Arkansas State Representatives: Karilyn Brown,^[391] Donnie Copeland,^[391] Jim Bob Duggar (former; also reality television personality).^[400] Charlene Fite,^[391] Mickey Gates,^[391] Justin Harris,^[391] Prissy Hickerson,^[391] Jack Ladyman,^[391] Julie Mayberry,^[391] Laurie Rushing,^[391] Matthew Shepherd,^[401] Nelda Speaks,^[391] James Sturch,^[391] Dwight Tosh,^[391] Dave Wallace,^[391] Richard Womack^[391]
Georgia State Representatives: Sam Teasley,^[391] Tom Kirby^[391]
Iowa State Representative: Tedd Gassman^[399]
North Carolina State Senator: Woody White (former; current New Hanover County Commissioner)^[391]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Greg Delleney,^[399] Dennis Moss^[402]
Tennessee State Senator: Ed Jackson^[391]
Tennessee State Representatives: Barry Doss,^[391] Cameron Sexton^[391]
Texas State Representative: Jim Keffer^[403]

Republican National Committee members

Arkansas: Jonathan Barnett^[391]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Kenneth Copeland, commentator/televangelist^[111]
Chuck Norris, actor^[404]
Tony Orlando, singer^[405]
Josh Turner, singer^[406]

John Kasich

Main article: List of John Kasich presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

Background: John Kasich (born in 1952) is Governor of Ohio (2010–present), and ran in 2000, and was U.S. Representative from Ohio (1983–2001). 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).

Executive branch officials (former)

Alberto Gonzales, 80th United States Attorney General (2005–2007), former White House Counsel^[12]
Ray LaHood, 16th Secretary of Transportation (2009–2013) and Congressman from Illinois^[407]
Tom Ridge, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005) and Governor of Pennsylvania^[408]

U.S. Governors (current and former)

Robert J. Bentley, Alabama^[409]
George Voinovich, Ohio (former Ohio Governor and Senator)^[410]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California (former)^[411]
William Weld, Massachusetts (former)^[412]
Butch Otter, Idaho^[413]
Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey (former Governor and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency)^[414]

U.S. Senators (current and former)

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Colorado (former)^[415]
Trent Lott, Mississippi (former Senate Majority Leader)^[416]
John E. Sununu, New Hampshire (former)^[417]
Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (former)^[418]
Al D'Amato, New York (former)^[419]
Mike DeWine, Ohio (former), current Attorney General of Ohio^[420]
Rob Portman, Ohio^[421]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Alabama: Spencer Bachus (former)^[422]
California: Tom Campbell (former) current Dean of Chapman University School of Law^[423]
Delaware: Thomas B. Evans, Jr. (former)^[424]
Louisiana: Jim McCrery (former)^[425]
Massachusetts: Peter G. Torkildsen (former)^[426]
Michigan: Pete Hoekstra (former)^[422]
Mississippi: Gregg Harper,^[427] Webb Franklin (former)^[428] and Michael Parker (former)^[428]
Missouri: Kenny Hulshof (former)^[429]
Two from New Hampshire: Chuck Douglas (former),^[430] Charles Bass (former)^[431]
New York: James T. Walsh (former)^[422]
North Carolina: Bill Cobey (former)^[432]
Three from Pennsylvania: Charlie Dent,^[433] Robert Smith Walker (former),^[422] Jon D. Fox (former)^[434]
Nine from Ohio: Mike Oxley (former),^[422] Deborah Pryce (former),^[422] Steve Stivers,^[422] Pat Tiberi,^[422] Mike Turner,^[422] Martin Hoke (former),^[435] Ralph Regula (former),^[435] Bill Johnson,^[435] Steve LaTourette (former)^[436]
Two from Texas: Dick Armey (former House Majority Leader)^[437] and Tom Loeffler (former)^[438]
Two from Virginia: Thomas M. Davis (former),^[422] G. William Whitehurst (former)^[439]

Statewide officials

California: Steve Poizner, Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former Insurance Commissioner of California^[440]
Two from Nevada: Ron Knecht (State Controller of Nevada),^[441] Bob Seale (former Nevada State Treasurer)^[441]
New Hampshire: Thomas D. Rath (former Attorney General of New Hampshire)^[442]
Three from Ohio: Jon Husted^[420] (Ohio Secretary of State), Dave Yost (Auditor of Ohio),^[420] Mary Taylor (Lieutenant Governor of Ohio)^[443]
Pennsylvania: Robert Jubelirer (former Lieutenant Governor of PA)^[434]
Rhode Island: Bernard Jackvony (former Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island)^[444]
South Carolina: Buck Limehouse (former South Carolina Secretary of Transportation)^[445]

State legislators

Arkansas State Representative: Mathew Pitsch^[446]
Three Colorado State Representatives: Amy Stephens (former Majority Leader),^[447] B.J. Nikkel (former Majority Whip),^[447] Jeannie Reeser (former)^[447]
Two Delaware State Representatives: Deborah Hudson (Minority Whip),^[424] Timothy U. Boulden (former)^[424]
Four Georgia State Senators: Bill Cowsert (State Majority Leader),^[448] Fran Millar,^[448] Rusty Paul (former; also former state party chair, current Mayor of Sandy Springs),^[448] Chuck Hufstetler^[449]
Four Georgia State Representatives: Tom Taylor,^[449] Wendell Willard,^[449]David Knight,^[449]John Meadows III,^[449]John Deffenbaugh^[449]
Idaho State Senator: Marv Hagedorn^[450]
Idaho State Representative: Robert Anderst^[451]
Three Illinois State Senators: Christine Radogno (Minority Leader),^[452] Daniel Cronin (former),^[452] Dave Syverson^[452]
Seven Illinois State Representatives: Ed Sullivan, Jr.,^[452] David Harris,^[452] Ron Sandack,^[452] Tom Demmer,^[452] Randy Frese,^[452] Jil Tracy (former),^[453] Chad Hays (Assistant Minority Leader)^[454]
Nine Iowa State Representatives: Mary Ann Hanusa,^[455] Brent Siegrist (former Speaker),^[456] David Sieck,^[457] Brad Hansen (former),^[457] Dan Clute (former),^[457] Doug Struyk (former),^[458] John Clark (former),^[458] Darrell Hanson (former),^[458] George Eichhorn (former)^[458]
Two Iowa State Senators: Andy McKean (former),^[457] Bob Brunkhorst (former)^[458]
Kentucky State Representative: Jim Zimmerman,^[459]
Louisiana State Senator: Norby Chabert^[425]
Maryland State Delegate: Mary Beth Carozza^[460]
Massachusetts State Senator: Bruce Tarr (Minority Leader)^[461]
Six Massachusetts State Representatives: Paul Frost,^[426] Kimberly Ferguson,^[426] Peter Durant,^[426] F. Jay Barrows,^[426] Kate Campanale,^[462] Lenny Mirra^[463]
Six Michigan State Senators: Arlan Meekhof (Senate Majority Leader),^[464] Wayne Schmidt,^[465] Joel Gougeon (former),^[466] Beverly Hammerstrom (former Majority Leader),^[466] Tom George (former),^[466] Leon Stille (former)^[466]
Five Michigan State Representatives: Tom Leonard (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[467] Jason Sheppard,^[465] Bradford Jacobsen,^[466] Chris Ward (former Majority Leader),^[466] Edward Gaffney (former)^[466]
Five Mississippi State Senators: Giles Ward (President Pro Tem),^[468] Josh Harkins,^[468] Brice Wiggins,^[468] Billy Hewes (former President Pro Tem; current Mayor of Gulfport),^[469] Billy Hudson^[470]
Mississippi State Representative: Toby Barker^[469]
Two Missouri State Senators: Ryan Silvey,^[429] Emory Melton^[429]
Member of the Nevada Assembly: John Hambrick (Speaker)^[471]
Six New Hampshire State Senators: David Boutin,^[472] Ed Dupont (former State Senate President),^[473] Andy Peterson, Andrew Peterson (former),^[474] Frederick King, Sr.,^[475] William S. Bartlett, Jr.,^[476] Mark Hounsell (former)^[476]
Nine New Hampshire State Representatives: Jack Flanagan (House Majority Leader),^[477] Harold B. Parker,^[478] Doug Scamman (former Speaker),^[479] Stella Scamman (former),^[479] Robert Rowe,^[480] Stephen Darrow,^[474] Norman Major,^[474] Ken Peterson,^[474] Dino Scala (former)^[475]
North Carolina State Senator: Stan Bingham^[481]
Two North Carolina State Representatives: D. Craig Horn,^[481] Rex L. Baker (former)^[481]
Twenty-three Ohio State Senators: Keith Faber^[482] (President of the Senate), Frank LaRose.,^[483] Chris Widener,^[435] Joe Uecker,^[435] Tom Patton,^[435] Grace Drake (former),^[435] Bob Peterson,^[435] Kevin Bacon,^[435] Jim Hughes,^[435] John Eklund,^[435] Bill Seitz,^[435] Cliff Hite,^[435] Jay Hottinger,^[435] Gayle Manning,^[435] Jimmy Stewart (former),^[435] Bill Beagle,^[435] Peggy Lehner,^[435] Troy Balderson,^[435] Scott Oelslager,^[435] Frank LaRose,^[435] David Burke,^[435] Shannon Jones,^[435] Randy Gardner^[435]
Thirty-seven Ohio State Representatives: Jo Ann Davidson (former),^[484] Robert R. Cupp,^[435] Timothy Derickson,^[435] Ross McGregor (former),^[435] Tim Ginter,^[435] Jeffrey McClain,^[435] Marlene Anielski,^[435] Nan Baker,^[435] Jim Buchy,^[435] Andrew Brenner,^[435] Mike Duffey,^[435] Anne Gonzales,^[435] Cheryl Grossman,^[435] Stephanie Kunze,^[435] Ryan Smith,^[435] Robert Sprague,^[435] Dave Hall,^[435] Margaret Ruhl,^[435] Bill Hayes,^[435] Scott Ryan,^[435] Nathan Manning,^[435] Barbara Sears,^[435] Bob Hackett,^[435] Larry Obhof,^[435] Steve Huffman,^[435] Niraj Antani,^[435] Brian Hill,^[435] Tony Burkley,^[435] Gary Scherer,^[435] Terry Johnson,^[435] Bill Reineke,^[435] Kirk Schuring,^[435] Marilyn Slaby,^[435] Anthony DeVitis,^[435] Dorothy Pelanda,^[435] Ron Amstutz,^[435] Cliff Rosenberger (Speaker)^[485]
Two Pennsylvania State Senators: Earl M. Baker (former),^[434] John Gordner^[486]
Two Pennsylvania State Representatives: Gary Day,^[486] Fred Keller^[486]
Rhode Island State Senator: Dawson Hodgson (former)^[444]
Four South Carolina State Senators: Raymond E. Cleary III,^[487] Paul G. Campbell, Jr.,^[488] Greg Gregory,^[488] Ronnie W. Cromer^[489]
Six South Carolina State Representatives: Heather Ammons Crawford,^[490] Gary E. Clary,^[487] Jeffrey A. Bradley,^[491] Chip Limehouse,^[492] Donna C. Hicks,^[493] Phyllis Henderson^[494]
Tennessee State Representative: Steve Buttry (former)^[495]
Three Vermont State Senators: Peg Flory,^[496] Kevin Mullin,^[496] Rich Westman^[496]
Six Virginia State Delegates: Glenn Davis, Chris Peace, Ron Villanueva,^[497] Thomas Davis Rust,^[498] Dave Albo,^[439] Dave Nutter (former)^[439]
Three Virginia State Senators: Emmett Hanger,^[497] Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (former),^[497] Frank Wagner^[499]
Two West Virginia State Senators: Ryan Ferns,^[500] Daniel Hall^[500]
Two West Virginia State Delegates: Roger Hanshaw,^[500] Matthew Rohrbach^[500]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

Nevada: Bob Beers (Las Vegas City Councilman)^[501]
Virginia: John Cook (Fairfax County Supervisor),^[502] Michael Frey (former Fairfax County Supervisor)^[498]

Businesspeople

Philip Geier, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Interpublic Group of Companies^[503]
Ken Langone, Home Depot co-founder and CEO of Geeknet^[504]
Stanley Druckenmiller, billionaire hedge fund manager^[505]
Ronald Burkle, billionaire venture capitalist, co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins^[506]

Individuals

Robert F. Orr, former North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice^[481]
Joseph Mohorovic, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission^[453]

Newspapers

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Tim Allen, comedian and actor^[524]
Charles Barkley, former basketball player and current analyst^[525]
Montel Williams, television personality, radio talk show host, and actor^[526]
Tajh Boyd, former Clemson quarterback 2011-13 and current Canadian football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League^[527]
Amy Tarkanian, former Nevada Republican Chairwoman, wife of Danny Tarkanian^[528]
Chuck Yob, former Republican National Committee member^[529]
Raul Danny Vargas, former Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly^[439]

Rand Paul (withdrawn)

Main article: Rand Paul presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Rand Paul (born in 1963) is a U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2010–present). He was raised in Texas, where his father, Ron Paul was a U.S. Representative (1976–1977, 1979–1985, 1997–2013) and presidential candidate (1988/2008/2012). He was a Kentucky eye surgeon (1993–2010) before entering politics. He withdrew on February 3, 2016.

U.S. Senators (current)

Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, also Senate Majority Leader^[530]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Florida: Curt Clawson,^[531] Ted Yoho.
Idaho: Raúl Labrador^[532] (later endorsed Ted Cruz)
Michigan: Justin Amash^[533]^[534]
North Carolina: Walter B. Jones, Jr.^[535]
Oklahoma: J. C. Watts (former)^[536]
Wyoming: Cynthia Lummis.^[537]
Four from Kentucky: Andy Barr,^[538] Brett Guthrie,^[538] Thomas Massie,^[538] Ed Whitfield^[539]
South Carolina: Mick Mulvaney^[540]
Texas: Ron Paul (former, also father of the candidate, and 1988/2008/2012 presidential candidate)^[541]

International political figures

Nigel Farage, British MEP and leader of the UK Independence Party^[542]
Jørund Rytman, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)^[110]

Republican National Committee members (former)

A.J. Spiker, chair of IA GOP (former)^[543]
Steve Munisteri, chair of TX GOP (2010–2015)^[544]
Chuck Yob, Republican National Committee member from Michigan (former)^[545]

Republican Liberty Caucus^[546] members (former)

Ed Lopez, former National Vice Chair^[547]

Statewide officials (former)

Andrew Napolitano, New Jersey Superior Court judge (former)^[548] and television personality (also professor at BLS)

State legislators

Two Colorado State Senators: Scott Renfroe (former),^[549] Owen Hill^[549]
Connecticut State Senator: Rob Kane.^[143]
Two Iowa State Representatives: Steve Sukup (former^{[citation needed]}, also ran for Governor'02)^[550] (See also Steve Grubbs)
Kansas State Representative: Brett Hildabrand^[551]
Kentucky State Senator: Ralph Alvarado^[552]
Maine State Senator: Eric Brakey^[553]
Two Michigan State Representatives: Tom Barrett,^[554] Tom McMillin (former)^[545]
Two Minnesota State Senators: Roger Chamberlain, Branden Petersen (former)^[551]
Two Members of the Nevada Assembly: Shelly M. Shelton, John Moore^[551]
Two New Hampshire State Senators: Andy Sanborn,^[555]^[556] Kevin Avard^[556]^[557]
Thirty-nine New Hampshire State Representatives: Christopher Adams,^[557] Glen Aldrich,^[557] Keith Ammon,^[557] Ralph Boehm,^[557] Spec Bowers^[558] (2010–2012),^[559] Paul Brown (former),^[560]^{[better source needed]} Ed Comeau,^[561] Dan Dwyer^[558] (1984–1986^[562] also Merrimack Town Councillor), Eric Eastman,^[557] Bart Fromuth,^[557] Larry Gagne,^[557] Joseph Hannon,^[557] Paul Harrington (2002-2004),^[563] Laura Jones,^[557] Shem Kellogg,^[557] Joseph Lachance,^[557] Bruce MacMahon^[558] (2010–2012^[564] also teacher at ASD), Robert Malone (2010-2012^[565]),^[563] Pam Manney (2004–2008^[566] also NH GOP vice-chair 2011–2012),^[558] Andrew Manuse (former),^[561] James McConnell,^[557] Dan McGuire,^[557] Mark McLean,^[561] Paul Mirski (former),^[561] David Murotake,^[557] Keith Murphy,^[557] Jim Parison,^[557] Finlay Rothhaus^[558] (1991–1995^[567] also Merrimack Town Councillor), Eric Schleien,^[557] Brian Seaworth,^[557] Tammy Simmons,^[568] Victoria Sullivan,^[556]^[557] Norm Tregenza^[558] (2010–2012^[569]), Mark Warden^[558] (2010–2014^[570] and former NHLA chair), Nick Zaricki.,^[557] Elizabeth Ferreira,^[571] Tyler Simpson (former),^[571] Jason Osborne,^[572] Cameron DeJong (former)^[573]
South Carolina State Senator: Tom Davis^[574]
Two South Carolina State Representatives: Michael Pitts,^[575] Peter McCoy^[573]
Texas State Senator: Don Huffines^[576]
Utah State Senator: Mark B. Madsen^[551]
Utah State Representative: Jake Anderegg^[551]
Three Vermont State Representatives: Tom Burditt,^[553] Janssen Willhoit,^[553] Paul Dame^[553]
Washington State Representative: Cary Condotta^[577]
West Virginia State Delegate: Michael Ilhe.^[578]
Two Wyoming State Representatives: Tyler Lindholm,^[579] Kendell Kroeker^[579]

Businesspeople

Scott Banister, entrepreneur & angel investor^[580]
Walter Block, economist^[581] at LOYNO
Patrick M. Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com^[580]
Peter Schiff, stockbroker, author & 2010 candidate for US Senate^[582]
Mark Spitznagel, American investor, derivatives trader, author, and farmer.^[583]^[584]
Jeff Yass, owner of Susquehanna Partners investment firm^[585]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Chuck Baldwin, political activist and 2008 Constitution Party presidential nominee^[586]^[587]^[588]
Christopher R. Barron, political activist^[589]
Ed Crane, activist & co-founder of Cato Institute^[590]
Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn^[591]
Bruce Fein, lawyer and commentator,^[592] former ADAG (1981–82) under the Reagan DOJ
Don Frye, wrestler^[593]
Nat Hentoff, columnist^[594]
Matt Kibbe, former president of FreedomWorks^[595]
Belle Knox, pornographic actress^[596]
Karen Kwiatkowski, political activist, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, 2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district^[597]
Philip Labonte, lead singer of All That Remains^[598]
Pat Miletich, mixed martial artist & sports commentator^[599]
Andrew Sullivan, political commentator & blogger^[600]
Chael Sonnen, former martial artist^[601]^{[better source needed]}
John Stossel, media pundit^[602]
Vince Vaughn, actor^[603]
Doug Wead, blogger & former Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush^[604]
Alabama: Stephen P. Gordon (political consultant, worked for Badnarik'04).^[605]

Marco Rubio

Main article: Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Marco Rubio (born in 1971) is a U.S. Senator from Florida (2010–present). He was raised in Florida (and Nevada). He was a Florida lawyer (1996–98) before entering politics.

U.S. Governors (current and former)

Robert List, Nevada (former)^[606] (previously endorsed Scott Walker)^[607]
George Pataki, New York (former); 2016 presidential candidate^[608]
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana (former); 2016 presidential candidate^[609]
Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota (former); 2012 Presidential Candidate^[610]
George Allen, Virginia (former Governor and Senator)^[611]
Scott McCallum, Wisconsin (former)^[612]
Craig Benson, New Hampshire (former)^[613]
Sam Brownback, Kansas^[614]
Nikki Haley, South Carolina^[615]
Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas^[616] (previously endorsed Mike Huckabee)^[617]
Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico (former)^[618]
Frank Keating, Oklahoma (former)^[619]
Bill Haslam, Tennessee^[620]

U.S. Senators (current and former)

Arizona: Jon Kyl (former)^[621] and Jeff Flake^[622]
Arkansas: Tim Hutchinson (former)^[623]
Colorado: Cory Gardner^[624]
Idaho: Jim Risch^[625]
Indiana: Dan Coats^[626]
Kansas: Pat Roberts,^[627] Bob Dole (former, 1996 presidential nominee)^[628] (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)^[629]
Kentucky: Jim Bunning (former)^[630]
Minnesota: Norm Coleman (former)^[631] (previously endorsed Lindsey Graham, and then Jeb Bush)^[51]^[632] and Rudy Boschwitz (former)^[633]
Montana: Steve Daines^[634]
Nebraska: Deb Fischer^[635]
Nevada: Dean Heller^[636]
North Carolina: Thom Tillis^[637]
Oklahoma: Jim Inhofe^[638]
Pennsylvania: Pat Toomey,^[639] Rick Santorum (former) (also former 2016 presidential candidate)^[640]
South Carolina: Tim Scott^[641]
Tennessee: Bill Frist (former)^[642] and Lamar Alexander^[643]
Texas: Phil Gramm (former)^[644]
Utah: Orrin Hatch^[645] (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)^[646]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Arizona: Matt Salmon^[647]
Arkansas: Rick Crawford^[648] and Steve Womack^[648]
California: Doug LaMalfa,^[649] Darrell Issa^[650] and Mimi Walters^[651]
Colorado: Mike Coffman^[652]
Florida: Tom Rooney,^[190] Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,^[653] Mario Díaz-Balart,^[653] Carlos Curbelo,^[653] Lincoln Díaz-Balart (former),^[653] Jeff Miller,^[654] Gus Bilirakis,^[655] Ander Crenshaw^[656] and Tom Feeney (former)^[657]
Georgia: Austin Scott^[658] and Lynn Westmoreland^[659]
Illinois: Darin LaHood,^[660] Rodney Davis^[661] and Adam Kinzinger^[662] (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)^[663]
Indiana: Todd Rokita,^[664] Larry Bucshon^[665] and Chris Chocola (former)^[666]
Kansas: Mike Pompeo^[667]
Kentucky: Anne Northup (former)^[668] and Geoff Davis (former)^[669]
Michigan: John Moolenaar,^[670] Bill Huizenga,^[671] and Dan Benishek^[672]
Minnesota: John Kline^[673] and Erik Paulsen^[674]
Mississippi: Chip Pickering (former)^[675]
Missouri: Jason T. Smith^[676]
Nevada: Mark Amodei^[677] and Cresent Hardy^[678]
New York: Peter T. King^[679]
North Carolina: Robert Pittenger, Robin Hayes (former)^[680]
Oklahoma: Markwayne Mullin^[681] and Steve Largent (former)^[682]
Pennsylvania: Glenn Thompson^[683]
South Carolina: Trey Gowdy,^[684] Gresham Barrett (former),^[685] and Joe Wilson^[686]
South Dakota: Kristi Noem^[667]
Tennessee: Zach Wamp (former).^[687]
Texas: Quico Canseco (former)^[688]
Utah: (Whole House Delegation) Chris Stewart,^[689] Mia Love^[690] Rob Bishop,^[691] and Jason Chaffetz^[692]
Virginia: Scott Rigell^[693] and Barbara Comstock^[694]
Washington: Jaime Herrera Beutler^[695]
Wisconsin: Sean Duffy^[696] (previously endorsed Scott Walker)^[697]

U.S. Ambassadors (former)

Skip Vallee, former Ambassador to Slovakia (2005–2007)^[698]
Victor Ashe, former Ambassador to Poland (2004–2009) and former Bush supporter^[699]
Francis Rooney, former Ambassador to the Holy See (2005–2008)^[682]

Republican National Committee members (former)

Bill Armistead, chair of Alabama GOP (2011–2015)^[700]
Jerry Labriola Jr., chair of Connecticut GOP (2011–2015).^[701]^[702]
Alec Poitevint, former Georgia GOP chair^[703]
John McCarthy, former Kentucky GOP chair^[669]
Charlie Webster, former Maine GOP chair^[704]
Robert Maginn, chair of Massachusetts GOP (2011–2013)^[705]
Andrew Natsios, former Massachusetts GOP chair^[706]
Arnie Hederman, chairman of the Mississippi GOP (2011–2012)^[707]
Ferrell Blount, former NCGOP chairman^[680]
Stan Lockhart, former Utah GOP chair^[689]

Statewide officials

Arizona: Mark Brnovich (AG of AZ)^[708]
Arkansas: Gregory Bledsoe (Arkansas Surgeon General),^[709] Tim Griffin (LG of AR)^[648]
Florida: Carlos López-Cantera (LG of FL),^[710] Jeff Atwater (Chief Financial Officer of Florida),^[657] Adam Putnam (Florida Commissioner of Agriculture),^[657] Bobby Brantley (former LG of FL),^[657] Tom Gallagher (former Chief Financial Officer of Florida),^[657] Bill McCollum (AG of FL)^[657] and Sandra Mortham (former Secretary of State of Florida)^[657]
Idaho: Brandon D. Woolf (Contr. of ID)^[711]
Massachusetts: Kerry Healey (former LG of MA)^[712]
Two from Nevada: Mark Hutchison (LG of NV),^[713] Lorraine Hunt (former LG of NV).^[714]
New Hampshire: Peter Heed (former AG of NH)^[715]
Ohio: Josh Mandel (Treas. of OH).^[716]
Oklahoma: Ken A. Miller (Treas. of OK),^[682] Jim Reese (Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture)^[682] and Chris Benge (Oklahoma Secretary of State)^[682]
Texas: Susan Combs (former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and former Texas State Representative),^[717] Jerry E. Patterson (former Texas Land Commissioner and former Texas State Senator),^[718] Esperanza Andrade (former Secretary of State of Texas)^[719] and Gwyn Shea (former Secretary of State of Texas)^[719]
Utah: Spencer Cox (LG of UT)^[720]
Vermont: Brian Dubie (former LG of VT),^[721] Phil Scott (LG of VT)^[722] and Randy Brock (former Vermont Auditor of Accounts)^[723]
Virginia: Jerry Kilgore (former AG of VA)^[724]
Wisconsin: Margaret Farrow (former LG of WI)^[612]

State legislators

Six Alabama State Senators: Clay Scofield,^[725] Slade Blackwell,^[725] Greg Albritton,^[725] Greg Reed (Majority Leader),^[726] Steve Livingston,^[726] J. T. Waggoner^[726]
Twenty-six Alabama State Representatives: Will Ainsworth,^[700] Randall Shedd,^[725] Danny Garrett,^[725] David Faulkner,^[725] Jack Williams,^[725] Jim Patterson,^[725] K. L. Brown,^[725] Kyle South,^[725] Mack Butler,^[725] Matt Fridy,^[725] Mike Jones, Jr.,^[725] Nathaniel Ledbetter,^[725] Lynn Greer,^[725] Mike Ball,^[726] Paul Beckman,^[726] Chris Blackshear,^[726] DuWayne Bridges Sr.,^[726] Terri Collins,^[726] Danny Crawford,^[726] Jim Hill,^[726] Mike Hill,^[726] Jimmy Martin,^[726] Bill Poole,^[726] David Sessions,^[726] Harry Shiver,^[726] Jack W. Williams^[726]
Seven Arkansas State Senators: Bart Hester,^[727] Jonathan Dismang (President),^[728] Jim Hendren (Majority Leader),^[729] Missy Irvin,^[709] Greg Standridge,^[728] John Cooper,^[728] Jeremy Hutchinson^[709]
Twenty-one Arkansas State Representatives: Ken Bragg (Majority Leader),^[709] Jim Dotson (Majority Whip),^[709] Justin Boyd,^[709] Lanny Fite,^[709] Charlie Collins,^[709] DeAnn Vaught,^[709] Laurie Rushing,^[709] Nate Bell,^[709] Jana Della Rosa,^[728] Mark Lowery,^[728] Micah Neal,^[728] Prissy Hickerson,^[728] Kenneth Henderson,^[728] Dan Douglas,^[728] Mickey Gates,^[728] Charlene Fite,^[728] Karilyn Brown,^[728] David Meeks,^[728] Andy Davis,^[728] Grant Hodges,^[728] Gary Deffenbaugh^[728]
Four California State Senators: Jim Nielsen,^[730] Jeff Stone,^[730] Andy Vidak,^[730] Patricia Bates^[730]
Two Members of the California State Assembly: Scott Wilk,^[730] Kristin Olsen (former Minority Leader)^[730]
Colorado State Senator: Josh Penry (former Minority Leader)^[731]
Colorado State Representative: B.J. Nikkel (former Majority Whip)^[732]
Delaware State Senator: Gregory Lavelle (Minorty Whip)^[733]
Sixty-five Florida State Representatives: Adam Hasner (former Majority Leader),^[734] Esteban Bovo (former),^[735] Keith Perry,^[735] Dane Eagle,^[735] Lake Ray,^[735] Ross Spano,^[735] Debbie Mayfield,^[735] Matt Caldwell,^[735] Bryan Avila,^[735] Jeanette Núñez,^[735] Mike Miller,^[735] Rene Plasencia,^[735] Mike La Rosa,^[735] Ray Pilon,^[735] Scott Plakon,^[735] Julio Gonzalez,^[735] Danny Burgess,^[710] Shawn Harrison,^[710] Dean Cannon (former Speaker)^[736] Larry Cretul (former Speaker),^[657] Allan Bense (former Speaker),^[657] Johnnie Byrd (former Speaker),^[657] Steve Crisafulli (Speaker),^[657] Richard Corcoran (Speaker-designate),^[657] Dana Young (Majority Leader),^[657] Dennis K. Baxley,^[657] Jason Brodeur,^[657] Colleen Burton,^[657] Bob Cortes,^[657] Fred Costello,^[657] Eric Eisnaugle,^[657] Cary Pigman,^[657] Charlie Stone,^[657] Jennifer Sullivan,^[657] John Wood,^[657] Ritch Workman,^[657] Travis Cummings,^[657] Charles McBurney,^[657] Elizabeth W. Porter,^[657] Cyndi Stevenson,^[657] Bill Hager,^[657] Gayle Harrell,^[657] MaryLynn Magar,^[657] Patrick Rooney, Jr.,^[657] Doug Broxson,^[657] Brad Drake,^[657] Clay Ingram,^[657] Frank Artiles,^[657] Michael Bileca,^[657] José Félix Díaz,^[657] Manny Díaz, Jr.,^[657] Erik Fresen,^[657] George Moraitis,^[657] José R. Oliva,^[657] Holly Merrill Raschein,^[657] Jim Boyd,^[657] J. W. Grant,^[657] Chris Latvala,^[657] Jake Raburn,^[657] Dan Raulerson,^[657] Ray Rodrigues,^[657] Jimmie Todd Smith,^[657] Chris Sprowls,^[657] Heather Fitzenhagen,^[657] Ken Roberson^[657]
Fourteen Florida State Senators: Miguel Díaz de la Portilla,^[737] René García,^[737] Thad Altman,^[657] Denise Grimsley,^[657] David H. Simmons,^[657] Kelli Stargel,^[657] Aaron Bean,^[657] Travis Hutson,^[657] Anitere Flores,^[657] Jeff Brandes,^[657] Nancy Detert,^[657] Jack Latvala,^[657] Tom Lee,^[657] Garrett Richter^[657]
Six Georgia State Senators: P.K. Martin IV,^[738] Judson Hill,^[739] Chuck Clay (former),^[740] Rick Jeffares,^[741] Dean Burke,^[742] Tommie Williams (President Pro Tempore)^[742]
Twenty-three Georgia State Representatives: Geoff Duncan,^[738] Chuck Efstration,^[738] Buzz Brockway,^[738] Trey Kelley,^[738] Bert Reeves,^[738] Matt Ramsey (House Majority Whip),^[740] Bill Werkheiser,^[740] Michael Ryan Caldwell,^[740] Brian Strickland,^[740] Mike Dudgeon,^[740] Gerald Greene,^[741] Howard Maxwell,^[741] Sharon Cooper,^[742] John Corbett,^[742] Robert Dickey,^[742] Barry Fleming,^[742] Bob Irvin (former House Republican Leader),^[742] Chuck Martin,^[742] Randy Nix,^[742] Jesse Petrea,^[742] Tom Rice,^[742] Jason Shaw,^[742] Ron Stephens^[742]
Illinois State Senator: Michael Connelly^[743]
Indiana State Senator: Carlin Yoder^[73]
Five Indiana State Representatives: Cindy Ziemke,^[73] David Ober (Assistant Majority Leader),^[744] David Ober,^[744] Casey Cox,^[744] Holli Sullivan^[744]
Five Iowa State Senators: Rick Bertrand,^[745] Jack Whitver.,^[746] Dan Zumbach,^[747] Tom Shipley,^[747] Larry McKibben (former)^[748]
Seven Iowa State Representatives: Bobby Kaufmann,^[749] Brian Best,^[750] John Wills,^[751] Megan Jones,^[752] Carmine Boal (former),^[748] Dawn Pettengill,^[753] Quentin Stanerson^[754]
Kansas State Senator: Terry Bruce (Majority Leader)^[755]
Kansas State Representative: Erin Davis^[755]
Six Kentucky State Senators: Julie Adams,^[756] Ralph Alvarado,^[756] C. B. Embry,^[756] Paul Hornback,^[756] Richie Sanders (former),^[669] Kenneth W. Winters (former)^[669]
Twenty Kentucky State Representatives: Jeff Hoover (Minority Leader),^[756] Robert Benvenuti,^[756] Kevin Bratcher,^[756] Regina Bunch,^[756] John "Bam" Carney,^[756] Jim DeCesare,^[756] Jim DuPlessis,^[756] Richard Heath,^[756] Tom Kerr,^[756] Brian Linder,^[756] Donna Mayfield,^[756] David Meade,^[756] Michael Meredith,^[756] Jerry T. Miller,^[756] Tim Moore,^[756] David Osborne,^[756] Bart Rowland,^[756] Sal Santoro,^[756] James A. Tipton,^[756] Addia Wuchner^[756]
Three Louisiana State Senators: Bodi White,^[757] Mike Walsworth,^[758] Ronnie Johns^[758]
Two Louisiana State Representatives: Steve Carter,^[758] Kirk Talbot^[758]
Two Maine State Senators: Kevin Raye (former President),^[704] Amy Volk^[704]
Three Maine State Representatives: Kenneth Fredette (Minority Leader),^[759] Robert Nutting (former Speaker),^[704] Joshua Tardy (former Minority Leader)^[704]
Maryland State Senator: Justin Ready^[760]
Eight Maryland State Delegates: Christian Miele,^[761] John W. E. Cluster, Jr.,^[760] Herbert H. McMillan,^[760] Jason C. Buckel,^[760] Robert Flanagan,^[760] Susan W. Krebs,^[760] Kevin Hornberger,^[760] Haven Shoemaker^[760]
Five Massachusetts State Senators: Richard J. Ross,^[705] Vinny deMacedo,^[705] Ryan Fattman,^[705] Donald Humason, Jr.,^[706] Richard Tisei (former Minority Leader)^[706]
Eleven Massachusetts State Representatives: Keiko Orrall,^[705] Shawn Dooley,^[705] Bradley Jones, Jr., (Minority Leader)^[762] Donnie Berthiaume,^[706] Gary Coon (former Assistant Minority Whip),^[706] Sheila Harrington,^[706] Reed V. Hillman (former),^[706] Matt Muratore,^[706] Todd Smola,^[706] Susannah Whipps Lee,^[706] Donald Wong^[706]
Three Michigan State Senators: Kenneth Horn,^[763] Rick Jones,^[764] Dale Zorn^[764]
Fourteen Michigan State Representatives: Joseph Graves,^[763] Klint Kesto,^[763] Kurt Heise,^[763] Mike Callton,^[763] Aric Nesbitt (Majority Leader),^[764] Jeff Farrington,^[764] Gail Haines (former),^[764] Joseph Haveman (former),^[764] Martin Howrylak,^[764] Eileen Kowall (former),^[764] Eric Leutheuser,^[764] Peter Lucido,^[764] Roger Victory,^[764] Michael Webber^[764]
Seven Minnesota State Senators: David Hann (Minority Leader),^[765] Gary Dahms,^[765] Scott Newman,^[765] Eric Pratt,^[765] Julie Rosen,^[765] Dave Senjem,^[765] Bill Weber^[765]
Twenty Minnesota State Representatives: Jeff Johnson (former),^[766] Marty Seifert (former Minority Leader),^[767] Steve Sviggum (former Speaker),^[767] Joyce Peppin (Majority Leader),^[765] Tim O'Driscoll (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[765] Tony Albright,^[765] Sarah Anderson,^[765] Peggy Bennett,^[765] Drew Christensen,^[765] Brian Daniels,^[765] Jon Koznick,^[765] Bob Loonan,^[765] Denny McNamara,^[765] Roz Peterson,^[765] Duane Quam,^[765] Linda Runbeck,^[765] Tim Sanders,^[765] Dennis Smith,^[765] Mark Uglem,^[765] Dean Urdahl^[765]
Missouri State Senator: Ron Richard (President)^[768]
Fourteen Missouri State Representatives: Todd Richardson (House Speaker),^[769] Mike Cierpiot,^[770] Dan Shaul,^[771] Caleb Rowden,^[771] Shamed Dogan,^[771] Donna Lichtenegger,^[771] Rebecca Roeber,^[771] Lyndall Fraker,^[771] Tony Dugger,^[771] Jason Chipman,^[771] Jay Barnes,^[771] Justin Alferman,^[771] Elijah Haahr,^[771] Caleb Jones^[771]
Seven Nevada State Senators: Patricia Farley,^[772] Ben Kieckhefer,^[773] Warren Hardy (former).,^[774] Michael Roberson (Senate Majority Leader),^[775] Joe Hardy (Senate President Pro Tempore),^[776] Scott Hammond (Co-Majority Whip),^[777] Becky Harris^[778]
Nine Members of the Nevada Assembly: Erv Nelson,^[779] Derek Armstrong,^[780] Stephen Silberkraus,^[781] Glenn E. Trowbridge,^[782] David M. Gardner,^[783] Paul Anderson (Majority Leader),^[778] Patrick Hickey (former),^[778] Randy Kirner,^[778] Lynn D. Stewart^[778]
Four New Hampshire State Senators: Regina Birdsell,^[784] Jim Luther (former),^[785] Jim Rausch (former),^[786] David Currier (former)^[787]
Ten New Hampshire State Representatives: Alec Koromilas (former),^[160] Pamela Price (former Majority Whip),^[788] Dennis Green,^[788] Brian Chirichiello,^[788] Chris Nevins (former),^[789] Phyllis Woods (former),^[768] Robert E. Introne, Jr.,^[790] Bill Nelson,^[790] John T. O'Connor,^[790] Wes Shuler (former)^[790]
New Mexico State Representative: Monica Youngblood^[791]
New York State Senator: Phil Boyle^[792]
Six Members of the New York Assembly: Nicole Malliotakis,^[793] Marc W. Butler,^[792] Andrew Garbarino,^[792] Chad A. Lupinacci,^[792] L. Dean Murray,^[792] Anthony Palumbo^[792]
Nine North Carolina State Representatives: Jason Saine,^[794] Mike Hager (Majority Leader),^[795] Paul Stam (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[795] John R. Bell, IV (Majority Whip),^[795] John R. Bradford III,^[795] Rob Bryan,^[795] Josh Dobson,^[795] Pat McElraft,^[795] Stephen M. Ross^[795]
Three North Carolina State Senators: Andrew C. Brock,^[794] Jim Davis,^[795] Jeff Tarte^[795]
Two North Dakota State Senators: Jonathan Casper,^[768] Jessica K. Unruh^[768]
Eighteen Oklahoma State Senators: David Holt,^[796] Kim David,^[797] Eddie Fields,^[797] Jack Fry,^[797] A.J. Griffin,^[797] Wayne Shaw,^[797] Jason Smalley,^[797] Roger Thompson,^[797] Frank Simpson,^[798] Larry Boggs,^[799] Ervin Yen,^[799] Corey Brooks,^[682] Brian Crain,^[682] John Ford,^[682] Darcy Jech,^[682] Clark Jolley,^[682] Mike Mazzei,^[682] Ron Sharp^[682]
Twelve Oklahoma State Representatives: Josh Cockroft,^[797] Randy Grau,^[797] Katie Henke,^[797] Terry O'Donnell,^[797] Leslie Osborn,^[797] Harold Wright,^[797] Paul Wesselhoft,^[798] Dan Kirby,^[798] Lee Denney (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[682] Mark McBride,^[682] John Michael Montgomery,^[682] Casey Murdock^[682]
Oregon State Representative: Shawn Lindsay (former)^[800]
Two Pennsylvania State Senators: Ryan Aument,^[801] Guy Reschenthaler^[802]
Five Pennsylvania State Representatives: Mike Turzai (Speaker of the House),^[803] Jim Christiana,^[804] Stan Saylor,^[802] Jesse Topper,^[802] Jeff Haste (former)^[802]
Puerto Rico Representative: Jenniffer González (Minority Leader)^[618]
Three Rhode Island State Senators: Mark W. Gee,^[805] Francis Maher, Jr. (former),^[805] John Pagliarini^[805]
Four Rhode Island State Representatives: Brian Newberry (Minority Leader),^[805] Antonio Giarrusso,^[805] Robert Nardolillo,^[805] Daniel P. Reilly^[805]
South Carolina State Senator: Larry Grooms^[806]
Three South Carolina State Representatives: Nathan Ballentine,^[807] Neal Collins.,^[808] Liston Barfield (former)^[806]
South Dakota State Senator: Bob Gray (former President pro tempore)^[809]
Five Tennessee State Representatives: Gerald McCormick (House Majority Leader),^[810] Jeremy Faison,^[810] Eddie Smith,^[810] Dan Howell,^[810] Ron Travis^[810]
Three Tennessee State Senators: Brian Kelsey,^[810] Jack Johnson,^[810] Becky Duncan Massey^[810]
Six Texas State Senators: Jon Lindsay (former),^[811] Dan Shelley (former),^[688] John Carona (former),^[719] Bob Deuell (former),^[719] Cyndi Taylor Krier (former),^[719] Florence Shapiro (former)^[719]
Fifteen Texas State Representatives: James Frank,^[812] Larry Gonzales,^[813] Jason Isaac,^[811] Linda Harper-Brown (former),^[813] Martha Wong (former),^[813] Myra Crownover,^[811] Peggy Hamric (former),^[811] Jim Pitts (former),^[688] Raul Torres (former),^[688] Beverly Woolley (former),^[688] Bob Davis (former),^[719] Rick Galindo,^[719] Patricia Harless,^[719] Gilbert Peña,^[719] Elvira Reyna (former)^[719]
Two Utah State Senators: Todd Weiler,^[814] Jerry Stevenson^[814]
Nineteen Utah State Representatives: Greg Hughes (Speaker of the House),^[689] Stephen Handy,^[814] Becky Edwards,^[814] Douglas Sagers,^[814] Bradley Daw,^[814] Brad Dee,^[814] Mike McKell,^[814] Paul Ray,^[814] Bruce Cutler,^[814] Robert Spendlove,^[814] Keven Stratton,^[814] V. Lowry Snow,^[814] Lee Perry,^[814] Steve Eliason,^[814] Keith Grover,^[814] Mike Schultz,^[814] Jon Stanard,^[814] Michael Noel^[814]
Three Vermont State Senators: Dustin Allard Degree,^[722] George R. Coppenrath (former),^[723] Wendy Wilton,^[723]
Twenty-nine Vermont State Representatives: Robert Bancroft,^[722] Fred Baser,^[722] Stephen Beyor,^[722] Carolyn Whitney Branagan,^[722] William Canfield,^[722] Lawrence Cupoli,^[722] Dennis J. Devereux,^[722] Eileen Dickinson,^[722] Anne Donahue,^[722] Peter Fagan,^[722] Larry Fiske,^[722] Marianna Gamache,^[722] Michael Hebert,^[722] Robert Helm,^[722] Mark Higley,^[722] Robert LaClair,^[722] Marcia Martel,^[722] Corey Parent,^[722] Constance Quimby,^[722] Brian K. Savage,^[722] Butch Shaw,^[722] Harvey Smith,^[722] Vicki Strong,^[722] Job Tate,^[722] Thomas Terenzini,^[722] Warren Van Wyck,^[722] Kurt Wright,^[722] Thomas F. Koch (former),^[723] Pat McDonald (former)^[723]
Virginia State Senator: Bryce Reeves^[815]
Ten Virginia State Delegates: Tim Hugo,^[816] Kirk Cox (Majority Leader),^[815] Kathy Byron,^[815] Edward T. Scott,^[815] Richard Anderson,^[815] Jay Leftwich,^[815] Michael Webert,^[815] Jason Miyares (member-elect),^[815] Terry Kilgore,^[724] John O'Bannon^[817]
Washington State Representative: Drew C. MacEwen^[818]
Two West Virginia State Delegates: Danny Hamrick,^[819] Daryl Cowles (Majority Leader)^[820]
Twenty Wisconsin State Representatives: Robin Vos (Speaker of the House),^[821] Jim Steineke (Majority Leader),^[821] Tyler August (Speaker Pro Tempore),^[821] John Nygren (Co-Chairman of Joint Finance Committee),^[821] Scott Allen,^[821] John Jagler,^[821] Adam Jarchow,^[821] Joel Kitchens,^[821] Scott Krug,^[821] Mike Kuglitsch,^[821] Bob Kulp,^[821] John Macco,^[821] Dave Murphy,^[821] Mike Rohrkaste,^[821] Ken Skowronski,^[821] David Steffen,^[821] Paul Tittl,^[821] Travis Tranel,^[821] Tyler Vorpagel,^[821] Jessie Rodriguez.^[822]
Three Wisconsin State Senators: Leah Vukmir (Assistant Majority Leader),^[823] Devin LeMahieu,^[824] Van Wanggaard,^[821]
Wyoming State Representative: Tim Stubson^[825]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego^[730]
William Snyder, Martin County Sheriff^[735]
Tomas Regalado, Mayor of Miami^[735]
Bryan Wagner, former New Orleans City Council member^[758]
Ed Day, Rockland County Executive^[792]
Tom Fetzer, former Mayor of Raleigh^[680]
Orlando Sanchez, Harris County Treasurer^[811]
Bryan Wagner, former member of the New Orleans City Council^[826]
Bruce Woodbury, former Clark County Commissioner^[827]
Knox H. White, Mayor of Greenville^[828]
Kelly Downard, Louisville Metro Councilman^[669]
Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville^[829]
Lewis Evangelidis, Worcester County Sheriff^[706]

International Politicians

Businesspeople

Wayne Berman, donor and fundraiser^[830]^[831]
Norman Braman, former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, billionaire^[111]^[832]^[833]
Rob Couhig, New Orleans businessman, lawyer, and former Republican candidate for mayor and the U.S. House of Representatives^[826]
Larry Ellison, co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation^[834]
Jose 'Pepe' Fanjul, sugar industry^[111]
Paul Singer, businessman, investor, billionaire^[835]
Frank L. VanderSloot, entrepreneur, radio network owner, rancher^[836]
John Rakolta, CEO of Walbridge^[837]
Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel^[838]
Art Pope, philanthropist and businessman^[839]
Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association^[840]
Larry Nichols, chairman of Devon Energy^[841]
Rob Couhig, attorney, businessman, entrepreneur^[758]
Jim Host, businessman^[669]
Robert A. Funk, businessman^[682]
Tom Love, entrepreneur^[682]
David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby^[842]

Newspapers

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Rick Harrison, pawnbroker, Pawn Stars on History^[857]
Chris Bravacos, strategist and bundler^[858]
Babyface, singer-songwriter^[115]
Jenna Jameson, former pornographic actress^[859]
Mark Teixeira, Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees^[860]
Johnny Van Zant, lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd^[115]
Anthony Ribustello, actor and Republican activist^[792]
Bob Asher, Pennsylvania member of Republican National Committee^[801]
Wayne Grudem, evangelical theologian, seminary professor, and author^[861]
John Stephen, 2010 NH GOP gubernatorial nominee^[862]
Michele Tafoya, sportscaster^[863]
David Thul, Iraq War veteran and Republican activist^[767]
Kurt Angle, professional wrestler^[864]
Gary M. Polland, attorney and former Harris County Republican Party Chairman^[811]
Joni Eareckson Tada, disabilities advocate, Christian author and founder of the global ministry Joni and Friends^[865]
Donnie Wahlberg, actor and member of New Kids on the Block^[866] (previously endorsed Carly Fiorina)^[867]
Abby Johnson, pro-life activist^[868]

Rick Santorum (withdrawn)

Main article: Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Rick Santorum (born in 1958) was a Pennsylvania U.S. Senator from 1995 to 2007, and ran for president in 2012. He was raised in Pennsylvania (and West Virginia). He was a Pennsylvania lawyer (1987–1990) before entering politics. He withdrew on February 3, 2016 and endorsed Marco Rubio.

U.S. Representatives (current)

Pennsylvania: Lou Barletta^[869]^[870]

State legislators

Iowa State Representative: Walt Rogers^[871]^[872]
Two New Hampshire State Representatives: Glenn Cordelli,^[873] Kurt Wuelper^[873]
Five Pennsylvania State Senators: Jake Corman (Majority Leader),^[874] Bob Mensch (Republican Caucus Chairman),^[874] Richard Alloway (Republican Caucus Secretary),^[874] Pat Browne (Appropriations Committee Chairman),^[874] Dave Argall (Republican Policy Committee Chairman)^[874]
Seven Pennsylvania State Representatives: Mike Turzai (Speaker of the House),^[874] Dave L. Reed (Majority Leader),^[874] Bryan Cutler (Majority Whip),^[874] Sandra Major (Republican Caucus Chairman),^[874] Donna Oberlander (Republican Caucus Secretary),^[874] Brian Ellis (Republican Caucus Administrator),^[874] Kerry Benninghoff (Republican Policy Committee Chairman)^[874]

Businesspeople

Foster Friess (investor)^[111]

Donald Trump

Main article: List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

Background: Donald Trump (born in New York in 1946) and raised there is a real estate CEO (1971–present), with investments in New York, Florida, and several other states and countries. He is an author (1987–present) and television personality (2003–2015).

U.S. Governors

Current

Chris Christie, New Jersey (former 2016 presidential candidate)^[875]
Paul LePage, Maine (previously endorsed Chris Christie)^[876]

Former

Jan Brewer, Arizona^[877]
Sarah Palin, Alaska (also nominee for Vice President in 2008)^[878]
Jesse Ventura, Minnesota (won election as a member of the Reform Party, later a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota)^[879]

U.S. Senators

Current

Jeff Sessions of Alabama^[880]

Former

Scott Brown of Massachusetts^[881]

U.S. Representatives

Current

Chris Collins of New York^[882] (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)^[883]
Duncan D. Hunter of California^[884]

Former

Virgil Goode of Virginia (also Constitutional Party presidential nominee in 2012)^[885]

Executive branch officials

Former

Jeff Lord, former White House associate political director for the Reagan administration (1987–88)^[886]

Statewide officials

Current

Jeff DeWit, State Treasurer of Arizona^[887]
Sue Everhart, Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party^[888]
Henry McMaster, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina^[889]

Former

André Bauer, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina^[890]
Bob Corbin, Arizona Attorney General^[887]
Carol Springer, State Treasurer of Arizona^[887]

State legislators

Current

Alabama State Representatives: Ed Henry,^[891] Jim Carns^[892]
Georgia State Senators: Burt Jones,^[893] Michael Williams^[894]
Iowa State Senator: Brad Zaun^[895]
Massachusetts State Representative: Geoff Diehl^[896]
Nevada State Assemblyman: Brent Jones^[897]
New Hampshire State Representatives:Fred Doucette,^[898]^[899]^[900] Werner Horn,^[901]^[902] Joe Pitre,^[901]^[902] Stephen Stepanek (Deputy Majority Leader),^[898]^[900]^[903]^[904] Dan Tamburello,^[901]^[902] Joshua Whitehouse^[905]^[906] Robert Fisher^[907]
New Jersey State Senators: Michael J. Doherty,^[908] Joe Pennacchio^[909]
Oklahoma State Representatives: Mike Christian,^[910] John R. Bennett,^[910]
Oklahoma State Senators: Ralph Shortey,^[910] Mark Allen^[910]
Rhode Island State Representative: Joseph A. Trillo^[911]
South Carolina State Representative: James H. Merrill (former Majority Leader)^[912]^[913]
West Virginia State Senator: Mark R. Maynard^[914]
West Virginia State Delegates: Randy Smith, Ron Walters, Brad White, Ray Canterbury, Joshua Nelson^[914]

Former

Arizona State Senators: Lori Klein,^[887] Robert Blendu,^[887] Thayer Verschoor^[887]
New Hampshire State Senator: Richard Ferdinando ^[915]
New Hampshire State Representatives: Jenn Coffey,^[916] Lou Gargiulo,^[917] Paula Johnson^[916]
Oklahoma State Representative: Mike Turner^[910]
South Carolina State Senators: John Russell (also former representative and son of former Democratic Governor Donald S. Russell),^[912]^[913] Jake Knotts^[918]

Businesspeople

Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor^[919]^[920]
Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and author (authored two business books with the candidate)^[921]
Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of Kushner Properties^[922]
Jared Kushner, co-owner of Kushner Properties, owner of The New York Observer, son-in-law of the candidate^[922]
Nancy Mace, businesswoman and author^[923]
Carl Paladino, real estate mogul, Chairman of the Ellicott Development Co., Buffalo Public Schools board of education member^[924]
Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty^[925] (previously endorsed Bobby Jindal)^[926]
Wayne Allyn Root, businessman, politician, television and radio personality^[927]
Phil Ruffin, businessman and partner of Trump Hotel Las Vegas^[928]
Paul Teutul, Sr. Co. founder of Orange County Choppers^[929]
Eric Trump, businessman and philanthropist, son of the candidate^[930]
Ivanka Trump, businesswoman, writer, and former model, daughter of the candidate^[931]
Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship^[932]

International political figures

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French MEP and founder and former leader of the Front National.^[933]^[934]
Matteo Salvini, Italian MEP and leader of Lega Nord^[935]
Vojislav Šešelj, former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia^[936]
Geert Wilders, Dutch MP and leader of the Party for Freedom^[937]^[938]

Organizations

Religious leaders

Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of Liberty University^[944]
James F. Linzey, reformed theologian and an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention^[945]
James David Manning, chief pastor at the ATLAH World Missionary Church^[946]
Mike Murdock, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry^[947]
Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.^[948]

Celebrities

Actors and comedians

Stephen Baldwin, actor^[949]
Gary Busey, actor^[950]
Robert Davi, actor, singer, and director^[951]
Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder^[952]

Athletes and sports figures

Clay Buchholz, Major League Baseball baseball player ^[953]
Ted DiBiase, former professional wrestler^[954]
Mike Ditka, retired NFL player, coach and television commentator^[955]
Hulk Hogan, professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur, and musician^[956]
Bob Knight, Hall of Fame basketball coach^[957]
Jerry Lawler, professional wrestler^[958]
Matt Light, retired NFL offensive tackle^[959]
Shawne Merriman, retired NFL linebacker^[960]
Tito Ortiz, former UFC light-heavyweight champion^[961]
Terrell Owens, retired NFL wide receiver and television personality^[962]^[963]
John Rocker, ex-baseball player^[964]
Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player and television personality^[965]^[966]
Latrell Sprewell, retired NBA All-Star basketball player ^[967]
Mike Tyson, professional boxer^[968]
Herschel Walker, retired NFL running back^[969]
Holly Holm, current UFC women's bantamweight champion^[970]
Chris Weidman, former UFC middleweight champion^[971]

Commentators, writers and columnists

Conrad Black, Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher and author^[972]
Olavo de Carvalho, Brazilian philosopher, political commentator and essayist^[973]
Ann Coulter, political commentator and writer^[974]
Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ^[975]^[976]
Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media^[977]^[978]
Michael Scheuer, political blogger and author and former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station.^[979]
Jared Taylor, author and editor of American Renaissance^[980]
Diana West, author and columnist^[981]
Milo Yiannopoulos, journalist and political commentator^[982]

Media personalities and socialites

Dan Bilzerian, professional poker player, media personality^[983] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)^[984]
Teresa Giudice, television personality from The Real Housewives of New Jersey who worked with Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice^[985]
Jesse James, television personality and former CEO of Austin Speed Shop^[986]
Max Keiser, broadcaster and film maker^[987]
Charlotte Laws, television host and author^[988]
Omarosa Manigault, reality television show personality, and Baptist minister^[989]
Trisha Paytas, YouTube personality and entertainer^[990]
Jeanine Pirro, judge, TV show host^[991]
Tila Tequila, model, actress and television personality^[992]
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of the candidate, socialite and former athlete and fashion model^[993]

Radio hosts

Alex Jones, radio host^[994] (previously endorsed Rand Paul)^[995]
Michael Savage, radio host^[996]^[997] (before Trump announced, Savage endorsed Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Jim Webb)^[998]^[999]

Social and political activists

Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County^[1,000]^[1,001]
Jim Gilchrist, leader and co-founder of the Minuteman Project^[1,002]
William Daniel Johnson, chairman and cofounder of the American Freedom Party^[1,003]
Jimmy McMillan, former New York City mayoral and New York gubernatorial candidate (Rent Is Too Damn High Party)^[943]
Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of the Eagle Forum^[1,004]
Roosh V, writer, pick-up artist ^[1,005]

Singers and musicians

Azealia Banks, rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress^[1,006]
Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch^[1,007]
Aaron Carter, singer^[1,008]
Jesse Hughes, singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as frontman of the California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal^[1,009]
Loretta Lynn, country music singer-songwriter^[1,010]
Wayne Newton, entertainer and singer^[1,011]
Ted Nugent, musician, singer-songwriter and political activist^[1,012]
Kid Rock, musician, actor^[1,013] (previously endorsed Ben Carson)^[1,014]
Sergey 'Pauk' Troitsky, leader of Russian thrash metal band Corrosia Metalla^[1,015]

Other

Juanita Broaddrick, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape^[1,016]
Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment^[1,017]

Candidates that withdrew before Iowa

Lindsey Graham

Main article: Lindsey Graham presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Lindsey Graham (born in 1955) is a U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2003–present). B, he was raised in South Carolina. He was a lawyer (USAF overseas [1982–89], privately in South Carolina (1989–1992) before entering politics. He withdrew on December 21, 2015, and endorsed Jeb Bush on January 15, 2016.^[49]

U.S. Senators (current and former)

John McCain, Arizona, also nominee in 2008 and ran in 2000^[1,018]
Norm Coleman, Minnesota (former), "backing Graham from the outside"^[1,019]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

John Light Napier, former Representative from South Carolina^[1,020]

U.S. Ambassadors (former)

David Wilkins, to Canada (2005–2009)^[1,021] and prominent^[1,019] South Carolina lawyer
Robert V. Royall, to Tanzania (2001–2003)^[1,022]

Statewide officials

Converse Chellis, former Treasurer of South Carolina^[1,020]

State legislators

Iowa State Senator: Tim Kapucian^[1,023]
New Hampshire State Senator: Gary Lambert (former)^[1,024]
New Hampshire State Representative: Bing Judd (former)^[1,024]
Four South Carolina State Representatives: Joyce Hearn (former),^[1,020] Skipper Perry (former),^[1,020] W. Douglas Smith (former Speaker Pro Tempore),^[1,020] Scott Talley (former)^[1,020]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

South Carolina: Knox H. White (Mayor of Greenville)^[1,020]

Businesspeople

Scott T. Ford, co-chair of campaign super PAC and prominent^[1,019] businessman (former CEO of Alltel)
Jeff Immelt,^[1,019] CEO of General Electric
Ronald Perelman,^[1,019] investor with estimated wealth of $14 billion as of 2012

Rick Perry

Main article: Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Rick Perry (born in 1950) was Governor of Texas from 2000 to 2014, and ran for president in 2012. 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, and endorsed Ted Cruz on January 25, 2016.^[179]

U.S. Representatives (current)

Texas: Joe Barton^[1,025]

State legislators

Iowa State Senator: David Johnson^[1,026]
Iowa State Representative: Dawn Pettengill (2004–2007 Democratic then 2007–present Republican)^[1,027]^[1,028]

Businesspeople

Texas: Thomas Friedkin^[111] (actor/automotive), Kenny Troutt^[111] (telecom)

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Dean Cain, actor^[1,029]
Brad Thor, novelist and conservative activist^[1,030]
Taya Kyle, widow of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle^[1,031]^[1,032]
Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and author^[1,032]
Michael Thornton, retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient^[1,033]

Bobby Jindal

Main article: Bobby Jindal presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Bobby Jindal (born in 1971) is Governor of Louisiana (2008–2016). He was raised in Louisiana. He was a Rhodes Scholar in political science before entering politics. He withdrew on November 17, 2015, and endorsed Marco Rubio on February 5, 2016.

State legislators

Iowa State Representative: Matt Windschitl (Speaker pro tem)^[1,034]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Blaise Hazelwood (get out the vote expert at Grassroots Targeting, worked at the RNC)^[1,035]
Timmy Teepell (consultant at OnMessage and former Jindal chief of staff)^[1,035]
Willie Robertson, TV personality^[1,036]
Kevin Sorbo, actor^[1,037]

Scott Walker

Main article: Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016

Background: Scott Walker (born in 1967) is Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present). He was raised in Wisconsin (and Iowa). He was at Marquette University in politics and economics before entering politics. He withdrew on September 21, 2015.

U.S. Governors (former)

Robert List, Nevada (former)^[1,038]

U.S. Senators (current and former)

Jim Talent, Missouri (former)^[1,039]

U.S. Representatives (current and former)

Georgia: Doug Collins^[1,040]
Missouri: Blaine Luetkemeyer^[1,041]
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).^[1,042]
Nevada: Ron Knecht (Compt. of NV).^[1,043] (now supports John Kasich)
Virginia: Jerry Kilgore (former Attorney General of VA)^[1,044]
Wisconsin: Rebecca Kleefisch (LG of WI)^[1,045]

State legislators

Eleven Iowa State Senators: Jerry Behn,^[1,046] Nancy Boettger (former),^[1,046] Mark Costello,^[1,046] Randy Feenstra,^[1,047] Julian Garrett,^[1,046] Dave Mulder (former),^[1,046] Mark Segebart,^[1,046] Tom Shipley,^[1,047] Amy Sinclair,^[1,046] Brad Zaun,^[1,047] Dan Zumbach^[1,047]
Six Iowa State Representatives: Terry Baxter,^[1,046] Brian Best,^[1,046] Dave Deyoe,^[1,046] Dean Fisher,^[1,046] Lee Hein,^[1,046] John Landon^[1,046]
New Hampshire State Representative: Phyllis Woods (former)^[1,048]
Three South Carolina State Representatives: Ralph Norman,^[1,049] Garry R. Smith,^[1,049] Joshua A. Putnam^[1,049]
Alabama State Senator: Greg Reed (Majority Leader)^[1,050]
Georgia State Senator: Judson Hill^[1,051]
Two Georgia State Representatives: Matt Ramsey (House Majority Caucus Whip),^[1,051] Christian Coomer^[1,051]
Minnesota State Senator: Dave Thompson^[1,052]
Three Minnesota State Representative: Kurt Zellers (former House Speaker),^[1,052] Marty Seifert (former House Minority Leader),^[1,052] Kurt Daudt (House Speaker)^[1,053]
Virginia State Senator: Mark Obenshain^[1,054]
Three Members of the Virginia General Assembly: Terry Kilgore,^[1,055] David Ramadan,^[1,055] Margaret Ransone^[1,055]
Wisconsin State Senator: Leah Vukmir^[1,045]

Businesspeople

Missouri: John Brunner (also politician),^[1,041] Dave Spence (also politician)^[1,041]

Celebrities, commentators, and activists

Scott Baio, actor^[1,056]
Robert C. O'Brien, US Alternate Representative to the UN^[1,057]
Wisconsin: Rachel Campos-Duffy (former reality television personality, wife of Congressman Sean Duffy)^[1,045]

George Pataki

Main article: George Pataki presidential campaign, 2016

Background: George Pataki (born in 1945) was Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. He was raised in New York. He was a New York lawyer (1970–1981) before politics. He withdrew on December 29, 2015, and endorsed Marco Rubio on January 26, 2016.

State legislators

Two New Hampshire State Senators: John Reagan,^[1,058] Nancy Stiles^[1,058]