2016 Presidential Candidates

Below are one-page highlights of presidential candidates’ lives, careers and politics. The page will be updated as people announce their candidacy or withdraw.
For in-depth information on lawmakers who are running for president, visit the CQ Members site.

Republicans	Democrats	Independents	Withdrawn	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
Donald Trump, New York	Hillary Clinton, New York	Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont	Jeb Bush, Florida	Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina	Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky
			Ben Carson, Florida	Mike Huckabee, Arkansas	Rick Perry, Texas
			Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island	Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana	Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida
			Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey	Gov. John Kasich, Ohio	Rick Santorum, Virginia
			Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas	Lawrence Lessig, Mass.	Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin
			Carly Fiorina, Calif.	Martin O'Malley, Maryland	Jim Webb, Virginia
			Jim Gilmore, Virginia	George Pataki, New York