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## Contents

* 1 2016 presidential endorsements
* 2 Democratic candidate
* 2.1 Hillary Clinton
* 3 Republican candidate
* 3.1 Donald Trump
* 3.1.1 Republican nominee qualified support
* 4 Third party candidates
* 4.1 Libertarian Party
* 4.2 Gary Johnson
* 4.3 Green Party
* 4.4 Jill Stein
* 5 Withdrawn candidates
* 5.1 Ted Cruz
* 5.2 John Kasich
* 5.3 Bernie Sanders
* 6 Endorsements by state executives
* 6.1 Governors
* 6.2 Lieutenant governors
* 6.3 Attorneys general
* 6.4 Secretaries of state
* 7 Endorsements by members of the U.S. Congress
* 7.1 U.S. Senators
* 7.2 U.S. Representatives
* 8 Endorsements by mayors
* 9 Endorsements by former presidential candidates
* 10 Endorsements by state legislators
* 10.1 State senators
* 10.2 State representatives
* 11 Endorsements by influencers
* 11.1 Individuals
* 11.2 Organizations
* 12 Recent news
* 13 See also

### 2016 presidential endorsements[edit]

Follow the links below to see which candidates received endorsements from governors, legislators, and other influential people and organizations.

* Democratic candidate
* Hillary Clinton
* Withdrawn candidates
* Bernie Sanders
* Republican candidate
* Donald Trump
* Withdrawn candidates
* Ted Cruz
* John Kasich
* Third party candidates
* Gary Johnson
* Jill Stein
* Presidential endorsements by:
* State executives
* Governors
* Lieutenant governors
* Attorneys general
* Secretaries of state
* U.S. Congress
* U.S. senators
* U.S. representatives
* Mayors
* Former presidential candidates
* State legislators
* State senators
* State representatives
* Influencers
* Individuals
* Organizations

##  Democratic candidate[edit]

### Hillary Clinton[edit]

See also: Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Elizabeth Warren/Issues and analysis | | | June 2016| The Boston Globe
Tim Ryan (Ohio) | Incumbent| U.S. House, Ohio, District 13| November 2013| Cleveland.com
Tim Bishop | Former representative| U.S. House, New York, District 1| January 2014| The New York Times
Terri Sewell | Incumbent| U.S. House, Alabama, District 7| January 2014| The New York Times
Ted Deutch | Incumbent| U.S. House, Florida, District 22| February 2014| Sun Sentinel
Tammy Baldwin | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Wisconsin| January 2014| The New York Times
Steve Beshear | Former| Governor of Kentucky| May 2016| The Courier-Journal
Stephen Lynch | Incumbent| U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 8| January 2014| The New York Times
Steny Hoyer | Incumbent| U.S. House, Maryland, District 5| November 2015| Baltimore Sun
Sheldon Whitehouse | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Rhode Island| January 2014| The New York Times
See the full list of Hillary Clinton's endorsements

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##  Republican candidate[edit]

### Donald Trump[edit]

See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Mike Huckabee | Former candidate| President of the United States| May 2016| Twitter
Ted Cruz | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Texas| September 2016| CNN
Sarah Palin | Retired| Governor of Alaska| January 2016| The New York Times
Rick Scott | Incumbent| Governor of Florida| March 2016| NBC News
Phil Bryant | Incumbent| Governor of Mississippi| May 2016| Politico
Paul LePage | Incumbent| Governor of Maine| February 2016| Politico
Mike Pence | Incumbent| Vice President of the United States| May 2016| Tribune Star
Mary Fallin | Incumbent| Governor of Oklahoma| May 2016| The Washington Times
Jim Jordan (Ohio) | Incumbent| U.S. House, Ohio, District 4| May 2016| Washington Examiner
Chris Christie | Former officeholder| Governor of New Jersey| February 2016| CNN
See the full list of Donald Trump's endorsements

#### Republican nominee qualified support[edit]

The following Republicans declined to endorse Donald Trump by name, but expressed support for the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

2016 Republican Nominee Qualified Support

Title  | Supporter  | Date  | Source
U.S. Rep. |  Robert Aderholt | May 2016 | Montgomery Advertiser
U.S. Sen. |  John Barrasso | May 2016 | WIXN
U.S. Rep. |  Gus Bilirakis | May 2016 | Tampa Bay Times
U.S. Rep. |  Mark Amodei | August 2016 | KENVTV.com

Click here to read about Republicans who openly opposed Trump or had voiced qualified support for the candidate.
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## Third party candidates[edit]

###  Libertarian Party[edit]

### Gary Johnson[edit]

See also: Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Gary Johnson

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Jesse Ventura | Former officeholder| Governor of Minnesota| July 2016| CNBC
Chicago Tribune | | | February 2016| Chicago Tribune
The Detroit News | | | September 2016| The Detroit News
New Hampshire Union Leader | | | September 2016| The New York Times
Richmond Times-Dispatch | | | September 2016| Politico
Mark Madsen | Former member| Utah State Senate District 13| July 2016| Reason.com
Nicholas Schwaderer | Former member| Montana House of Representatives, District 14| July 2016| Reason.com
Tom Campbell (California) | Former candidate| Governor of California| July 2016| The Washington Post
Daniel Zolnikov | Incumbent| Montana House of Representatives, District 45| July 2016| Reason.com
Scott Rigell | Former representative| U.S. House, Virginia, District 2| August 2016| The New York Times

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###  Green Party[edit]

### Jill Stein[edit]

See also: Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Jill Stein

Name  | Status  | Job title  | Date  | Source
Cornel West |  | Academic, activist | July 2016 | The Guardian

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## Withdrawn candidates[edit]

### Ted Cruz[edit]

See also: Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Gary R. Herbert | Incumbent| Governor of Utah| March 2016| The Hill
Cory Gardner | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Colorado| April 2016| The Hill
Pat Toomey | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania| April 2016| The Morning Call
Ken Paxton | Incumbent| Attorney General of Texas| April 2016| CNN
Reid Ribble | Former representative| U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 8| April 2016| Breitbart News
Scott Walker | Incumbent| Governor of Wisconsin| March 2016| Politico
Jeb Bush | Former candidate| President of the United States| March 2016| Politico
Spencer Cox | Incumbent| Lieutenant Governor of Utah| March 2016| CNN
National Review | | | March 2016| National Review
Ann Wagner | Incumbent| U.S. House, Missouri, District 2| March 2015| Politico
See the full list of Ted Cruz's endorsements

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### John Kasich[edit]

See also: John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Butch Otter | Incumbent| Governor of Idaho| February 2016| CNN
Brian Sandoval | Incumbent| Governor of Nevada| April 2016| CNN
George Pataki | | Former Governor of New York| April 2016| ABC News
Republican Party of Ohio | | | March 2016| Bloomberg
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Former officeholder| Governor of California| March 2016| Time
Bruce Tarr | Incumbent| Massachusetts State Senate, First Essex and Middlesex District| January 2016| MassLive.com
Bill Johnson (Ohio) | Incumbent| U.S. House, Ohio, District 6| October 2015| Kasich for America
Gregg Harper | Incumbent| U.S. House, Mississippi, District 3| September 2015| The Washington Times
Michael Turner (Ohio) | Incumbent| U.S. House, Ohio, District 10| July 2015| USA Today
Steve Stivers | Incumbent| U.S. House, Ohio, District 15| July 2015| USA Today
See the full list of John Kasich's endorsements

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### Bernie Sanders[edit]

See also: Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016

Endorsements of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Name | Status| Job title|  Date |  Source
Rick Nolan | Incumbent| U.S. House, Minnesota, District 8| April 2016| Politico
Paul Soglin | Incumbent| Mayor of Madison| April 2016| The Cap Times
Jeff Merkley | Incumbent| U.S. Senate, Oregon| April 2016| The New York Times
Alan Grayson | Candidate| U.S. House, Florida, District 11| March 2016| Politico
Tulsi Gabbard | Incumbent| U.S. House, Hawaii, District 2| February 2016| Politico
Joseph Salazar | Incumbent| Colorado House of Representatives, District 31| February 2016| The Denver Post
Justin Bamberg | Incumbent| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 90| January 2016| VICE
Lucy Flores | Former candidate| U.S. House, Nevada, District 4| November 2015| Cleveland.com
Nina Turner | Former member| Ohio State Senate, District 25| November 2015| Cleveland.com
Democracy for America | | | December 2015| Politico
See the full list of Bernie Sanders' endorsements

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## Endorsements by state executives[edit]

### Governors[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Governors

Governor  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Alejandro J. García Padilla |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | The Associated Press
Jerry Brown |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | Reuters.com
Pete Ricketts |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Washington Post
Mike Pence |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Tribune Star
Phil Bryant |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Rick Scott |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | NBC News
Mary Fallin |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Washington Times
Brian Sandoval |  John Kasich (primary) | April 2016 | CNN
Scott Walker |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | Politico
Gary R. Herbert |  Ted Cruz (primary) | March 2016 | The Hill
Susana Martinez |  Marco Rubio (primary) | March 2016 | Politico
Paul LePage |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Politico
Chris Christie |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | CNN
Butch Otter |  John Kasich | February 2016 | CNN
Greg Abbott |  Ted Cruz | February 2016 | CNN
Asa Hutchinson |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CNN
Nikki Haley |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CNN
Sam Brownback |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CBS News
Jay Inslee |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Seattle Times
Jay Nixon |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio
Jack Markell |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | delawareonline
John Hickenlooper |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Denver Post
Maggie Hassan |  Hillary Clinton | September, 2015 | Patch
Mark Dayton |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | Politics Minnesota
Andrew Cuomo |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | New York Observer
Larry Hogan |  Chris Christie | July 2015 | The Washington Times
Peter Shumlin |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Terry McAuliffe |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Washington Post
Tom Wolf |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Twitter
Dan Malloy |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Hartford Courant

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### Lieutenant governors[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Lt. Governors

Lt. Gov.  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Spencer Cox |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | CNN
Tim Griffin |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Arkansas Online
Ralph Northam |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Henry McMaster |  Donald Trump | January 2016 | CNN
Kim Guadagno |  Chris Christie | June 2015 | NJ.com

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### Attorneys general[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Attorneys General

Attorney General  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Ken Paxton |  Ted Cruz | April 2016 | CNN
Mark Herring |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Maura Healey |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | WBUR

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### Secretaries of state[edit]

Ballotpedia was in 2016 unaware of any secretaries of state who publicly endorsed 2016 presidential candidates. Back to top

## Endorsements by members of the U.S. Congress[edit]

### U.S. Senators[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by U.S. Senators

State Sen.  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Angus King |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | Politico
Elizabeth Warren |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | The Boston Globe
Bob Menendez |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | Philly.com
Roy Blunt |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Atlantic
Richard Burr |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | IndyWeek.com
Mitch McConnell |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Cory Gardner |  Ted Cruz | April 2016 | The Hill
Pat Toomey |  Ted Cruz | April 2016 | The Morning Call
Jeff Merkley |  Bernie Sanders | April 2016 | The New York Times
Mike Lee (Utah) |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | Politico
Lamar Alexander |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Politico
Jeff Sessions |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Politico
Harry Reid |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | Politico
Dan Coats |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Bloomberg
Dean Heller |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Politico
Tim Scott |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | NBC News
Ron Wyden |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Oregonian
Jack Reed |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Providence Journal
Heidi Heitkamp |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | The Huffington Post
Ed Markey |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | WBUR
Gary Peters |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Michael Bennet |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Bob Casey, Jr. |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | CBS Pittsburgh
Tom Udall |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | Albuquerque Journal
Jeanne Shaheen |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | WMUR
Brian Schatz |  Hillary Clinton | February 2015 | Honolulu Civil Beat
Mazie Hirono |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | CNN
Al Franken |  Hillary Clinton | December 2014 | The Huffington Post
Mark Warner |  Hillary Clinton | July 2014 | The Hill
Martin Heinrich |  Hillary Clinton | July 2014 | New Mexico Telegram
Patrick Leahy |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | Vermont Public Radio
Dick Durbin |  Hillary Clinton | May 2014 | Politico
Amy Klobuchar |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | Politico
Debbie Stabenow |  Hillary Clinton | May 2014 | CNN
Tim Kaine |  Hillary Clinton | May 2014 | The Washington Post
Sheldon Whitehouse |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Chris Murphy (Connecticut) |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | The Connecticut Mirror
Richard Blumenthal |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | WestportNow.com
Joe Manchin III |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | Politico
Maria Cantwell |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Tammy Baldwin |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Dianne Feinstein |  Hillary Clinton | December 2013 | MSNBC
Kirsten Gillibrand |  Hillary Clinton | August 2014 | People
Patty Murray |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Chuck Schumer |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | The Washington Post
Barbara Boxer |  Hillary Clinton | October 2013 | ABC News
Claire McCaskill |  Hillary Clinton | June 2013 | Politico
Jim Inhofe |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Politico
Rob Portman |  John Kasich (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | August 2016 | The Columbia Dispatch
Thad Cochran |  Jeb Bush | December 2015 | USA Today
John Boozman |  Mike Huckabee | September 2015 | Politico
Mike Rounds |  Mike Huckabee | September 2015 | Politico
Orrin Hatch |  Jeb Bush | August 2015 | Deseret News
Susan Collins |  Jeb Bush | July 2015 | Portland Press Herald
John McCain |  Lindsey Graham (primary) | January 2015 | Bloomberg.com
Bill Nelson (Florida) |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Miami Herald
Barbara Mikulski |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Ben Cardin |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Chris Coons |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | CNN
Jim Risch |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | Politico
Steve Daines |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | The Huffington Post
Sherrod Brown |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | MSNBC
Tom Carper |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Roll Call
Cory Booker |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | NBC News

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### U.S. Representatives[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by U.S. Representatives

Representative  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Scott Rigell |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | August 2016 | The New York Times
Richard Hanna |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | Syracuse.com
Tom Campbell (California) |  John Kasich (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | July 2016 | The Washington Post
Ken Buck |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | July 2016 | Facebook
Nita Lowey |  Hillary Clinton | October 2014 | Armonk Daily Voice
Earl "Buddy" Carter |  Donald Trump | July 2016 | Savannah Morning News
Paul Gosar |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | July 2016 | Dr. Paul Gosar for Congress
Dan Benishek |  Donald Trump | June 2016 | The Detroit News
Rodney Frelinghuysen |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | July 2016 | Daily Record
Raul Grijalva |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | NBC News
Nancy Pelosi |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | The Hill
Paul Ryan |  Donald Trump | June 2016 | Politico
Jim Jordan (Ohio) |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Washington Examiner
Jim Bridenstine |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | May 2016 | Fox 23 News
Doug Collins |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | AJC.com
Charles Boustany Jr. |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Republican Party of Louisiana
John Fleming (Louisiana) |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Republican Party of Louisiana
Rick Crawford (Arkansas) |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | May 2016 | KASU
Ryan Zinke |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Washington Examiner
Albio Sires |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | NJ.com
Greg Walden |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Hill
Darrell Issa |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Peter King |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Newsday.com
David Trott |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Detroit Free Press
Lee Zeldin |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Newsday.com
Steven Palazzo |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | MS News Now
Candice Miller |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Hill
Kevin McCarthy |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Atlantic
Steve Scalise |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Atlantic
Cathy McMorris Rodgers |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Atlantic
Raul Labrador |  John Kasich (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | May 2016 | The Atlantic
John Duncan, Jr. |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | Politico
Kevin Cramer |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | Bismarck Tribune
Renee Ellmers |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | CBS North Carolina
Tom Reed |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | Syracuse.com
Jeff Miller (Florida) |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | The Hill
Bill Shuster |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | The Hill
Scott DesJarlais |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | National Review
Tom Marino |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Politico
Rick Nolan |  Bernie Sanders | April 2016 | Politico
Elijah Cummings |  Hillary Clinton | April 2016 | The Washington Post
Reid Ribble |  Ted Cruz | April 2016 | Breitbart News
Lou Barletta |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | The Morning Call
Ann Wagner |  Ted Cruz | March 2015 | Politico
Gwen Graham |  Hillary Clinton | March 2016 | Tallahassee Democrat
Alan Grayson |  Bernie Sanders | March 2016 | Politico
Ben Ray Lujan |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | CBS News
Tulsi Gabbard |  Bernie Sanders | February 2016 | Politico
Ander Crenshaw |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Jacksonville.com
Chris Collins |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | ABC News
Duncan Hunter |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Politico
Justin Amash |  Ted Cruz | February 2016 | The Hill
Roger Williams (Texas) |  Ted Cruz | February 2016 | Dallas Morning News
Joe Wilson (South Carolina) |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | The Post and Courier
Mark Sanford (South Carolina) |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | August 2016 | The Atlantic
James Clyburn |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | USA Today
Andrew Harris |  Ben Carson (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | May 2016 | The Baltimore Sun
Steve Womack |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Arkansas Online
Lynn Westmoreland |  Marco Rubio | February 2015 | Atlanta Journal Constitution
Matt Salmon |  Marco Rubio | February 2015 | The Arizona Republic
David Price |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | WNCN
Mike Quigley |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | Quigley for Congress Facebook page
Frank Pallone Jr. |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | PolitickerNJ
Earl Blumenauer |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | Earl Blumenauer on Medium
Michael Capuano |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | Boston Globe
Maxine Waters |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
Jackie Speier |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
Pete Aguilar |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
Jerry McNerney |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
Anna Eshoo |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
John Yarmuth |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Courier-Journal
Denny Heck |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Seattle Times
Suzan DelBene |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Seattle Times
Ann Kirkpatrick |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | ABC15
Gwen Moore |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Gwen Moore for Congress
Corrine Brown |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Florida Politics
Bennie Thompson |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Jackson Free Press
Seth Moulton |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Boston Globe
Jared Huffman |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Jared Huffman Facebook page
Paul Tonko |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Politico
Eliot Engel |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Politico
Joe Courtney |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Joe Courtney for Congress
Bill Keating |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Wareham VillageSoup.com
Yvette Clarke |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | New York Observer
Bobby Scott (Virginia) |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Annie Kuster |  Hillary Clinton | September 2015 | Concord Monitor
Dave Loebsack |  Hillary Clinton | September 2015 | The Des Moines Register
Cheri Bustos |  Hillary Clinton | September 2015 | The Des Moines Register
Zoe Lofgren |  Hillary Clinton | September 2015 | Zoe Lofgren Facebook page
Tim Walz |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | Pioneer Press
Bonnie Watson Coleman |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | PolitikerNJ
Bill Pascrell |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | PolitikerNJ
Donald Payne, Jr. |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | PolitickerNJ
John Garamendi |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | John Garamendi Facebook page
Jim Himes |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | Hartford Courant
Xavier Becerra |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | The Los Angeles Times
Scott Peters |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | Scott Peters Facebook page
Lois Capps |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | Lois Capps Facebook page
Marcia Fudge |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | Cleveland.com
André Carson |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | The Indianapolis Star
Suzanne Bonamici |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | Suzanne Bonamici Facebook page
Niki Tsongas |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | WBUR
Don Beyer |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Don Beyer Twitter feed
Brenda Lawrence |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | The Detroit News
Matt Cartwright |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Times News
William Lacy Clay |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Elizabeth Esty |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Fox61
John Larson |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Fox61
Steve Cohen |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | The Commercial Appeal
Katherine Clark |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | MassLive.com
Jim McGovern (Massachusetts) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | MassLive.com
Joseph Kennedy III |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | MassLive.com
Patrick Murphy (Florida) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Adam Smith |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Derek Kilmer |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Gerald Connolly |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Ruben Hinojosa (Texas congressman) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Mike Thompson (California) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Kathy Castor |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Marc Veasey |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Julia Brownley |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Ed Perlmutter |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Henry Cuellar |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Jared Polis |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Filemon Vela (Texas U.S. representative) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Eddie Bernice Johnson |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Jim Cooper (Tennessee) |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Kurt Schrader |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Joyce Beatty |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
[[Brad Sherman]] |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Sean Maloney |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Kathleen Rice |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Jose Serrano |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Adam Schiff |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Dan Kildee |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Emanuel Cleaver |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Kansas City Star
Steve Israel |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | Steve Israel Facebook page
John Conyers, Jr. |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Daily Caller
Diana DeGette |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | Diana DeGette Facebook page
Rick Larsen |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | Rick Larsen House Website
Karen Bass |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Hill
Jim McDermott (Washington) |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | The Hill
Debbie Dingell |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | The Hill
Rosa DeLauro |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | The Hill
Jerrold Nadler |  Hillary Clinton | July 2015 | The Hill
Nydia Velazquez |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Hill
Mark Takano |  Hillary Clinton | February 2015 | MSNBC
Ted Lieu |  Hillary Clinton | February 2015 | MSNBC
Tammy Duckworth |  Hillary Clinton | February 2015 | MSNBC
Ami Bera |  Hillary Clinton | February 2015 | MSNBC
Charles Rangel |  Hillary Clinton | November 2014 | Politico
Betty McCollum |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | Minnesota Public Radio
Bill Foster |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | Chicago Tribune
Robin Kelly |  Hillary Clinton | June 2014 | Chicago Tribune
Ted Deutch |  Hillary Clinton | February 2014 | Sun Sentinel
Joseph Crowley |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The Hill
Loretta Sanchez |  Hillary Clinton | January 2015 | Los Angeles Times
Lucille Roybal-Allard |  Hillary Clinton | January 2015 | Los Angeles Times
Grace Napolitano |  Hillary Clinton | January 2015 | Los Angeles Times
Frederica Wilson |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Louise Slaughter |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Terri Sewell |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
David Scott (Georgia) |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Jan Schakowsky |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Cedric Richmond |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Chellie Pingree |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Grace Meng |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Gregory Meeks |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Doris Matsui |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Stephen Lynch |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
John Lewis (Georgia) |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Sandy Levin |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Jim Langevin |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Sheila Jackson Lee |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Mike Honda |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Brian Higgins |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Alcee Hastings |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Janice Hahn |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Gene Green |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Lois Frankel |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Danny K. Davis |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Joaquin Castro |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
David Cicilline |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Hank Johnson |  Hillary Clinton | January 2014 | The New York Times
Richard Neal |  Hillary Clinton | September 2015 | MassLive
Mark Meadows (North Carolina) |  Ted Cruz | January 2016 | Asheville Citizen-Times
Bill Johnson (Ohio) |  John Kasich | October 2015 | Kasich for America
Carolyn Maloney |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | CBSNewYork
Tim Ryan (Ohio) |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | Cleveland.com
Dina Titus |  Hillary Clinton | August 2013 | KRNV Reno, NV
Michael Bishop |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | The Hill
Mike Coffman (Colorado) |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Denver Post
Larry Bucshon |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | Evansville Courier & Press
Bill Huizenga |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Detroit News
Markwayne Mullin |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | The Hill
Doug LaMalfa |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | The Hill
Todd Rokita |  Marco Rubio | October 2015 | The Hill
John Moolenaar |  Marco Rubio | September 2015 | The Hill
Austin Scott |  Marco Rubio | September 2015 | The Hill
Thomas Rooney |  Marco Rubio | September 2015 | The Hill
Susan Brooks |  Chris Christie | December 2015 | Christie2016
Patrick Meehan |  Chris Christie | July 2015 | The Hill
Leonard Lance |  Chris Christie | June 2015 | NJ.com
Tom MacArthur |  Chris Christie | June 2015 | NJ.com
Frank LoBiondo |  Chris Christie | June 2015 | NJ.com
Trent Franks |  Mike Huckabee | January 2016 | Western Journalism
Charles Fleischmann |  Mike Huckabee | September 2015 | The Washington Post
Bruce Westerman |  Mike Huckabee | September 2015 | The Washington Post
French Hill |  Mike Huckabee | September 2015 | The Washington Post
Gregg Harper |  John Kasich | September 2015 | The Washington Times
Michael Turner (Ohio) |  John Kasich | July 2015 | USA Today
Steve Stivers |  John Kasich | July 2015 | USA Today
Tom McClintock |  Ted Cruz | January 2016 | The Sacramento Bee
Dana Rohrabacher |  Ted Cruz | November 2015 | Breitbart
Jeff Fortenberry |  Carly Fiorina | October 2015 | Journal Star
Alexander Mooney |  Ted Cruz | January 2016 | The Hill
Sam Johnson (Texas congressman) |  Ted Cruz | January 2016 | The Texas Tribune
Judy Chu |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Hill
G.K. Butterfield |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Grio
Jason Chaffetz |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Politico
Trey Gowdy |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Hill
Rob Bishop |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Linda Sanchez |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | La Opinion
Barbara Comstock |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Washington Post
Brad Ashford |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | Journal Star
Eric Swalwell |  Martin O'Malley | July 2015 | Roll Call
Luis Gutierrez |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | Chicago Sun-Times
Sam Graves |  Ted Cruz (primary)
Donald Trump (general) | July 2016 | KSHB
Ed Whitfield |  Rand Paul | April 2015 | Politico
Patrick Tiberi |  John Kasich | July 2015 | Cincinnati.com
Randy Weber |  Ted Cruz | September 2015 | The Texas Tribune
Jody Hice |  Ted Cruz | September 2015 | The Hill
Mo Brooks |  Ted Cruz | November 2015 | AL.com
John Culberson |  Ted Cruz | April 2015 | The Hill
John Ratcliffe |  Ted Cruz | May 2015 | The Hill
Louie Gohmert |  Ted Cruz | May 2015 | The Hill
Michael Burgess |  Ted Cruz | May 2015 | The Hill
Brian Babin |  Ted Cruz | July 2015 | The Dallas Morning News
Thomas Massie |  Rand Paul | May 2015 | Blog4President.us
Cynthia Lummis |  Rand Paul | July 2015 | Breitbart
Walter Jones |  Rand Paul | April 2015 | Newsmax
Brett Guthrie |  Rand Paul | November 2015 | Roll Call
Curt Clawson |  Rand Paul | February 2015 | Breitbart
Andy Barr |  Rand Paul | May 2015 | Politico
Jaime Herrera Beutler |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | The Oregonian
Chris Stewart (Utah) |  Marco Rubio | September 2015 | Salt Lake Tribune
Jason Smith (Missouri representative) |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | Roll Call
Pete Sessions |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | Jeb! 2016
Mimi Walters |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | Roll Call
David Valadao |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | The Fresno Bee
Mike Rogers (Alabama) |  Jeb Bush | September 2015 | AL.com
Patrick McHenry |  Jeb Bush | August 2015 | Citizen-Times
Adam Kinzinger |  Jeb Bush | August 2015 | The Hill
Kay Granger |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | Jeb! 2016
Jeff Denham |  Jeb Bush | August 2015 | The Fresno Bee
Daniel Webster (Florida) |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Dennis Ross |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
John Mica |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
David Jolly |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hil
Mario Diaz-Balart |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Carlos Curbelo |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Vern Buchanan |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Gus Bilirakis |  Jeb Bush | June 2015 | The Hill
Mark Amodei |  Jeb Bush | August 2015 | Las Vegas Sun
Mia Love |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | NBC News
Luke Messer |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | The Hill
Ruben Gallego |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Phoenix New Times
Chris Van Hollen |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
John Sarbanes |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Dutch Ruppersberger |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Donna Edwards |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
John Delaney |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Steny Hoyer |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Steve King (Iowa) |  Ted Cruz | November 2015 | Washington Post
Tony Cardenas |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Latin Post
Mike Pompeo |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | Politico
Kristi Noem |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | Politico
John Carney Jr. |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Roll Call
Sean Duffy |  Marco Rubio | October 2015 | WSAW.com
Darin LaHood |  Marco Rubio | October 2015 | Quad-City Times
Hakeem Jeffries |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Wall Street Journal
Keith Ellison (Minnesota) |  Bernie Sanders | October 2015 | Huffington Post
Lynn Jenkins |  Carly Fiorina | September 2015 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Mick Mulvaney |  Rand Paul | September 2015 | The Washington Post

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## Endorsements by mayors[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Mayors

Mayor  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Tom Henry |  Hillary Clinton | April 2016 | NBC 33
Paul Soglin |  Bernie Sanders | April 2016 | The Cap Times
Buddy Dyer |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | The Orlando Political Observer
Steven Fulop |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Hillary Clinton campaign website
Rick Kriseman |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Hillary Clinton campaign website
Edwin M. Lee |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Hillary Clinton campaign website
Stephen Adler |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Hillary Clinton campaign website
Rahm Emanuel |  Hillary Clinton | March 2016 | NBC Chicago
Eric Garcetti |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Los Angeles Times
Chris Coleman |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Star Tribune
Paula Hicks-Hudson |  Hillary Clinton | March 2016 | The Blade
Nancy B. Vaughan |  Hillary Clinton | March 2016 | Triad City Beat
Byron Brown |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Hillary Clinton campaign website
John Cranley |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Sunshine State News
Bill Peduto |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Sunshine State News
Francis Slay |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | Sunshine State News
Kirk Caldwell |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Sunshine State News
Bob Buckhorn |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Examiner.com
Mitch Landrieu |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | The Advocate
Betsy Hodges |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | CBS Minnesota
James Kenney |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | WITF
Greg Stanton |  Hillary Clinton | March 2016 | The Arizona Republic
Lenny Curry |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | First Coast News
Megan Barry |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | Nashville Business Journal
Kevin Faulconer |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Martin Walsh (Massachusetts) |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | MSNBC
Bill de Blasio |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | CNN
Kasim Reed |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | NBC News

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## Endorsements by former presidential candidates[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Former Presidential Candidates

Name  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Carly Fiorina |  Ted Cruz (primary) | March 2016 | Politico
Ted Cruz |  Donald Trump | September 2016 | CNN
Jim Gilmore |  Donald Trump | September 2016 | Politico
Bernie Sanders |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | CNN
Martin O'Malley |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Twitter
Rick Santorum |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Reuters
Mike Huckabee |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Twitter
Rick Perry |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | CNN
George Pataki |  John Kasich | April 2016 | ABC News
Jeb Bush |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | Politico
Ben Carson |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | Politico
Carly Fiorina |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | Politico
Bobby Jindal |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Tampa Bay Times
Lindsey Graham |  Jeb Bush | January 2016 | NBC News

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## Endorsements by state legislators[edit]

### State senators[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by State Senators

State Sen.  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Mark Madsen |  Gary Johnson | July 2016 | Reason.com
Catherine Pugh |  Hillary Clinton | April 2016 | The Baltimore Sun
Garrett Love |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Dan Kerschen |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Terry Bruce |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Bill Weber |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
David Senjem |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Julie Rosen |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Eric Pratt |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Scott Newman |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Gary Dahms |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
David Hann |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Bruce Tarr |  John Kasich | January 2016 | MassLive.com
Patricia C. Bates |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Andy Vidak |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Jeff Stone (California) |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Jim Nielsen |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Bryce Reeves |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Washington Post
Wayne Niederhauser |  Carly Fiorina | December 2015 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Richard Briggs |  Jeb Bush | December 2015 | The Tennessean
Rusty Crowe |  Jeb Bush | December 2015 | The Tennessean
Tom Shipley |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | Business Insider
Dan Zumbach |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | Business Insider
Jeb Bradley |  Chris Christie | December 2015 | New Hampshire Union Leader
Conrad Appel |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | The Advocate
Thomas Mike Miller, Jr. (Maryland) |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Baltimore Sun
Ryan Ferns |  John Kasich | November 2015 | John Kasich for President
Katrina Shealy |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | The State
Gerald Dial |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | AL.com
Steve Livingston |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | AL.com
Jimmy Holley |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | AL.com
Vincent Sheheen |  Martin O'Malley | October 2015 | CNN Politics
Chuck Morse |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | CNN Politics
Rich Taylor |  Martin O'Malley | September 2015 | Des Moines Register

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### State representatives[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by State Representatives

State Rep.  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Nicholas Schwaderer |  Gary Johnson | July 2016 | Reason.com
Daniel Zolnikov |  Gary Johnson | July 2016 | Reason.com
Erin Davis |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Kristey Williams |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
John Whitmer |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Troy L. Waymaster |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
James Todd (Kansas) |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Chuck Smith (Kansas) |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Ronald Ryckman |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Les Mason |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Jerry Lunn |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Jim Kelly (Kansas) |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Mark E. Hutton |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Kyle Hoffman |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Daniel Hawkins |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Mario Goico |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Steven Anthimides |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Dean Urdahl |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Mark Uglem |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Dennis Smith (Minnesota) |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Tim Sanders |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Linda Runbeck |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Duane Quam |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Roz Peterson |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Denny McNamara |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Bob Loonan |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Jon Koznick |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Brian Daniels |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Drew Christensen |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Peggy Bennett |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Sarah Anderson |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Tony Albright |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Tim O'Driscoll |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Joyce Peppin |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | MPR News
Joseph Salazar |  Bernie Sanders | February 2016 | The Denver Post
James Rutherford |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | The Post and Courier
Shawn Jasper |  Chris Christie | February 2016 | Politico
Justin Bamberg |  Bernie Sanders | January 2016 | VICE
Richard Corcoran (Florida) |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | MSNBC
Kristin Olsen |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Scott Wilk |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | Los Angeles Times
Tim Hugo |  Marco Rubio | September 2015 | The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Kathy Byron |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Washington Post
Kirk Cox |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The Washington Post
Mark White |  Jeb Bush | October 2015 | Times Free Press
Steve McDaniel |  Jeb Bush | December 2015 | The Tennessean
Dick Hinch |  Chris Christie | December 2015 | New Hampshire Union Leader
Sherman Packard |  Chris Christie | December 2015 | New Hampshire Union Leader
Valerie Clark |  Carly Fiorina | December 2015 | AJC.com
Nancy Landry |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | The Advocate
Joe Straus |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | Jeb!2016
Roger Hanshaw |  John Kasich | November 2015 | John Kasich for President
Frank Kotowski |  Carly Fiorina | October 2015 | New Hampshire Union Leader
Craig Ford |  Martin O'Malley | November 2015 | AL.com
Jason Zachary |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Jay Reedy |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Jerry Sexton |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
James Van Huss |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Courtney Rogers |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Mike Sparks (Tennessee) |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Kelly Keisling |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Sheila Butt |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Judd Matheny |  Ted Cruz | October 2015 | The Tennessean
Erin Tapper Hennessey |  Carly Fiorina | September 2015 | WMUR9
Dan Kelley |  Martin O'Malley | September 2015 | Des Moines Register

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## Endorsements by influencers[edit]

### Individuals[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Influencer Individuals

Name  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Colin Powell |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Newsday
DeRay McKesson |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Washington Post
Michael Chertoff |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Bloomberg.com
Larry Pressler |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | The Hill
George P. Bush |  Donald Trump | August 2016 | CNN
Michael Bloomberg |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | The Hill
Jesse Ventura |  Gary Johnson | July 2016 | CNBC
William G. Milliken |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | Detroit Free Press
Meg Whitman |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | Reuters
Al Gore |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | CNN
Jeff DeWit |  Donald Trump | January 2016 | The Arizona Republic
Joe Biden |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Politico
Barack Obama |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | CNN
Newt Gingrich |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | CBS News
Roger F. Villere Jr. |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Republican Party of Louisiana
Steve Beshear |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | The Courier-Journal
Sheldon Adelson |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Kathleen Sebelius |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | CBS News
Scott Brown |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Boston Herald
Lincoln Almond |  Jeb Bush | January 2016 | Bloomberg
Ann Marie Buerkle |  Carly Fiorina | November 2015 | Syracuse.com
Eric Holder |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | Politico
Tony Perkins |  Ted Cruz | January 2016 | The Huffington Post
Jon Kyl |  Marco Rubio | January 2016 | The Arizona Republic
Norm Coleman |  Jeb Bush | January 2016 | Minnesota Public Radio
Lucy Flores |  Bernie Sanders | November 2015 | Cleveland.com
Sarah Palin |  Donald Trump | January 2016 | The New York Times
Eric Cantor |  Jeb Bush | November 2015 | CNN
Brian Schweitzer |  Martin O'Malley | October 2015 | CNN Politics
Nina Turner |  Bernie Sanders | November 2015 | Cleveland.com
Gabrielle Giffords |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | CNN
Peter Bragdon |  Chris Christie | January 2016 | New Hampshire Union Leader
Bob Vander Plaats |  Ted Cruz | December 2015 | ABC News
Paul Singer |  Marco Rubio | October 2015 | The New York Times
Frank VanderSloot |  Marco Rubio | November 2015 | Politico
Kenneth Griffin |  Marco Rubio | December 2015 | The New York Times
Julian Castro |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | MSNBC
Tom Vilsack |  Hillary Clinton | August 2015 | MSNBC
Tom Perez |  Hillary Clinton | December 2015 | Politico
Peter Franchot |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Baltimore Sun

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### Organizations[edit]

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Influencer Organizations

Organization  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Detroit Free Press |  John Kasich (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | November 2016 | Detroit Free Press
The Economist |  Hillary Clinton | November 2016 | The Economist
Financial Times |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Financial Times
The State |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The State
The New Yorker |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Politico
Las Vegas Review-Journal |  Donald Trump | October 2016 | Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wisconsin State Journal |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | Wisconsin State Journal
The Des Moines Register |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Des Moines Register
The Washington Post |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Washington Post
The Salt Lake Tribune |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Salt Lake Tribune
The Columbus Dispatch |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Columbus Dispatch
The Charlotte Observer |  Hillary Clinton | October 2016 | The Charlotte Observer
San Antonio Express-News |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | October 2016 | San Antonio Express-News
South Florida Sun Sentinel |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Sun Sentinel
Chicago Sun-Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Chicago Sun-Times
The San Diego Union-Tribune |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Baltimore Sun |  Hillary Clinton (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | September 2016 | The Baltimore Sun
Chicago Tribune |  Marco Rubio (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | September 2016 | Chicago Tribune
The Detroit News |  Gary Johnson | September 2016 | The Detroit News
The Arizona Republic |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Arizona Republic
The New York Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Huffington Post
Akron Beacon Journal |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Akron Beacon Journal
El Paso Times |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | El Paso Times
The Cincinnati Enquirer |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | Cincinnati.com
New Hampshire Union Leader |  Chris Christie (primary)
Gary Johnson (general) | September 2016 | The New York Times
The Dallas Morning News |  Hillary Clinton | September 2016 | The Dallas Morning News
Richmond Times-Dispatch |  Gary Johnson | September 2016 | Politico
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | The Hill
San Francisco Chronicle |  Hillary Clinton | August 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle
Working Families Party |  Bernie Sanders (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | August 2016 | The Washington Post
Houston Chronicle |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | Houston Chronicle
UNITE HERE |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | UniteHere.org
Communications Workers of America |  Hillary Clinton | July 2016 | The Hill
Sierra Club |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Sierra Club
Everytown for Gun Safety |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | Politico
Natural Resources Defense Council |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | The Washington Post
National Rifle Association |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Los Angeles Times |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | The Los Angeles Times
California Nurses Association |  Bernie Sanders | May 2016 | Los Angeles Times
New York Post |  Donald Trump | April 2016 | New York Post
New York Daily News |  Hillary Clinton | April 2016 | New York Daily News
National Review |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | National Review
Republican Party of Ohio |  John Kasich | March 2016 | Bloomberg
Congressional Black Caucus |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | NBC News
Miami Herald |  Marco Rubio | March 2016 | Miami Herald
Congressional Hispanic Caucus |  Hillary Clinton | February 2016 | The Huffington Post
Star Tribune |  Hillary Clinton (primary)
Hillary Clinton (general) | February 2016 | Star Tribune
Richmond Times-Dispatch |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | Richmond Times-Dispatch
San Antonio Express-News |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | The Hill
DeVos Family |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | The Detroit News
Human Rights Campaign |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Huffington Post
Republican Liberty Caucus |  Rand Paul | January 2016 | The Washington Post
National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) |  Hillary Clinton | January 2016 | The Huffington Post
Democracy for America |  Bernie Sanders | December 2015 | Politico
National Organization for Marriage |  Ted Cruz | December 2015 | Washington Blade
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | The Huffington Post
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | The Huffington Post

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Post-debate analysis overview
Democratic: April 14, 2016 (CNN) • March 9, 2016 (Univision) • March 6, 2016 (CNN) • February 11, 2016 (PBS) • February 4, 2016 (MSNBC) • January 17, 2016 (NBC) • December 19, 2015 (ABC) • November 14, 2015 (CBS) • October 13, 2015 (CNN)
Republican: March 10, 2016 (CNN) • March 3, 2016 (FNC) • February 25, 2016 (CNN) • February 13, 2016 (CBS) • February 6, 2016 (ABC) • January 28, 2016 (FNC) • January 14, 2016 (FBN) • December 15, 2015 (CNN) • November 10, 2015 (FBN) • October 28, 2015 (CNBC) • September 16, 2015 (CNN)

Insiders Poll: First Democratic debate (October 13, 2015) • Presidential Nominating Index: Clinton remains choice of Democratic Insiders • Presidential Nominating Index: Bush remains choice of Republican Insiders • Insiders Poll: Winners and losers from the Fox News Republican Debate

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