The 2016 presidential campaign of Jim Webb , the former United States Senator from Virginia , was officially launched when Webb , who also formerly served as Secretary of the Navy , announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party 's nomination for President of the United States in 2016 on July 2 , 2015 .
The 2016 presidential campaign of Jim Webb was officially launched when Webb , United States Senator from Virginia and former Secretary of the Navy , announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party 's nomination for President of the United States in 2016 on July 2 , 2015 .