Leading up the 2016 presidential election cycle, commentators expressed their opinion that Cruz would run for President in 2016. On March 14, 2013, he gave the keynote speech at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. He tied for 7th place in the 2013 CPAC straw poll on March 16, winning 4% of the votes cast. He performed even more strongly in the 2014 CPAC straw poll, coming in second with 11% behind Kentucky senator Rand Paul. In the 2015 CPAC poll, he came in third with 11.5% behind Wisconsin governor Scott Walker and Paul.
On April 27, 2016, Cruz named former GOP candidate and businesswoman Carly Fiorina as his running mate.
On May 3, 2016, after losing the Indiana primaries to Donald Trump, Cruz suspended his campaign.
Cruz announced his campaign for the presidency on March 23, 2015, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, during the student convocation. He became the first announced major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign.
In the first few months of the campaign, Cruz held campaign rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Barack Obama, then a junior United States Senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in Springfield, Illinois, on February 10, 2007. On August 27, 2008, he was declared nominee of the Democratic Party for the 2008 presidential election. He was the first African American in history to be nominated on a major party ticket.
On August 23, 2008, Barack Obama's campaign announced that Senator Joe Biden of Delaware would be the Vice Presidential nominee.
On November 4, 2008, Obama won the election, making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President of the United States. He is the third sitting Senator, after Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy, to be elected President.
His constitutional election to the office was completed with the meeting of the Electoral College on December 15, 2008, and the subsequent certification of the college's vote by the Joint Session of the United States Congress on January 8, 2009. Based on the results of the electoral vote count, Barack Obama was declared the elected President of the United States and Joseph Biden was declared officially as the elected Vice President of the United States in the 2008 presidential election. The Headquarters of Obama's campaign was in his home town of Chicago, Illinois.
Carly Fiorina 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Carly Fiorina began on May 4, 2015 with a video message posted by Fiorina's campaign announcing her candidacy. Fiorina is a former business executive and was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate from California in 2010. It is headquartered in Merrifield, Virginia. She withdrew on February 10, 2016.
Lindsey Graham 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Lindsey Graham, the senior United States Senator from South Carolina, and former member of the House of Representatives, was announced on June 1, 2015. Graham sought the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election; a close personal friend of Senator John McCain of Arizona, Graham was a top staffer during McCain's 2008 campaign.
After low polling numbers, Graham withdrew from the race on December 21, 2015.
Mike Huckabee 2016 presidential campaign
The Mike Huckabee presidential campaign of 2016 began on May 5, when Huckabee announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 Presidential election. Huckabee made the announcement in his hometown, Hope, Arkansas. He suspended his campaign on February 1, 2016.
George Pataki 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of George Pataki, the 53rd Governor of New York, was formally launched on May 28, 2015. After having considered a candidacy in previous cycles, his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election is his first bid for the presidency.
On December 29, 2015, Pataki announced that he would be ending his Presidential campaign.
In an August 2014 interview with Newsmax TV, Pataki once again expressed interest in a possible presidential bid, this time for the 2016 Republican nomination. In January 2015, he revealed to ABC News that he had launched a political action committee (PAC) for the purpose of exploring, and making preparations for, a possible presidential candidacy.
On May 14, 2015, Pataki stated on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he would announce his decision regarding his potential candidacy on May 28 at an event in New Hampshire. He later confirmed to the "New York Post" that he intended to announce his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nominination at the aforementioned event.
Pataki officially launched his presidential campaign on May 28, 2015. He initially confirmed his candidacy via a video message which appeared on his website, before making a formal announcement before a gathering of supporters and members of the media in Exeter, New Hampshire.
As of late July 2015, Pataki has been polling at less than 1 % of the Republican primary voters.
Rand Paul 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rand Paul, the junior United States Senator from Kentucky, was announced on April 7, 2015 at an event at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky.
Paul was first elected to the U.S. Senate in the 2010, Paul's candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 2016 has been widely speculated of since early 2013.
Prior to serving in public office, Paul was an ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and founded the watchdog group Kentucky Taxpayers United, which sought to keep state legislators accountable on tax issues. Leading up to his formal announcement, Paul delivered several high profile speeches, which included filibustering the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan, speeches at Berkeley and Howard University, and meeting with community leaders in Ferguson, Missouri and Detroit, Michigan, in what has been described as an attempt to broaden the Republican Party's appeal with non-traditional constituencies.
Near the end of 2014, Paul made moves towards a presidential run, including hiring staff in several states, setting up offices, and hiring a campaign manager. In January 2015, Rand Paul gained the support of Texas Republican Party Chairman Steve Munisteri.
After poor polling numbers and failing to reach 3rd place in the Iowa caucuses, Paul dropped out of the race on February 3, 2016.
Gabi Calleja
Gabi Calleja is a gay rights activist in Malta. In 2012, she received the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department.
Calleja studied Youth and Community Studies in a master's degree program at the University of Malta.
In 2010, Calleja became head of the Malta Gay Rights Movement. In 2014, she became co-chair of the Executive Board of ILGA Europe, a lesbian and gay group that works for human rights. In 2014 she worked for changes in Danish law.
Calleja also works with teaching, drug education, community development, and fundraising. In 2005, she helped write the “School Attendance Improvement” Report.
Rick Perry 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Rick Perry, the 47th Governor of Texas, was officially launched on June 4, 2015. This campaign constitutes Perry's second consecutive bid for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Perry announced on September 11, 2015 that he had suspended his campaign.
Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign
The 2016 presidential campaign of Marco Rubio, the junior United States Senator from Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was formally announced on April 13, 2015, at an event at the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami.