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List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

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List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement for the office of the president, including those who subsequently retracted or withheld their endorsement, of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Vice Presidents

  • Dick Cheney, 46th Vice President of the United States (2001–09) and 17th United States Secretary of Defense (1989–93)
  • Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–93)
  • Federal Cabinet-level officials

  • John Ashcroft, 79th United States Attorney General (2001–05)
  • John Rusling Block, 21st United States Secretary of Agriculture (1981–86)
  • John R. Bolton, 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–06)
  • Elaine Chao, 24th United States Secretary of Labor (2001–09)
  • Edwin Meese, 75th United States Attorney General (1985–88)
  • Jim Nicholson, 5th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2005–07)
  • Anthony Principi, 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2001–05)
  • Donald Rumsfeld, 13th and 21st United States Secretary of Defense (1975–77, 2001–06)
  • John W. Snow, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (2003–06)
  • Tommy Thompson, 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001–05)
  • James G. Watt, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior (1981–83)
  • Federal departmental officials

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Charles F. Conner, former United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (2005–09)
  • U.S. Department of Defense

  • William G. Boykin, ret. 3-star General, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (2002–07)
  • Chapman B. Cox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (1983–84)
  • Michael T. Flynn, ret. 3-star General, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–14) (Democratic)
  • Jeffrey D. Gordon, Pentagon spokesman (2005–09)
  • J. William Middendorf, United States Secretary of the Navy (1974–77)
  • Joseph E. Schmitz, Inspector General (2002–05)
  • Herbert R. Temple, Jr., Chief of the National Guard Bureau (1986–90)
  • William Winkenwerder Jr., former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (2001–07)
  • U.S. Department of Energy

  • William Flynn Martin, United States Deputy Secretary of Energy (1986–88)
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Don M. Newman, United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (1985–89)
  • U.S. Department of State

  • Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2003–05)
  • Liz Cheney, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and head of the Middle East Partnership Initiative
  • Richard Grenell, Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy for the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2001–08)
  • U.S. Department of Interior

  • Ross Swimmer, former Special Trustee for American Indians (2003–09)
  • U.S. Department of Justice

  • Peter Ferrara, former Associate Deputy Attorney General (1991–93).
  • Independent agencies and commissions

  • Gary Berntsen, officer of the Directorate of Operations (1982–2005)
  • Vernon L. Grose, former member of the National Transportation Safety Board
  • Dorcas Hardy, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (1986–89)
  • Kay Coles James, former Director of United States Office of Personnel Management (2001–05)
  • Edmund C. Moy, Director of the United States Mint (2006–11)
  • Daniel Oliver, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (1986–90)
  • Linda M. Springer, Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (2005–08)
  • R. James Woolsey Jr., Director of Central Intelligence (1993–95) (Democratic)
  • U.S. Ambassadors

  • Charles L. Glazer, El Salvador (2007–09)
  • G. Philip Hughes, Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1990–93)
  • Douglas Kmiec, Malta (2009–11)
  • John D. Ong, Norway (2002–05)
  • Francis Rooney, Holy See (2005–08)
  • Faith Whittlesey, Switzerland (1981–83, 1985–88)
  • White House staff

  • Pat Buchanan, White House Communications Director (1985–87)
  • T. Kenneth Cribb Jr., Director of the Domestic Policy Council (1987)
  • Michael Johns, co-founder and national leader of the U.S. Tea Party movement and former White House speechwriter
  • Jeff Lord, White House associate political director (1987–88)
  • Ed Rollins, Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs (1980–81), Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and Director of the Office of Political Affairs (1981–83)
  • John H. Sununu, 14th White House Chief of Staff (1989–91)
  • U.S. Senators

    Current

    Former

    U.S. Representatives

    Current

    Former

    State and territorial governors

    Current

    Former

    State executive officials

    Current

    Former

    State judicial officials

    Former

  • Thomas E. Brennan, 81st Justice and Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and founder of Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
  • State legislators

  • Wisconsin State Senators: Alberta Darling, Mary Lazich, Scott L. Fitzgerald
  • Wyoming State Representative: Hans Hunt
  • Former

  • Arizona State Senators: Lori Klein, Thayer Verschoor, and Kelli Ward
  • California State Senator: Tony Strickland
  • California State Assemblymen: Martin Garrick
  • Colorado State Legislators: Rep. B.J. Nikkel (Colorado Co-Chairman and Colorado Women For Trump Coalition Director), Senator Greg Brophy (Colorado Co-Chairman)
  • Idaho State Representative: Phil Hart
  • Iowa State Senators: Kitty Rehberg, Sandy Greiner
  • Iowa State Representatives: Teresa Garman, Annette Sweeney, Dave Tjepkes, Kenneth Veenstra, Ralph Watts, Betty De Boef
  • Louisiana State Senator: Troy Hebert (Independent)
  • Michigan State Senators: Randy Richardville,
  • Michigan State Representatives: Rick Johnson, Andrew Richner,
  • Member of the Nevada Assembly: Heidi Gansert
  • Ohio State Representatives: Matt Huffman
  • South Carolina State Senator: Jake Knotts
  • Texas State Representatives: Martha Wong, Wayne Christian
  • Virginia State Senators: Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, Jeff McWaters
  • Mayors and county executives

    Current

  • Dewey F. Bartlett Jr., 39th Mayor of Tulsa
  • Mary Hawkins Butler, Mayor of Madison, Mississippi
  • Gabriel Campana, Mayor of Williamsport, Pennsylvania
  • Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville
  • Ed Mangano, 8th Nassau County executive
  • Jean Stothert, 51st Mayor of Omaha
  • Former

  • Greg Edwards, 5th Chautauqua County executive (2006–13)
  • Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969–81, 1985–89)
  • Drew Ferguson, Mayor of West Point, Georgia, 2016 Republican nominee for Georgia's 3rd congressional district
  • Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City (1994–2001)
  • Tom Leppert, 60th Mayor of Dallas, Texas (2007–11)
  • Rick Mystrom, Mayor of Anchorage (1994–2000)
  • Municipal executive officials

    Current

  • Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County
  • Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, 2014 Republican nominee for Governor of New York
  • Paul Babeu, sheriff of Pinal County
  • David A. Clarke Jr., sheriff of Milwaukee County (Democratic)
  • James M. Cummings, sheriff of Barnstable County
  • Ed Day, Rockland County Executive
  • Greg Hartmann, member of the three-member in Hamilton County, Ohio
  • Tim Howard, sheriff of Erie County, New York
  • Peggy Littleton, El Paso County Commissioner
  • Dick Monteith, Chairman of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors
  • Bill Reilich, Greece town supervisor
  • Michelle Park Steel, Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
  • Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
  • Carolyn Bunny Welsh, Chester County Sheriff
  • Municipal legislators

    Current

  • Joseph Borelli, Council member for the 51st District in the New York City Council, Minority Whip
  • Former

  • Vincent M. Ignizio, Council member for the 51st District in the New York City Council
  • Andrew Stein, 22nd Borough President of Manhattan (1978–85) and New York City Council President (1986–94) (Democratic)
  • Charles Wingate, City Councilman for Colorado Springs
  • Current heads of state and government

    Cambodia

  • Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–), president of the Cambodian People's Party (2015–)
  • Hungary

  • Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–), president of the national conservative Fidesz party (1993–2000, 2003–)
  • Czech Republic

  • Miloš Zeman, 3rd President of the Czech Republic (2013–), member of the Party of Civic Rights (2009–), former leader of the Social Democratic Party (1993–2001)
  • South Sudan

  • Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–), chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
  • Former Heads of state and government

    Australia

  • Tony Abbott, Australian politician, MP, former Prime Minister of Australia (2013–15) and leader of the Liberal Party
  • Estonia

  • Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician, MP, former Mayor of Tallinn (2001–04, 2007–15), former Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications (2005–07), former Minister of the Interior (1995), former acting Prime Minister of Estonia (1990–92), and leader of the center-left Estonian Centre Party (1991–)
  • National ministers and secretaries

    India

  • Subramanian Swamy, Indian politician, MP, former Minister of Commerce and Industry (1990–91), and member of the conservative Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Serbia

  • Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian politician, MP, former Deputy Prime Minister (1998–2000), founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (1991–)
  • United Kingdom

    Members of national and supranational parliaments

    Australia

    Belgium

  • Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and member of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party
  • Canada

  • Ben Lobb, Canadian politician, MP and member of the Conservative Party of Canada
  • Denmark

  • Kenneth Kristensen Berth, Danish politician, MP, and member of the national conservative Danish People's Party
  • France

    Greece

  • Ilias Panagiotaros, Greek politician, MP, and member of the far-right Golden Dawn party
  • Israel

  • Oren Hazan, Israeli politician, MK, and member of Likud
  • Norway

  • Ulf Leirstein, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party
  • Russia

    Kenya

  • Mike Sonko, Kenyan politician, Senator and member of the The National Alliance
  • United Kingdom

    Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

    Australia

  • Pauline Hanson, Australian politician, Senator, and leader of the One Nation Party (1997–2002, 2014–)
  • Belgium

    Crimea

  • Andrey Rostenko, Russian politician, Mayor of Yalta, Crimea
  • Czech Republic

  • Tomio Okamura, Czech politician, leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy
  • Estonia

  • Mart Helme, Estonian politician, MP, former Ambassador to Russia (1995–99), and chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia (2013–)
  • France

    Germany

  • Frauke Petry, German politician and leader of the Alternative for Germany
  • Iraq

  • Nseeif Al-Khattabi, Iraqi politician, Governor of the Karbala Governorate
  • Italy

    Morocco

  • Hamid Chabat, Moroccan politician, MP, Mayor of Fez, Secretary-General of the conservative Istiqlal Party (2012–)
  • Norway

    Poland

  • Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Polish politician, MEP, and leader of Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic–Liberty and Hope
  • Sweden

  • Jimmie Åkesson, Swedish politician, MP, and leader of the Sweden Democrats
  • Netherlands

  • Geert Wilders, Dutch politician, MP, and leader of the anti-Islam Party for Freedom (2006–)
  • Slovenia

  • Andrej Šiško, leader of the right-wing Movement of United Slovenia
  • United Kingdom

  • Nigel Farage, British politician, MEP and leader of the UK Independence Party
  • Former regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

    Australia

    Canada

  • Doug Ford, Jr., Canadian politician and businessman, member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Toronto City Councillor, 2014 candidate for Mayor of Toronto and brother of former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
  • France

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician, MEP, founder and former leader of the nationalist Front National (1972–2011)
  • Israel

  • Aryeh Eldad, Israeli politician, former MK, member of Otzma Yehudit
  • Norway

  • Carl I. Hagen, Norwegian politician, former MP, former Vice President of the Storting, and former leader of the conservative-liberal Progress Party (1978–2006)
  • Russia

  • Sergey Markov, former Member of the Russian State Duma (2006–2008), member of United Russia, president of the Institute of Political Studies
  • Political strategists

  • Mark Corallo, political communications and public relations professional, co-founder and co-principal of Corallo Comstock
  • Harlan Hill, political strategist (Democratic)
  • Steve Hilton, British political strategist
  • Paul Manafort, lobbyist, political consultant, and former director at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions
  • Dick Morris, political author and commentator, former pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant
  • David Saunders, political strategist and author (Democratic)
  • Religious leaders

  • Wellington Boone, evangelical Protestant leader, church planter and author
  • Shmuley Boteach, Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, TV host and public speaker
  • C.L. Bryant, Baptist minister, radio and television host
  • Mark Burns, pastor and co-founder of the South Carolina-based Christian TV network, The NOW Network
  • James Dobson, evangelical Protestant author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family
  • Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University
  • Jim Garlow, pastor of Skyline Church
  • John Hagee, founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church and CEO of Global Evangelism Television
  • Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas
  • James F. Linzey, ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention
  • Mike Murdock, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry
  • Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life
  • Ralph E. Reed Jr., conservative activist, former director of the Christian Coalition, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, and 2006 Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
  • Paula White, televangelist
  • Republican Party figures

  • Gary Bauer, politician and activist
  • Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia
  • Dan Bongino, former United States Secret Service agent, 2016 Republican candidate for Florida's 19th congressional district
  • Jim Brulte, Chairman of the California Republican Party
  • Patrick Davis, political consultant and strategist
  • Arnaldo Ferraro, Republican Party chairman of Kings County, New York
  • Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (2003–05), former Counselor to the President (2007–09), and 2017 Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia
  • Eric Greitens, 2016 Republican nominee for Governor of Missouri
  • Josh Hawley, 2016 Republican nominee for Missouri Attorney General
  • Tirso del Junco, former Chairman of the California Republican Party
  • Joseph Mondello, Republican Party chairman of Nassau County
  • Paul Nehlen, businessman, inventor, pro bono consultant, author, and 2016 Republican candidate for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
  • Tom Pauken, former Chairman of the Texas Republican Party
  • Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017), former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
  • Ronna Romney McDaniel, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, member of the Romney family
  • Christine Jack Toretti, Republican National Committeewoman from Pennsylvania
  • Chuck Yob, former Republican National Committeeman from Michigan
  • Social and political activists

  • Christopher R. Barron, political activist and consultant, former national political director for Log Cabin Republicans, co-founder of GOProud, an organization representing conservative gays, president of CapSouth Consulting, and founder of LGBT for Trump
  • Ammon Bundy, leader of the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
  • Chris W. Cox, executive director, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action
  • Marjorie Dannenfelser, pro-life activist and president of the Susan B. Anthony List
  • Elizabeth Emken, former president of Autism Speaks and Republican nominee for Senate from California in 2012
  • Edwin Feulner, former president of the Heritage Foundation
  • Day Gardner, founder and president of The National Black Pro Life Union and Associate Director of National Pro-Life Center
  • Jim Gilchrist, co-founder and leader of the Minuteman Project
  • Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist and participant in the Woolworth sit-in
  • Alveda King, activist, niece of Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Amy Kremer, Tea Party activist
  • David Lane, social conservative Christian activist
  • Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots
  • K. T. McFarland, Senior Fellow at the American Conservative Union
  • Jimmy McMillan, rent activist, perennial candidate, and founder of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party
  • Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue
  • Grover Norquist, political advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform
  • CJ Pearson, political activist, political commentator and journalist
  • Jerry Regier, founder and first President of the Family Research Council
  • Thomas Robb, national director of the Knights Party
  • Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Austin Ruse, President of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
  • Phyllis Schlafly, (deceased) conservative activist and founder of the Eagle Forum
  • Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union
  • Orly Taitz, conservative activist, attorney and known figure in the "birther" movement
  • Milton Wolf, physician, Tea Party activist and second cousin, once removed of Barack Obama
  • Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, conservative activist and commentator
  • University and academic figures

    Current

    Lawyers

  • Tony Buzbee
  • Victoria Toensing
  • Adam Walinsky (Democratic)
  • Other

  • Juanita Broaddrick, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape
  • Gennifer Flowers, former actress and author, had a sexual encounter with Bill Clinton
  • Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment
  • Malik Obama, half-brother of Barack Obama
  • Kathy Shelton, sexual assault survivor, Hillary Clinton was assigned as defense counsel for her rapist
  • Jimmy Webb, enlisted Infantry Marine (2005–2010), son of former Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Jim Webb
  • Kathleen Willey, former White House volunteer, accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault
  • Athletes and sports figures

    Archery/Shooting

  • Kim Rhode
  • Baseball

    Basketball

    Boxing, mixed martial arts and pro wrestling

    Football

    Golf

    Ice hockey

  • Robin Lehner
  • Racing

    Newspapers, magazines, and other media

  • Israel Hayom, Israel's largest circulation newspaper.
  • The Crusader, the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan (denounced by Trump's campaign)
  • Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Florida
  • New York Post, New York City
  • New York Observer, New York City
  • Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Long Island Jewish World, Long Island, New York
  • The National Enquirer
  • Santa Barbara News-Press, Santa Barbara, California
  • St. Joseph News-Press , St Joseph Missouri
  • The Times-Gazette, Hillsboro, Ohio
  • X-Squared Radio, Host: Brooks Agnew in Concord, North Carolina
  • National organizations

  • American Energy Alliance
  • Hindu Sena, Indian Hindu nationalist organization
  • International Defensive Pistol Association
  • National Black Republican Association
  • National Right to Life Committee
  • National Rifle Association
  • Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
  • Traditionalist Youth Network
  • Veterans for a Strong America
  • West Virginia Coal Association
  • State and local organizations

  • Log Cabin Republicans, Cleveland, Colorado, Georgia, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Orange County, and Texas chapters
  • Labor unions

  • Fraternal Order of Police
  • National Border Patrol Council, largest border patrol union in U.S. representing 16,000 members. (First presidential endorsement in union's history.)
  • National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (First presidential endorsement in union's history.)
  • Political parties

  • American Freedom Party
  • American Independent Party
  • Conservative Party of New York State
  • Golden Dawn
  • Independent Party of Delaware
  • National States' Rights Party
  • Serbian Radical Party
  • Primary campaign endorsements

  • List of Donald Trump presidential campaign primary endorsements, 2016
  • References

    List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016 Wikipedia