This is a list of notable Republicans who have announced
their opposition to the election of Donald
Trump, the 2016 Republican Party nominee,
as the President of the United States. It
also includes former Republicans who oppose Trump's campaign and who left the
Republican Party during the 2016 presidential election, as well as Republicans
who endorsed a different candidate. It does not include Republicans who opposed
Trump during the primaries but have not announced opposition to Trump as the
nominee.
Contents
- 1
Public officials
- 1.1
Former Presidents
- 1.2
Former 2016 Republican presidential primary candidates
- 1.3
Former federal cabinet-level officials
- 1.4
Governors
- 1.5
U.S. Senators
- 1.6
U.S. Representatives
- 1.7
Former State Department officials
- 1.8
Former Defense Department officials
- 1.9
Former National Security officials
- 1.10
Other former federal government officials
- 1.11
Statewide officials
- 1.12
State legislators
- 1.13
Municipal officials
- 2
Other notable individuals
- 2.1
Republican Party figures
- 2.2
Conservative academics, journalists and commentators
- 2.3
Business leaders
- 3
Republican groups
- 4
See also
- 5
References
Public officials
Former Presidents
- George H. W. Bush, President of the United States
(1989–93); Vice President of the United
States (1981–89) (Sources say he will vote for Hillary Clinton)[1][2]
All candidates signed a pledge to eventually support the
party nominee. The following have refused to honor it.
- Jeb Bush,
Governor of Florida (1999–2007)[3]
- Carly
Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005); 2010 nominee
for U.S. Senator from California (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to
withdraw his candidacy)[4][5]
- Lindsey
Graham, United States
Senator from South Carolina (2003–present)[6]
- John
Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011–present); U.S.
Representative from Ohio (1983–2001)[7]
- George
Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006)[8]
- William Bennett, Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (1989–90); United States Secretary of
Education (1985–99) (withdrew endorsement)[9]
- Michael Chertoff, United States
Secretary of Homeland Security (2005–09); Judge of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2003–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][11]
- Bill
Cohen, United States Secretary of
Defense (1997–2001); United States Senator
from Maine (1979–97) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[12][13]
- Robert
Gates, United States Secretary of
Defense (2006–11); Director of Central Intelligence
(1991–93)[14]
- Carlos Gutierrez, United States Secretary of
Commerce (2005–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Carla Anderson Hills, United
States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–77), United States
Trade Representative (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][15]
- Ray
LaHood, United States Secretary
of Transportation (2009–13), U.S. Representative from Illinois
(1995–2009)[16]
- Greg
Mankiw, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
(2003–05)[17]
- Mel
Martinez, United
States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2001–03); United States Senator
from Florida (2005–09); General Chair of the Republican National Committee
(2007)[18][19]
- Michael Mukasey, United States Attorney General
(2007–09)[20]
- John Negroponte, United States
Ambassador to the United Nations (2001–04); Director of National
Intelligence (2005–07); United States Deputy
Secretary of State (2007–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][15]
- Henry
Paulson, United States Secretary of
the Treasury (2006–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[21]
- Rob
Portman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(2006–07); United States
Trade Representative (2005–06); United States Senator
from Ohio (2011–present) (withdrew endorsement, writing-in Mike
Pence)[22]
- Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State
(2005–09), National Security
Advisor (2001–09) (called on Trump to withdraw candidacy)[23]
- William K. Reilly, Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency (1989–92) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Tom Ridge,
United States
Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–05); Homeland Security Advisor
(2001–03); Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001)[10][24][25]
- William Ruckelshaus, Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–73, 1983–85) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of Labor
(1969–70); Director of the Office of Management and Budget
(1970–72); United States Secretary of
the Treasury (1972–74); United States Secretary of State
(1982–89)[17]
- Louis Wade Sullivan, United States
Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[26]
- Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–03); Governor of New Jersey (1994–2001)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[27]
- Robert Zoellick, United States Deputy
Secretary of State (2005–06); U.S. Trade
Representative (2001–05); President of the World Bank Group (2007–12)[10]
Governors
- Charlie
Baker, Massachusetts (2015–present)[28]
- Robert J. Bentley, Alabama (2011–present) (withdrew
endorsement)[29]
- Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota (2011–present) (withdrew
endorsement, called on Trump to withdraw his candidancy)[30]
- Gary
Herbert, Utah (2009–present) (withdrew
endorsement)[31]
- Bill
Haslam, Tennessee (2011–present)[32]
- Larry
Hogan, Maryland (2015–present)[33][34]
- Susana Martinez, New Mexico (2011–present); Chair of the
Republican Governors Association
(2015–present)[35]
- Brian
Sandoval, Nevada (2011–present) (withdrew
endorsement)[36]
- Rick
Snyder, Michigan (2011–present)[37]
Former
- Arne
Carlson, Minnesota (1991–99) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia (1970–74); Assistant
Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974–75) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[38]
- Jon Huntsman Jr., Utah (2005–09); United States Ambassador to
China (2009–11); United States Ambassador to
Singapore (1992–93) (withdrew endorsement)[39]
- William Milliken, Michigan (1969–83) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[40]
- Tim
Pawlenty, Minnesota (2003–11) (withdrew endorsement)[41]
- Marc
Racicot, Montana (1993–01); Chair of the Republican National Committee
(2001–03)[42]
- Mitt
Romney, Massachusetts (2003–07), 2012
nominee for President[43]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, California (2003–11)[44]
- William
Weld, Massachusetts (1991–97) (2016 Libertarian nominee for Vice
President)[45]
U.S. Senators
- Kelly
Ayotte, New Hampshire (2011–present) (withdrew intended vote,
writing-in Mike Pence)[46]
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
(2015–present) (withdrew endorsement)[47]
- Susan
Collins, Maine (1997–present)[48]
- Mike
Crapo, Idaho (1999–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to
withdraw his candidacy)[49]
- Jeff
Flake, Arizona (2013–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his
candidacy)[50][51]
- Cory
Gardner, Colorado (2015–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on
Trump to withdraw his candidacy, writing-in Mike
Pence)[52]
- Dean
Heller, Nevada (2011–present)[53]
- Mark Kirk,
Illinois (2010–present) (withdrew endorsement, writing-in Colin
Powell)[34]
- Mike Lee, Utah (2011–present)[54]
- John
McCain, Arizona (1987–present); 2008 nominee for President (withdrew
endorsement)[55]
- Lisa
Murkowski, Alaska (2002–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his
candidacy)[56]
- Ben Sasse,
Nebraska (2015–present)[18][57]
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
(2015–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to withdraw
candidacy, writing-in Mike Pence)[58]
- John
Thune, South Dakota (2005–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on
Trump to withdraw candidacy)[59]
Former
- Norm
Coleman, Minnesota (2003–09)[25][60]
- David Durenberger, Minnesota (1978–95)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Slade
Gorton, Washington (1981–87, 1989–2001) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[61]
- Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (1979–90)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[62][63]
- John
Warner, Virginia (1979–2009); United States Secretary of the
Navy (1972–74) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[64]
U.S. Representatives
- Justin
Amash, Michigan (2011–present)[25]
- Bradley
Byrne, Alabama (2013–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump
to withdraw his candidacy)[65]
- Jason
Chaffetz, Utah (2009–present) (withdrew endorsement)[66]
- Mike
Coffman, Colorado (2009–present)[67]
- Barbara Comstock, Virginia (2015–present)[68]
- Carlos Curbelo, Florida
(2015–present)[18][69]
- Rodney Davis, Illinois
(2013–present) (withdrew endorsement)[70]
- Charlie
Dent, Pennsylvania (2005–present)[71]
- Bob
Dold, Illinois (2011–13, 2015–present)[25][72]
- Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska (2005–present)
(withdrew endorsement)[70]
- Scott
Garrett, New Jersey (2003–present) (withdrew endorsement)[70]
- Kay
Granger, Texas (1997–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his
candidacy)[73]
- Richard L. Hanna, New York (2011–present)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[25][74]
- Cresent
Hardy, Nevada (2015–present) (withdrew endorsement)[75]
- Joe Heck,
Nevada (2011–present); 2016 nominee for U.S. Senate (withdrew endorsement)[75]
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington
(2011–present) (writing-in Paul Ryan)[76]
- Will Hurd,
Texas (2015–present)[77]
- David
Jolly, Florida (2014–present)[78]
- John
Katko, New York (2015–present)[79]
- Adam
Kinzinger, Illinois (2011–present)[80]
- Steve Knight, California
(2015–present)[81]
- Frank
LoBiondo, New Jersey (1995–present) (withdrew endorsement, writing-in Mike
Pence)[82]
- Mia Love,
Utah (2015–present)[83]
- Pat
Meehan, Pennsylvania (2011–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his
candidacy)[82]
- Erik
Paulsen, Minnesota (2009–present) (withdrew endorsement)[84]
- Reid
Ribble, Wisconsin (2011–present)[25]
- Scott
Rigell, Virginia (2011–present) (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[18]
- Martha
Roby, Alabama (2011–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his
candidacy)[65][85]
- Tom Rooney, Florida (2009–present)
(withdrew endorsement)[70]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida (1989–present)[25]
- Mike
Simpson, Idaho (1999–present) (withdrew endorsement)[9]
- Chris Stewart, Utah (2013–present)
(called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[86]
- Fred
Upton, Michigan (1987–present)[87]
- David
Valadao, California (2013–present)[88]
- Ann
Wagner, Missouri (2013–present) (withdrew endorsement)[89]
- Steve
Bartlett, Texas (1983–91)[90]
- Bob
Bauman, Maryland (1973–81)[90]
- Sherwood Boehlert, New York (1993–2007)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[91]
- Jack
Buechner, Missouri (1987–91)[90]
- Tom Campbell, California
(1989–93, 1995–2001) (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[92]
- Bill
Clinger, Pennsylvania (1979–97)[90]
- Tom Coleman, Missouri (1976–93)[90]
- Geoff
Davis, Kentucky (2005–12)[90]
- Mickey
Edwards, Oklahoma (1977–93)[90]
- Harris
Fawell, Illinois (1985–99)[90]
- Ed
Foreman, Texas (1963–65, 1969–71)[90]
- Amo
Houghton, New York (1987–2005)[90]
- Bob
Inglis, South Carolina (1993–99, 2005–11)[25]
- Jim Kolbe,
Arizona (1985–2007) (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[93]
- Steve Kuykendall, California (1999–2001)[90]
- Jim Leach,
Iowa (1977–2007)[90]
- Pete
McCloskey, California (1967–83)[90]
- Connie
Morella, Maryland (1987–2003) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Mike Parker, Mississippi
(1989–99); Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Civil Works (2001–02)[90]
- Ron Paul,
Texas (1976–77, 1979–85, 1997–2013)[94]
- Tom Petri,
Wisconsin (1979–2015)[90]
- John Porter, Illinois
(1980–2001)[90]
- Joe Scarborough, Florida (1995–2001);
commentator and author[95]
- Claudine Schneider, Rhode Island (1981–91)
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[91]
- Chris
Shays, Connecticut (1987–2009) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Peter Smith, Vermont (1989–11)[90]
- Mark
Souder, Indiana (1995–2010)[96]
- J.C.
Watts, Oklahoma (1995–2003)[18]
- Edward
Weber, Ohio (1981–83)[90]
- Vin Weber,
Minnesota (1983–93)[97]
- G. William Whitehurst, Virginia (1969–87)[90]
- Dick Zimmer, New Jersey
(1991–97) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[98]
Former State Department officials
- Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State;
Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[99]
- John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser of the
Department of State; Legal Adviser to the National Security Council[10]
- Robert Blackwill, United States Ambassador to
India; Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][15]
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs; United States
Ambassador to NATO; United States Ambassador to
Greece (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[100]
- Eliot
A. Cohen, Counselor of
the United States Department of State[10][18]
- Chester Crocker, Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs[20]
- Jendayi
Frazer, Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs[10]
- James K. Glassman, Under
Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[20]
- David F. Gordon, Director of Policy Planning[10]
- Donald
Gregg, United States Ambassador
to South Korea[17]
- David
A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and
Information Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- John
Hillen, Assistant
Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs[10]
- Reuben Jeffery III, Under
Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment[10]
- Robert
Joseph, Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs[20]
- David J. Kramer, Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor[10]
- Stephen D. Krasner, Director of Policy Planning[20]
- Frank
Lavin, United States Ambassador to
Singapore; Under
Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Robert McCallum, United States Ambassador to
Australia; Acting United States Deputy
Attorney General[10]
- Richard Miles, United States
Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia; Acting United States Ambassador to
Kyrgyzstan[20]
- Roger
Noriega, Assistant
Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs[20]
- John
Osborn, Member of the U.S.
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy[20]
- Kristen Silverberg, Assistant
Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs[10]
- William Howard Taft IV, Legal Adviser of the
Department of State; United States
Ambassador to NATO; United States Deputy
Secretary of Defense[10]
- Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor
for Women's Empowerment; Special Assistant to the President for Democracy,
Human Rights and International Operations (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[10][15]
- Betty Tamposi, Assistant
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[101]
- Peter
Teeley, United States Ambassador to
Canada (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Robert
Tuttle, United States Ambassador
to the United Kingdom (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[102]
- Philip
Zelikow, Counselor of
the United States Department of State[10]
Former Defense Department officials
- Don Bacon, Brigadier General, United States Air Force; 2016 nominee
for Nebraska's 2nd district
(called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[103]
- Seth
Cropsey, Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict &
Interdependent Capabilities[20]
- Michael B. Donley, United States Secretary
of the Air Force (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Eric
Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy[10]
- Doug
Feith, Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy[104]
- Robert Hastings, Acting Assistant
to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[20]
- Tim Kane,
United States Air Force intelligence
officer; Chief Labor Economist, Joint Economic
Committee[20]
- Mary
Beth Long, Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs[10]
- Alberto J. Mora, General Counsel of the Navy
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Gale
Pollock, Acting Surgeon General of the
United States Army (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Martha Rainville, Major General, United States Air Force; Vermont Adjutant General[20]
- Michael
Rubin, Defense Country Director for Iran and Iraq[20]
- Kalev
Sepp, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities[20]
- Matthew
Waxman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[9][10]
- Paul
Wolfowitz, United States Deputy
Secretary of Defense; President of the World Bank Group (voting for Clinton)[105]
- Dov
Zakheim, Comptroller of the
Department of Defense[10]
Former National Security officials
- Ken
Adelman, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[9][20]
- Mike Baker, Covert operations
officer, Central Intelligence Agency[20]
- Tom Donnelly, Director of the Policy
Group, House Armed
Services Committee[20]
- Gary
Edson, Deputy National
Security Advisor[10]
- Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Homeland Security
Advisor[10]
- Peter
Feaver, Senior Director for Strategic Planning[10]
- Aaron Friedberg, Deputy National Security
Advisor to the Vice President[10]
- Greg Garcia, Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber Security and Telecommunications[20]
- Michael Green, Senior
Director for Asia, National Security Council[10]
- Paul
Haenle, Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council[10]
- Michael Hayden, Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency (2006–09)[10]
- William Inboden, Senior
Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council[10]
- James
Jeffrey, Deputy National
Security Advisor[10]
- James C. Langdon, Jr., Chair of the President's Intelligence
Advisory Board[10]
- Deborah
Loewer, Director of the White House Situation Room
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[106]
- Evan McMullin, Operations
officer, Central Intelligence Agency;
Senior Adviser for National Security, House Foreign
Affairs Committee (Independent candidate for President)[107][108]
- Paul D. Miller, Director for
Afghanistan, National Security Council[20]
- Meghan O'Sullivan, Deputy National Security
Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan[10]
- Kori
Schake, Director of Defense Strategy, National Security Council[10]
- Gary
Schmitt, Executive Director of the President's Intelligence
Advisory Board[20]
- Brent Scowcroft, National Security
Advisor (1975–77, 1989–93); Chair of the President's Intelligence
Advisory Board (2001–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- David
Shedd, Deputy Director of National
Intelligence; Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency[20]
- Stephen
Slick, Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council[10]
- Frances Townsend, Homeland Security Advisor[20]
- Kenneth Wainstein, Homeland Security Advisor[10]
Other former federal government officials
- Donald
B. Ayer, United States Deputy
Attorney General[10]
- Phillip D. Brady, White House Staff
Secretary; White House Cabinet Secretary
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[106]
- Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney[109]
- Linda
Chavez, Director
of the Office of Public Liaison; 1986 nominee for U.S. Senator from Maryland[25]
- Jim Cicconi, White House Staff
Secretary (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Scott
Evertz, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Tony
Fratto, Deputy White House Press Secretary[110]
- Charles
Fried, United States Solicitor
General; Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[111]
- Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy; Commissioner of Internal Revenue
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Hugh
Hewitt, Assistant White House Counsel; conservative radio
host (called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[112]
- Theodore Kassinger, United States Deputy
Secretary of Commerce[10]
- Bill Kristol, Chief of
Staff to the Vice President[25][113]
- Rosario
Marin, Treasurer of the United States
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[114]
- Andrew
Natsios, Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development; Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party[10]
- Daniel F. Runde, Director of the Global Development Alliance[20]
- Larry D. Thompson, United States Deputy
Attorney General[10]
- Dan
Webb, United States Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[115]
- Peter Wehner, Director of
the Office of Strategic
Initiatives[9]
- Lezlee
Westine, Director
of the Office of Public Liaison (2001–2005) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[97][116]
- Peter Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorney[109]
Statewide officials
- Paul Anderson,
former Associate Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[117]
- Greg Bell, former Lieutenant Governor of Utah
(endorsed Evan McMullin)[118]
- Bob Brown, former Secretary of State of Montana
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[119]
- Brian
Calley, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
(called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[120]
- Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor of Utah[121]
- Kurt
Daudt, Speaker
of the Minnesota House of Representatives (called on Trump to withdraw
his candidacy)[41]
- Darryl Glenn, 2016 nominee
for U.S. Senator from Colorado (withdrew endorsement)[122]
- Kim
Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New
Jersey[123]
- Betty Montgomery, former Attorney General of Ohio[124]
- Mark
Shurtleff, former Attorney General of Utah (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[125]
- Robert Smith, former Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[126]
- Diana Taylor, New York Superintendent of Banks
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[127]
- Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the
Florida House of Representatives[78]
- Grant
Woods, former Attorney General of Arizona (endorsed
Hillary Clinton)[128]
State legislators
- Jack Ciattarelli, New Jersey State Representative
(withdrew endorsement)[123]
- Lois Sherman Hagarty, former Pennsylvania State
Representative[129]
- David Johnson, Iowa
State Senator[34][130]
- Brian
Lees, former Massachusetts State Senator; Minority
Leader[131]
- Mark
B. Madsen, Utah State Senator (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[132]
- Jack
McGregor, former Pennsylvania State Senator (endorsed
Hillary Clinton)[106]
- Charisse Millett, Alaska State Representative;
Majority Leader (withdrew endorsement)[133][134]
- Ross
Spano, Florida State Representative[78]
Municipal officials
- Joel
Giambra, former Erie County Executive (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[135]
- Carlos A. Giménez, Mayor of Miami-Dade
County (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[136]
- Danny Jones,
Mayor of Charleston (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[137][138]
- Aimee Winder Newton, Member of the Salt Lake County Council (withdrew
endorsement)[139]
- Tomás Regalado, Mayor of Miami[140]
Other notable individuals
Republican Party figures
- Steve Baer,
fundraiser[141]
- Max Boot,
author (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[25]
- Ellen
Bork, political consultant[20]
- Marvin
Bush, son of George H. W. Bush, brother of George
W. Bush and Jeb Bush (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[142]
- Al
Cardenas, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida[70]
- Patrick Chovanec, economist[20]
- Mindy
Finn, political consultant, strategist, and activist (Independent running mate for Evan McMullin)[143]
- Juan Hernandez, political
consultant, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[144]
- Matt Higgins, former press
secretary for New York City Mayor Rudy
Giuliani (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Robert
Kagan, former foreign policy advisor and speechwriter (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[25]
- Matt
Kibbe, libertarian ideals advocate[25]
- Jimmy
LaSalvia, co-founder of GOProud (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Kevin
Madden, spokesperson for 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt
Romney[18]
- Ken
Mehlman, former Chair of the Republican National Committee[25]
- Mike Murphy, political
consultant and commentator (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[145]
- Patrick Ruffini, political strategist[25]
- Mark
Salter, chief aide to John
McCain (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[146]
- Randy Scheunemann, national security and
foreign policy advisor[20]
- Gabriel Schoenfeld, former Senior Advisor
to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt
Romney[25]
- Steve
Schmidt, campaign strategist[147]
- Lionel
Sosa, advertising and marketing executive (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[148][149]
- A.
J. Spiker, Chair of the Iowa Republican Party[150]
- Ben Stein,
former speechwriter for Richard
Nixon and Gerald Ford[25]
- Stuart
Stevens, political consultant and strategist[25]
- Mac Stipanovich, strategist and lobbyist;
former Chief of Staff to Bob
Martinez (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[151]
- John Weaver, strategist
(called on Trump and Pence to withdraw their candidacies)[152]
Conservative academics, journalists and commentators
- Michael
Auslin, Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute[20]
- Glenn
Beck, former Fox News host, radio host, columnist, and
author (endorsed Darrell Castle)[153]
- Guy
Benson, journalist[110]
- Michael Berry, radio host[25]
- L. Brent Bozell III, activist and writer[25]
- David Brooks, columnist[154]
- Mona
Charen, columnist and author[25]
- Lanhee
Chen, academic and commentator[17]
- Joshua Claybourn,
attorney, author, and former convention delegate[155][156]
- Ross
Douthat, columnist[34]
- Daniel W. Drezner, blogger[20]
- Erick
Erickson, blogger[110]
- Niall
Ferguson, professor of history[20]
- David A. French, author and journalist[34]
- Jeffrey
Gedmin, author[20]
- Robert P. George, academic[17]
- Reuel Marc Gerecht, writer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[20]
- Michael Graham, radio host[110]
- Jonah
Goldberg, columnist and author[110]
- Mary
R. Habeck, professor of strategic studies[20]
- David
Harsanyi, columnist[110]
- Stephen F. Hayes, columnist[110]
- Quin
Hillyer, columnist[25]
- Matt
K. Lewis, columnist and commentator[157]
- Dana
Loesch, author and commentator[158]
- Peter
Mansoor, military historian (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[20]
- Russell D. Moore, evangelical theologian,
head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious
Liberty Commission (writing-in Ben Sasse)[17][159]
- Ana Navarro, srategist and
commentator[160]
- Tom Nichols, national security affairs
scholar (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[20]
- John Noonan, national security analyst
and commentator[161][162]
- Mackubin Thomas Owens, national security
advisor[20]
- Katie
Pavlich, journalist[25]
- Daniel
Pipes, historian and columnist[20]
- Danielle Pletka, foreign policy writer[163]
- John
Podhoretz, writer and columnist[17]
- Dorothy Rabinowitz, journalist (endorsed
Hillary Clinton)[164]
- Jennifer Rubin, journalist[25]
- Ben
Shapiro, columnist and commentator[25]
- Bret
Stephens, journalist[17]
- Ray
Takeyh, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations[20]
- Ruth
Wedgwood, professor of international law and diplomacy[20]
- Jamie Weinstein, political journalist[34]
- Montel Williams, talk show host and
commentator[165]
- George
Will, columnist[166][167]
- Kevin D. Williamson, writer[168]
Business leaders
- Daniel
Akerson, former Chairman and CEO of General
Motors (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[169][170]
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape;
founder of Andreessen Horowitz (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[171]
- Mike
Fernandez, founder of MBF Healthcare Partners (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[172]
- Seth
Klarman, founder of Baupost
Group (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][173]
- Hamid R. Moghadam, CEO of Prologis
(endorsed Hillary Clinton)[171]
- James
Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[174]
- Chuck
Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[171]
- Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation[175]
- Harry
E. Sloan, former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Jack
Welch, former CEO of General Electric (withdrew endorsement)[176]
- Meg
Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; former
CEO of eBay;
2010 California nominee for Governor of California (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15][17][177]
Republican groups
- Harvard Republican
Club[178]
- Penn State College Republicans[179]
- Cornell College Republicans (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[180]
- New
Mexico College Republicans (endorsed Gary
Johnson)[181]
See also
- Stop Trump movement
- List
of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List
of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List
of Gary Johnson presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List
of Jill Stein presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
- List
of Democrats opposing Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
- Newspaper
endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2016
