List of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign endorsements

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This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement for the office of the president of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Former U.S. federal government[]

Vice Presidents[]

  • Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States (1989–93)[1]

Federal Cabinet-level officials[]

Federal departmental officials[]

U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Charles F. Conner, former United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture (2005–09)[4]
  • Liz Cheney, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and head of the Middle East Partnership Initiative; daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney[citation needed]

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of State

  • Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2003–05)[10]

U.S. Department of Justice

  • Peter Ferrara, former associate deputy attorney general (1991–93)[16]

Independent agencies and commissions[]

  • Gary Berntsen,[a] officer of the Directorate of Operations (1982–2005)[13]
  • Vernon L. Grose, former member of the National Transportation Safety Board[10]
  • Dorcas Hardy, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (1986–89)[10]
  • Kay Coles James, former Director of United States Office of Personnel Management (2001–05)[17]
  • Edmund C. Moy, Director of the United States Mint (2006–11)[15]
  • Daniel Oliver, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (1986–90)[10]
  • Linda M. Springer, Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (2005–08)[18]
  • R. James Woolsey Jr., Director of Central Intelligence (1993–95) (Democratic)[19]

U.S. Ambassadors[]

  • Charles L. Glazer, El Salvador (2007–09)[20]
  • G. Philip Hughes, Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1990–93)[10]
  • Douglas Kmiec, Malta (2009–11)[21]
  • John D. Ong, Norway (2002–05)[10]
  • Francis Rooney, Holy See (2005–08)[22]
  • Faith Whittlesey, Switzerland (1981–83, 1985–88)[7]

White House staff[]

  • Pat Buchanan,[a] White House Communications Director (1985–87)[23]
  • T. Kenneth Cribb Jr., Director of the Domestic Policy Council (1987)[10]
  • Michael Johns,[a] co-founder and national leader of the U.S. Tea Party movement and former White House speechwriter[24][25]
  • Jeff Lord,[a] White House associate political director (1987–88)[26]
  • Ed Rollins,[a] 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)[27][28]
  • John H. Sununu, 14th White House Chief of Staff (1989–91)[29]

U.S. Congress[]

U.S. Senators[]

Current

  • John Barrasso, WY-Class 1[30]
  • Roy Blunt, MO-Class 3[31]
  • John Boozman, AR-Class 3[32]
  • Richard Burr, NC-Class 3[33]
  • Bill Cassidy, LA-Class 2[34]
  • Dan Coats, IN-Class 3[35]
  • Thad Cochran, MS-Class 2[36]
  • Bob Corker, TN-Class 1[37]
  • John Cornyn, Maj. Whip, TX-Class 2[38]
  • Tom Cotton, AR-Class 2[39]
  • Ted Cruz, TX-Class 1[40]
  • Joni Ernst, IA-Class 2[41]
  • Mike Enzi, WY-Class 2[42]
  • Chuck Grassley, IA-Class 3[43]
  • Orrin Hatch, Pres. pro tempore, UT-Class 1[44]
  • John Hoeven, ND-Class 3[45]
  • Jim Inhofe, OK-Class 2[46]
  • Johnny Isakson, GA-Class 3[47]
  • Ron Johnson, WI-Class 3[48]
  • Mitch McConnell, Maj. Leader, KY-Class 2[49]
  • Jerry Moran, KS-Class 3[50]
  • Rand Paul, KY-Class 3[51]
  • David Perdue, GA-Class 2[52]
  • Pat Roberts, KS-Class 2[53]
  • Marco Rubio, FL-Class 3[54]
  • Jeff Sessions,[a] AL-Class 2[55]
  • Tim Scott, SC-Class 3[56]
  • Thom Tillis, NC-Class 2[57]
  • David Vitter, LA-Class 3[58]
  • Roger Wicker, MS-Class 1[59]

Former

  • Scott Brown,[a] MA (2010–13)[60]
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell, CO (1993–2005)[61]
  • Jeffrey Chiesa,[a] NJ (2013)[62]
  • Tom Coburn, OK (2005–15)[63]
  • Alfonse D'Amato, NY (1981–99)[64]
  • Bob Dole, Maj. Leader, KS (1969–96)[65]
  • Bob Kasten,[a] WI (1981–93)[66]
  • Trent Lott, Maj. Leader, MS (1989–2007)[67]
  • Mack Mattingly, GA (1981–87)[68]
  • Rick Santorum, PA (1995–2007)[69]
  • Bob Smith, NH (1990–2003)[29]
  • Jim Talent, MO (2002–2007)[70]

U.S. Representatives[]

Current

Former

  • Steve Austria, OH (2009–13)[211]
  • Bob Barr, GA (1995–2003)[212]
  • Kerry Bentivolio, MI (2013–15)[213]
  • John Boehner, Speaker, OH (1991–2015)[214]
  • Paul Broun, GA (2007–15)[215]
  • Eric Cantor, Maj. Leader, VA (2001–14)[216]
  • Joseph Cao, LA (2009–11)[211]
  • Newt Gingrich, Speaker, GA (1979–99)[217]
  • Virgil Goode,[a] VA (1997–2009)[218]
  • Jack Kingston, GA (1993–2015)[219]
  • James Lightfoot, IA (1985–97)[220]
  • Bob Livingston,[a] LA (1977–99)[221]
  • Tom Luken, OH (1974–75, 1977–91) (Democratic)[222]
  • Bob McEwen, OH (1981–93)[20]
  • Guy Molinari, NY (1981–89)[223]
  • Sue Myrick, NC (1995–2013)[224]
  • Doug Ose,[a] CA (1999–2005)[225]
  • Joe Walsh, IL (2011–13)[226]
  • Frank Wolf, VA (1981–2015)[227]

U.S. state officials[]

State and territorial governors[]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in 2015
Governor Mike Pence in 2016

Current

  • Greg Abbott, 48th Governor of Texas[228]
  • Matt Bevin, 62nd Governor of Kentucky[229]
  • Terry Branstad, 39th & 42nd Governor of Iowa[230]
  • Sam Brownback, 46th Governor of Kansas[231]
  • Phil Bryant, 64th Governor of Mississippi[67]
  • Eddie Calvo, 8th Governor of Guam[232]
  • Chris Christie,[a] 55th Governor of New Jersey[233]
  • Jack Dalrymple, 32nd Governor of North Dakota[234]
  • Doug Ducey, 23rd Governor of Arizona[235]
  • Mary Fallin, 27th Governor of Oklahoma[236]
  • Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina[237]
  • Asa Hutchinson, 46th Governor of Arkansas[238]
  • Paul LePage,[a] 74th Governor of Maine[239]
  • Pat McCrory, 74th Governor of North Carolina[240]
  • Matt Mead, 32nd Governor of Wyoming[241]
  • Mike Pence, 50th Governor of Indiana[242] (Trump later nominated Pence as his running mate for his campaign.)
  • Pete Ricketts, 40th Governor of Nebraska[243]
  • Rick Scott,[a] 45th Governor of Florida[244]
  • Ralph Torres,[a] 9th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands[245]
  • Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin[246]

Former

  • Haley Barbour, 63rd Governor of Mississippi (2004–12)[10]
  • Jan Brewer,[a] 22nd Governor of Arizona (2009–15)[247]
  • Donald DiFrancesco,[a] 51st Governor of New Jersey (2001–02)[248]
  • Bob Ehrlich, 60th Governor of Maryland (2003–07)[249]
  • Jim Gilmore, 68th Governor of Virginia (1998–2002)[250]
  • Dave Heineman, 39th Governor of Nebraska (2005–15)[251]
  • Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007)[252]
  • Bobby Jindal, 55th Governor of Louisiana (2008–16)[citation needed]
  • Frank Keating, 25th Governor of Oklahoma (1995–2003)[253]
  • Linda Lingle, 6th Governor of Hawaii (2002–10)[254]
  • Sarah Palin,[a] 9th Governor of Alaska (2006–09)[255]
  • Sonny Perdue, 81st Governor of Georgia (2003–11)[4]
  • Rick Perry, 47th Governor of Texas (2000–15)[256]
  • Don Sundquist, 47th Governor of Tennessee (1995–2003)[257]
  • John H. Sununu, 75th Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89), White House Chief of Staff (1989–91)[258]

State executive officials[]

Attorney General of Florida Pam Bondi

Current

Former

State legislators[]

Former

U.S. municipal officials[]

Mayors and county executives[]

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani in 2009

Current

Former

  • Greg Edwards, 5th Chautauqua County executive (2006–13)[354]
  • Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi (1969–81, 1985–89)[355]
  • Drew Ferguson, Mayor of West Point, Georgia, 2016 Republican nominee for Georgia's 3rd congressional district[72]
  • Tom Leppert, 60th Mayor of Dallas, Texas (2007–11)[356]
  • Rick Mystrom, Mayor of Anchorage (1994–2000)[279]

Municipal executive officials[]

Sheriff David Clarke in 2016

Current

Municipal legislators[]

Current

  • Joseph Borelli, Council member for the 51st District in the New York City Council, Minority Whip[367]

Former

  • Vincent M. Ignizio, Council member for the 51st District in the New York City Council[368][369]
  • Andrew Stein, 22nd Borough President of Manhattan (1978–85) and New York City Council President (1986–94) (Democratic)[370]

Retired U.S. military personnel[]

General Robert C. Oaks in 1986
Vice Admiral Jerry L. Unruh in 1988
General Burwell B. Bell III in 2011

Retired U.S. Air Force personnel[]

Retired U.S. Army personnel[]

  • Michael Flynn, former lieutenant general, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency[375]
  • Bennie G. Adkins, command sergeant major, Medal of Honor recipient[376]
  • Burwell B. Bell III, general[11]
  • Patrick Henry Brady, major general[371]
  • Bruce P. Crandall, colonel, Medal of Honor recipient[377]
  • Sammy L. Davis, sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient[374]
  • Michael John Fitzmaurice, specialist four, Medal of Honor recipient[374]
  • Harold A. Fritz, colonel, Medal of Honor recipient[374]
  • Jay Garner, lieutenant general[371]
  • James F. Linzey, chaplain, major[378]
  • Walter Joseph Marm Jr., colonel, Medal of Honor recipient[377]
  • Bert Mizusawa,[a] major general, deputy director for strategic initiatives, Joint Chiefs of Staff[379]
  • Robert Martin Patterson, command sergeant major, Medal of Honor recipient[380]
  • Leroy Petry, master sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient[374]
  • Ronald E. Rosser, sergeant first class, Medal of Honor recipient[377]
  • Crosbie E. Saint, general, commander in chief of U.S. Army Europe, commander, Central Army Group (1988–92)[11]
  • Richard Scholtes, major general[371]
  • Sidney Shachnow, major general, a Holocaust survivor[11]
  • Ken Stumpf, sergeant major, Medal of Honor recipient[381]
  • John B. Sylvester, lieutenant general[373]
  • James Allen Taylor, major, Medal of Honor recipient[381]
  • Paul E. Vallely,[a] major general, 351st Civil Affairs Commander (1982–86), deputy commanding general, Pacific Command, military committee chairman for the Center for Security Policy[382]

Retired U.S. Coast Guard personnel[]

Retired U.S. Marine Corps personnel[]

Retired U.S. Navy personnel[]

International political figures[]

Current heads of state and government[]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2016
Czech President Miloš Zeman in 2013

Cambodia

Hun Sen in 2016

Hungary

  • Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–present), president of Fidesz (1993–2000, 2003–present)[389][390]

Czech Republic

  • Miloš Zeman, 3rd President of the Czech Republic (2013–present), member of the Party of Civic Rights (2009–present), former leader of the Social Democratic Party (1993–2001)[391]

Zimbabwe

Former heads of state and government[]

Australia

  • Tony Abbott, Australian politician, MP, former Prime Minister of Australia (2013-2015), and former leader of the Liberal Party (2009-2015)[393]

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–present)[394]

National ministers and secretaries[]

Australia

India

Serbia

United Kingdom

  • David Richards, British general and politician, Lord, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces[citation needed]
  • Iain Duncan Smith, British politician, MP, former Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (1999–2001), former leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03), and former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2010–16)[399]

Members of national and supranational parliaments[]

Gen. Sir David Richards at the NATO Summit in Chicago, Illinois, in 2012.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky in 2013

Australia

  • Cory Bernardi, Australian politician, Senator and member of the Liberal Party[400]
  • George Christensen, Australian politician, MP, and member of the National Party[401]
  • Malcolm Roberts, Australian politician, Senator and member of One Nation Party[400]

Belgium

  • Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and member of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party[402]

Canada

  • Ben Lobb, Canadian politician, MP and member of the Conservative Party of Canada[403]

Denmark

France

Greece

Israel

  • Oren Hazan, Israeli politician, MK, and member of Likud[411]

Norway

  • Ulf Leirstein, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party[412][413]
  • Carl I. Hagen, Norwegian politician, former MP, and former leader of the conservative-liberal Progress Party.[414]
  • Christian Tybring-Gjedde, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party.[414]
  • Per-Willy Amundsen, Norwegian politician, MP, and member of the conservative-liberal Progress Party.[414]

Russia

  • Aleksey Pushkov, Russian politician, MP, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the State Duma, and member of United Russia[415]
  • Robert Schlegel, Member of the Russian State Duma, member of United Russia[416]
  • Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician, MP, Vice Chairman of the State Duma, and leader of the far-right Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (1989–)[417]

Kenya

  • Mike Sonko, Kenyan politician, Senator and member of The National Alliance[418]

United Kingdom

  • Philip Davies, British politician, MP, and member of the Conservative Party[419]
  • Michael Fabricant, British politician, MP, and member of the Conservative Party[420]
  • Jacob Rees-Mogg, British politician, MP, and member of the Conservative Party[421]

Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders[]

Janusz Korwin-Mikke in 2016
Nigel Farage in 2014
French party leader and MEP Marine Le Pen in 2014
Matteo Salvini in 2015

Australia

  • Pauline Hanson, Australian politician, Senator, and leader of the One Nation Party (1997–2002, 2014–)[422]

Belgium

Crimea

Czech Republic

  • Tomio Okamura, Czech politician, leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy[427]

Estonia

France

  • Marine Le Pen, French politician, MEP, and leader of the nationalist Front National (2011–)[429]
  • Henry de Lesquen, French politician, president of the Club de l'Horloge national conservative think tank, founder and president of the National Liberal Party (2016–), and 2017 presidential candidate[430]
  • Robert Ménard, French politician and independent Mayor of Béziers (supported by Front National)[402]

Germany

  • Frauke Petry, German politician and leader of the Alternative for Germany[431]

Indonesia

  • Setya Novanto, Speaker of the House (2014–15, 2016–17) and leader of Golkar[432]
  • Fadli Zon, Deputy Speaker of the House (2014–present), member of Gerindra Party[432]

Italy

  • Matteo Salvini, Italian politician, MEP and leader of Lega Nord (2013–)[433]
  • Giovanni Toti, Italian politician, President of Liguria and member of Forza Italia.[434]

Morocco

  • Hamid Chabat, Moroccan politician, MP, Mayor of Fez, Secretary-General of the conservative Istiqlal Party (2012–)[435]

Netherlands

  • Geert Wilders, Dutch politician, MP, leader of the Freedom Party[436]

Poland

Sweden

Slovenia

United Kingdom

  • Nigel Farage, British politician, MEP and leader of the UK Independence Party[440]

Former regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders[]

Carl I. Hagen in 2009
Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2007

Australia

  • Mark Latham, Australian politician, former MP, former leader of the Australian Labor Party (2003–05), member of the Liberal Democratic Party, and author of Civilising Global Capital[441]
  • Ross Cameron, Australian politician and political commentator, former MP, member of the Liberal Party[442][443]

Canada

  • Doug Ford, Jr., Canadian politician and businessman, Premier of Ontario, 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[444]
  • Myron Thompson, former MP, member of the Conservative Party of Canada[445]

France

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician, MEP, founder and former leader of the nationalist Front National (1972–2011)[446]

Israel

  • Aryeh Eldad, Israeli politician, former MK, member of Otzma Yehudit[447]

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)[448]

Russia

  • Sergey Markov, former Member of the Russian State Duma (2006–2008), member of United Russia, president of the Institute of Political Studies[416]

Notable individuals[]

Commentators, writers, filmmakers, and columnists[]

Political columnist Ann Coulter in 2012
Journalist Michelle Malkin in 2008
Journalist Milo Yiannopoulos in 2013
  • Conrad Black,[a] Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, author and member of the House of Lords[449][450]
  • Eric Bolling, commentator, co-host of The Five and Cashin' In on Fox News[451]
  • Andrew G. Bostom, author and expert on Islam[16]
  • Floyd Brown, author, speaker, and media commentator[10]
  • Ruthie Blum, journalist, columnist, former features editor of the Jerusalem Post, and current web editor at Algemeiner Journal[16]
  • Lionel Chetwynd, screenwriter, motion picture and television film director and producer[16]
  • James Corum, air power historian and scholar of counter-insurgency[16]
  • Ann Coulter,[a] political commentator and writer[452]
  • Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ[453]
  • Dinesh D'Souza, political commentator, author, and filmmaker[454]
  • Vox Day, publisher, activist, science fiction writer, journalist, musician, and video game designer[455]
  • Lou Dobbs,[a] television personality, author, radio host and host of Lou Dobbs Tonight on Fox Business[456]
  • Michael Scott Doran, senior fellow at Hudson Institute[16]
  • Matt Drudge, political commentator, founder and editor of The Drudge Report[457]
  • Aleksandr Dugin,[a] Russian political scientist, author of The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia and The Fourth Political Theory, and member of the Eurasia Party[458]
  • Diana Furchtgott-Roth, economist[10]
  • Brigitte Gabriel, journalist, author, political lecturer and anti-Islamic activist[459]
  • Pamela Geller, political activist and commentator[460]
  • George Gilder, investor, writer, economist, techno-utopian advocate, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute[16]
  • Joel Gilbert, filmmaker[461]
  • Callista Gingrich, co-author of Rediscovering God in America.[16]
  • David P. Goldman (a.k.a. "Spengler"), economist, music critic, and author[16]
  • Leon Hadar, global affairs analyst, journalist, blogger and author[16]
  • Liangliang He, anchor on Hong Kong–based Mandarin and Cantonese-language broadcaster Phoenix Television[462]
  • Katie Hopkins, newspaper columnist and TV personality[463]
  • David Horowitz, conservative writer, founder and president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, and editor of FrontPage Magazine[283]
  • Deal W. Hudson, conservative political activist[16]
  • Carol Iannone, columnist, literary critic, critic of feminism, and founding Vice President of the National Association of Scholars.[16]
  • Paul Johnson, journalist, historian, speechwriter and author[464]
  • Dmitry Kiselyov,[a] Russian journalist and head of government-owned international news agency Rossiya Segodnya[465]
  • Lawrence Kudlow, conservative commentator, economic analyst, television personality, newspaper columnist and host of The Kudlow Report.[16]
  • Michael Ledeen, historian, philosopher, foreign policy analyst, and writer.[16]
  • Herbert London, conservative activist, commentator, author, and academic[16]
  • John Lott, economist, political commentator, and gun rights advocate.[16]
  • Scott McConnell, founding editor of American Conservative[16]
  • Gavin McInnes,[a] writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media[466]
  • Brian Patrick Mitchell, writer, political theorist, and blogger[16]
  • Piers Morgan, journalist and television personality, writer for the Daily Mail[467]
  • Steven W. Mosher, social scientist, pro-life activist, author, and president of the Population Research Institute.[16]
  • William Murchison, syndicated political columnist[16]
  • Deroy Murdock, political commentor and a contributing editor with National Review Online[10]
  • Melanie Phillips, newspaper opinion columnist[468]
  • Norman Podhoretz, conservative pundit, former adviser to the U.S. Information Agency (1981–87), and writer for Commentary[469]
  • David Portnoy, American internet celebrity, blogger, and founder of the sports and pop culture blog Barstool Sports. [470]
  • Alfred S. Regnery, lawyer, author, and former publisher[10]
  • Michael Scheuer,[a] former CIA intelligence officer, blogger, author, political analyst, and former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station[471]
  • Hossein Shariatmadari,[a] Iranian conservative journalist and editor-in-chief of Kayhan[472]
  • Ross Terrill, academic, historian and journalist, expert in the history of China[16]
  • Cal Thomas, conservative syndicated columnist, pundit, author and radio commentator[473]
  • Emmett Tyrrell, conservative magazine editor[16]
  • Bradley C.S. Watson, political science educator, lawyer, and writer[16]
  • Slavoj Žižek, psychoanalytic philosopher, cultural critic, and Marxist[474]

Businesspeople[]

Businesswoman Linda McMahon in 2009
Investor Wilbur Ross in 2016
Entrepreneur Peter Thiel in 2014
  • Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands[475]
  • Roger Ailes, former Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, media consultant to presidential campaigns of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush[476]
  • David R. Barker, author, academic and businessman[477]
  • Thomas J. Barrack Jr., Founder and Chairman of Colony Capital[478]
  • Andrew Beal, Founder and Chairman of Beal Bank[478]
  • William Harrison Binnie, industrialist and investment banker, President of New Hampshire 1 Network and owner of Carlisle One Media, and Chairman of the Finance Committee for the New Hampshire Republican State Committee[479]
  • Ernie Boch Jr., CEO of Boch Industries[480]
  • Elliott Broidy, venture capitalist[481][482]
  • Doug Burgum, entrepreneur, philanthropist, former president of Great Plains Software, former head of Microsoft Business Solutions, chairman of the board for Atlassian, and 2016 Republican nominee for Governor of North Dakota[483]
  • Herman Cain, businessman and Tea Party politician (former 2000 and 2012 presidential candidate)[484]
  • Pete Coors, businessman and chairman of MillerCoors[485]
  • Jenny Craig, founder of Jenny Craig Inc.[486]
  • Jim Davis, owner and chairman of New Balance[487]
  • Darwin Deason, businessman and political donor[486]
  • Daniel R. DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Corp[488]
  • Marc Faber, Swiss investor[489]
  • , businessman, philanthropist and conservative activist/donor[7]
  • Steve Feinberg, financier and co-founder and CEO of Cerberus Capital Management[488]
  • Kenneth Fisher, investment analyst and the founder and chairman of Fisher Investments[490]
  • Steve Forbes, publishing executive, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes, and business magnate (former 1996 and 2000 presidential candidate)[491]
  • Brian France, CEO of NASCAR[492]
  • Neal B. Freeman, founder of The Blackwell Corporation, former president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[16]
  • Foster Friess, businessman and philanthropist[493]
  • David Green, businessman and CEO of Hobby Lobby[494]
  • Harold Hamm, entrepreneur and oil industry pioneer[495]
  • Stanley Hubbard, CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting[478]
  • Carl Icahn, business magnate, investor, activist shareholder, philanthropist, founder and majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises and Chairman of Federal-Mogul[496][497]
  • Peter Kalikow, president of H. J. Kalikow & Company[498]
  • Robert Kiyosaki, businessman, investor, educator, motivational speaker and self-help author (authored two business books with the candidate)[499][500]
  • Bill Koch, businessman, sailor, and collector[501]
  • Shalabh Kumar, industrialist, philanthropist, and founder and head of the Republican Hindu Coalition[502]
  • Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of Kushner Properties[503]
  • Jared Kushner, co-owner of Kushner Properties, owner of The New York Observer, son-in-law of the candidate[503]
  • Kenneth Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot[504]
  • Richard LeFrak, real-estate businessman[505]
  • Howard Lorber, businessman, investor and CEO of Vector Group[488]
  • Ted Malloch, CEO of The Roosevelt Group[16]
  • David Malpass, founder and president of Encima Global LLC, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under President Ronald Reagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush[488]
  • Doug Manchester, businessman, real estate developer, and former newspaper publisher[506]
  • Linda McMahon, former president and CEO of WWE and Republican nominee for Senate from Connecticut in 2010 and 2012[507]
  • Robert Mercer, computer scientist and co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies[508]
  • Larry Mizel, chairman and CEO of MDC Holdings[509]
  • Steven Mnuchin, banker, political fundraiser, CEO of Dune Capital Management and Finance Chair of the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign[488]
  • Stephen Moore, economic writer, policy analyst, co-founder and former president of the Club for Growth, former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, and former chief economist for The Heritage Foundation[488]
  • Rupert Murdoch, media mogul, CEO of Fox News[510]
  • Terry Neese, founder of Terry Neese Personnel Services and the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women[477]
  • John Paulson, hedge fund manager and president of Paulson & Co.[488]
  • Dan Peña, businessman and business coach[511]
  • Anthony Pratt, Australian billionaire, executive chairman of Visy Industries and Pratt Industries[512]
  • Joe Ricketts, founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade[513]
  • Wilbur Ross, investor, owner of WL Ross & Co., owner of International Steel Group, vice chairman of Bank of Cyprus[514]
  • Steven Roth, real estate investor and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust[488]
  • Phil Ruffin, businessman, owner of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and partner of Trump Hotel Las Vegas[515]
  • Anthony Scaramucci, financier, entrepreneur, author, founder and a co-managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, and host of Wall Street Week on Fox Business[516]
  • Martin Selig, founder and owner of Martin Selig Real Estate[490]
  • Patrick Soon-Shiong[517]
  • German Sterligov, Russian businessman and environmentalist.[518]
  • Peter Thiel, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, co-founder of PayPal, board member of Facebook, libertarian, and transhumanist[519]
  • Donald Trump Jr., businessman, son of the candidate[520]
  • Eric Trump, businessman and philanthropist, son of the candidate[521]
  • Ivanka Trump, businesswoman, writer, and former model, daughter of the candidate[522]
  • Dana White, President of Ultimate Fighting Championship[523]
  • Vladimir Yakunin, Russian businessman, public figure, former president of Russian Railways, and founder and president of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations"[524]
  • Richard Yuengling Jr., owner of Yuengling Brewery[525]

Political strategists[]

  • Mark Corallo, political communications and public relations professional, co-founder and co-principal of Corallo Comstock[7]
  • Steve Hilton, British political strategist[526]
  • Paul Manafort, lobbyist, political consultant, and former director at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions[527]
  • Dick Morris, political author and commentator, former pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant[528]
  • David Saunders, political strategist and author (Democratic)[529]
  • Roger Stone, political consultant, lobbyist, and strategist[530]

Radio hosts[]

Radio host Laura Ingraham speaking at CPAC in 2015

Religious leaders[]

Christian activist Ralph Reed in 2011
  • Jim Bakker, televangelist, former Assemblies of God minister, convicted felon, and radio host.[546]
  • Shmuley Boteach, Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, TV host and public speaker[547]
  • C.L. Bryant, Baptist minister, radio and television host[548]
  • Mark Burns, pastor and co-founder of the South Carolina-based Christian TV network, The NOW Network[549]
  • James Dobson, evangelical Protestant author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family[citation needed]
  • Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University[550][551]
  • Jim Garlow, pastor of Skyline Church[552]
  • Norman Geisler, Christian systematic theologian, philosopher, and co-founder of Southern Evangelical Seminary[553]
  • John Hagee, founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church and CEO of Global Evangelism Television[554]
  • Bill Johnson, pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California[555]
  • James F. Linzey, ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention[378]
  • Eric Metaxas, author, speaker, and radio host[556]
  • Mike Murdock, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry[557]
  • Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life[7]
  • 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[558]
  • Pat Robertson, former Southern Baptist minister and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network[559]
  • Paula White, televangelist[560]

Republican Party figures[]

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus in 2011
  • Gary Bauer, politician and activist[561]
  • Morton Blackwell, Republican National Committeeman from Virginia[10]
  • Jim Brulte, Chairman of the California Republican Party[10]
  • Patrick Davis, political consultant and strategist[15]
  • Arnaldo Ferraro, Republican Party chairman of Kings County, New York[562]
  • 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[208]
  • Eric Greitens, 2016 Republican nominee for Governor of Missouri[31]
  • Josh Hawley, 2016 Republican nominee for Missouri Attorney General[31]
  • Tirso del Junco, former Chairman of the California Republican Party[10]
  • Joseph Mondello, Republican Party chairman of Nassau County[563]
  • Tom Pauken, former Chairman of the Texas Republican Party[10]
  • Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017), former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin[564]
  • Ronna Romney McDaniel, chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, member of the Romney family[565]
  • Christine Jack Toretti, Republican National Committeewoman from Pennsylvania[322]
  • Chuck Yob, former Republican National Committeeman from Michigan[346]

Social and political activists[]

Former president of the Heritage Foundation Edwin Feulner in 2008
Conservative activist 'Joe the Plumber' in 2008
  • 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[566]
  • Marjorie Dannenfelser, pro-life activist and president of the Susan B. Anthony List[7]
  • Elizabeth Emken, former president of Autism Speaks and Republican nominee for Senate from California in 2012[283]
  • Edwin Feulner, former president of the Heritage Foundation[10]
  • Day Gardner, founder and president of The National Black Pro Life Union and Associate Director of National Pro-Life Center[567]
  • Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist and participant in the Woolworth sit-in[568]
  • Alveda King, activist, niece of Martin Luther King Jr.[569]
  • Amy Kremer, Tea Party activist[570]
  • Trevor Loudon, author, speaker and political activist[571]
  • Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots[572]
  • K. T. McFarland, Senior Fellow at the American Conservative Union[20]
  • Jimmy McMillan, rent activist, perennial candidate, and founder of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party[573]
  • Troy Newman, president of the pro-life organization Operation Rescue[574]
  • Grover Norquist, political advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform[575]
  • CJ Pearson, political activist, political commentator and journalist[576]
  • Jerry Regier, founder and first president of the Family Research Council[10]
  • Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation[267]
  • Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute[7]
  • Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union[7]
  • Rocky Suhayda, white supremacist and chairman of the American Nazi Party[577][578][579][580]
  • Milton Wolf, physician, Tea Party activist and second cousin, once removed of Barack Obama[581]

University and academic figures[]

Walter Block speaking in 2008
Thomas DiLorenzo speaking in 2006
Victor Hanson lecturing in 2005

Current

  • A.D. Amar, Professor of Management at Seton Hall University[582]
  • Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College[16]
  • Hadley Arkes, political scientist and the Edward N. Ney Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions emeritus at Amherst College[583]
  • Mark Bauerlein, Professor of English at Emory University.[16]
  • Jay Bergman, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University, president of the directors Connecticut affiliate of the National Association of Scholars, and member of the Connecticut Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.[16]
  • Walter Block, Professor of Economics at the J. A. Butt School of Business at Loyola University New Orleans, senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and author of Defending the Undefendable[584]
  • Daniel Bonevac, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin[16]
  • F.H. Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law.[16]
  • Thomas DiLorenzo, Professor of Economics at the Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business, research fellow at The Independent Institute, senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and member of the Mont Pelerin Society[585]
  • John C. Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service at the Chapman University School of Law.[16]
  • Jerry Falwell, President of Liberty University[492]
  • Burton W. Folsom Jr. of Hillsdale College[16]
  • Bruce Frohnen, Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University College of Law.[16]
  • Lino Graglia, A. W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law at University of Texas[16]
  • Anne Hendershott, Professor of Psychology at Franciscan University[16]
  • Charles R. Kesler, Professor of Government/Political Science at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University[16]
  • E. Christian Kopff, Professor of Classics at University Of Colorado Boulder[16]
  • James F. Linzey, Chief Editor of the Modern English Version and ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention[378]
  • Robert Oscar Lopez, Associate Professor of English and Classics at California State University, Northridge.[16]
  • Henry R. Nau, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University[10]
  • Peter Navarro, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine[586]
  • Walid Phares, professor at the National Intelligence University and president of the Global Policy Institute think tank[14]
  • Daniel N. Robinson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Georgetown University and a Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University[587]
  • Ronald Rotunda, Professor of Law at Chapman University School of Law[16]
  • Paul Rubin, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Economics at Emory University[16]
  • Ronald J. Rychlak, Associate Dean For Academic Affairs and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law[16]
  • Larry Schweikart, Professor of History at University of Dayton[16]
  • Harold See, Professor of Law at Belmont University[16]
  • Scott Soames, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California[16]
  • Janet E. Smith, Professor of Moral Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan[588]
  • Carol M. Swain, Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University.[589]
  • Frank J. Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist, holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Mathematics and Physics at Tulane University[590]
  • James Trefil, Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University[16]
  • Thomas G. West, Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College[16]
  • Clyde N. Wilson, Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, contributing editor for Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture and Southern Partisan magazine, Chair of the Abbeville Institute, and co-founder of the League of the South[584]

Former

  • Stephen Balch, founded the Institute for the Study of Western Civilization at Texas Tech University, founding president of the National Association of Scholars (1987–2009), and 2007 National Humanities Medal laurite.[16]
  • Ben Carson, retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon (former 2016 presidential candidate)[591]
  • Thomas Lindsay, former President of Shimer College[16]
  • John Lott, former Visiting Professor and Fellow of Economics at the University of Chicago[592]
  • Modesto Maidique, former President of Florida International University[593]
  • Paul Gottfried, former Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College[584]
  • Ralph Raico, former Professor of History at Buffalo State College[584]
  • Milton J. Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Chicago[16]
  • Fred Singer, Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia[16]
  • Bradley C.S. Watson, Professor of Politics at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania[16]
  • Robert Weissberg, Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois[16]

Lawyers[]

Other[]

  • Juanita Broaddrick, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape[597]
  • Gennifer Flowers, former actress and author, had a sexual encounter with Bill Clinton[598]
  • David Duke, American neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, far-right politician, convicted felon, and former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan [599]
  • Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment[600]
  • Malik Obama, half-brother of Barack Obama[601]
  • Kathy Shelton, sexual assault survivor, Hillary Clinton was assigned as defense counsel for her rapist[602]
  • Jimmy Webb, enlisted Infantry Marine (2005–2010), son of former Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Jim Webb[603]
  • Kathleen Willey, former White House volunteer, accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault[602]

Celebrities[]

Actors and comedians[]

Chuck Norris in 2015

Adult entertainers[]

Athletes and sports figures[]

Mario Andretti
Bob Knight
Caitlyn Jenner
Jack Nicklaus
Richard Petty

Archery/Shooting

Baseball

Basketball

Bodybuilding

Boxing, mixed martial arts and pro wrestling

Football

Golf

Ice skating

Ice hockey

Racing

Track and field

Media personalities and socialites[]

Singers and musicians[]

Newspapers, magazines, and other media[]

National[]

Foreign[]

  • Israel Hayom,[811] Israel's largest circulation newspaper.
  • DPRK Today, North Korean state media[812]

National organizations[]

State and local organizations[]

Log Cabin Republican chapters that endorsed Donald Trump for the 2016 United States presidential election

Labor unions[]

  • Fraternal Order of Police[822]
  • National Border Patrol Council, largest border patrol union in U.S. representing 16,000 members (first presidential endorsement in union's history)[823]

U.S. state political parties[]

Minor political parties[]

Business leaders[]

Name Associated organizations and role Known donation amount
Sheldon Adelson Las Vegas Sands, Chairman $25,000,000[829]
Pete Coors[830] MillerCoors, Chairman Unknown
Jim Davis New Balance, Owner & Chairperson $400,000[487]
Diane Hendricks[831] ABC Supply, CEO Unknown
Peter Thiel[519]
  • PayPal, Founder
  • Facebook, Board Member
  • Palantir, Founder
  • Trump Administration, Tech Adviser
$1.25 Million[832]
Dana White[833] UFC, President Unknown

See also[]

  • List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign political endorsements, 2016
  • List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign non-political endorsements, 2016
  • List of Gary Johnson presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
  • List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
  • List of Bernie Sanders presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
  • List of Jill Stein presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
  • Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2016
  • Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2016
  • List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2020

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Indicated support before Donald Trump's presumptive nomination on May 4.

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