List of Gary Johnson 2016 presidential campaign endorsements

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This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee Gary Johnson for the 2016 presidential election. Note that "current" and "former" officeholders are identified by their status as of the time of their endorsement in 2016.

Gary Johnson 2016
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Campaign2016 United States presidential election
CandidateGary Johnson
Former Governor of New Mexico
(1995–2003)

William Weld
Former Governor of Massachusetts
(1991–97)
AffiliationLibertarian Party
StatusAnnounced: January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)
Nominated: May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah
Key peopleWilliam Weld
(Running mate)
Ron Nielson (campaign manager)
Mike McCauley (treasurer)
ReceiptsUS$7,921,173 (9−22−16)[1]
SloganLive Free
#TeamGov
Be Libertarian with me
You in?
Website
Official website

U.S. Representatives[]

Current[]

  • Scott Rigell, Virginia (Republican)[2]

Former[]

  • Tom Campbell, California (1989–1993, 1995–2001) (Republican)[3]
  • Jim Kolbe, Arizona (1985-2007) (Republican)
  • Dick Zimmer, New Jersey (1991–1997) (Republican)[4]

State governors[]

Former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura in 2016

Former[]

State legislators[]

Current[]

Former[]

Other state officials[]

Judge Jim Gray

Former[]

Municipal officials[]

International political figures[]

Daniel Hannan speaking at the 2012 CPAC

Other politicians[]

Scholars[]

Businesspeople[]

Peter Schiff

Media personalities[]

Drew Carey

Actors and comedians[]

Penn Jillete

Directors and screenwriters[]

Athletes and sports figures[]

Kevin Nash

Commentators, writers, and columnists[]

Television and radio personalities[]

Social and political activists[]

Jeffrey Tucker

Major newspapers[]

Organizations[]

See also[]

  • List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
  • List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign political endorsements, 2016
  • List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign non-political endorsements, 2016
  • List of Jill Stein presidential campaign endorsements, 2016
  • List of Republicans opposing Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

References[]

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