Tracking the 2024 presidential candidates
As the presidential primaries approach, the field of potential candidates — particularly on the GOP side — continues to grow. Former President Donald Trump was among the first to declare his candidacy for the GOP nomination and is the front-runner in early polls. President Joe Biden announced his intent to run for re-election in April.
The Democratic and Republican National Committees have not confirmed their 2024 schedules, but the first nominating contests could be held as early as January. Check back for details on declared and prospective candidates and the status of their campaigns.
Donald Trump
- Age
76
- Birthplace
Queens, NY
- Residence
Palm Beach, FL
- Previous presidential campaigns
2000, 2016, 2020
- Offices held
45th President of the U.S. (2017-2021)
- Education
University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Campaign positions
Support legislation that represents a “record investment” in police and increases “vital liability protections for America’s law enforcement officers.”
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Pardon "a large portion” of the people convicted of federal offenses for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Donald Trump
- Age76
- BirthplaceQueens, NY
- ResidencePalm Beach, FL
- Previous presidential campaigns2000, 2016, 2020
- Offices held45th President of the U.S. (2017-2021)
- EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS)
Campaign positions
Support legislation that represents a “record investment” in police and increases “vital liability protections for America’s law enforcement officers.”
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Pardon "a large portion” of the people convicted of federal offenses for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Nikki Haley
- Age
51
- Birthplace
Bamberg, SC
- Residence
Kiawah Island, SC
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2018), Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)
- Education
Clemson University (BA)
Campaign positions
Restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum-seekers; mandate a national E-Verify program for businesses to prevent the hiring of immigrants in the country illegally; “end sanctuary cities”; hire more Border Patrol and ICE agents.
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Nikki Haley
- Age51
- BirthplaceBamberg, SC
- ResidenceKiawah Island, SC
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2018), Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)
- EducationClemson University (BA)
Campaign positions
Restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum-seekers; mandate a national E-Verify program for businesses to prevent the hiring of immigrants in the country illegally; “end sanctuary cities”; hire more Border Patrol and ICE agents.
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Vivek Ramaswamy
- Age
37
- Birthplace
Cincinatti, OH
- Residence
Columbus, OH
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
None
- Education
Harvard University (BA), Yale University (JD)
Campaign positions
Increase voting age to 25. Voters under 25 could vote by completing a national service requirement or passing a civics test.
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“Shut down” the Department of Education, the FBI and the IRS; “rebuild from scratch when required.”
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Ban “gender confusion ‘care’ for minors."
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Pardon “defendants of politicized prosecutions” including Trump and “peaceful Jan. 6 protesters.”
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Vivek Ramaswamy
- Age37
- BirthplaceCincinatti, OH
- ResidenceColumbus, OH
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldNone
- EducationHarvard University (BA), Yale University (JD)
Campaign positions
Increase voting age to 25. Voters under 25 could vote by completing a national service requirement or passing a civics test.
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“Shut down” the Department of Education, the FBI and the IRS; “rebuild from scratch when required.”
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Ban “gender confusion ‘care’ for minors."
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Pardon “defendants of politicized prosecutions” including Trump and “peaceful Jan. 6 protesters.”
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Perry Johnson
- Age
75
- Birthplace
Dolton, IL
- Residence
Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
None
- Education
University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana (BA), University of Detroit
Perry Johnson
- Age75
- BirthplaceDolton, IL
- ResidenceBloomfield Hills, MI
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldNone
- EducationUniversity of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana (BA), University of Detroit
Larry Elder
- Age
71
- Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA
- Residence
Los Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
None
- Education
Brown University (BA), University of Michigan (JD)
Campaign positions
Secure the southern border by investing in physical barriers and bolstering Border Patrol resources.
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Combat China by “keeping the Pentagon focused on national defense, not left-wing social experimentation; asserting American dominance in the South China Sea and reassuring our Pacific allies; minimizing our reliance on Chinese manufacturing.”
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Promote school choice.
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Larry Elder
- Age71
- BirthplaceLos Angeles, CA
- ResidenceLos Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldNone
- EducationBrown University (BA), University of Michigan (JD)
Campaign positions
Secure the southern border by investing in physical barriers and bolstering Border Patrol resources.
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Combat China by “keeping the Pentagon focused on national defense, not left-wing social experimentation; asserting American dominance in the South China Sea and reassuring our Pacific allies; minimizing our reliance on Chinese manufacturing.”
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Promote school choice.
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Asa Hutchinson
- Age
72
- Birthplace
Bentonville, AR
- Residence
Rogers, AR
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
Governor of Arkansas (2015-2023)
- Education
Bob Jones University (BA), University of Arkansas (JD)
Campaign positions
Reduce the federal civilian workforce by 10%.
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Expand computer science education into “every grade school and high school” to help America better compete with China.
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Convene a commission to assure the future of Social Security and Medicare.
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Would sign a federal abortion ban that includes exceptions; has not specified how many weeks into a pregnancy he would support a ban; as governor, he signed into law a near-total ban with an exception only for the life of the mother while saying he still personally supported additional exceptions.
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Asa Hutchinson
- Age72
- BirthplaceBentonville, AR
- ResidenceRogers, AR
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldGovernor of Arkansas (2015-2023)
- EducationBob Jones University (BA), University of Arkansas (JD)
Campaign positions
Reduce the federal civilian workforce by 10%.
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Expand computer science education into “every grade school and high school” to help America better compete with China.
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Convene a commission to assure the future of Social Security and Medicare.
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Would sign a federal abortion ban that includes exceptions; has not specified how many weeks into a pregnancy he would support a ban; as governor, he signed into law a near-total ban with an exception only for the life of the mother while saying he still personally supported additional exceptions.
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Tim Scott
- Age
57
- Birthplace
North Charleston, SC
- Residence
Charleston, SC
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013-present), U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st district (2011-2013)
- Education
Charleston Southern University (BS)
Campaign positions
Sign the "most conservative pro-life legislation” that Congress sends him; would not specify how many weeks into a pregnancy he would support a ban
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“Fully fund the construction of the wall at the southern border,” reinstate Title 42 “to combat the fentanyl crisis,” end sanctuary cities
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Tim Scott
- Age57
- BirthplaceNorth Charleston, SC
- ResidenceCharleston, SC
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldU.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013-present), U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 1st district (2011-2013)
- EducationCharleston Southern University (BS)
Campaign positions
Sign the "most conservative pro-life legislation” that Congress sends him; would not specify how many weeks into a pregnancy he would support a ban
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“Fully fund the construction of the wall at the southern border,” reinstate Title 42 “to combat the fentanyl crisis,” end sanctuary cities
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Ron DeSantis
- Age
44
- Birthplace
Jacksonville, FL
- Residence
Tallahassee, FL
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
Governor of Florida (2019-present), U.S. Representative from Florida's 6th district (2013-2018)
- Education
Yale University (BA), Harvard University (JD)
Campaign positions
Encourage Congress to take up nationwide school choice legislation
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Supports the six-week abortion ban he signed into law in his state. That law includes exceptions for rape and incest up to 15 weeks.
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Has not taken a position on whether the U.S. should send more military assistance or weapons to Ukraine
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Declare a national emergency to mobilize more resources to the southern border and "construct the border wall"
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Ron DeSantis
- Age44
- BirthplaceJacksonville, FL
- ResidenceTallahassee, FL
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldGovernor of Florida (2019-present), U.S. Representative from Florida's 6th district (2013-2018)
- EducationYale University (BA), Harvard University (JD)
Campaign positions
Encourage Congress to take up nationwide school choice legislation
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Supports the six-week abortion ban he signed into law in his state. That law includes exceptions for rape and incest up to 15 weeks.
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Has not taken a position on whether the U.S. should send more military assistance or weapons to Ukraine
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Declare a national emergency to mobilize more resources to the southern border and "construct the border wall"
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Chris Christie
- Age
60
- Birthplace
Newark, NJ
- Residence
Mendham Township, NJ
- Previous presidential campaigns
2016
- Offices held
Governor of New Jersey (2010-2018)
- Education
University of Delaware (BA), Seton Hall University (JD)
About the candidate
Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, ran unsuccessfully against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016. A Trump critic, turned ally, turned critic again, Christie has said he won’t support the former president as the GOP nominee. “I am the viable Trump alternative,” he told The Daily Beast in late April.
Chris Christie
- Age60
- BirthplaceNewark, NJ
- ResidenceMendham Township, NJ
- Previous presidential campaigns2016
- Offices heldGovernor of New Jersey (2010-2018)
- EducationUniversity of Delaware (BA), Seton Hall University (JD)
About the candidate
Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, ran unsuccessfully against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016. A Trump critic, turned ally, turned critic again, Christie has said he won’t support the former president as the GOP nominee. “I am the viable Trump alternative,” he told The Daily Beast in late April.
Mike Pence
- Age
64
- Birthplace
Columbus, IN
- Residence
Carmel, IN
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
48th Vice President of the United States (2017-2021), Governor of Indiana (2013-2017)
- Education
Hanover College (BA), Indiana University (JD)
About the candidate
Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared unflinchingly loyal to his boss until Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and threatened Pence’s life over his refusal to block the certification of the 2020 election results. Prior to joining Trump’s 2016 ticket, Pence served six terms in Congress and as governor of Indiana. As governor, Pence enacted legislation restricting abortion access as well as a controversial religious freedom law that LGBTQ rights advocates said was a license to discriminate. In a video announcing his 2024 bid, Pence criticized President Joe Biden by name and Trump by implication.
Mike Pence
- Age64
- BirthplaceColumbus, IN
- ResidenceCarmel, IN
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices held48th Vice President of the United States (2017-2021), Governor of Indiana (2013-2017)
- EducationHanover College (BA), Indiana University (JD)
About the candidate
Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared unflinchingly loyal to his boss until Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and threatened Pence’s life over his refusal to block the certification of the 2020 election results. Prior to joining Trump’s 2016 ticket, Pence served six terms in Congress and as governor of Indiana. As governor, Pence enacted legislation restricting abortion access as well as a controversial religious freedom law that LGBTQ rights advocates said was a license to discriminate. In a video announcing his 2024 bid, Pence criticized President Joe Biden by name and Trump by implication.
Doug Burgum
- Age
66
- Birthplace
Arthur, ND
- Residence
Bismarck, ND
- Previous presidential campaigns
None
- Offices held
Governor of North Dakota (2016-present)
- Education
North Dakota State University (BA), Stanford University (MBA)
About the candidate
Doug Burgum, the two-term governor of North Dakota, began his career as a software entrepreneur and sold a company to Microsoft in 2001. As governor, he has signed legislation restricting abortion access and limiting transgender health care for minors. Burgum, who said he plans to spend some his own fortune on his run, has not clarified his opinion on Trump or whether he would support him as the eventual nominee.
Doug Burgum
- Age66
- BirthplaceArthur, ND
- ResidenceBismarck, ND
- Previous presidential campaignsNone
- Offices heldGovernor of North Dakota (2016-present)
- EducationNorth Dakota State University (BA), Stanford University (MBA)
About the candidate
Doug Burgum, the two-term governor of North Dakota, began his career as a software entrepreneur and sold a company to Microsoft in 2001. As governor, he has signed legislation restricting abortion access and limiting transgender health care for minors. Burgum, who said he plans to spend some his own fortune on his run, has not clarified his opinion on Trump or whether he would support him as the eventual nominee.
John Bolton
Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser, has said that he is considering a 2024 run with the goal of preventing Trump from winning a second term. The former diplomat has been critical of the former president since leaving the administration in 2019, calling Trump’s recent suggestion that the Constitution be terminated in his ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election “disqualifying.”
John Bolton
Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security adviser, has said that he is considering a 2024 run with the goal of preventing Trump from winning a second term. The former diplomat has been critical of the former president since leaving the administration in 2019, calling Trump’s recent suggestion that the Constitution be terminated in his ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election “disqualifying.”
Kristi Noem
Noem is the governor of South Dakota. Asked in February about running for president, Noem, whose term ends in 2027, said, “I hope we get the best leader in the White House to lead this country,” but did not clarify her plans.
Kristi Noem
Noem is the governor of South Dakota. Asked in February about running for president, Noem, whose term ends in 2027, said, “I hope we get the best leader in the White House to lead this country,” but did not clarify her plans.
Liz Cheney
Cheney, a fierce critic of the former president who lost her seat in Congress to a Trump-backed challenger in Wyoming’s 2022 GOP primary, has not confirmed her intentions for 2024. She ran her first TV ad of the cycle in early May, saying that Trump is a “risk” and “unfit for office.” The ad aired in New Hampshire, an early GOP primary state. Cheney is currently a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Liz Cheney
Cheney, a fierce critic of the former president who lost her seat in Congress to a Trump-backed challenger in Wyoming’s 2022 GOP primary, has not confirmed her intentions for 2024. She ran her first TV ad of the cycle in early May, saying that Trump is a “risk” and “unfit for office.” The ad aired in New Hampshire, an early GOP primary state. Cheney is currently a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Glenn Youngkin
Youngkin, whose term as governor of Virginia ends in 2026, has been noncommittal about his national intentions. At a recent event in California, he said his focus is on the upcoming Virginia’s legislative elections and responded "no" when asked if he had plans to get out on the presidential campaign trail later "this year." His aides later told NBC News that the governor was not ruling out a 2024 presidential bid with those remarks.
Glenn Youngkin
Youngkin, whose term as governor of Virginia ends in 2026, has been noncommittal about his national intentions. At a recent event in California, he said his focus is on the upcoming Virginia’s legislative elections and responded "no" when asked if he had plans to get out on the presidential campaign trail later "this year." His aides later told NBC News that the governor was not ruling out a 2024 presidential bid with those remarks.
Francis Suarez
Suarez, a Republican who has served as the mayor of Miami since 2017, said that he is “getting much, much closer to making a decision” on a 2024 bid in a recent interview with CBS News.
Francis Suarez
Suarez, a Republican who has served as the mayor of Miami since 2017, said that he is “getting much, much closer to making a decision” on a 2024 bid in a recent interview with CBS News.
Chris Sununu
Sununu, the Republican governor of New Hampshire, said on CNN that he would not be seeking the Republican nomination. He indicated that he would not be supportive of Trump as the nominee. "If Republicans nominate him, then we’re saying a vote for him in the primary is effectively a vote for Joe Biden,” Sununu said.
Josh Hawley
Hawley, a first-term senator from Missouri, told reporters that he hopes to run for re-election to the Senate in 2024 and will not run for president. He has not indicated whether he will support Trump as the Republican nominee.
Mike Pompeo
Pompeo served in the Trump administration as CIA director and secretary of state. Pompeo announced on Fox News in April that he would not run for president, but will support the Republican nominee.
Rick Scott
Scott, a first-term senator from Florida, has firmly ruled out a presidential bid and announced his intentions to run for re-election in 2024. “I’m running for the U.S. Senate,” he said in January.
Ted Cruz
Cruz, the senator from Texas who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination in 2016, said in February that he is seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2024 and will not enter the presidential race.
Joe Biden
- Age
80
- Birthplace
Scranton, PA
- Residence
Washington, DC
- Previous presidential campaigns
1988, 2008, 2020
- Offices held
46th President of the United States (2021-present), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017), U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973-2009)
- Education
University of Delaware (BA), Syracuse University (JD)
Campaign positions
Protect Social Security and Medicare.
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Cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for all Americans.
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Veto a national abortion ban if one makes it through Congress.
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Protect democracy and ensure that the nation’s traditions, including open elections, are allowed to remain.
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Continue to provide aid and assistance to Ukraine in an effort to keep Russian aggression at bay.
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Make the “wealthiest and the biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share” with a billionaire minimum tax; close tax loopholes; “quadruple the tax on corporate stock buybacks to encourage long-term investments instead”; ensure that anyone making under $400,000 a year won’t see a tax increase.
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Joe Biden
- Age80
- BirthplaceScranton, PA
- ResidenceWashington, DC
- Previous presidential campaigns1988, 2008, 2020
- Offices held46th President of the United States (2021-present), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017), U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973-2009)
- EducationUniversity of Delaware (BA), Syracuse University (JD)
Campaign positions
Protect Social Security and Medicare.
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Cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for all Americans.
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Veto a national abortion ban if one makes it through Congress.
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Protect democracy and ensure that the nation’s traditions, including open elections, are allowed to remain.
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Continue to provide aid and assistance to Ukraine in an effort to keep Russian aggression at bay.
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Make the “wealthiest and the biggest corporations begin to pay their fair share” with a billionaire minimum tax; close tax loopholes; “quadruple the tax on corporate stock buybacks to encourage long-term investments instead”; ensure that anyone making under $400,000 a year won’t see a tax increase.
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Marianne Williamson
- Age
70
- Birthplace
Houston, TX
- Residence
Los Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaigns
2020
- Offices held
None
- Education
N/A
Campaign positions
"Vigorously resist any effort to restrict, limit, or diminish the reproductive rights and freedoms granted by Roe v. Wade."
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“Declare a national emergency around the gun violence epidemic”; “eliminate the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, ban bump stocks, high-capacity magazines, and 3-D printing of firearms.”
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Legalize “cannabis and psychedelics used for both recreational and medical purposes”; expunge past convictions.
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“Reach 100 percent renewable energy and dramatically reduce CO2 (carbon) emissions by 2035 or earlier.”
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Marianne Williamson
- Age70
- BirthplaceHouston, TX
- ResidenceLos Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaigns2020
- Offices heldNone
- EducationN/A
Campaign positions
"Vigorously resist any effort to restrict, limit, or diminish the reproductive rights and freedoms granted by Roe v. Wade."
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“Declare a national emergency around the gun violence epidemic”; “eliminate the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, ban bump stocks, high-capacity magazines, and 3-D printing of firearms.”
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Legalize “cannabis and psychedelics used for both recreational and medical purposes”; expunge past convictions.
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“Reach 100 percent renewable energy and dramatically reduce CO2 (carbon) emissions by 2035 or earlier.”
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Age
69
- Birthplace
Washington, DC
- Residence
Los Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaigns
1988, 2008
- Offices held
None
- Education
Harvard University (BA), University of Virginia (JD), Pace University (LLM)
Campaign positions
“Dismantle the censorship-industrial complex, in which Big Tech censors, deplatforms, shadowbans, and algorithmically suppresses any person or opinion the government asks them to.”
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“Transform the police”; “train them in deescalation and mediation skills and partner them with neighborhood organizations.”
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“Significantly drop the level of chronic disease in our children.” (Kennedy has blamed childhood vaccines for autism.)
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“Lead the way toward national reconciliation”; “take racial healing seriously through a program of Targeted Community Repair.”
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Age69
- BirthplaceWashington, DC
- ResidenceLos Angeles, CA
- Previous presidential campaigns1988, 2008
- Offices heldNone
- EducationHarvard University (BA), University of Virginia (JD), Pace University (LLM)
Campaign positions
“Dismantle the censorship-industrial complex, in which Big Tech censors, deplatforms, shadowbans, and algorithmically suppresses any person or opinion the government asks them to.”
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“Transform the police”; “train them in deescalation and mediation skills and partner them with neighborhood organizations.”
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“Significantly drop the level of chronic disease in our children.” (Kennedy has blamed childhood vaccines for autism.)
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“Lead the way toward national reconciliation”; “take racial healing seriously through a program of Targeted Community Repair.”
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