List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
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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.
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
- Current
- 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
- Current
- 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]
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska (2013–present) (withdrew endorsement)[50][51]
- Jeff Flake, Arizona (2013–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[52][53]
- Cory Gardner, Colorado (2015–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy, writing-in Mike Pence)[54]
- Dean Heller, Nevada (2011–present)[55]
- Mark Kirk, Illinois (2010–present) (withdrew endorsement, writing-in Colin Powell)[34]
- Mike Lee, Utah (2011–present)[56]
- John McCain, Arizona (1987–present); 2008 nominee for President (withdrew endorsement)[57]
- Lisa Murkowski, Alaska (2002–present) (called on Trump to withdraw his candidacy)[58]
- Ben Sasse, Nebraska (2015–present)[18][59]
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska (2015–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to withdraw candidacy, writing-in Mike Pence)[60]
- John Thune, South Dakota (2005–present) (withdrew endorsement, called on Trump to withdraw candidacy)[61]
- Former
- Norm Coleman, Minnesota (2003–09)[25][62]
- David Durenberger, Minnesota (1978–95) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Slade Gorton, Washington (1981–87, 1989–2001) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[63]
- Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (1979–90) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[64][65]
- John Warner, Virginia (1979–2009); United States Secretary of the Navy (1972–74) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[66]
U.S. Representatives
- Current
2
- Former
2
Former State Department officials
2
Former Defense Department officials
2
Former National Security officials
2
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)[107]
- Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney[110]
- 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[111]
- Charles Fried, United States Solicitor General; Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[112]
- 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)[113]
- Theodore Kassinger, United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce[10]
- Bill Kristol, Chief of Staff to the Vice President[25][114]
- Rosario Marin, Treasurer of the United States (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[115]
- 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)[116]
- Peter Wehner, Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives[9]
- Lezlee Westine, Director of the Office of Public Liaison (2001–2005) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[98][117]
- Peter Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorney[110]
Statewide officials
- Paul Anderson, former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[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[80]
- 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)[107]
- Charisse Millett, Alaska State Representative; Majority Leader (withdrew endorsement)[133][134]
- Ross Spano, Florida State Representative[80]
Mayors, county and 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]
- Tomás Regalado, Mayor of Miami[139]
Other notable individuals
Republican Party figures
- Steve Baer, fundraiser[140]
- 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)[141]
- Al Cardenas, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida[72]
- Patrick Chovanec, economist[20]
- Mindy Finn, political consultant, strategist, and activist (Independent running mate for Evan McMullin)[142]
- Juan Hernandez, political consultant, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas (endorsed Gary Johnson)[143]
- 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)[144]
- Patrick Ruffini, political strategist[25]
- Mark Salter, chief aide to John McCain (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[145]
- 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[146]
- Lionel Sosa, advertising and marketing executive (endorsed Gary Johnson)[147][148]
- A. J. Spiker, Chair of the Iowa Republican Party[149]
- 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)[150]
- John Weaver, strategist (called on Trump and Pence to withdraw their candidacies)[151]
Conservative academics, journalists and commentators
2
Business leaders
- Daniel Akerson, former Chairman and CEO of General Motors (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[168][169]
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape; founder of Andreessen Horowitz (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[170]
- Mike Fernandez, founder of MBF Healthcare Partners (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[171]
- Seth Klarman, founder of Baupost Group (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[17][172]
- Hamid R. Moghadam, CEO of Prologis (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[170]
- James Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[173]
- Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[170]
- Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation[174]
- Harry E. Sloan, former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15]
- Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric (withdrew endorsement)[175]
- Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; former CEO of eBay; 2010 California nominee for Governor of California (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15][17][176]
Republican groups
- Harvard Republican Club[177]
- Penn State College Republicans[178]
- Cornell College Republicans (endorsed Gary Johnson)[179]
- New Mexico College Republicans[180]
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
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She is an infinitely better choice for president than Donald Trump.
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Today, I'm opposed to his campaign. He did a lot of damage.
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I cannot back a candidate who denigrates people based on their ethnicity, religion, or disabilities.
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