US Presidential Election 2016 Candidates Short Introduction

Presidential Candidate: Hillary Clinton

Political Party: Democratic Candidate

Campaign Headquarters: Brooklyn, New York

Candidate Status: Active

Born : October 26, 1947 Chicago, IL

Education: 

1965 - 1969 Wellesley College, B.A.                   

1969 - 1973 Yale Law School, J.D.

Professional Experience: 

1973 - 1974 Attorney, Children's Defense Fund

1974 - 1977 Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law        1976 - 1992 Attorney, Rose Law Firm

Political Experience:        

1979 - 1981 First Lady of Arkansas                                       

1993 - 2001 First Lady of the United States                                          

2001 - 2009 U.S. Senator from New York                                          

2009 - 2013 U.S. Secretary of State

Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

Political Party: Republican Candidate

Campaign Headquarters: New York, New York

Candidate Status: Active

Born : June 14, 1946 Queens, New York

Education:   

1964 - 1966 Fordham University (Transferred)1966 - 1968 University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Professional Experience: 

1973 - 1974 Attorney, Children's Defense Fund1974 - 1977 Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law1976 - 1992 Attorney, Rose Law Firm

Political Experience:        

1968 - 1971 Elizabeth Trump & Son1971 - 2015 Chairman and President, Trump Organization2004 - 2015 Host, "The Apprentice," "The Celebrity Apprentice"

Presidential Candidate: Gary Johnson

Political Party: Republican (Before 2011) Libertarian (2011–present

Campaign Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Candidate Status: Active

Born : January 1, 1953 Minot, North Dakota

Education:   

In 1971 Johnson graduated from Sandia High School in Albuquerque. 

He attended the University of New Mexico from 1971 to 1975 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.

Professional Experience: 

Businessman since 1976 - 1999 and owned Big J Enterprises  

Political Experience:        

He entered politics for the first time by running for Governor of New Mexico in 1994 on a fiscally conservative, low-tax and anti-crime platform. Johnson successfully sought re-election in 1998. 

Johnson founded the non-profit Our America Initiative in 2009, a political advocacy committee seeking to promote policies such as free enterprise, foreign non-interventionism, limited government and privatization. He endorsed the Republican presidential candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul in the 2008 election.

Quick facts about Jill Stein

Birthday: May 14, 1950

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Alma maters: Harvard College

Harvard Medical School 

Career: Member, Lexington Town Meeting (6 years)

Internal medicine physician (36 years)

Jill Ellen Stein is an American physician, activist, politician, and perennial candidate. She is the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election. Stein was also the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2012. 

Political positions Green New Deal

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Political Parties: Green-Rainbow Party Green Party of the United States

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