2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton

Campaign	Democratic primaries, 2016 U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate	Hillary Rodham Clinton 67th U.S. Secretary of State (2009–2013) Tim Kaine U.S. Senator from Virginia (2013–present)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Announced: April 12, 2015 Official launch: June 13, 2015 Presumptive nominee: June 7, 2016 Official nominee: July 26, 2016 Lost election: November 8, 2016
Headquarters	1 Pierrepont Plaza Brooklyn, New York
Key people	John Podesta (chair) Huma Abedin (vice chair) Robby Mook (manager) Joel Benenson (chief strategist) Jim Margolis (media strategist) Jennifer Palmieri (communications director) Brian Fallon (press secretary) Stephanie Hannon (technology) Amanda Renteria (national political director) Marc Elias (general counsel) Nick Merrill (spokesperson) Dennis Cheng (national finance director)
Receipts	US$585,699,061.27 (December 31, 2016)
Slogan	Love Trumps Hate Fighting For Us
Theme song	"Fight Song" by Rachel Platten "Roar" by Katy Perry "Brave" by Sara Bareilles "Stronger Together" by Jessica Sanchez
Website
hillaryclinton.com

The 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton was announced in a YouTube video, on April 12, 2015.Hillary Clinton was the 67th United States Secretary of State and served during the first term of the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013. She was previously the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton. This campaign marked her second bid for the presidency after losing in her first attempt to Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary.

Clinton's main competitor in the 2016 Democratic primary election was Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. She received the most support from middle aged and older voters and from black, Latino and female voters. She focused her platform on several issues, including expanding racial and women's rights, raising wages and ensuring equal pay for women, and improving healthcare.

The Associated Press declared Clinton the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party after she reached the required number of delegates, including both pledged delegates and superdelegates on June 6, 2016. Sanders endorsed Clinton's campaign for president on July 12. For her running mate, Clinton chose Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Clinton and Kaine were officially nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26.

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