George Pataki presidential campaign, 2016
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| Campaign |
Republican primaries United States presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate |
George Pataki Governor of New York (1995–2007) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Status | Announced: May 28, 2015 Suspended: December 29, 2015 |
| Headquarters | 132 E. 43rd St. #614 New York, New York |
| Key people | Vincent Balascio, campaign manager |
| Receipts | US$544,182 (2015-12-31) |
| Slogan | People over politics |
| Website | |
| http://www.georgepataki.com/ | |
The 2016 presidential campaign of George Pataki, the 53rd Governor of New York, was formally launched on May 28, 2015. After having considered a candidacy in previous cycles, his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election was his first bid for the presidency.
On December 29, 2015, Pataki told his supporters that his campaign was henceforth suspended.
Pataki, who served three consecutive terms as Governor of New York from January 1995 to January 2007, first publicly expressed interest in the idea of seeking the Republican presidential nomination during the 2008 presidential election cycle but did not run in that election.
He again openly contemplated a bid for the Republican nomination in the 2012 election before announcing in August 2011 that he had decided against doing so.
In an August 2014 interview with Newsmax TV, Pataki expressed interest in a presidential bid for the 2016 Republican nomination. In January 2015, he revealed to ABC News that he had launched a political action committee (PAC) for the purpose of exploring, and making preparations for, a possible presidential candidacy. On May 14, 2015, Pataki stated on MSNBC's Morning Joe that he would announce his decision regarding his potential candidacy on May 28 at an event in New Hampshire. He later confirmed to the New York Post that he intended to announce his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nominination at the aforementioned event.
Pataki officially launched his presidential campaign on May 28, 2015. He initially confirmed his candidacy via a video message which appeared on his website, before making a formal announcement before a gathering of supporters and members of the media in Exeter, New Hampshire. Pataki chose Exeter as the location for his announcement because it was the state capital during the Revolutionary War and is, by some accounts, the birthplace of the Republican Party.
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