Jim Webb presidential campaign, 2016

Jim Webb for President
Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate	Jim Webb U.S. Senator (2007–2013) United States Secretary of the Navy (1987–1988) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1984–1987)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Announced: July 2, 2015 Suspended/Withdrew: October 20, 2015
Headquarters	Burke, Virginia
Receipts	US$764,992
Slogan	Leadership You Can Trust

The 2016 presidential campaign of Jim Webb, the former United States Senator from Virginia, was officially launched when Webb, who also formerly served as Secretary of the Navy, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016 on July 2, 2015. As the author of ten books, Webb chose to make his announcement through writing an open letter on his campaign website. He withdrew from the Democratic race on October 20, 2015. Following the withdrawal of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination, Webb openly considered running for president as an independent before ruling out such a run on February 11, 2016.

Webb has served as a Marine Corps officer, an assistant and full Congressional council, the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, the Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan, as well as a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. In 2006, he challenged and defeated the incumbent Republican George Allen. He served one full term before retiring in 2013 and he was replaced by fellow Democrat and former Virginia Governor, Tim Kaine. He has also written ten books, and won an Emmy for his work as a journalist.

Webb's moderate policy stances, including issues such as gun control, foreign policy, and illegal immigration, led to speculation that he was a frontrunner for the vice presidential nomination in 2008, although he ultimately took himself out of the running.

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