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List of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign primary endorsements

This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Primary campaign endorsements

Former Executive Branch officials

Gary Berntsen, former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations (1982–2005)
Pat Buchanan, White House Communications Director (1985–1987), senior advisor to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, author, and columnist
Jeffrey D. Gordon, retired United States Navy officer, communications and foreign policy adviser, and Pentagon spokesman from (2005–2009)
Michael Johns, former White House speechwriter to President George H. W. Bush and co-founder and national leader of the U.S. Tea Party movement
Jeffrey Lord, White House associate political director for the Reagan administration (1987–1988) and political commentator
Joseph E. Schmitz, Inspector General of the Department of Defense (2002–2005), former executive with Blackwater Worldwide, and member of the foreign policy advising committee for the Trump campaign.

U.S. Senators

Current (as of endorsement)

Jeff Sessions of Alabama

Former

Scott Brown of Massachusetts
Jeffrey Chiesa of New Jersey
Bob Kasten of Wisconsin

U.S. Representatives

Current

Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania (previously endorsed Rick Santorum)
Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Chris Collins of New York (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
Jim Renacci of Ohio
Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
Jimmy Duncan of Tennessee
Renee Ellmers of North Carolina
Duncan D. Hunter of California
Tom Marino of Pennsylvania
Jeff Miller of Florida, also Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Tom Reed of New York (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, also Chairman of the House Transportation Committee

Former

Virgil Goode of Virginia (also Constitutional Party presidential nominee in 2012)
Bob Livingston of Louisiana
Doug Ose of California

Retired U.S. Armed Forces members

Michael T. Flynn, retired U.S. Lieutenant General, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014), commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign
Bert Mizusawa, retired U.S. Army Major General, former deputy director for Strategic Initiatives, Joint Chiefs of Staff, former commander of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), and adviser to the Trump campaign
Robert C. Oaks, retired U.S. Air Force General, commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe (1986–1990), former Senior Vice President of U.S. Airways, and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Paul E. Vallely, retired U.S. Army Major General, 351st Civil Affairs Commander (1982–1986), former Deputy Commanding General, Pacific Command, co-author of Endgame: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror, and Military Committee Chairman for the Center for Security Policy

State governors

Current

Chris Christie, New Jersey (former 2016 presidential candidate)
Paul LePage, Maine (previously endorsed Chris Christie)
Rick Scott, Florida

Territorial governors

Ralph Torres, Northern Mariana Islands

Former

Jan Brewer, Arizona
Donald DiFrancesco, New Jersey (previously endorsed Chris Christie)
Sarah Palin, Alaska (former 2008 vice presidential candidate)

State officials

Current

Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida (previously endorsed Jeb Bush)
Henry McMaster, Lt. Governor of South Carolina
Eric Skrmetta, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner

Former

André Bauer, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

State legislators

Current

Alabama State Representatives: Ed Henry,
Connecticut State Representative: Anthony D'Amelio
Florida State Representative: Matt Gaetz
Georgia State Senators: Burt Jones, Michael Williams
Iowa State Senator: Brad Zaun
Massachusetts State Representative: Geoff Diehl
Michigan State Senators: Jack Brandenburg, and Joe Hune
Mississippi State Representatives: Becky Currie, Alex Monsour, Margaret Rogers, Gary Chism, Gary Staples
Nebraska State Senators: Beau McCoy and Tommy Garrett
Nevada State Assemblyman: Brent A. Jones
New Hampshire State Representatives: Fred Doucette, Werner Horn, Joe Pitre, Stephen Stepanek (Deputy Majority Leader), Dan Tamburello, Joshua Whitehouse, Al Baldasaro, Sue DeLemus, Tracy Emerick, Peter Varney, Dan Itse, Jeffrey Oligny, Joe Duarte, David Wood, Robert Luther, Gary Azarian, John J. Manning Jr., Steven Woitkun, Elisabeth Sanders
New Jersey State Senators: Michael J. Doherty, Joe Pennacchio
Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Vereb
South Carolina State Representatives: James H. Merrill (former Majority Leader), Mike Ryhal
Utah State Representative: Greg Hughes (Speaker)
Washington State Senators: Don Benton
West Virginia State Senators: Donna J. Boley, Bill Cole (President)
West Virginia State Delegates: Randy Smith, Ron Walters, Ray Canterbury, Joshua Nelson

Former

Arizona State Senators: Lori Klein, Thayer Verschoor
Georgia State Representative: Charlice Byrd
Idaho State Representative: Phil Hart
Louisiana State Representative: Stephen L. Gunn (Independent)
Louisiana State Representative: Woody Jenkins
Louisiana State Senator: Troy Hebert
New Hampshire State Senators: Frank Sapareto, Dick Ferdinando
New Hampshire State Representatives: Jenn Coffey and Paula Johnson, Laurie Pettengill, John Hikel, Lou Gargiulo, Tom Boriso, George Lambert, Tom Boriso
South Carolina State Senators: Jake Knotts
West Virginia State Senator: Vic Sprouse

Mayors and other municipal or county leaders

Current

Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
Joseph Borelli, Council member for the 51st District of the New York City Council
Mary Hawkins Butler, Mayor of Madison, Mississippi
Arnaldo Ferraro, Republican Party chairman of Kings County, New York
Tim Howard, Erie County Sheriff
Ed Mangano, County Executive of Nassau County, New York
Joseph Mondello, Republican Party chairman of Nassau County, New York
Bill Reilich, Supervisor of the Town of Greece, New York
Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Keith Summey, mayor of North Charleston, South Carolina

Former

Greg Edwards, former Chautauqua County Executive
Charles Evers, former Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi, civil rights activist and brother of the late (first black mayor of Mississippi) Medgar Evers
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, New York
Vincent Ignizio, Council member for the 51st District of the New York City Council
Tom Leppert, former Mayor of Dallas, Texas

Businesspeople

Tom Barrack, Founder and Chairman of Colony Capital
Andrew Beal, Founder and Chairman of Beal Bank
Bernard Brscic, Slovenian neo-liberal economist
Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Group Chief Executive
Marc Faber, Swiss investor
Brian France, CEO and Chairman of NASCAR
Harold Hamm, billionaire, entrepreneur, and oil and gas industry pioneer
Carl Icahn, billionaire activist investor
Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and author (authored two business books with the candidate)
Charles Kushner, real estate developer and co-owner of Kushner Properties
Jared Kushner, co-owner of Kushner Properties, owner of The New York Observer, son-in-law of the candidate
Erik Laykin, author, international cybersecurity expert and co-chair of LA Trump
Nancy Mace, businesswoman and author
Carl Paladino, real estate mogul, Chairman of the Ellicott Development Co., Buffalo Public Schools board of education member, 2010 New York gubernatorial candidate
Willie Robertson, CEO of Duck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty (previously endorsed Bobby Jindal)
Wayne Allyn Root, businessman, politician, television and radio personality (and Libertarian Party nominee for vice president in 2008)
Phil Ruffin, businessman, owner of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and partner of Trump Hotel Las Vegas
Lou Sola, Miami yachtbroker and Republican donor
Paul Teutul, Sr. Co. founder of Orange County Choppers
Donald Trump Jr., businessman, son of the candidate
Eric Trump, businessman and philanthropist, son of the candidate
Ivanka Trump, businesswoman, writer, and former model, daughter of the candidate
Dana White, president of Ultimate Fighting Championship
Steve Wynn, billionaire business magnate, CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited
Wirt Yerger III, business leader

University and academic figures

Current

A.D Amar, Professor of Management at the W. Paul Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Peter Navarro, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
Walid Phares, Lebanese-born American professor at the National Defense University and Daniel Morgan Academy in Washington, member of the foreign policy advising committee for the Trump campaign

Former

Ben Carson, retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and former 2016 presidential candidate

International political figures

National ministers and secretaries

David Johnston, Australian Senator for the Liberal Party and Former Minister for Defence

Members of national and supranational parliaments

Gilbert Collard, French MP, member of the Rassemblement Bleu Marine (RBM)
Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and member of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang
Mark Latham, Australian politician, former MP, former Leader of the Opposition, author of Civilising Global Capital, and member and former leader of the social democratic Australian Labor Party
Ilias Panagiotaros, Greek politician, MP, and member of the nationalist and Metaxist Golden Dawn party
David Rachline, member of the French Senate, former mayor of Fréjus, and member of the Front National
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician, Vice Chairman of the State Duma and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

Regional ministers, legislators, and party leaders

Nigel Farage, Former leader (twice) and current interim leader of the UK Independence Party (2006–2009, 2010–2016, Interim leader 2016-), Gave a speech at one Trump rally but never officially endorsed him due to Farage previously being critical of Barack Obama for endorsing Remain pre. Brexit. (Previously supported Rand Paul)
Pauline Hanson, Australian politician, leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Senator for the state of Queensland
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French politician, MEP, founder and former leader of the souverainist Front National
Henry de Lesquen, French politician, candidate for President of French Republic in 2017, founder and president of French National Liberal party
Robert Ménard, French independent politician (supported by the Front National) and Mayor of Béziers, France
Mischaël Modrikamen, Belgian politician, leader of the People's Party
Tomio Okamura, Czech politician, leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy
Andrey Rostenko, Russian politician, Mayor of Yalta, Crimea
Matteo Salvini, Italian politician, MEP, leader of the secessionist Lega Nord
Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian politician, founder and leader of the Serbian Radical Party
Andrej Šiško, leader of the right-wing Movement of United Slovenia
Tom Van Grieken, Belgian politician, Flemish MP and leader of the Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang
Geert Wilders, Dutch politician, MP, and leader of the national liberal Party for Freedom

Organizations

American Freedom Party
National Black Republican Association
Rent Is Too Damn High Party

Trade unions

National Border Patrol Council, largest border patrol union in U.S., representing 16,000 members. (first presidential endorsement in history)
New England Police Benevolent Association

Religious leaders

Mark Burns, pastor and co-founder of the South Carolina-based Christian TV network, The NOW Network
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of Liberty University
Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas
Emmanuel Lemelson, Greek Orthodox priest in New Hampshire
James F. Linzey, ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention
James David Manning, chief pastor at the ATLAH World Missionary Church
Mike Murdock, singer-songwriter, televangelist and pastor of the Wisdom Center ministry

Other notable individuals

Actors and comedians

Kirstie Alley, actress, comedian and spokesmodel
Scott Baio, actor (previously endorsed Scott Walker)
Stephen Baldwin, actor
Gary Busey, actor
Robert Davi, actor, singer, and director
Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder
Jerry Lewis, comedian, actor, singer, producer, screenwriter, and director
Amy Lindsay, actress and former softcore pornographic film performer
Brandi Love, adult model and pornographic actress
Jim Norton, comedian, actor, radio host
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director
Jon Voight, actor
Fred Williamson, actor

Athletes and sports figures

Rocky Boiman, former NFL linebacker, talk radio host
Tom Brady, NFL quarterback
Adrien Broner, professional boxer
Clay Buchholz, MLB pitcher
Zeb Colter, professional wrestling manager
John Daly, professional golfer
Johnny Damon, retired MLB player
Ted DiBiase, former professional wrestler
Mike Ditka, retired NFL player, coach and television commentator
Bernie Ecclestone, CEO Formula One, UK Labour Party Member
Bill Elliott, retired NASCAR driver
Chase Elliott, NASCAR driver
Natalie Gulbis, professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
Hulk Hogan, former professional wrestler
Holly Holm, mixed martial artist
Lou Holtz, Hall of Fame college football coach
Richie Incognito, NFL player
Gene Keady, college basketball coach
Bob Knight, Hall of Fame college basketball coach
Jerry Lawler, professional wrestler
Matt Light, retired NFL offensive tackle
Nick Mangold, All-Pro NFL center for the New York Jets
Mark Martin, retired NASCAR driver
Shawne Merriman, retired NFL linebacker
Ryan Newman, NASCAR driver
Paul O'Neill, retired MLB baseball player
Terrell Owens, retired NFL wide receiver and television personality
Billy Packer, former college basketball player and color analyst
Digger Phelps, former college basketball coach
David Ragan, NASCAR driver
John Rocker, retired MLB baseball player
Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player and television personality
Rex Ryan, NFL head coach for the Buffalo Bills, also former head coach for the New York Jets
Chael Sonnen, retired UFC fighter, ESPN commentator and actor
Latrell Sprewell, retired NBA All-Star basketball player
Miesha Tate, former UFC women's bantamweight champion
Mike Tyson, former professional boxer, actor
Kevin Von Erich, former professional wrestler
Herschel Walker, retired NFL player and MMA fighter
Chris Weidman, former UFC middleweight champion

Political strategists

Alex Castellanos, Cuban American political consultant. He has worked on electoral campaigns for Republican candidates including Bob Dole, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney.

Commentators, writers and columnists

Conrad Black, Canadian-born British citizen, convicted criminal, former newspaper publisher and author
Ann Coulter, political commentator and writer
Adam Curry, political commentator and former MTV VJ
Lou Dobbs, American television personality, author, radio host and host of Lou Dobbs Tonight on Fox Business
Alexander Dugin, Russian political scientist, author of The Foundations of Geopolitics and The Fourth Political Theory and member of the Russian nationalist Eurasia Party
Dmitri K. Kiselyov, head of government-owned Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today) on channel Rossiya 1
Paul J. Manafort, Trump campaign chairman, lobbyist, senior Republican political consultant, former director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, former consultant to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych
Gavin McInnes, writer, creative director, actor, comedian, and co-founder of Vice Media and Proud Boys
Michael Scheuer, political blogger, author and former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station
Hossein Shariatmadari, Iranian conservative journalist and editor-in-chief of Kayhan
Jared Taylor, white nationalist and political writer, founder of American Renaissance magazine
Daryush Valizadeh, author, columnist, owner of Return of Kings website
Diana West, author and columnist
Milo Yiannopoulos, British journalist and political commentator

Media personalities and socialites

Dan Bilzerian, professional poker player, media personality (previously endorsed Rand Paul)
Diamond and Silk, YouTube personalities
Teresa Giudice, television personality from The Real Housewives of New Jersey who worked with Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice
Jesse James, television personality and former CEO of Austin Speed Shop
Charlotte Laws, television host and author
Steve Malzberg, host of The Steve Malzberg Show on Newsmax TV
Omarosa Manigault, reality television show personality, and Baptist minister
Dennis Michael Lynch, host of Unfiltered on Newsmax TV and founder and CEO of TV360
Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, Israeli socialite and TV personality
FPSRussia, YouTube personality
Jeanine Pirro, judge, TV show host, and host of Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News Channel
Tila Tequila, model, actress and television personality
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of the candidate, socialite and former athlete and fashion model
Melania Trump, wife of the candidate, jewelry and watch designer and former fashion model
Kendra Wilkinson, glamour model, businesswoman, and television personality
Melissa Young, Miss Wisconsin 2005

Radio hosts

John Fredericks, radio host
Alex Jones, radio host (previously endorsed Rand Paul)
Lars Larson, radio host

Singers and musicians

Azealia Banks, rapper and singer-songwriter
Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch
Jesse Hughes, singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as frontman of the California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal
White Dawg, Dirty South Crunk rapper
Young Dro, hip hop recording artist
Loretta Lynn, country music singer-songwriter
Justin Moore, singer and songwriter
Wayne Newton, entertainer and singer
Ted Nugent, musician, singer-songwriter and political activist
Kid Rock, musician, actor (previously endorsed Ben Carson)
Gene Simmons, musician, KISS
Sergey 'Pauk' Troitsky, leader of Russian thrash metal band Corrosia Metalla

Social and political activists

Christopher Barron, founder of LGBT for Trump
Day Gardner, founder and president of The National Black Pro Life Union and associate director of National Pro-Life Center
Jim Gilchrist, leader and co-founder of the Minuteman Project
Jimmy McMillan, former New York City mayoral and New York gubernatorial candidate (Rent Is Too Damn High Party)
Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of the Eagle Forum
Orly Taitz, conservative activist and conspiracy theorist, leading promoter of "birther" movement

Newspapers and websites

Drudge Report, conservative websites
National Enquirer, supermarket tabloid
New York Observer, new website
New York Post, daily newspaper
Santa Barbara News-Press, broadsheet newspaper

Other

Juanita Broaddrick, former nursing home administrator, accused Bill Clinton of rape
Paula Jones, former Arkansas state employee, accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment Robert Abel from Edmonton Alberta wheeler dealer entrepreneur outspoken of opposition.

General campaign endorsements

List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016

References

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign primary endorsements by Wikipedia (Historical)

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