The following lists the remaining presidential candidates and their previous professional experiences, education backgrounds and the top issues discussed on their campaign trails. All information was researched and gathered from their campaign websites and insidegov.com.
- Hillary Clinton (D)
- Previous experience: Secretary of State, New York Senator, First Lady of the U.S, First Lady of Arkansas, lawyer, law professor
- Education: Wellesley College and Yale Law School
- Top issues: campaign finance reform, campus sexual assault, climate change and energy, college, criminal justice reform, disability rights, early childhood education, economy, gun violence prevention, health care, immigration reform, k-12 education, labor, LGBT equality, national security, rural communities, small businesses, Social Security and Medicare, substance use disorder and addiction, voting rights, Wall Street and corporations, women’s rights, and the workforce
- Donald Trump (R)
- Previous experience: Founder/Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer of The Trump Organization, Chairman of Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Inc., author, co-producer of “The Apprentice”
- Education: Wharton School of Finance
- Top issues: Tax reform, second amendment rights, immigration reform
- Bernie Sanders (D)
- Previous experience: U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Mayor of Burlington, author, documentary filmmaker, lecturer at Hamilton College and Harvard University
- Education: University of Chicago
- Top issues: income and wealth inequality, college tuition, minimum wage, climate change, racial equality, immigration, women’s rights, LGBT equality, veterans, Social Security, prescription drug prices, Wall Street, Iran Deal, special interest groups and politics
- Ben Carson (R)
- Previous experience: Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Co-Director of Johns Hopkins Craniofacial Center, neurosurgeon, author
- Education: University of Michigan and Yale University
- Top issues: abortion, federal budget, education, Gitmo, ObamaCare, faith in society, Russia, second amendment, Israel, tax code
- Martin O’Malley (D)
- Previous experience: Governor of Maryland, Mayor of Baltimore City, delegate at the Democratic Party National Convention, member of Baltimore City Council
- Education: University of Maryland School of Law and Catholic University
- Top issues: trade policy, national service, homeland security, financial reform, clean energy, addiction treatment, campaign finances, gun reform, Social Security, criminal justice, immigration, college finances, foreign policy
- Marco Rubio (R)
- Previous experience: U.S. Senator, Florida Representative, Florida Speaker in Florida State House of Representatives, Majority Leader in Florida State House of Representatives, City of West Miami commissioner, political analyst at Univision, visiting professor at Florida International University
- Education: University of Miami and University of Florida
- Top issues: China, energy, foreign policy, higher education, Iran, ISIS, Israel, jobs, Russia, economy, taxes, veterans
- Jim Webb (D)
- Previous experience: U.S. Senator, Company commander in the U.S. Marine Corps, Platoon Commander/Instructor in Tactics and Weapons in the U.S. Marine Corps, visiting writer/literature instructor at Naval Academy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, staff of the Secretary of the Navy, screenwriter, author, producer
- Education: Georgetown University Law Center and U.S. Naval Academy
- Top issues: economy, social justice, foreign policy, national security, military, veterans, balance of government powers
- Carly Fiorina (R)
- Previous experience: President and COO of Lucent, CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Education: Stanford University, University of Maryland and MIT Sloan School
- Top issues: foreign policy, national security, abortion, ObamaCare
- Lincoln Chafee (D)
- Previous experience: Governor of Rhode Island, U.S. Senator, Mayor of Warwick, member of Warwick City Council, Delegate at the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, Manufacturing Planner at Electric Boat, planner at General Dynamics, blacksmith at Harness Racetracks
- Education: Brown University
- Top issues: Iraq war, minimum wage, elementary education, Paycheck Fairness Act, paid leave, environment, immigration, special interest groups and politics
- Ted Cruz (R)
- Previous experience: U.S. Senator, Domestic Policy Advisor for the Bush Presidential Campaign
- Education: Harvard Law School and Princeton University
- Top issues: second amendment, immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, nuclear weapons, ObamaCare
- Jeb Bush (R)
- Previous experience: Florida Governor, Florida Bush-Quayle chairman, Bob Martinez re-election chairman, Florida Secretary of Commerce, Republican Party of Dade County chairman
- Education: University of Texas
- Top issues: ISIS, national security, immigration, veterans, energy policy, ObamaCare, taxes, federal debt
- Mike Huckabee (R)
- Previous experience: Governor of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Communications Executive at Cambridge Communications, Pastor at Beech Street First Baptist Church, President of Cambridge Communications, President/Founder of ACTS 24-Hour Channel, President/Founder of KBSC-UHF 24-Hour Channel
- Education: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Ouachita Baptist University
- Top issues: tax reform, veterans, Israel, energy, federal debt, national security, ObamaCare, senior citizens, education, border security, second amendment, family values
- Rand Paul (R)
- Previous experience: U.S. Senator, Founder of Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, resident at Duke University Medical Center, general surgery intern at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, ophthalmologist
- Education: Duke University Medical Center
- Top issues: federal spending, NSA, term limits, taxes, Federal Reserve, foreign policy and defense, ObamaCare, energy, immigration, government regulations, criminal justice, civil liberties, education, Israel, Social Security, veterans, abortion, second amendment
- John Kasich (R)
- Previous experience: Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative, Ohio State Senator, commentator on Fox News, Management Director at Lehman Brothers Investment Banking Division, aide to the Ohio Senate
- Education: Ohio State University
- Top issues: abortion, LGBT rights, second amendment, ObamaCare
- Chris Christie (R)
- Previous experience: Governor of New Jersey, Director of Morris County Board of Freeholders, attorney/partner at Cranford Law Firm, Liaison at Morris County Department of Human Services, U.S. District Attorney of New Jersey, Campaign Counsel for Bush for President Campaign (2000)
- Education: Seton Hall University School of Law and University of Delaware
- Top issues: criminal justice, foreign policy, education, economy, border security, immigration, healthcare for veterans
