The contest to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2024 is heating up even more, with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie poised to throw his hat in the ring.
Christie, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016, plans to announce his candidacy Tuesday in New Hampshire, according to multiple published reports.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina formally launched their White House bids last week, though technical glitches marred DeSantis’ opening act on Twitter.
Another South Carolina politician, Nikki Haley, a former governor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, announced her 2024 bid in February, and other Republicans already in the race include former President Donald Trump, who leads the polls, too. such as former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and long-shot candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
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The first official GOP presidential primary debate is scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in August.
On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden began his re-election campaign at the end of April, with the measure coming despite the majority of Americans disapproving of his performance. The president talks about the strong job market and his legislative record.
Below is MarketWatch’s list of potential Republican presidential candidates and the status of their candidacies.
| First name | title | Reports or declarations on candidacy |
|
Greg Abbott |
governor of texas |
Abbott’s strategist said the governor will “look at the situation” after the state legislative session ends at the end of May, but Abbott has happened to speak in Iowaa key state |
|
John Bolton |
Former national security adviser, former ambassador to the United Nations |
He said he might run for president in 2024 |
|
Liz Cheney |
Former congresswoman from Wyo |
She has said she has not made a decision about a run in 2024, but has run a television ad in New Hampshire, a key state. |
|
Chris Christie |
Former Governor of NJ |
He is expected to announce his candidacy Tuesday in New Hampshire |
|
Ted Cruz |
US Senator from Texas |
He said he will not seek the GOP presidential nomination, but instead would seek re-election to the Senate. |
|
Ron DeSantis |
governor of Florida |
Entering the race on May 24, his initial Twitter event was marred by technical glitches |
|
Larry Elder |
Conservative radio host |
He announced his run in April |
|
Nikki Haley |
Former Ambassador to the United Nations, former Governor of SC |
He announced his career in February |
|
Larry Hogan |
Former governor of Md |
He said in early March that he will not run |
|
Asa Hutchinson |
Former governor of the Ark |
He said in April that he was running |
|
Brian Kemp |
governor of Ga |
In March he said he was not running |
|
Kristi Noem |
Governor SD |
She has said that she has not ruled out a presidential candidacy |
|
mike pence |
former vice president |
A new super PAC is backing his long-awaited bid, and his announcement could come in June |
|
mike pompeo |
Former CIA Director and Secretary of State |
He announced in April that he has decided not to present himself |
|
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Entrepreneur and author known for criticizing ESG investing as ‘woke’ |
He announced his candidacy in February |
|
Mike Rogers |
Former Congressman from Michigan |
He suggested an announcement about a run could come in “late spring, early summer.” |
|
Tim Scott |
US Senator for SC |
He filed paperwork for his run on Friday and officially announced it on Monday |
|
Francis Suarez |
mayor of Miami, Florida. |
He tweeted on May 12 that “big decisions” they advanced to him about a possible career |
|
Chris Sununu |
Governor of NH |
He said he plans to decide in mid-June |
|
donald trump |
Ex-president |
In November he announced that he was running |
|
Glenn Youngkin |
go governor |
He said he will not run for president this year, but is said to have made no decision on whether to run |
The above list includes relatively prominent names, but there are also lesser-known GOP presidential hopefuls, including Aaron Day, known in part for his 2016 run against former New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte; Perry Johnson, former Michigan gubernatorial candidate; Steve Laffey, former mayor of Cranston, RI; and former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton.
Additionally, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, known in part for selling a software company to Microsoft MSFT,
by $1 billion more than two decades ago, is expected to announce his bid for the White House on June 7 in Fargo.
Democrats appear to be closing ranks behind Biden, though author and activist Marianne Williamson said she wants to seek the party’s nomination again and strongly defended her decision to challenge the president in a wide-ranging question-and-answer session. answers with MarketWatch. Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is also mounting a long-term challenge to Biden, having held a kickoff event for his campaign in April.
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Robert Schroeder contributed to this article.
