{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Donald J. Trump","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"##Education\n\nDonald Trump graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. The Wharton School is known for its rigorous business programs, and Trump's education provided him with knowledge in finance, real estate, and management, which he later applied in his business ventures.\n\n##Experience\n\nTrump began his professional career at his father Fred Trump's real estate company, E. Trump & Son, where he worked on residential projects in New York City. He later founded The Trump Organization, focusing on various real estate developments, including hotels, casinos, and golf courses. His prominence grew through the reality television show \"The Apprentice,\" which aired from 2004 to 2015. In 2016, Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021. His presidency involved significant legislative changes, including tax reforms, immigration policy shifts, and efforts to renegotiate international trade agreements.\n\n##Family\n\nDonald Trump is married to Melania Trump, and they have one son, Barron. He has four older children\u2014Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany\u2014from previous marriages. Family has played a significant role in his public life, with several family members actively involved in his business and political endeavors.\n\n##Personal Statement\n\nI left behind my former life because I could not sit by and watch career politicians continue bleeding this country dry and allow other nations to take advantage of us on trade, borders, foreign policy, and national defense. As President, I took on every powerful special interest, fixing globalist trade deals, ending foreign wars, securing the border, and standing up to Big Pharma and China. Together, we put America First and returned power to the American People.\n\nThe corrupt government cartel is once again destroying our country. We are a nation that has declared war on hard-working Americans. We are a nation where free speech is no longer allowed, crime is rampant like never before, terrorists are invading our southern border, and the economy is in a recession. We are a nation that is hostile to liberty, freedom, and faith.\n\nOur populist movement to Make America Great Again is the only force on earth that will lead our country back to safety, prosperity, and peace. I will unleash American energy, renew the Trump tax cuts, repeal stifling government regulations and stop wasteful spending.\n\nTogether, we created the greatest American economy in history and together we will do it again. We will create unprecedented opportunities for all Americans through explosive economic growth.\n\nWe can Make America Great Again by tackling lawlessness head-on, stopping the endless flow of illegal immigrants across our southern border, and reversing inflation by restoring America's prosperity.\n\n1100 S. Ocean Blvd.\nPalm Beach, FL 33480\n(202) 863-8500 E-mail: info@djtfp24.com\nDonaldJTrump.com\nTwitter/X: @realDonaldTrump\nInstagram: realdonaldtrump\nTikTok: @realdonaldtrump\nTruth Social: @realDonaldTrump\n\n##Community Involvement and Recognition\n\nThroughout his career, Trump has been involved in various philanthropic activities, including contributions to the police and fire departments in New York City. The Trump Foundation, established in 1988, has supported numerous causes, although it faced scrutiny over its operations and was dissolved in 2018. Trump has also received awards such as the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and recognition from various organizations for his contributions to the business sector and philanthropy. His political career has led to significant public recognition, although it has also sparked considerable debate and controversy.\n\n##Controversies and Critiques \n\nDonald Trump's presidency was marked by numerous controversies, including his handling of immigration policies, the response to racial tensions, and the impeachment trials he faced during his term. The first impeachment in 2019 was related to accusations of abuse of power concerning Ukraine, while the second impeachment in 2021 followed the January 6 Capitol riot, where he was charged with incitement of insurrection. Additionally, his comments and policies on various issues have often polarized public opinion.\n\n##Further Information and Resources\n\nFor more on Donald Trump, please refer to the following:\n\n[Official Trump Campaign Website](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/)\n\n[Trump Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump)\n\n[Wharton School Donald Trump](https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2024/8/26/trump-campaign-policy-proposals-2024)","firstname":"Donald","lastname":"Trump","middlename":"J.","suffix":null,"token":"O3YRocbzvn"},"token":"donald_j_trump"},{"candidatename":"Joseph R. Biden","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJoseph Robinette Biden Jr. served as the 46th President of the United States from January 20, 2021 through January 20, 2025. He appeared on the 2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary ballot on Super Tuesday (March 5, 2024), winning all 63 of the state's delegates as the only candidate who met ballot qualification requirements. In July 2024, following a widely criticized debate performance and pressure from within the Democratic Party, Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.\n\n## Background and education\n\nBorn on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden grew up in a working-class Catholic family. He graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 with degrees in history and political science, and earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968.\n\n## Career\n\nBiden was first elected to the New Castle County Council in Delaware in 1970. In 1972, at age 29, he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware and served six terms (1973\u20132009). He chaired both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He served as the 47th Vice President under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Biden won the 2020 presidential election over Donald Trump. As president, he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021), the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), and the Respect for Marriage Act (2022).\n\n## Family\n\nBiden's first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, and infant daughter Naomi were killed in a 1972 car accident. Beau Biden, his son from that marriage, died of brain cancer in 2015. Biden married Jill Tracy Jacobs in 1977; they have one daughter, Ashley Biden.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Joe Biden \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden)\n- [2] [Joe Biden | Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joe-Biden)","firstname":"Joseph","lastname":"Biden","middlename":"R.","suffix":null,"token":"i8TKAWhx5H"},"token":"joseph_r_biden"},{"candidatename":"Ryan Binkley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"[https://binkley2024.com/](https://binkley2024.com/)\n\n\n[https://ballotpedia.org/Ryan_Binkley_presidential_campaign,_2024](https://ballotpedia.org/Ryan_Binkley_presidential_campaign,_2024)\n\n\n[https://twitter.com/ryanbinkley](https://twitter.com/ryanbinkley)\n","firstname":"Ryan","lastname":"Binkley","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"JK93GMAcw9"},"token":"ryan_binkley"},{"candidatename":"Ron DeSantis","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRon DeSantis appeared on the ballot in the 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024 [3]. DeSantis had suspended his campaign on January 21, 2024, before the Tennessee primary took place, and endorsed former President Donald Trump upon suspending [1][2]. His name remained on the ballot in several states where filing deadlines had already passed [3].\n\nDeSantis ran on a platform of conservative governance, emphasizing opposition to COVID-19 mandates, restricting gender-affirming care, expanding school choice, and reducing the size of the federal government [1][2]. As governor, he signed legislation limiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, reduced corporate diversity programs, and prioritized deregulation [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nRon DeSantis was born on September 14, 1978, in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in Dunedin, Florida [1][2]. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in history in 2001, where he was a member of the baseball team. He earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2005 [1][2].\n\n## Career\nAfter law school, DeSantis served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander [1][2]. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th Congressional District in 2012 and served three terms. In 2018, DeSantis was elected Governor of Florida, defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum in a close race. He was re-elected in 2022 by a wide margin [1][2]. He launched his 2024 presidential campaign in May 2023 but suspended it in January 2024 after underperforming in early states [1][2].\n\nDeSantis has championed hurricane relief efforts in Florida and led state emergency responses to natural disasters. He has advocated for veterans' issues both as a congressman and as governor [1][2].\n\n## Family\nDeSantis is married to Casey DeSantis, a former television host and news anchor. The couple has three children: Madison, Mason, and Mamie [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Ron DeSantis \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis)\n[2] [Ron DeSantis \u2013 Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ron-DeSantis)\n[3] [2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary)","firstname":"Ron","lastname":"DeSantis","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"S7vsAFpxve"},"token":"ron_desantis"},{"candidatename":"Asa Hutchinson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam \"Asa\" Hutchinson II, former Republican Governor of Arkansas (2015-2023), holds no current elected office and has not filed for any 2026 race [1]. His only appearance on a Tennessee ballot was as a 2024 Republican presidential candidate: he suspended his campaign on January 16, 2024, the morning after finishing sixth in the Iowa caucuses [1][2]. Tennessee's candidate list for the March 5, 2024 presidential preference primary had already been certified in December 2023, so Hutchinson's name remained on the ballot as a withdrawn candidate; Donald Trump won the Tennessee primary outright [3].\n\n## Background and education\nHutchinson was born December 3, 1950, in Bentonville, Arkansas [1]. He earned a B.A. in accounting from Bob Jones University in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1975 [1].\n\n## Career\nPresident Ronald Reagan appointed Hutchinson U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas in 1982, a post he held until 1985 [1]. He represented Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1997 to 2001, then served as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (2001-2003) under President George W. Bush and as Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security at the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (2003-2005) [1].\n\n## Office history\nHutchinson lost a 2006 bid for Arkansas Governor to Democrat Mike Beebe. He was elected the 46th Governor of Arkansas in 2014 with 55% of the vote and reelected in 2018 with more than 65%, serving from January 13, 2015, to January 10, 2023 [1]. He announced his 2024 presidential campaign on April 2, 2023; coverage of the campaign widely described him as positioning himself as a more traditional conservative alternative to Donald Trump within the Republican field [1][4].\n\n## Family\nHutchinson married Susan Burrell in 1973; they have four children and seven grandchildren [1]. His brother, Tim Hutchinson, is a former U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Arkansas [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Asa Hutchinson - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Hutchinson) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Asa Hutchinson suspends presidential campaign - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/politics/asa-hutchinson-suspends-campaign/index.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Asa Hutchinson drops out of 2024 GOP presidential race after last-place finish in Iowa - CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asa-hutchinson-drops-out-2024-presidential-race-iowa/) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"Asa","lastname":"Hutchinson","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"rLAhZz89JF"},"token":"asa_hutchinson"},{"candidatename":"David Stuckenberg","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDavid Stuckenberg was one of the Republican candidates on Tennessee's 2024 Super Tuesday presidential primary ballot (March 5, 2024), receiving 352 votes (0.06%) [3]. He was a long-shot candidate and withdrew from the race on March 26, 2024.\n\n## Background and education\n\nStuckenberg earned a B.S. from the University of Central Missouri, an M.A. in politics from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in international security from King's College London.\n\n## Career\n\nStuckenberg served in the U.S. Air Force for nearly a decade as a special operations pilot, flying more than 150 combat missions and earning the Air Medal and six Aerial Achievement Medals. He subsequently served at the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as a strategic policy fellow at the U.S. Department of State. He is co-founder and CEO of Genesis Systems, a Tampa-based company that developed the WaterCube, a device designed to extract between 1,000 and 2,000 gallons of potable water per day from atmospheric humidity.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Meet the Tampa entrepreneur running a long-shot White House campaign \u2013 Tampa Bay Times](https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2023/12/26/david-stuckenberg-president-campaign-tampa-2024-republican-trump-genesis-systems/)\n- [2] [Republican Presidential Candidate: David Stuckenberg \u2013 Fox Carolina](https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/01/19/republican-presidential-candidate-david-stuckenberg/)\n- [3] [2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"David","lastname":"Stuckenberg","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"i01gbJJAPC"},"token":"david_stuckenberg"},{"candidatename":"Nikki Haley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nNikki Haley appeared on the 2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary ballot as one of the last major challengers to Donald Trump. She suspended her campaign on March 6, 2024, after losses on Super Tuesday, having won the Washington, D.C., Republican primary \u2014 making her the first woman to win a Republican presidential primary or caucus.\n\n## Background and education\n\nBorn January 20, 1972, as Nimarata Nikki Randhawa in Bamberg, South Carolina, to immigrant parents from Amritsar, Punjab, India. She earned a B.S. in Accounting from Clemson University in 1994.\n\n## Career\n\nAfter college, Haley worked in the family business and served as treasurer and then president of the South Carolina chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2004 and served three terms. In 2010, she was elected as the 116th Governor of South Carolina \u2014 the first woman and first person of Indian descent to hold that office \u2014 and was reelected in 2014. She gained national attention for ordering the removal of the Confederate battle flag from State House grounds following the 2015 Charleston church shooting. President Trump appointed her as the 29th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in January 2017; she served until December 2018. She announced her 2024 presidential campaign on February 14, 2023.\n\n## Family\n\nMarried to Michael Haley, a National Guard officer who deployed to Afghanistan. The couple has two children, Rena and Nalin.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Nikki Haley \u2013 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley)\n- [2] [Nikki Haley \u2013 Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nikki-Haley)","firstname":"Nikki","lastname":"Haley","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ZrDg5Nggyy"},"token":"nikki_haley"},{"candidatename":"Chris Christie","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie)\n\n[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie_2024_presidential_campaign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie_2024_presidential_campaign)\n\n","firstname":"Chris","lastname":"Christie","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"P8TlZWjMgJ"},"token":"chris_christie"},{"candidatename":"Vivek Ramaswamy","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":"","party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nVivek Ramaswamy is the 2026 Republican nominee for Governor of Ohio. He announced his campaign on February 24, 2025, receiving Donald Trump's endorsement the same day, and won the Republican primary on May 5, 2026, with more than 80% of the vote against Heather Hill and Casey Putsch [1][2][3]. He faces Democratic nominee Amy Acton, Ohio's former state health director during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the November 2026 general election, which had not yet been decided as of this writing [1]. The Ohio campaign followed his brief tenure, alongside Elon Musk, as co-leader of the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE); Ramaswamy departed that role on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, saying that pursuing the governor's race and running DOGE were \"not compatible\" [4].\n\nHis only prior appearance on a Tennessee ballot was as a 2024 Republican presidential candidate. He entered as the youngest candidate in the Republican field, running on downsizing the federal government and eliminating what he called \"woke\" ideology from public and corporate life [5]. He suspended his campaign on the night of January 15, 2024, after finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses, endorsing Donald Trump that night [5][6]. Tennessee's ballot had already been certified before he withdrew, so his name remained on the March 5, 2024 primary ballot alongside Trump, the eventual winner [7].\n\n## Background and education\nVivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy was born August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Tamil parents who had immigrated from Kerala, India; his father worked as an engineer at General Electric and his mother as a geriatric psychiatrist [8]. He was valedictorian of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati (2003), earned a B.A. in biology from Harvard College in 2007 (summa cum laude), and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2013 [8].\n\n## Career\nRamaswamy founded the biopharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences in 2014 and served as its CEO until January 2021 [8]. He co-founded Strive Asset Management, an anti-ESG index-fund firm, in early 2022 and resigned in February 2023 [8].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nForbes estimated Ramaswamy's net worth at $2.9 billion as of June 2026, built primarily on his stakes in Roivant Sciences and Strive Asset Management [8].\n\n## Family\nRamaswamy married Apoorva Tewari, a laryngologist, in 2015; they met at Yale, where he was in law school and she was in medical school. They have three children [8].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Vivek Ramaswamy wins GOP nomination for governor in Ohio - NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/vivek-ramaswamy-wins-gop-primary-governor-ohio-amy-acton-rcna343048) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Vivek Ramaswamy Wins Ohio's Republican Gubernatorial Primary - Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/05/05/vivek-ramaswamy-wins-ohios-republican-gubernatorial-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2026 bid for Ohio governor - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-2026-bid-ohio-governor/index.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[4] [Ramaswamy to leave DOGE to launch bid for Ohio governor - Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/01/20/vivek-ramaswamy-leaving-doge-ohio-governor) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[5] [Vivek Ramaswamy suspends campaign and endorses Trump - NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/01/15/1224751138/vivek-ramaswamy-suspends-campaign-and-endorses-trump) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[6] [Vivek Ramaswamy suspends presidential campaign - CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-ends-presidential-campaign/index.html) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[7] [2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Tennessee_Republican_presidential_primary) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[8] [Vivek Ramaswamy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy) - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"Vivek","lastname":"Ramaswamy","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"BtuppwDhao"},"token":"vivek_ramaswamy"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":"tn","districtgroup":"state","districtgroupname":"State","districtname":"Tennessee","job_type":"president","o.office":"president","office":"president","officedescription":null,"officequalities":null,"officeterm":4,"officetitle":"President","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"President"}