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Carly Fiorina

Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University, 1976

Other

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989

Graduate

University of Maryland, College Park, 1980

Personal

Profession

Ceo, Hewlett-Packard

Carly Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed) is a former2016 Republican presidential candidate. Fiorina previously served as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005 and ran to representCalifornia in theU.S. Senate in 2010.^[1]

On April 27, 2016, Republicanpresidential candidateTed Cruz announced that, if he were to become the nominee, Fiorina would serve as his vice presidential running mate.^[2] He suspended his presidential campaign on May 3, 2016, after losing theIndiana Republican primary toDonald Trump.^[3]

Fiorina officially announced her 2016 presidential campaign on May 4, 2015, onGood Morning America. She said, "Yes, I am running. I think I'm the best person for the job because I understand how the economy actually works. I understand the world; who's in it."^[4]

After placing seventh in the New Hampshire primary, Fiorina suspended her campaign on February 10, 2016.^[5]

Education

• B.A. in philosophy and medieval history, Stanford University, 1976
• M.B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1975
• M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, 1989^[6][7]

Career

• Present: Chairwoman of the American Conservative Union Foundation
• 2010: Candidate forU.S. Senate fromCalifornia
• 1999-2005: CEO of Hewlett-Packard
• 1980-1997: Employee of AT&T^[6][7]

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 withdrawal of Trump endorsement

On October 8, 2016, afterThe Washington Post released a 2005 video of Trump making comments about women that thePost described as "extremely lewd," Fiorina withdrew her endorsement ofDonald Trump in the 2016 presidential election and called on Trump to step aside as the Republican nominee.^[8][9]

See also:Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Fiorina endorsedDonald Trump for the 2016 presidential general election. Fiorina endorsedTed Cruz for the Republican presidential primary.^[10][11]

See also:Endorsements for Donald Trump

2016 Presidential Endorsements by Former Presidential Candidates
Name	Candidate	Date	Source
Carly Fiorina	Ted Cruz (primary)	March 2016	Politico
Ted Cruz	Donald Trump	September 2016	CNN
Jim Gilmore	Donald Trump	September 2016	Politico
Bernie Sanders	Hillary Clinton	July 2016	CNN
Martin O'Malley	Hillary Clinton	June 2016	Twitter
Rick Santorum	Donald Trump	May 2016	Reuters
Mike Huckabee	Donald Trump	May 2016	Twitter
Rick Perry	Donald Trump	May 2016	CNN
George Pataki	John Kasich	April 2016	ABC News
Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	March 2016	Politico
Ben Carson	Donald Trump	March 2016	Politico
Carly Fiorina	Ted Cruz	March 2016	Politico
Bobby Jindal	Marco Rubio	February 2016	Tampa Bay Times
Lindsey Graham	Jeb Bush	January 2016	NBC News

Elections

2016

See also:Carly Fiorina vice presidential campaign, 2016

At a rally in Indiana on April 27, 2016, presidential candidateTed Cruz announced that Fiorina would serve as his running mate if he were to win the Republican nomination. He suspended his presidential campaign on May 3, 2016, after losing theIndiana Republican primary toDonald Trump.^[3]

Fiorina was aRepublican candidate for the office ofpresident of the United States in 2016. After placing seventh in theNew Hampshire primary, Fiorina suspended her campaign on February 10, 2016.^[12] She posted to her Facebook, "This campaign was always about citizenship—taking back our country from a political class that only serves the big, the powerful, the wealthy, and the well connected. Election after election, the same empty promises are made and the same poll-tested stump speeches are given, but nothing changes. I've said throughout this campaign that I will not sit down and be quiet. I'm not going to start now. While I suspend my candidacy today, I will continue to travel this country and fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them."^[13]

2010

Fiorina ran unsuccessfully forUnited States Senate in California against Sen.Barbara Boxer (D).On November 2, 2010,Barbara Boxer won re-election to theUnited States Senate. She defeated Carly Fiorina (R),Gail Lightfoot (L),Marsha Feinland (P&F), Duane Roberts (G), Edward Noonan (American Independent), and several write-in candidates in the general election.^[14]

U.S. Senate, California General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Barbara Boxerincumbent	52.2%	5,218,441
	Republican	Carly Fiorina	42.2%	4,217,366
	Libertarian	Gail Lightfoot	1.8%	175,242
	Peace and Freedom	Marsha Feinland	1.4%	135,093
	Green	Duane Roberts	1.3%	128,510
	American Independent	Edward Noonan	1.3%	125,441
	Write-in	James Harris	0%	41
	Write-in	Connor Vlakancic	0%	11
	Write-in	Jerry Leon Carroll	0%	10
	Write-in	Hans Kugler	0%	5
Total Votes				10,000,160

Personal

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Fiorina was born on September 6, 1954, inAustin,Texas. She and her second husband, Frank, raised Frank's two daughters, Traci and Lori Ann. Lori passed away during the 2010 U.S. Senate campaign.^[15]

Fiorina was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation, she was given an "excellent prognosis."^[16]

Recent news

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See also

• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Carly Fiorina vice presidential campaign, 2016

External links

• Professional website
• Facebook profile
• Twitter account

Footnotes