| Jim Webb for President | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate | Jim Webb U.S. Senator (2007–2013) United States Secretary of the Navy (1987–1988) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1984–1987) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| EC formed | November 19, 2014 |
| Announced | July 2, 2015 |
| Suspended | October 20, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Burke, Virginia |
| Receipts | US$764,992[1] |
| Slogan | Leadership You Can Trust |
| Website | |
| www.webb2016.com (archived - October 20, 2015) | |
The 2016 presidential campaign of Jim Webb, the former United States Senator from Virginia, was officially launched when Webb, who also formerly served as Secretary of the Navy, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2016 on July 2, 2015.[2] As the author of ten books, Webb chose to make his announcement through writing an open letter on his campaign website. He withdrew from the Democratic race on October 20, 2015.[3] Following the withdrawal of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination, Webb openly considered running for president as an independent before ruling out such a run on February 11, 2016.[4]
- ^ "Committee/Candidate Details". Fec.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Catanese, David (July 2, 2015). "Jim Webb Announces For President". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Webb drops Democratic presidential bid, weighs possible independent run". Fox News. October 20, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Shabad, Rebecca (February 11, 2016). "Former Sen. Jim Webb rules out independent presidential bid". CBSNews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.