United States Domestic Affairs Minister Election, 2020 (The Co-Presidency)



The United States Domestic Affairs Minister elections of 2020, is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters will elect a new minister and under secretary. Candidates are expected to announce their presidential campaigns in late 2018 and, as long as they don't suspend their campaign, are eligible to be placed on a ballot under their party in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Domestic Affairs Minister Mitt Romney of the Republican Party, who was elected in 2014 is ineligible to seek re-election. The winners of the 2020 ministerial election are scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021.

Background
Incumbent Minister Mitt Romney is ineligible to run for re-election, as he has been elected and served three terms. News of the primary had started running in 2017, when incumbent Under Secretary Brian Sandoval, widely believed to be the frontrunner, declined to run for a third term in his office, instead of running for Senate in his home state of Nevada. Romney's second Under Secretary, former Ohio Senator Robert Portman, also declined to run in August of 2019.

Candidates began to declare there candidacy in 2017 when then Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced he would run for the nomination. The first major candidate to declare was U.S. Representative Doug Ford, on November 20, 2018, just days after Romney had won his third term. Since then, eight people have declared their candidacy for election.

Declined:

 * Cabinet Officials:
 * Robert Portman, Under Secretary of Domestic Affairs since 2019, former US Senator from Ohio, 2011-2017, Former US Trade Representative, and Former US Representative.
 * Joe Lieberman (Independent), Former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2005, Democratic US Senator from Connecticut (1989-2001)
 * Chris Christie, Attorney General from 2015-2018 and Governor of New Jersey from 2010-2015


 * US Senators and Senate Officials:
 * Paul Ryan: Senate Domestic Affairs Administrator (2013-Present), Representative of Wisconsin's 1st district from (1999-2013).
 * Rick Santorum, US Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2007)
 * John Kasich, Senator from Ohio (2017-Present), Governor of Ohio (2011-2017); US Representative from 1983–2001; candidate for President of Domestic Policy in 2000


 * US Representatives:
 * Justin Amash (Independent), US Representative from Michigan's 3rd District (2011-Present)
 * Joe Scarborough, Former Representative of Florida's 1st District (1995-2001); Host of the Morning Joe


 * Governors:
 * Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)
 * Robert Corker, Governor of Tennessee (2015-Present), Former US Senator from Tennessee (2007-2013)
 * William Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997); Libertarian candidate for Under Secretary of Domestic Affairs in 2016 (Endorsed Brown)
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Endorsements

 * Under Secretaries:
 * Donald Trump, Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2009-2012)
 * Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense (1987-1994, 2009-2013)
 * Tom Tancredo, Secretary of Homeland Security (2015-Present), U.S. Representative from CO-6 (1999-2009), Constitution Party nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2008 and Governor of Colorado in 2010, Republican candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2014.


 * International Politicians:
 * Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2019
 * Nigel Farage, British MEP, leader of the Brexit Party and former leader of the UK Independence Party


 * US Senators:
 * Mo Brooks, US Senator from Alabama since 2017


 * US Representatives:
 * Newt Gingrich, U.S. Representative from GA-6 1979–1999; Speaker of the House 1995–1999; candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2012
 * Virgil Goode, U.S. Representative from VA-5 (1997-2009), Constitution Party nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2012


 * Mayors:
 * Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City (1994-2001) and candidate for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2008


 * Local Officials:
 * Joe Arpaio, Sheriff of Maricopa County from 1993-2017, candidate for US Senate in Arizona in 2018
 * Kelli Ward, Chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, former State Senator, and candidate for the US Senate in 2016 and 2018


 * Individuals
 * Pat Buchanan, White House Communications Director (1987-1991), former advisor to Ministers George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon
 * Alex Jones, radio show host, far-right conspiracy theorist, and founder of Info-Wars
 * Ann Coulter, far-right media pundit, syndicated columnist, and lawyer.
 * Rush Limbaugh, American radio talk show host and conservative political commentator
 * Kid Rock, singer-songwriter, rapper, musician, record producer, actor, and candidate for US Senate in Michigan in 2018
 * Roy Moore, former Alabama Supreme Court Judge and nominee for US Senate in Alabama in 2017
 * Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza and candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2012
 * Steve Bannon, Executive Chairman at Breitbart News, former advisor to Under Secretary Donald Trump
 * Milo Yiannopoulos, Editor for Breitbart News


 * Political organizations
 * Turning Point USA
 * PragerU
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 * Cabinet Officials:
 * Gary Johnson (Libertarian), Secretary of Agriculture since 2015, Former Governor of New Mexico from 1995-2003, Libertarian nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2012, 2014, and 2016, Republican candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2012, and Libertarian Nominee for US Senator of New Mexico in 2018.


 * International Political Figures:
 * Jørund Rytman, Norwegian MP (Progress Party)


 * US Senators:
 * Thomas Massie, US Senator from Kentucky since 2015
 * Mitch McConnell, former U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1985-2015), Senate Majority Whip (2003-2007), and Senate Minority Leader (2007-2015)
 * Tom Coburn, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (2005-2015)


 * US Representatives:
 * Justin Amash (Independent), US Representative from MI-3 (2011-Present)
 * Ron Paul (Libertarian), former Republican Congressman from Texas, 1976-1977, 1979-1985, 1997-2013, Libertarian nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 1988, candidate for the Republican nomination for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2008, 2010, and 2012, candidate's father.
 * Curt Clawson, U.S. Representative from FL-19 (2014-2017)
 * Walter B. Jones, Jr. (d. 2019), U.S. Representative from NC-3 (1995-2019)
 * J. C. Watts, U.S. Representative from OK-4 (1995-2003)
 * Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Representative from WY-AL (2009-2017)
 * Andy Barr, U.S. Representative from KY-6 (2013-Present)
 * Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative from KY-2 (2009-Present)
 * Ed Whitfield, U.S. Representative from KY-1 (1995-2016)
 * Bob Barr, U.S. Representative from GA-7 (1995-2003)


 * Governors:
 * Raúl Labrador, Governor of Idaho since 2019, U.S. Representative from ID-1 (2011-2019)


 * Individuals:
 * James D. Schultz, political activist and 2018 New York State Assembly candidate.
 * Chuck Baldwin, political activist and 2008 Constitution Party presidential nominee
 * Christopher R. Barron, political activist
 * Tyler Ricks, Idaho political activist
 * Ed Crane, activist & co-founder of Cato Institute
 * Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn
 * Don Frye, wrestler
 * Nat Hentoff, columnist
 * Eric July, rapper
 * Matt Kibbe, former president of FreedomWorks
 * Belle Knox, pornographic actress
 * Karen Kwiatkowski, political activist, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, 2012 candidate for Congress from Virginia's 6th district
 * Philip Labonte, lead singer of All That Remains
 * Pat Miletich, mixed martial artist & sports commentator
 * Andrew Sullivan, political commentator & blogger
 * Chael Sonnen, former martial artist
 * John Stagliano, entrepreneur
 * John Stossel, media pundit
 * Ryan Davidson, Idaho Liberty Advocate, Past Libertarian Party of Idaho Chair
 * Vince Vaughn, actor
 * Doug Wead, blogger & former Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush
 * Stephen P. Gordon (political consultant, worked for Michael Badnarik's 2004 Presidential Campaign)
 * }


 * US Senators:
 * Rick Santorum, US Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2007)
 * Liz Cheney, US Senator from Wyoming (2015-Present)


 * US Representatives:
 * Todd Young, US Representative from IN-9 (2011-Present)
 * Luke Messer, US Representative from IN-6 (2013-2019)
 * Greg Pence, US Representative from IN-6 (2019-Present), and candidate's brother
 * Todd Rokita, US Representative from IN-4 (2011-2017) and former Indiana Secretary of State
 * Jim Biard, US Representative from IN-4 (2019-Present)
 * Susan Brooks, US Representative from IN-5 (2013-Present)


 * Local Officials:
 * Eric Holcomb, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana


 * Individuals:
 * Lynn Cheney, wife of former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney
 * Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief for The Daily Wire and host of The Ben Shapiro show
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 * Ministers:
 * Lowell Weicker, Domestic Affairs Minister from 1989-1991, Governor of Connecticut from 1991-1995, US Senator from Connecticut from 1979-1989, US Representative from CT-4 from 1969-1971


 * Cabinet Officials
 * Chris Christie, Attorney General from 2015-2018 and former Governor of New Jersey (2010-2015)
 * Paul Cellucci, US Ambassador to Canada and former governor of Massachusetts (1999-2001)


 * US Senators:
 * Kelly Ayotte, US Senator from New Hampshire since 2011
 * Susan Collins, US Senator from Maine since 1997
 * Olympia Snowe, US Senator from Maine (1995-2013)
 * Bob Smith, former US Senator from New Hampshire (1990-2003), candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2000 and candidate for the US Senate from Florida in 2004 and 2010
 * Judd Gregg, former US Senator from New Hampshire (1993-2011) and former governor of New Hampshire (1989-1993)
 * John E. Sununu, former US Senator from New Hampshire (2003-2009)


 * Governors:
 * Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts since 2015
 * Chris Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire since 2017
 * Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont since 2017
 * Mark Boughton, Governor of Connecticut since 2019
 * Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland since 2015
 * John E. Sununu, former Governor of New Hampshire (1983-1989), and former White House Cheif of Staff
 * Craig Benson, former Governor of New Hampshire (2003-2005)
 * Steve Merrill, former Governor of New Hampshire (1993-1997)
 * William Weld, Former Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997); Libertarian candidate for Under Secretary of Domestic Affairs in 2016
 * Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey (1994-2001)


 * Individuals:
 * Bob Cousy, retired Boston Celtics player
 * Drew Bledsoe, retired New England Patriots player
 * JoJo White, retired Boston Celtics player
 * Steve DeOssie, retired New England Patriots player
 * Fred Smerlas, retired New England Patriots player
 * Dave Cowens, retired Boston Celtics player
 * Lenny Clarke, comedian
 * Steve Grogan, retired New England Patriots player
 * Rob Gray, a GOP strategist and media consultant


 * Political organizations:
 * Log Cabin Republicans
 * Massachusetts Republican Party
 * New Hampshire Republican Party
 * Americans for Legal Immigration
 * National Federation of Independent Business
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 * US Senators:
 * Jim Talent, former US Senator from Missouri (2002-2007)


 * Governors:
 * Robert List, former Governor of Nevada (1979-1983)


 * US Representatives:
 * Doug Collins, US Representative from GA-9 since 2013
 * Blaine Luetkemeyer, US Representative from MO-3 since 2009
 * Sean Duffy, US Representative from WI-7 since 2011
 * Reid Ribble, US Representative from WI-8 (2011-2017)
 * Mike Gallagher, US Representative from WI-8 since 2017


 * Statewide Officials:
 * Rebecca Kleefisch, former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2011-2019)
 * Peter Kinder, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2005-2017)
 * Jerry Kilgore, former Attorney General of Virginia (2002-2005)
 * Ron Knecht, former Comptroller of Nevada (2015-2019)


 * Individuals:
 * Scott Baio, actor
 * Robert C. O'Brien, US Alternate Representative to the UN
 * Rachel Campos-Duffy former reality television personality and wife of Congressman Sean Duffy
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 * Cabinet Officials:
 * Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations since 2015, Governor of South Carolina (2011-2019).


 * U.S. Representatives
 * Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Representative from SC-5 (2011-2017)
 * }

Declared Major Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paperwork does not qualify a candidate as "declared."

Withdrawn candidates
The candidates in this section have withdrawn or suspended their campaigns.

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest
Candidates in this section have expressed interest within the last six months.
 * Ned Lamont, Former US Senator from Connecticut (2003-2013)

Declined:

 * Former Ministers:
 * Dennis Kucinich, Former Foreign Affairs Minister (2013-2015), Member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district (1997-2013)


 * Cabinet Officials
 * Eric Holder, Former US Attorney General (2009-2015, 2001)
 * Al Gore, Former EPA Director (2013-2015), Former Energy Secretary (1993-1999), Former US Senator from Tennessee (1985-1993), Candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 1988, 1990, and 2000.


 * US Senators and Senate Officials:
 * Ron Wyden, US Senator from Oregon (1996-Present)
 * Jeff Merkley, US Senator from Oregon (2009-Present), Running for Re-Election
 * Joe Lieberman (Independent), Former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2005, Democratic US Senator from Connecticut from 1989-2001
 * Tim Kaine, Senate Foreign Affairs Minister since 2013, Governor of Virginia (2006-2010)
 * Joe Biden, Senate Pro-Tempore since 2009, US Senator from Delaware (1973-2009)
 * Kamala Harris, US Senator from California (2017–present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister)
 * Al Franken, US Senator from Minnesota (2007-Present)
 * Sherrod Brown, US Senator from Ohio (2007-Present)
 * Amy Klobuchar, US Senator from Minnesota (2007–present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister)


 * US Representatives:
 * Tim Ryan, US Representative from OH-13 (2013–present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister)
 * Seth Moulton, US Representative from MA-06 (2015–present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister, Endorsed Warren)


 * Governors:
 * Martin O'Malley, Former Governor of Maryland (2007-2015), Candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2016
 * John Hickenlooper, Former Governor of Colorado (2011-2019), Running for Senate
 * Steve Bullock, Governor of Montana (2013–present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister)
 * Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington (2013–present) (Running for Re-Election as Governor)
 * Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina (2017-Present) (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister)
 * Deval Patrick, Former Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015, Endorsed Warren)
 * Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York (2011-Present)


 * Mayors:
 * Bill De Blasio, Mayor of New York City, New York (2014–present)
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Endorsements

 * US Senators
 * Ed Markey, US Senator from Massachusetts since 2013; former US Representative from MA-05 (1976–2013)


 * US Representatives
 * Jim McGovern, US Representative from MA-02 since 1997
 * Seth Moulton, US Representative from MA-06 since 2015
 * Raúl Grijalva, US Representative from AZ-03 since 2003
 * Joe Kennedy III, US Representative from MA-04 since 2013
 * Katherine Clark, US Representative from MA-05 since 2013
 * Lori Trahan, US Representative from MA-03 since 2019
 * Andy Levin, US Representative from MI-09 since 2019
 * Deb Haaland, US Representative from NM-01 since 2019
 * Berkley Bedell, former US Representative from IA-06 (1975–1987)
 * David Bonior, former US Representative from MI-10 (1977–2003)


 * Governors
 * Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts (1975–1979, 1983–1991) and nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 1988
 * Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015)
 * Matt Brown, Governor of Rhode Island since 2019


 * Statewide officials
 * Catherine Byrne, Controller of Nevadan since 2019


 * Local officials
 * Brad Lander, New York City Councilman from the District 39 since 2010
 * Dan Rivera, Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts since 2014
 * Michelle Wu, At-large Boston, Massachusetts City Councilwoman since 2014


 * Individuals
 * Cameron Kasky, gun control advocate and co-founder of Never Again MSD
 * Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, television personality
 * Asia O'Hara, drag queen and reality television personality


 * Political organizations
 * Progressive Change Campaign Committee
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 * Ministers:
 * Gary Hart, former Domestic Affairs Ministers (1991-1993), former U.S. Senator from Colorado (1975-1987), United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (2013-2015), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (2005-2009)


 * Under Secretaries:
 * Richard Lamm, former Under Secretary of Domestic Affairs (1993-1995), former Governor of Colorado (1975-1987)


 * U.S. Senators:
 * Mark Udall, U.S. Senator from Colorado (2009-Present)
 * Governors:
 * Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado (2019-Present)
 * John Hickenlooper, former Governor of Colorado (2011-2019), Mayor of Denver, Colorado (2003–2011)


 * Mayors:
 * Michael Hancock, Mayor of Denver (2011-Present)
 * Wellington Webb, former Mayor of Denver, Colorado (1991–2003)


 * Statewide officials:
 * Rhonda Fields, Colorado State Senator from District 29 since 2017
 * Lucía Guzmán, former Colorado State Senator from District 34 (2010–2019)


 * Individuals:
 * Michelle Gomez, actress
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Declared Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paper work does not qualify a candidate as "declared."

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest

 * Lincoln Chafee, Former Independent Governor of Rhode Island from (2011-2015); Former Republican US Senator (1999-2007), Democratic candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2016

Potential Candidates

 * Jim Gray, former Judge and Libertarian nominee for Deputy Domestic Leader in 2012

Declined

 * Austin Petersen, Candidate for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2016 and Republican Nominee for US Senate in 2018. (Running for Foreign Affairs Minister
 * Rand Paul (Republican), Senator from Kentucky since 2011
 * Ron Paul, former Republican Congressman from Texas, 1976-1977, 1979-1985, 1997-2013, Libertarian nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 1988, and candidate for the Republican nomination for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2008, 2010, and 2012
 * John McAfee, former Software Developer and CEO from Tennessee and candidate for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2016
 * Justin Amash (Independent), US Representative from Michigan's 3rd District from 2011-Present
 * William Weld (Republican), Former Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997); Candidate for Under Secretary of Domestic Affairs in 2016 (Endorsed Scott Brown)

Declared Candidates
Candidates in this section have filed paperwork with the FEC and/or equivalent paperwork. Announcing a run but not filling paper work does not qualify a candidate as "declared.

Candidates who have publicly expressed interest

 * Marianne Williamson (Democratic), spiritual teacher, author, candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2018 and Independent Candidate for US Representative in 2010.

Declined

 * Jill Stein, Green Party Nominee for Foreign Affairs Minister in 2012 and 2016
 * Ajamu Baraka, Green Party Nominee for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2016
 * Mike Gravel (Democratic), Former Senator from Alaska and 2020 Democratic candidate for Foreign Affairs Minister
 * Bernard Sanders (Independent), Former Deputy Affairs Minister from 2013-2015, Candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2018 and 2020, Former US Senator from Vermont (2007-2013, 2019-Present), Former US Representative for VT-AL from 1991-2007, former Mayor of Burlington, VT from 1981-1989
 * Elizabeth Warren (Democratic), Secretary of Commerce from 2013-2015, US Senator from Massachusetts from 2019-Present and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2016 and 2020.
 * Jesse Ventura, Former Governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003

Declined

 * Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO
 * Dwayne Johnson, Actor from California
 * Bernard Sanders (Independent), Former Deputy Affairs Minister from 2013-2015, Candidate for Domestic Affairs Minister in 2018 and 2020, Former US Senator from Vermont (2007-2013, 2019-Present), Former US Representative for VT-AL from 1991-2007, former Mayor of Burlington, VT from 1981-1989 (Declined Green or Independent Candidacy)
 * John Kasich (Republican), Senator from Ohio (2017-Present), Governor of Ohio (2011-2017); US Representative from 1983–2001; candidate for President of Domestic Policy in 2000. (Declined Independent Candidacy).
 * John Hickenlooper (Democratic), Former Governor of Colorado (2011-2019), Running for Senate. (Declined Independent Candidacy).