Corey Stapleton presidential campaign, 2024
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
| “ | I’m running for President to change the way we think of ourselves, as Americans. There is untapped greatness in our country, if we will only free ourselves from the pettiness, dishonesty, and financial mismanagement of the current political class.[1] | ” |
| —Corey Stapleton (November 2022)[2] | ||
Corey Stapleton (R) was the Montana Secretary of State from 2017-2021. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on November 11, 2022.[3] He filed with the Federal Election Commission on October 6, 2022.[4] Stapleton withdrew his candidacy on October 13, 2023.[5]
Before serving as Montana secretary of state, Stapleton was a member of the Montana State Senate from 2001 to 2007.
Biography
Stapleton was born in Seattle, Washington in 1967. He grew up in Great Falls, Montana, after his family moved there in 1969.[6] After graduating from Great Falls High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he attended nuclear power school. He was appointed to the Naval Academy and graduated with a degree in engineering in 1992. He received a master's degree in political science from Temple University in 1995.
He returned to Montana in 1997 and began a career as a financial advisor.[7] He also served as president of the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation.[7]
Stapleton's political career began in 2000 when he was elected to the Montana State Senate. He won re-election in 2004 and in 2005 was elected Chairman of the Legislative Campaign Committee. During his final year in the legislature in 2007, he served as Minority Leader.[7] Stapleton was elected Montana Secretary of State on November 8, 2016. He was sworn into office on January 2, 2017, and served through the end of his term. In 2022, Stapleton began making country music, releasing two albums under the name Corey Stapleton & The Pretty Pirates.[8]
Campaign finance
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Primary debate participation
Stapleton did not participate in any Republican presidential primary debates.
The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2024 Republican presidential primary debate.
| 2024 Republican presidential primary debates | ||||
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| Debate | Date | Location | Host | Number of participants |
| First Republican primary debate | August 23, 2023 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin[9] | Fox News[10] | 8 |
| Second Republican primary debate | September 27, 2023 | Simi Valley, California[11] | Fox Business, Univision | 7 |
| Third Republican primary debate | November 8, 2023 | Miami, Florida[12] | NBC News, Salem Radio Network | 5 |
| Fourth Republican primary debate | December 6, 2023 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama[13] | NewsNation, The Megyn Kelly Show, the Washington Free Beacon | 4 |
| On December 7, 2023, CNN reported the RNC would lift its ban on non-RNC sanctioned debates.[14] | ||||
| Fifth Republican primary debate | January 10, 2024 | Des Moines, Iowa[14] | CNN | TBD |
| Sixth Republican primary debate | January 18, 2024 | Manchester, New Hampshire[15] | ABC News, WMUR-TV, New Hampshire Republican State Committee | TBD |
| Seventh Republican primary debate | January 21, 2024 | Goffstown, New Hampshire[14] | CNN | TBD |
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Campaign staff
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Timeline of campaign activity
The following section provides a timeline of Stapleton's campaign activity from November 2022 to October 2023. The entries are sorted by month in reverse chronological order.
2023
- October 13, 2023: Stapleton suspended his campaign. In a statement, Stapleton said, "I wasn't able to break through."[16]
- September 27, 2023: Stapleton spoke about federalism at the American Democracy Summit in Los Angeles, California.[17]
- September 25, 2023: Stapleton spoke at a roundtable discussion about economics, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in New York City.[18]
- September 13, 2023: Stapleton spoke at a World Affairs Council of New Hampshire event in Manchester, New Hampshire.[19]
- July 20, 2023: Stapleton issued a press release about foreign policy. The release said, "the U.S. and China are economic rivals, not enemies. As a former naval officer and Montana Secretary of State, Stapleton is advocating for a more cooperative approach between the two global powers. He has condemned the spike in nationalist rhetoric and military-style posturing, which could lead to conflict."[20]
- July 15, 2023: The July quarterly Federal Election Commission campaign finance reporting deadline passed. Stapleton reported raising $536 and spending $796 with $3,293 in cash on hand as of June 30.[21]
- May 4, 2023: Stapleton held a town hall in New Hampshire.[22]
- March 17, 2023: Stapleton campaigned in New Hampshire.<https://www.wmur.com/article/2024-candidate-corey-stapleton-new-hampshire/43352436# WMUR, "2024 presidential candidate Corey Stapleton visits New Hampshire," March 17, 2023]</ref>
- March 16, 2023: Stapleton campaigned in New Hampshire.[23]
- March 4, 2023: Stapleton attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C..[24]
- February 2, 2023: Stapleton held a campaign event in Ames, Iowa.[25]
- January 31, 2023: The Year-End 2022 campaign finance reporting deadline passed. Stapleton reported $7,303 in receipts and $3,752 in disbursements.
- January 27, 2023: During his visit to Ukraine, Stapleton met with People's Deputies Ivan Shynkarenko and Volodymyr Kabachenko, and Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn.[26]
- January 20, 2023: Stapleton announced he would visit Ukraine. In a press release, he said, "The diplomatic solution to the Russian-Ukrainian war can be found, but it must involve strength and unity from the West. Similar to the Cold War, sustained peace is gained not by force, but strength and resolve between America and our European allies."[27]
- November 11, 2022: Stapleton officially announced his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In a statement, he said, "We're failing our children and grandchildren by racking up massive national debt, stealing part of their future. Our kids deserve the freedom and prosperity that we older Americans inherited. The buck stops here."[28]
See also
- Republican presidential nomination, 2024
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Presidential election endorsements, 2024
- Prediction markets in the 2024 presidential election
- Presidential candidate campaign travel, 2024
- Republican presidential primary debates, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CBS 17, "Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Says 'Pay It Forward', Announces Bid for U.S. President 2024," November 11, 2022
- ↑ CBS 17, "Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Says 'Pay It Forward', Announces Bid for U.S. President 2024," November 11, 2022
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of organization," October 6, 2022
- ↑ Newswire, "U.S. Presidential Candidate Corey Stapleton Bows Out of Race," October 13, 2023
- ↑ Montana Standard, "About Corey Stapleton," April 23, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Corey Stapleton.com, "About Corey," accessed March 12, 2012
- ↑ Global Newswire, "Corey Stapleton & The Pretty Pirates Release Second Album 'Anchors Aweigh'," December 2, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "RNC votes to hold first presidential debate in Milwaukee," February 23, 2023
- ↑ Fox News, "Fox News will host first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee," April 12, 2023
- ↑ The Hill, "McDaniel announces California will host second GOP debate for 2024," April 20, 2023
- ↑ Reuters, "Third Republican primary debate to be in Miami in early November," September 14, 2023
- ↑ Associated Press, "Qualification markers grow even tougher for next month’s 4th GOP presidential debate, in Alabama," November 3, 2023
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 CNN, "CNN to host two GOP presidential primary debates in 2024," December 7, 2023
- ↑ ABC News, "ABC News to host GOP presidential debate before New Hampshire primary," December 7, 2023
- ↑ Newswire, "U.S. Presidential Candidate Corey Stapleton Bows Out of Race," October 13, 2023
- ↑ Instagram, "American Promise on September 27, 2023," accessed September 28, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Stapleton on September 26, 2023," accessed September 27, 2023
- ↑ WACNH, "Foreign Policy on the Ballot - Corey Stapleton," accessed September 26, 2023
- ↑ Newswire, "U.S. Presidential Candidate Corey Stapleton Says China is Not the Enemy," July 20, 2023
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 16, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Stapleton on May 4, 2023," accessed May 5, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Corey Stapleton on March 15, 2023," accessed March 16, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Corey Stapleton on March 4, 2023," March 4, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "February 2, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Oleksandr Markushyn on January 27, 2023
- ↑ Global Newswire, "U.S. Presidential Candidate Corey Stapleton to Visit Ukraine," January 20, 2023
- ↑ CBS 17, "Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Says 'Pay It Forward', Announces Bid for U.S. President 2024," November 11, 2022
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