Democrats on Capitol Hill rushed to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, while Republicans were split among a crowded 2016 primary field.
{mosads}Presidential endorsements are important in many ways. They give White House hopefuls grassroots support and political momentum. Support from lawmakers in the early-voting states is especially crucial.
The Hill will update this list of publicly committed backers throughout the 2016 race for the White House.
LAST UPDATED ON: July 7 at 10:14 a.m.
RECENT UPDATES — Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.); Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Reps. Norma Torres (Calif.), Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Tom Price (R-Ga.), Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Michael Conaway (R-Texas), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Candice Miller (R-Mich.), Jimmy Duncan (R-Tenn.), Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.).
REPUBLICANS
Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) (62)*
Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)
Sen. Dan Coats (Ind.)
Sen. Steve Daines (Mont.)
Sen. Deb Fischer (Neb.)
Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.)
Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) — Hatch first backed Jeb Bush.
Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.) — Heller initially backed Jeb Bush.
Sen. James Inhofe (Okla.)
Sen. Jim Risch (Idaho)
Sen. Pat Roberts (Kan.)
Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.)
Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.)
Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.)
Rep. Mark Amodei (Nev.) — Amodei initially backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Dan Benishek (Mich.)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) — Bilirakis first endorsed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Rob Bishop (Utah)
Rep. Larry Bucshon (Ind.)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah)
Rep. Mike Coffman (Colo.)
Rep. Rick Crawford (Ark.)
Rep. Barbara Comstock (Va.)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (Fla.) — Crenshaw initially backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) — Curbelo initially backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Rodney Davis (Ill.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) — Diaz-Balart initially backed Jeb Bush
Rep. Sean Duffy (Wis.)
Rep. Trey Gowdy (S.C.)
Rep. Tom Graves (Ga.)
Rep. Cresent Hardy (Nev.)
Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler (Wash.)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (Mich.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif)
Rep. Peter King (N.Y.)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) — Kinzinger is a former Jeb Bush supporter.
Rep. John Kline (Minn.)
Rep. Darin LaHood (Ill.)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (Calif.)
Rep. Mia Love (Utah)
Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.) — Miller first backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. John Moolenaar (Mich.)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.)
Rep. Kristi Noem (S.D.)
Rep. Erik Paulsen (Minn.)
Rep. Robert Pittenger (N.C.)
Rep. Mike Pompeo (Kan.)
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)
Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.)
Rep. Phil Roe (Tenn.)
Rep. Todd Rokita (Ind.)
Rep. Tom Rooney (Fla.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) — Ros-Lehtinen initially backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Matt Salmon (Ariz.)
Rep. Austin Scott (Ga.)
Rep. Jason Smith (Mo.)
Rep. Chris Stewart (Utah)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (Pa.)
Rep. Mimi Walters (Calif.) — Walters first backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.)
Rep. Joe Wilson (S.C.)
Rep. Steve Womack (Ariz.)
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) (35)*
Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.) — Gardner first backed Rubio.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) — Graham first backed Bush after ending his own presidential bid.
Sen. Mike Lee (Utah)
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho)
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)
Rep. Brian Babin (Texas)
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (Okla.)
Rep. Mo Brooks (Ala.)
Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.)
Rep. Michael Burgess (Texas)
Rep. John Culberson (Texas)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (S.C.)
Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.) — Franks first endorsed Mike Huckabee.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas)
Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.)
Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.)
Rep. Glenn Grothman (Wis.)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Texas)
Rep. Jody Hice (Ga.)
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (Kan.)
Rep. Sam Johnson (Texas)
Rep. Steve King (Iowa)
Rep. Raul Labrador (Idaho)
Rep. Mia Love (Utah) — Love first backed Rubio.
Rep. Tom McClintock (Calif.)
Rep. Mark Meadows (N.C.)
Rep. Alex Mooney (W.Va.)
Rep. John Ratcliffe (Texas)
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.) — Ribble previously endorsed Walker and Rubio.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.)
Rep. Matt Salmon (Ariz.) — Salmon first backed Rubio.
Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)
Rep. Ann Wagner (Mo.) — Wagner first endorsed Bush.
Rep. Randy Weber (Texas)
Rep. Roger Williams (Texas)
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (Fla.) (31)*
Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) — Graham endorsed Bush after ending his own presidential bid.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah)
Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.)
Rep. Mark Amodei (Nev.)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Fla.)
Rep. Mike Bishop (Mich.)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (Fla.)
Rep. Chris Collins (N.Y.)
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Denham (Calif.)
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (Fla.)
Rep. Kay Granger (Texas)
Rep. David Jolly (Fla.)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (N.C.)
Rep. Luke Messer (Ind.)
Rep. John Mica (Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.)
Rep. Tom Reed (N.Y.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (Ala.)
Rep. Dennis Ross (Fla.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas)
Rep. Dave Trott (Mich.)
Rep. David Valadao (Calif.)
Rep. Mimi Walters (Calif.)
Rep. Ann Wagner (Mo.)
Rep. Daniel Webster (Fla.)
Donald Trump (27)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) — Hatch previously backed Jeb Bush and then Marco Rubio.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (Ala.)
Rep. Lou Barletta (Pa.) — Barletta first backed Rick Santorum.
Rep. Steve Chabot (Ohio)
Rep. Michael Conaway (Texas)
Rep. Kevin Cramer (N.D.)
Rep. Chris Collins (N.Y.) — Collins initially backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.)
Rep. Jimmy Duncan (Tenn.)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (N.C.)
Rep. Blake Farenthold (Texas)
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Texas) — Hensarling is a former Ted Cruz supporter.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.) — Hunter first backed Mike Huckabee.
Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) — Issa previously endorsed Marco Rubio.
Rep. Tom Marino (Pa.)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.)
Rep. Candice Miller (Mich.) — Miller first endorsed Carly Fiorina.
Rep. Jeff Miller (Fla.) — Miller previously endorsed Bush and Rubio.
Rep. Tom Price (Ga.)
Rep. Tom Reed (N.Y.) — Reed first backed Bush.
Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.)
Rep. Steve Scalise (La.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas) — Sessions formerly backed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Bill Shuster (Pa.)
Rep. Lamar Smith (Texas)
Rep. Ryan Zinke (Mont.)
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) (10)*
Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)
Rep. Andy Barr (Ky.)
Rep. Curt Clawson (Fla.)
Rep. Brett Guthrie (Ky.)
Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.)
Rep. Raul Labrador (Idaho)
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.)
Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.)
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (S.C.)
Gov. John Kasich (Ohio) (9)*
Sen. James Inhofe (Okla.)
Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio)
Rep. Mike Bishop (Mich.) — Bishop initially endorsed Jeb Bush.
Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.)
Rep. Gregg Harper (Miss.)
Rep. Bill Johnson (Ohio)
Rep. Steve Stivers (Ohio)
Rep. Pat Tiberi (Ohio)
Rep. Michael Turner (Ohio)
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (Ark.) (8)*
Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.)
Sen. John Boozman (Ark.)
Rep. Rick Crawford (Ark.)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (Tenn.)
Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.)
Rep. French Hill (Ark.)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.)
Rep. Bruce Westerman (Ark.)
Gov. Chris Christie (6)*
Rep. Susan Brooks (Ind.)
Rep. Leonard Lance (N.J.)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (N.J.)
Rep. Tom MacArthur (N.J.)
Rep. Patrick Meehan (Pa.)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J.)
Carly Fiorina (3)*
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (Kan.)
Rep. Candice Miller (Mich.)
Gov. Scott Walker (3) *
Rep. Doug Collins (Ga.)
Rep. Sean Duffy (Wis.) — Politico reported Duffy is a liaison for Walker.
Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)
Ben Carson (1)*
Rep. Andy Harris (Md.)
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) (1)*
Rep. Lou Barletta (Pa.)
DEMOCRATS
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) (8)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.)
Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) – Gabbard stepped down as DNC vice chair to back Sanders.
Rep. Alan Grayson (Fla.)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (Ohio)
Rep. Rick Nolan (Minn.)
Rep. Peter Welch (Vt.)
Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (Md.) (1)*
Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.)
Hillary Clinton (210)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.)
Sen. Michael Bennet (Colo.)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.)
Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (Calif.)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.)
Sen. Ben Cardin (Md.)
Sen. Tom Carper (Del.)
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.)
Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) — Coons was backing Vice President Biden before he declined to run.
Sen. Joe Donnelly (Ind.)
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.)
Sen. Al Franken (Minn.)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.)
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.)
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.)
Sen. Ed Markey (Mass.)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.)
Sen. Robert Menendez (N.J.)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Md.)
Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.)
Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.)
Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.)
Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.)
Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.)
Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.)
Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)
Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.)
Sen. Tom Udall (N.M.)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.)
Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.)
Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.)
Rep. Alma Adams (N.C.)
Rep. Brad Ashford (Neb.)
Rep. Karen Bass (Calif.)
Rep. Joyce Beatty (Ohio)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.)
Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas)
Rep. Don Beyer (Va.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (Ore.)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pa.)
Rep. Robert Brady (Pa.)
Rep. Corrine Brown (Fla.)
Rep. Julia Brownley (Calif.)
Rep. Cheri Bustos (Ill.)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (N.C.)
Rep. Lois Capps (Calif.)
Rep. Michael Capuano (Mass.)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (Calif.)
Rep. John Carney (Del.)
Rep. Matt Cartwright (Pa.)
Rep. André Carson (Ind.)
Rep. Kathy Castor (Fla.)
Rep. Joaquín Castro (Texas)
Rep. Judy Chu (Calif.)
Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (N.Y.)
Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (Mo.)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.)
Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.)
Rep. Jim Costa (Calif.)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.)
Rep. John Conyers (Mich.)
Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.)
Rep. Joe Courtney (Conn.)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas)
Rep. Danny Davis (Ill.)
Rep. Susan Davis (Calif.)
Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.)
Rep. John Delaney (Md.)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (Wash.)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.)
Rep. Ted Deutch (Fla.)
Rep. Debbie Dingell (Mich.)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Texas)
Rep. Mike Doyle (Pa.)
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.)
Rep. Donna Edwards (Md.)
Rep. Eliot Engel (N.Y.)
Rep. Anna Eshoo (Calif.)
Rep. Elizabeth Esty (Conn.)
Rep. Sam Farr (Calif.)
Rep. Chaka Fattah (Pa.)
Rep. Bill Foster (Ill.)
Rep. Lois Frankel (Fla.)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (Ohio)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.)
Rep. John Garamendi (Calif.)
Rep. Gwen Graham (Fla.)
Rep. Alan Grayson (Fla.)
Rep. Al Green (Texas)
Rep. Gene Green (Texas)
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.)
Rep. Janice Hahn (Calif.)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (Fla.)
Rep. Denny Heck (Wash.)
Rep. Brian Higgins (N.Y.)
Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (Texas)
Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.)
Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.)
Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y.)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.)
Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga.)
Rep. Bill Keating (Mass.)
Rep. Robin Kelly (Ill.)
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (Mass.)
Rep. Dan Kildee (Mich.)
Rep. Derek Kilmer (Wash.)
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.)
Rep. Jim Langevin (R.I.)
Rep. Rick Larsen (Wash.)
Rep. John B. Larson (Conn.)
Rep. Brenda Lawrence (Mich.)
Rep. Sandy Levin (Mich.)
Rep. John Lewis (Ga.)
Rep. Ted Lieu (Calif.)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (Iowa)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.)
Rep. Nita Lowey (N.Y.)
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (N.M) — Luján is DCCC chairman.
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (N.M.)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (N.Y.)
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.)
Rep. Doris Matsui (Calif.)
Rep. Jim McDermott (Wash.)
Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.)
Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (N.H.)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif.)
Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Meng (N.Y.)
Rep. Gwen Moore (Wis.)
Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (Fla.)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (Calif.)
Rep. Richard Neal (Mass.)
Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (N.J.)
Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (N.J.)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (Colo.)
Rep. Scott Peters (Calif.)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (Maine)
Rep. Jared Polis (Colo.)
Rep. David Price (N.C.)
Rep. Mike Quigley (Ill.)
Rep. Charles Rangel (N.Y.)
Rep. Kathleen Rice (N.Y.)
Rep. Cedric Richmond (La.)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (Calif.)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (Calif.)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersburger (Md.)
Rep. Bobby Rush (Ill.)
Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (Calif.)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (Calif.)
Rep. John Sarbanes (Md.)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.)
Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (Ore.)
Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.)
Rep. David Scott (Ga.)
Rep. José Serrano (N.Y.)
Rep. Terri Sewell (Ala.)
Rep. Brad Sherman (Calif.)
Rep. Albio Sires (N.J.)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.)
Rep. Adam Smith (Wash.)
Rep. Jackie Speier (Calif.)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) — Swalwell first backed Martin O’Malley.
Rep. Mark Takai (Hawaii)
Rep. Mark Takano (Calif.)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.)
Rep. Mike Thompson (Calif.)
Rep. Dina Titus (Nev.)
Rep. Paul Tonko (N.Y.)
Rep. Norma Torres (Calif.)
Rep. Niki Tsongas (Mass.)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.)
Rep. Juan Vargas (Calif.)
Rep. Marc Veasey (Texas)
Rep. Filemon Vela (Texas)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.)
Rep. Tim Walz (Minn.)
Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.)
Rep. Frederica Wilson (Fla.)
Rep. John Yarmuth (Ky.)
* — Have dropped out of the presidential race.
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