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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Republican exodus from Trump grows


By Andrew Balluck and Maria Rachal - 08-10-16 12:38 PM EDT

The ranks of Republicans opposing Donald Trump, their party's presidential nominee, are growing.

The opposition includes lawmakers, former officials and conservative pundits, with a few even vowing to vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Here is a list of prominent Republicans who oppose Trump. Please send updates to mmali@thehill.com.

This list was last updated at 9:53 p.m.

Elected officials

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.)

Sen. Mark Kirk (Ill.)

Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.)

Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.)

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.)

Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.)

Rep. Bob Dold (Ill.)

Rep. Richard Hanna (N.Y.) - Endorsed Clinto

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.)

Rep. Reid Ribble (Wis.)

Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.) - Endorsed Libertarian nominee Gary Johnso

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.)

Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.)

Rep. David Valadao (Calif.)

Gov. Charlie Baker (Mass.)

Gov. Larry Hogan (Md.)

Danny Jones, mayor of Charleston, W. Va. - Voting for Johnso

Tom s Regalado, mayor of Miami

Iowa state Sen. David Johnso

Wisconsin state Rep. Jim Steineke, the Assembly Majority Leader

Former elected officials

Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.)

Sen. Gordon Humphrey (N.H.)

Sen. Larry Pressler (S.D.) - Endorsed Clinto

Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine)

Rep. Mary Bono (Calif.)

Rep. Tom Campbell (Calif.) - Endorsed Johnso

Rep. Bob Inglis (S.C.)

Rep. Connie Morella (Md.)

Rep. Ron Paul (Texas)

Rep. Chris Shays (Conn.)

Rep. J.C. Watts (Okla.)

Rep. Vin Weber (Minn.)

Gov. Jeb Bush (Fla.)

Gov. Arne Carlson (Minn.) - Endorsed Clinto

Gov. William Milliken (Mich.) - Endorsed Clinto

Gov. George Pataki (N.Y.)

Gov. Tom Ridge (Pa.)

Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.), the 2012 GOP presidential nominee

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman (N.J.)

Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (Mass.)

Assemblyman Jim Cunneen (Calif.)

State Senator Joyce Mulliken (Wa.)

Former administration officials

Donald B. Ayer, deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush

Linda Chavez, White House director of public liaison under President Reaga

Carlos Gutierrez, Commerce secretary under President George W. Bush

Jamie Brown Hantman, special assistant for legislative affairs for President George W. Bush

Carla A. Hills, U.S. trade representative under President George H.W. Bush

Ted Kassinger, deputy secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush

Frank Lavin, aide to President Ronald Reaga

Stephanie Smith Lee, former director of the Office of Special Education Programs - Department of Education under President George W. Bush

Peter Lichtenbaum, assistant secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush

Greg Mankiw, chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Adviser

Robert McCallum, associate attorney general under President George W. Bush

David Ross Meyers, aide to President George W. Bush

Hank Paulson, Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush

Dan Price, deputy national security adviser under President George W. Bush

William Reilly, EPA administrator under President George H. W. Bush - Endorsed Clinto

Paul Rosenzweig, deputy assistant secretary of Homeland Security

William Ruckelshaus, EPA administrator under Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan - Endorsed Clinto

Larry D. Thompson, deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush

John Veroneau - Former deputy U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush

Lezlee Westine, White House director of public liaison under President George W. Bush - Endorsed Clinto

Party officials, prominent Republicans

Brian Bartlett, former aide to Mitt Romney and GOP communications strategist

Sally Bradshaw, longtime aide to Jeb Bush

Former first lady Barbara Bush

Marvin Bush, brother of President George W. Bush - Endorsed Johnso

Mona Charen, senior fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center

Dean Clancy, former FreedomWorks vice president

Maria Comella, longtime aide to Gov. Chris Christie (N.J.) - Endorsed Clinto

Rory Cooper, GOP strategist and managing director of Purple Strategie

Mindy Finn, president of Empowered Wome

Doug Heye, former RNC communications director

Cheri Jacobus, GOP consultant and former columnist for The Hill

Matt Kibbe, former FreedomWorks CEO

Eli Lehrer, president R Street Institute

Justin LoFranco, former aide to Gov. Scott Walker (Wis.)

Kevin Madden, former aide to Mitt Romney

Liz Mair, GOP strategist

Mel Mart nez (Fla.), former chairman of the Republican National Committee

Tucker Martin, communications director for former Gov. Bob McDonnell (Va.)

David McIntosh, president of Club for Growth

Ken Mehlman, former RNC chairma

Tim Miller, Our Principles PAC and former aide to Jeb Bush

Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Conventio

Ted Newton, political consultant and former Mitt Romney aide

James Nuzzo, former White House aide

Katie Packer, deputy campaign manager to Mitt Romney and founder of Burning Glass Consulting

Marc Racicot, former RNC chairman, former Montana governor

Patrick Ruffini, partner, Echelon Insight

Gabriel Schoenfeld, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute

Elliott Schwartz, Our Principles PAC

Evan Siegfried, GOP strategist and commentator

Craig Snyder, Republican lobbyist and consultant - Supports Clinto

Erik Soderstrom, former field director for Carly Fiorina

Ben Stein, actor and former speechwriter for Presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixo

Brendan Steinhauser, GOP consultant

Stuart Stevens, former Romney strategist

Michael R. Treiser, former Mitt Romney aide

Connor Walsh, digital director for former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) and founder of Build Digital

Andrew Weinstein, director of media relations for Bob Dole's 1996 campaign; deputy press secretary under Speaker Newt Gingrich

Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard CEO and former California gubernatorial candidate - Endorsed Clinto

Rick Wilson, Republican strategist

Nathan Wurtzel, Make America Awesome super-PAC

Bill Yarbrough, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio

Dave Yost, Ohio auditor of state

Conservative media

Glenn Beck, radio host

Michael Berry, radio host

Brent Bozell, conservative activist

Bruce Carroll, creator of GayPatriot.org

Jay Caruso, RedState

Charles C.W. Cooke, writer for National Review

Doug Coon, Stay Right podcast

Steve Deace, radio host

Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist

Erick Erickson, writer

Daniel Foster, contributing editor at National Review Online

David French, writer at National Review

Jon Gabriel, editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com

Jonah Goldberg, writer

Michael Graham, radio host

Stephen Gutowski, writer for Washington Free Beaco

Stephen Hayes, senior writer at The Weekly Standard

Quin Hillyer, contributing editor at National Review Online and senior editor at the American Spectator

Ben Howe, RedState writer

Philip Klein, managing editor at the Washington Examiner

Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard editor

Mark Levin, radio host

Bethany Mandel, senior contributor at The Federalist

Dan McLaughlin, editor at RedState.com

Tom Nichols, senior contributor for The Federalist

Katie Pavlich, Town Hall editor

Brittany Pounders, conservative writer

Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post blogger

Sarah Rumpf, former Breitbart contributor

Mark Salter, writer and former aide to Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)

Tara Setmayer, CNN analyst and former GOP staffer

Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire

Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal deputy editor

Charlie Sykes, radio host

Brad Thor, writer

Peter Wehner, New York Times contributor

Jamie Weinstein, editor at The Daily Caller - Voting Clinto

George Will, writer

Leon Wolf, editor of RedState

National security officials

Ken Adelman, arms control director for President Ronald Reagan - Endorsed Clinto

Richard Armitage, deputy secretary of State under President George W. Bush - Endorsed Clinto

John B. Bellinger III, legal adviser to the State Department and National Security Council under President George W. Bush

Robert Blackwill, former National Security Council deputy for Iraq

Max Boot, former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.)

Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama

Eliot Cohen, former George W. Bush official

Patrick Cronin, assistant administrator for policy at USAID under President George W. Bush

Eric S. Edelman, national security adviser under Vice President Dick Cheney

Gary Edson, deputy national security and national economic adviser under President George W. Bush

Richard Falkenrath, deputy Homeland Security adviser under President George W. Bush

Peter Feaver, National Security Council adviser under President George W. Bush

Richard Fontaine, associate director of the National Security Council's Near Eastern affairs under President George W. Bush

Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of State for African Affairs under President George W. Bush

Aaron Friedberg, deputy assistant for national security affairs under Vice President Dick Cheney

Reuel Marc Gerecht, former CIA operative

Robert Gates, former Defense secretary

David Gordon, director of policy planning at the State Department under President George W. Bush

Michael Green, former member of the National Security Council

Alan Goldsmith, former staffer at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Brian Gunderson, chief of staff at the State Department under President George W. Bush

Paul Haenle, former director for China and Taiwan on the National Security Council under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama

Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA

John Hillen, assistant secretary of State for political-military affairs under President George W. Bush

William Inboden, senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council under President George W. Bush

James Jeffrey, strategist on former President George W. Bush's National Security Council

Reuben Jeffery III, former undersecretary of State under President George W. Bush

Robert Kagan, former official under President Ronald Reaga

David Kramer, assistant secretary of State under President George W. Bush

James Langdon, chairman of President George W. Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

Mary Beth Long, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs under President George W. Bush

Clay Lowery, director of international finance for the National Security Council and assistant Treasury secretary for international affairs under President George W. Bush

Peter Mansoor, former aide to former CIA Director David Petraeus - Supports Clinto

Richard Miles, director for North America at the National Security Council under President George W. Bush

Andrew Natsios, former administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

John Negroponte, deputy secretary of State and Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush

John Noonan, national security adviser for Jeb Bush

Meghan O'Sullivan, former deputy national security adviser on Iraq and Afghanista

Tom Ridge, secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush

Nicholas Rostow, formal legal adviser to the National Security Council

Kori Schake, former director on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush

Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser - Endorsed Clinto

Kristen Silverberg, ambassador to the European Union under President George W. Bush

Stephen Slick, former National Security Council official under President George W. Bush

William H. Taft IV, former deputy secretary of Defense and NATO ambassador under President Ronald Reaga

Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli - former ambassador under President George W. Bush

William Tobey - National Security Council member under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush

Daniel P. Vajdich, former national security adviser to Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas)

Matthew Waxman - former deputy assistant secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush

Kenneth Weinstein, former assistant on Homeland Security & Counterterrorism under President George W. Bush

Roger Zakheim, former deputy assistant secretary of Defense

Philip D. Zelikow, former counselor to the State Department

Robert B. Zoellick, former deputy secretary of State under President George W. Bush

Dov Zakheim, former undersecretary of Defense under President George W. Bush

GOP donors

Mike Fernandez, Jeb Bush donor - Supports Clinto

Randy Kendrick

Seth Klarman - Supports Clinto

William Oberndorf - Supports Clinto

Art Pope

Marlene Rickett

Paul Singer

Harry Sloan - Supports Clinto

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