Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign
Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, announced her campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election in a campaign video on February 14, 2023. On March 6, 2024, Haley suspended her campaign following Super Tuesday.[4] Haley is the first woman of color to be a major candidate for the Republican presidential nomination.[5] She is the first female former governor to run for president.[6]
Nikki Haley for President
Nikki Haley
116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)
29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018)
Suspended
February 14, 2023
March 6, 2024
Betsy Ankney (campaign manager)
Jon Lerner (senior advisor)
Ken Farnaso (press secretary)[1]
US$56,181,383.91[2] (February 29, 2024)
Stand for America[3]
If elected, Haley would have become the first female president and the first Asian American president of the United States.[7]
On March 3, 2024, she became the first woman in U.S. history to win a Republican presidential primary with her victory in the District of Columbia primary;[8] prior to dropping out,[9] she would also secure one additional win in the Vermont primary.[10]
Background[edit]
Early speculation for national office[edit]
Haley was first elected governor of South Carolina in the 2010 election and reelected in the 2014 election. She gained a national profile during her tenure, which led to speculation that she would be a potential vice presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016.[11][12]
In January 2016, the House Republican Conference announced that Haley would give the English Republican Response to the State of the Union address, furthering the vice-presidential rumors.[13][14]
Campaign[edit]
Announcement and launch[edit]
On February 14, 2023, Haley released a video announcing her intent to run as a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. Filmed in her hometown of Bamberg, South Carolina, Haley spoke of her Indian heritage, race relations, global human rights violations, her tenure as governor and ambassador, and the threats facing the United States before announcing her run.[36]