Bill Weld 2020 presidential campaign
| Weld 2020 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc. | |
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| Campaign | 2020 United States presidential election (Republican Party primaries) |
| Candidate | Bill Weld Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| EC formed | February 15, 2019 |
| Announced | April 15, 2019 |
| Suspended | March 18, 2020 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Key people | Jennifer Horn (former campaign manager) Stuart Stevens (strategist) |
| Receipts | US$1,740,043 (12/31/2019) |
| Slogan | America Deserves Better |
| Website | |
| http://www.weld2020.org (archived - February 6, 2020) | |
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Pre-governorship
Governor of Massachusetts
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On February 15, 2019, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider running for the Republican nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. On April 15, 2019, Weld officially announced he would be running for president, challenging incumbent Donald Trump. Weld previously was the 2016 Vice Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party on the Gary Johnson ticket. Weld suspended his campaign on March 18, 2020. He subsequently endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden for president.