Current Position: President Elect as 47th US President
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in 1968. He became the president of his father Fred Trump’s real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. Trump expanded the company’s operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name.

Current Position:
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Venture Capital since 2017; Author, Hillbilly Elegy, US Senator 2023 to 2024
Candidate: Vice President Elect

After working at a corporate law firm, Vance moved to San Francisco to work in the tech industry. He served as a principal at Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm, Mithril Capital.

n 2016, Harper published Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, Vance joined Revolution LLC, an investment firm founded by AOL cofounder Steve Case, as an investment partner, where he was tasked with expanding the “Rise of the Rest” initiative, which focuses on growing investments in under-served regions outside the Silicon Valley and New York City tech bubbles.

In 2019, Vance co-founded Narya Capital in Cincinnati, with financial backing from Thiel, Eric Schmidt, and Marc Andreessen. In 2020, he raised $93 million for the firm.

The 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

The Democratic Party candidate for president was current vice president Kamala Harris and her Vice President was current Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The Republican Party candidate for president was former president Donald Trump and his vice president is current Ohio Senator JD Vance.

Donald Trump and his VP JD Vance won 312 electoral votes and the Harris-Biden team garnered 226 electoral votes.

Current Position: President since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2024 President
Former Positions: Vice President from 2009 – 2016; US Senator from 1973 – 2009

America is an idea.

An idea that goes back to our founding principle that all men are created equal. It’s an idea that’s stronger than any army, bigger than any ocean, more powerful than any dictator. It gives hope to the most desperate people on Earth. It instills in every single person in this country the belief that no matter where they start in life, there’s nothing they can’t achieve if they work at it.

We’re in a battle for the soul of America. It’s time to remember who we are. We’re Americans: tough, resilient, but always full of hope. It’s time to treat each other with dignity. Build a middle class that works for everybody. Fight back against the incredible abuses of power we’re seeing. It’s time to dig deep and remember that our best days still lie ahead.

It’s time for respected leadership on the world stage—and dignified leadership at home. It’s time for equal opportunity, equal rights, and equal justice. It’s time for an economy that rewards those who actually do the work. It’s time for a president who will stand up for all of us.

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Current Position: Governor since 2019
Candidate: 2025 Vice President
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: US Representative from 2007 – 2019

Walz was a member of the Army National Guard, and worked in agriculture, manufacturing, and teaching after high school. He served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a social studies teacher in the Mankato school district

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Congratulations, Minnesota! Reaching President Biden’s goal of 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose before July 4 is a remarkable achievement. Thank you to every Minnesotan who has rolled up their sleeves.

Interview: Gov. Tim Walz On Public Safety, Education Spending And More

Current Position: 49th US Vice President since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2024 Presidency
Former Positions: California US Senator from 2018 to 2020 and Attorney General  from 2011– 2017

Kamala Devi Harris (KAH-mə-lə) born October 20, 1964) is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president.

Harris was the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2024 presidential election.