Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician. He was the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. He was a Republican . He was also Montana State Senator [ 1] who served from 2001 to 2009. He unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2014 and for Governor of Montana twice in 2012 and 2020.
Stapleton was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Montana in the 2020 election , losing the Republican primary to Matt Rosendale .[ 2]
On March 10, 2022 Stapleton announced that he was "testing the waters" for a presidential campaign in the 2024 election .[ 3] Stapleton later confirmed he was running on November 11, 2022.[ 4] He withdrew from the election on October 13, 2023.[ 5]
References
↑ "Former GOP state Sen. Corey Stapleton to run for governor in 2012" . Missoulian.com. July 19, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2015 .
↑ Michels, Holly K. (January 2, 2019). "Corey Stapleton to announce run for House" . Missoulian . Retrieved January 3, 2019 .
↑ Warren, Bradley (March 10, 2022). "Corey Stapleton announcing that he is "Testing the Waters," to run for president in 2024" . ABC Fox MT . Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
↑ Stapleton for President (November 11, 2022). "Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Says 'Pay It Forward', Announces Bid for U.S. President 2024" . Globenewswire.com (Press release) . Retrieved November 16, 2022 .
↑ "U.S. Presidential Candidate Corey Stapleton Bows Out of Race" . NewsWire . October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023 .