Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign

Hillary for America
Hillary for America
Campaign	2016 Democratic primaries; 2016 U.S. presidential election
Candidate	Hillary Clinton; 67th U.S. Secretary of State; (2009–2013); Tim Kaine; U.S. Senator from Virginia; (2013–present);
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Announced: April 12, 2015; Official launch: June 13, 2015; Presumptive nominee: June 6, 2016; Official nominee: July 26, 2016; Lost election: November 8, 2016;
Headquarters	1 Pierrepont Plaza; Brooklyn, New York;
Key people	John Podesta (chair); Huma Abedin (vice chair); Robby Mook (manager); Joel Benenson (chief strategist); Jim Margolis (media strategist); Jennifer Palmieri (communications director); Brian Fallon (press secretary); Stephanie Hannon (technology); Amanda Renteria (national political director); Marc Elias (general counsel); Nick Merrill (spokesperson); Dennis Cheng (national finance director);
Receipts	US$585,699,061.27 (December 31, 2016)
Slogan	; ; ; ;
Theme song	"Fight Song" by Rachel Platten; "Roar" by Katy Perry; "Brave" by Sara Bareilles; "Stronger Together" by Jessica Sanchez; "Rise Up" by Andra Day;
Website
	hillaryclinton.com

Hillary Clinton is an American politician from the state of New York who was the Democratic Party's 2016 nominee for president of the United States. Clinton is the first woman in U.S. history to be nominated for president of the United States by a major political party. She was defeated in the 2016 general election by Republican Donald Trump.

The 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton was announced in a YouTube video on April 12, 2015. Clinton was the 67th United States Secretary of State and served during the first term of the Obama administration, from 2009 to 2013. She was previously a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton served as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

Clinton's main competitor in the 2016 Democratic primary election was Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. She received the most support from middle aged and older voters, as well as from African-American, Latino and older female voters. She focused her platform on several issues, including expanding racial, LGBT, and women's rights, raising wages and ensuring equal pay for women, and improving healthcare. The Associated Press declared Clinton the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party after she reached the required number of delegates (including both pledged delegates and superdelegates) on June 6, 2016. Clinton announced that U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would be her vice presidential running mate on July 22. Clinton and Kaine were nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26.

Clinton lost the general election to Republican Donald Trump on November 9, 2016. Clinton's narrow losses in the blue wall states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were considered key to her defeat.

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