The top 10 best polling Republican candidates will face off on Fox News at 9 p.m. EDT
With 10 candidates appearing in Thursday’s presidential debate, it could be a little tricky to keep track of all of them, so here’s a quick refresher.
Donald Trump
Residence: New York City
Occupation: Real estate mogul and reality TV show star
Known For: Making major real estate deals in New York, unleashing colorful insults, telling people “You’re fired!”
Net Worth: Somewhere between $1.5 billion and $10 billion
Twitter Followers: 3.45 million (@realDonaldTrump)
Percentage Win in Last Election: Never served in elected office
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time.”
Jeb Bush
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Residence: Coral Gables, Florida
Occupation: Former Governor of Florida
Known For: Being the son of a president, running the third-largest state, being the brother of a president
Net Worth: At least $19 million
Twitter Followers: 242,000 (@JebBush)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 56% (2002)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “There’s no passing off responsibility when you’re a governor, no blending into the legislative crowd or filing an amendment and calling that success.”
Scott Walker
Residence: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Occupation: Governor of Wisconsin
Known For: Dropping out of college, fighting labor unions, surviving a recall
Net Worth: At least $36,000
Twitter Followers: 170,000 (@ScottWalker)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 52.3% (2014)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “If our reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin, they can work anywhere in America.”
Mike Huckabee
Residence: Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Occupation: Former Governor of Arkansas
Known For: Being from Bill Clinton’s hometown, writing books, hosting a talk show on Fox
Net Worth: At least $7 million
Twitter Followers: 379,000 (@GovMikeHuckabee)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 53% (2002)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We ought to get our knees every night and thank God we live in a country people are trying to break into, instead of trying to break out of.”
Ben Carson
Residence: Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation: Retired neurosurgeon
Known For: Separating conjoined twins, criticizing President Obama at a prayer breakfast, direct marketing
Net Worth: Earned between $8.9 and $27 million in a recent 16-month period
Twitter Followers: 397,000 (@RealBenCarson)
Percentage Win in Last Election: Never served in elected office
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “I’m not a politician. I don’t want to be a politician because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what’s right.”
Ted Cruz
Residence: Houston
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Texas
Known For: Being a college debate champion, arguing nine cases before the Supreme Court, spearheading a government shutdown
Net Worth: At least $2.1 million
Twitter Followers: 446,000 (@tedcruz)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 56.5% (2012)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America.”
Marco Rubio
Residence: West Miami
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Florida
Known For: Serving as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, defeating former Gov. Charlie Crist, co-sponsoring immigration reform
Net Worth: $443,500
Twitter Followers: 775,000 (@marcorubio)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 48.9% (2010)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We can’t do that by going back to the leaders and ideas of the past. We must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them.”
Rand Paul
Residence: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Known For: Being interesting, filibustering, following in his father’s footsteps
Net Worth: At least $1.3 million
Twitter Followers: 653,000 (@RandPaul)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 55.7% (2010)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We have come to take our country back from the special interests that use Washington as their personal piggy bank, the special interests that are more concerned with their personal welfare than the general welfare.”
Chris Christie
Residence: Mendham Township, New Jersey
Occupation: Governor of New Jersey
Known For: Arguing with political opponents, joking around with talk show hosts, getting in trouble over a bridge closure
Net Worth: At least $1.5 million
Twitter Followers: 543,000 (@GovChristie)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 60.3% (2013)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “You’re going to get what I think whether you like it or not or whether it makes you cringe every once and a while or not.”
John Kasich
Residence: Genoa Township, Ohio
Occupation: Governor of Ohio
Known For: Spending two decades in the House of Representatives, winning two terms as governor of a swing state, expanding Medicaid under Obamacare
Net Worth: At least $9 million
Twitter Followers: 81,700 (@JohnKasich)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 63.6% (2014)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “There are some people just say, oh, well, just work harder or pull yourself up by your bootstraps. I believe in all that. Some people just don’t have the fortune that many of us have. And they struggle.”
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Donald Trump
Scott Olson—Getty Images Donald Trump fields questions at The Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2015. Residence: New York City
Occupation: Real estate mogul and reality TV show star
Known For: Making major real estate deals in New York, unleashing colorful insults, telling people “You’re fired!”
Net Worth: Somewhere between $1.5 billion and $10 billion
Twitter Followers: 3.45 million (@realDonaldTrump)
Percentage Win in Last Election: Never served in elected office
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time.”
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Jeb Bush
Charles Krupa—AP Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addresses guests during a town hall style gathering in Gorham, N.H., on July 23, 2015. Residence: Coral Gables, Florida
Occupation: Former Governor of Florida
Known For: Being the son of a president, running the third-largest state, being the brother of a president
Net Worth: At least $19 million
Twitter Followers: 242,000 (@JebBush)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 56% (2002)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “There’s no passing off responsibility when you’re a governor, no blending into the legislative crowd or filing an amendment and calling that success.”
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Scott Walker
David Becker—Reuters Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at a Harley Davidson motorcycle dealership in Las Vegas on July 14, 2015. Residence: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Occupation: Governor of Wisconsin
Known For: Dropping out of college, fighting labor unions, surviving a recall
Net Worth: At least $36,000
Twitter Followers: 170,000 (@ScottWalker)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 52.3% (2014)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “If our reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin, they can work anywhere in America.”
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Mike Huckabee
Denis Poroy—AP Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee speaks in San Diego on July 23, 2015. Residence: Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Occupation: Former Governor of Arkansas
Known For: Being from Bill Clinton’s hometown, writing books, hosting a talk show on Fox
Net Worth: At least $7 million
Twitter Followers: 379,000 (@GovMikeHuckabee)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 53% (2002)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We ought to get our knees every night and thank God we live in a country people are trying to break into, instead of trying to break out of.”
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Ben Carson
Rainier Ehrhardt—AP Ben Carson speaks at the Freedom Summit in Greenville, S.C., on May 9, 2015. Residence: Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation: Retired neurosurgeon
Known For: Separating conjoined twins, criticizing President Obama at a prayer breakfast, direct marketing
Net Worth: Earned between $8.9 and $27 million in a recent 16-month period
Twitter Followers: 397,000 (@RealBenCarson)
Percentage Win in Last Election: Never served in elected office
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “I’m not a politician. I don’t want to be a politician because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what’s right.”
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Ted Cruz
Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images Senator Ted Cruz speaks during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa on July 18, 2015. Residence: Houston
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Texas
Known For: Being a college debate champion, arguing nine cases before the Supreme Court, spearheading a government shutdown
Net Worth: At least $2.1 million
Twitter Followers: 446,000 (@tedcruz)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 56.5% (2012)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America.”
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Marco Rubio
Manuel Balce Ceneta—AP Senator Marco Rubio presides over a hearing of U.S. policy towards Haiti prior to the elections on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2015. Residence: West Miami
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Florida
Known For: Serving as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, defeating former Gov. Charlie Crist, co-sponsoring immigration reform
Net Worth: $443,500
Twitter Followers: 775,000 (@marcorubio)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 48.9% (2010)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We can’t do that by going back to the leaders and ideas of the past. We must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them.”
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Rand Paul
Charlie Neibergall—AP Senator Rand Paul waits to speak at a campaign stop in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 2, 2015. Residence: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Occupation: U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Known For: Being interesting, filibustering, following in his father’s footsteps
Net Worth: At least $1.3 million
Twitter Followers: 653,000 (@RandPaul)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 55.7% (2010)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “We have come to take our country back from the special interests that use Washington as their personal piggy bank, the special interests that are more concerned with their personal welfare than the general welfare.”
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Chris Christie
Julio Cortez—AP New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks in Trenton, N.J., on June 26, 2015. Residence: Mendham Township, New Jersey
Occupation: Governor of New Jersey
Known For: Arguing with political opponents, joking around with talk show hosts, getting in trouble over a bridge closure
Net Worth: At least $1.5 million
Twitter Followers: 543,000 (@GovChristie)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 60.3% (2013)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “You’re going to get what I think whether you like it or not or whether it makes you cringe every once and a while or not.”
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John Kasich
Ty Wright—Getty Images Ohio Governor John Kasich gives a speech announcing his 2016 Presidential candidacy at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, on July 21, 2015. Residence: Genoa Township, Ohio
Occupation: Governor of Ohio
Known For: Spending two decades in the House of Representatives, winning two terms as governor of a swing state, expanding Medicaid under Obamacare
Net Worth: At least $9 million
Twitter Followers: 81,700 (@JohnKasich)
Percentage Win in Last Election: 63.6% (2014)
Representative Quote From Campaign Launch: “There are some people just say, oh, well, just work harder or pull yourself up by your bootstraps. I believe in all that. Some people just don’t have the fortune that many of us have. And they struggle.”
