By now Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have all been flooded with news of people announcing that they will be running for president of the United States. While you may not know exactly who you’re voting for, you should know a little bit about each candidate.
Dazzle your friends with these 6 fun facts, one for each candidate.
1. Jeb Bush was reportedly considered to be a candidate for NFL commissioner in 2006, but turned it down to finish out his term as governor.
2. In 1997, Hillary Clinton won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her book “It Takes a Village.”
3. Bernie Saunders is the third socialist to be elected to Congress. After serving in the House for 16 years, Saunders is the longest serving “Independent” in American history.
4. Martin O’Malley has been the frontman of the Celtic rock band O'Malley's March since 1988.
5. Marco Rubio’s current favorite artist is Nicki Minaj.
6. Ted Cruz was actually born in Calgary, Canada.
7. Prior to running for president, Lincoln Chafee worked as a professional farrier for seven years. (In case you didn’t know, like I didn’t, a farrier is a specialist in horse hoof care.)
8. Senator Rand Paul performs several pro-bono eye surgeries each year. Don’t worry, he is a trained ophthalmologist.
9. Dr. Ben Carson is the first person to ever successfully separate conjoined twins.
10. At age 13, Donald Trump’s parents sent him to military school because he had too much energy.
11. Rick Perry has never lost an election during his three decades in public service. This could be the first.
12. Lindsey Grahm has never been married. He is now accepting applications for First Lady.
13. Carly Fiorina was the first woman to ever be CEO of a Fortune 100 company. Who run the world?
14. Mike Huckabee is an ordained Baptist minister.
15. George Pataki carries around a dollar bill signed by the late Lubavitcher Grand Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.
16. Rick Santorum is best pals with Bono.
So there you go. You now know 16 super-cool, interesting facts about the people who may one day be running the country. Be sure to whip these facts out at parties so people will think you actually know what’s going on in the world.
