Republican presidential field

Declared major candidates

Jeb Bush, former Florida governor

Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon

Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey

Ted Cruz, senator from Texas

Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO

Lindsey Graham, senator from South Carolina

Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor

Bobby Jindal, Louisiana governor

George Pataki, former New York governor

Rand Paul, senator from Kentucky

Rick Perry, former Texas governor

Marco Rubio, senator from Florida

Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania

Donald Trump, real estate developer

Expected candidates

John Kasich, governor of Ohio

Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin