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FACTBOX: Likely U.S. presidential candidates in 2008

Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:53pm EDT

(Reuters) - Here are the declared U.S. presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for the 2008 election. In alphabetical order:

U.S.  |  Barack Obama

DEMOCRATS:

Announced candidates:

Joseph Biden, U.S. senator from Delaware and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. senator from New York and former first lady.

Chris Dodd, U.S. senator from Connecticut.

John Edwards, former U.S. senator from North Carolina and the vice presidential nominee in 2004.

Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator from Alaska.

Dennis Kucinich, U.S. representative from Ohio and 2004 presidential candidate.

Barack Obama, U.S. senator from Illinois.

Bill Richardson, New Mexico governor.

Declared candidates who dropped out:

Evan Bayh, U.S. senator from Indiana.

Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor.

REPUBLICANS:

Announced candidates:

Sam Brownback, U.S. senator from Kansas.

James Gilmore, former Virginia governor.

Rudolph Giuliani, former New York mayor.

Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor.

Duncan Hunter, U.S. representative from California.

John McCain, U.S. senator from Arizona and 2000 presidential candidate.

Ron Paul, U.S. congressman from Texas.

Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor.

Tom Tancredo, U.S. representative from Colorado.

Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor.

Declared candidates who dropped out:

None
U.S.
Barack Obama


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