Here we are on our second and final blog post on the republican presidential candidates.

Scott K. Walker* is the 45th governor of Wisconsin, and 31st republican governor. When Walker left early from Marquette University, he began working for the American Red Cross.  In 2006, Walker ran for governor of Wisconsin but was not elected. In 2010 however, Walker ran for a second time and topped Tom Barrett. During his campaign against Barrett, Walker told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he was against abortion, but he also said in a later statement that it is up to the mother of the child and the doctor. Walker believes that a marriage should be between a man and a women. When the US Supreme Court did not abolish same-sex marriage, Walker said that they were "making a grave mistake". On July 13, 2015, Walker announced that he would run for President in 2016. In one of his Facebook posts he said that he was "running for president to fight and win for the American people," and "without sacrificing our principles, we won three elections in four years in a blue state. We did it by leading." Walker, his wife, and their two children currently live in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin.


Ben S. Carson was the first surgeon in American history to separate twins that were connected by the head. On June 20, 2008, he was presented with the Medal of Freedom by George Bush. Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 18, 1951. At the age of eight, Ben's father and mother had a divorce. When his father left, Ben's mother was forced to take care of her two sons by herself. Once his father had left, Ben started failing in school. Soon Ben was starting to be teased and taunted for being the class dummy. The taunts only drove Ben forward. His mom also began fixing his grades. She began with cutting television from his daily routines. She also gave him plenty of library books to fill his extra time with. Within no time, Ben was the top kid in his class. But Ben only continued to work harder and faster. Later after he graduated Yale University, Ben made up his mind to be a neurosurgeon. Soon he became the director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. On May 4, 2015, Carson officially announced his running for presidency. He believes that the theory of evolution is not true. He said in a 2006 debate that our ability to think and communicate cannot have just evolved. Carson also is actively against abortion and same-sex marriage. He is convinced that true marriage is between a man and a woman. Ben currently is living in West Friendship, Maryland, with his wife and three kids.

                                                        

Marco Rubio, born on May 28, 1971, is currently serving the state of Florida as a senator. In 1956, Rubio's parents immigrated to America form Cuba. He is one of four children born to the Rubio family. From age eight to eleven, Rubio and his family left their Roman-Catholic church and started going to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before Rubio earned his bachelors degree at the University of Florida, he attended the South Miami high school, Tarkio College, and the Santa Fe Community College.  When he completed his degree at the University of Florida, he started working at the University of Miami for his degree in law. He also served Bob Dole as he campaigned for the 1996 presidential campaign. In April 2015, Marco Rubio announced candidacy and his dream of becoming the President of the United States of America. When he announced his will to run for president, everyone around him was questioning whether or not he would get far. But after the first couple of debates, Rubio has surprised everyone with his calm, collected behavior. As far as abortion goes, the Washington Post recently said "that he has an outstanding pro-life record." Rubio currently lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife and four kids.
                                                               

 For the first few years of his life, Jeb Bush lived with his family in Midland, Texas. Jeb is the third of six children born to George and Barbara Bush. His nickname was given to him because of the placement of his initials, J.E.B. Unlike most of his family, Jeb attended the University of Texas where he earned his degree in Latin American affairs. While there he participated in the Longhorns tennis team.  In 1983, Bush moved to Miami, Florida. Shortly after his move, he became an investor in the NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. On October 2, 2014, Jeb's brother George said to the pubic that Jeb wanted to be President. Sure enough, on June 15, 2015, he stated that he would be entering the campaign, making him the third in his family to run for president. His views on abortion tend to sway towards pro-life. He claims that he is the most pro-life governor in the US at this point. Jeb is currently living in Coral Gables, Florida, with his wife, Columba and their three children George, Noelle, and John Ellis Jr., who shares the nickname "Jeb."

                                                                                                                                                           

References:

1. Bio. 

2. Wikipedia 

3. RealClear Politics

4. www.bencarson.com 

5. www.marcorubio.com 

6. www.rubio.senate.gov

7. the Washington Post

   8. www.achievement.org

*As of 9/22/15, Scott Walker has withdrawn from the race