When did Ben Carson become a Republican?

Ben Carson 2016 presidential campaign

Ben Carson for President
Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 2016
Candidate	Ben Carson
Affiliation	Republican Party
Announced	May 3, 2015

Does Ben Carson have a disability?

He has said that his hand–eye coordination and three-dimensional reasoning made him a gifted surgeon. While at Johns Hopkins, Carson figured in the revival of the hemispherectomy, a drastic surgical procedure in which part or all of one hemisphere of the brain is removed to control severe pediatric epilepsy.

What is Ben Carson known for?

What does Ben Carson believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues He is a pioneering brain surgeon and the holder of high accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008), the designation as a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress (2001) and five dozen honorary degrees.

When did Ben Carson announce his run for President?

The next day, May 4, 2015, at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in his home town of Detroit, he officially announced his run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The announcement speech was preceded by a choir singing ” Lose Yourself ” with Carson sitting in the audience.

Is Ben Carson interested in serving in the Trump administration?

^ “Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States”. NBC News. ^ a b Kamisar, Ben (November 15, 2016). “Carson not interested in serving in Trump administration”. The Hill. Retrieved November 17, 2016. ^ Easley, Jonathan; Hagen, Lisa (November 22, 2016). “Carson: I’ve been offered job at HUD”. The Hill.

How many votes did Ben Carson get in the Republican primary?

During the Republican National Convention, Carson appeared with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in support of the pro-Donald Trump Great America PAC at an event in Cleveland. In total, Carson received 857,039 votes during the Republican primaries; this total represented 2.75% of the votes cast.