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Dan Crenshaw with his wife, Tara after being announced the VP pick for Nikki Haley

Overall[]

This article lists potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2024 United States presidential election. Former Governor and Ambassador, Nikki Haley of South Carolina, the 2024 Republican nominee for President of the United States, considered several prominent Republicans and other individuals before selecting Representative, Daniel Crenshaw of Texas as her running mate on July 3rd, 2024. Crenshaw had officially won the nomination at the 2024 RNC. Haley lost the election on November 5th, 2024 making him a failed VP candidate. Dan Crenshaw would later go on to be the president of the United States of America in 2060.

Vetting process and selection[]

Republican candidate, Nikki Haley who was still in a tough battle with Mike Pence for the nomination had started leaking VP picks at a debate between them. On June 30th, 2024 before the RNC Mike Pence had chosen Texas senator, Ted Cruz as his running mate as a play for the state of Texas. In July before Pence lost the nomination is when Haley picked Daniel Crenshaw, a newer representative who was elected in 2018 and was only on his 3rd term as representative. Many Pence supporters claimed Haley had did this to steal attention from Pence who had done a campaign rally with former President, Donald Trump the day when Nikki Haley announced her running mate. After Haley became the nominee it was leaked that many Republicans were in the running for VP. Some including Scott Brown, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Kelly Ayotte, Ron DeSantis, and way more.

Final Selection[]

In May is when Haley started talking to many Republicans about being VP for her. Many of them had reportedly "really wanted to be the pick" and later on May 30th, 2024 Haley had said she was considering 10 people but later in June said she was considering around 13. At the RNC after Haley had gotten the nomination she said "Many great politicians were in the running including my good friends Marco Rubio and Tim Scott, some others I hadn't gotten to know that much but I still know they would make a good Vice President.".

Shortlist[]

Candidate Experience Picked?
Daniel Crenshaw
Daniel Crenshaw
U.S Representative

from Texas

(2019 - present)

Yes
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Former Senator from

Massachusetts

(2010 - 2013)

No
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte
Former Senator from

New Hampshire

(2011 - 2017)

No
Tim Scott Senate
Tim Scott
Senator from South Carolina

(2013 - present)

No
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
Senator from

North Carolina

(2015 - present)

No
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
Former Governor of Florida

(2019 - 2023)

No
Marco Rubio senate
Marco Rubio
Senator from Florida

(2011 - present)

No
Rob Portman Senate
Rob Portman
Senator from Ohio

(2011 - present)

No
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Governor of Wisconsin

(2011 - 2019)

No

Media speculation on possible selections (Not on shortlist)[]

Members of Congress[]

Candidate Experience Picked?
Official Portrait of Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
Rick Scott
Senator from Florida

(2019 - present)

No
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri

(2019 - present)

No
Ben-Sasse
Ben Sasse
Senator from Nebraska

(2015 - present)

No
Mike Lee Senate
Mike Lee
Senator from Utah

(2011 - 2023)

No
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas

(2015 - present)

No
Jerry Moran Senate
Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas

(2011 - present)

No
Mike Braun
Mike Braun
Senator from Indiana

(2019 - present)

No
Doug Collins Senate
Doug Collins
Former U.S Representative

from Georgia (2013 - 2021)

No
Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
U.S Representative from

West Virginia

(2015 - present)

No
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
U.S Representative from

New York

(2015 - present)

No
Matt Gaetz, official portrait, 116th Congress
Matt Gaetz
U.S Representative from

Florida

(2017 - present)

No
1200px-Lee Zeldin new official portrait
Lee Zeldin
U.S Representative from

New York

(2015 - present)

No

Governors[]

Candidate Experience Picked?
Kim Reynolds Governor
Kim Reynolds
Governor of Iowa

(2017 - present)

No
Chris Sununu Governor
Chris Sununu
Governor of

New Hampshire

(2017 - present)

No
Greg Gianforte
Greg Gianforte
Governor of Montana

(2021 - present)

No
Kristi Noem Governor
Kristi Noem
Governor of South Dakota

(2019 - present)

No
Henry McMaster Governor
Henry McMaster
Governor of South Carolina

(2017 - present)

No

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