Corey Stapleton

Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician. He was the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. He was a Republican. He was also Montana State Senator who served from 2001 to 2009. He unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2014 and for Governor of Montana twice in 2012 and 2020.
Stapleton was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Montana in the 2020 election, losing the Republican primary to Matt Rosendale.
On March 10, 2022 Stapleton announced that he was "testing the waters" for a presidential campaign in the 2024 election. Stapleton later confirmed he was running on November 11, 2022.