| − | '''James "Jim" Webb, Jr.''' (born 1946) is a former [[United States Senator]] from [[Virginia]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He briefly served as Secretary of the Navy under President [[Ronald Reagan]] from 1987-1988. Webb is a graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]], and a decorated [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He did not seek reelection to the Senate in 2012 in the [[conservative]] state of Virginia.<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/142979-sen-webb-wont-seek-another-term-in-2012</ref> | + | '''James "Jim" Webb, Jr.''' (born 1946) is a former [[United States Senator]] from [[Virginia]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He briefly served as Secretary of the Navy under President [[Ronald Reagan]] from 1987-1988. Webb is a graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy|U.S. Naval Academy]], and a decorated [[Vietnam War]] veteran. He did not seek reelection to the Senate in 2012<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/142979-sen-webb-wont-seek-another-term-in-2012</ref> and was succeeded by another Democrat, [[Tim Kaine]] who was the Democratic candidate for Vice President in 2016. Webb returned to his prior career as an author and journalist. |
| − | On July 2, 2015, Webb announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/02/democrat-jim-webb-joins-2016-white-house-race/</ref> | + | On July 2, 2015, Webb announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/02/democrat-jim-webb-joins-2016-white-house-race/</ref> He complained about not receiving a fair share of time in the early televised debates and dropped out. |