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'''Cara Carleton''' "'''Carly'''" '''Fiorina''' (née '''Sneed'''; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. Fiorina is known primarily for her tenure as CEO of [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP) and as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360. She ran for the [[Republican Party]]'s nomination of [[President of the United States]] in 2016. In March 2016, Fiorina endorsed [[Ted Cruz]] for the nomination. On April 27, 2016, Cruz named Fiorina as his running mate. On May 3, 2016, Cruz dropped out of the race. On December 19, 2016, after Trump's victory in [[United States presidential election, 2016|the election]], the [[Electoral College]] convened; Fiorina received one electoral vote for [[Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wins-enough-electoral-votes-to-become-president-1482187075|title=Donald Trump Wins Enough Electoral Votes to Become President|last=Tau|first=Byron|date=2016-12-20|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

'''Cara Carleton''' "'''Carly'''" '''Fiorina''' (née '''Sneed'''; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman. Fiorina is known primarily for her tenure as [[wikipedia:Chief_Executive_Officer|Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) of [[wikipedia:Hewlett-Packard|Hewlett-Packard]] (HP) and as Chair of the philanthropic organization [[wikipedia:Good360|Good360]]. She ran for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s nomination of [[President of the United States]] in 2016. In March 2016, Fiorina endorsed [[Ted Cruz]] for the nomination. On April 27, 2016, Cruz named Fiorina as his running mate. On May 3, 2016, Cruz dropped out of the race. On December 19, 2016, after Trump's victory in the [[wikipedia:United_States_presidential_election,_2016|election]], the [[wikipedia:Electoral_College_(United_States)|Electoral College]] convened; Fiorina received one electoral vote for [[wikipedia:Vice_President_of_the_United_States|Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wins-enough-electoral-votes-to-become-president-1482187075|title=Donald Trump Wins Enough Electoral Votes to Become President|last=Tau|first=Byron|date=2016-12-20|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

==Early life==

==Early life==

Fiorina spent two years leading the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s External Advisory Board, from 2007 to 2009,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879|title=Fiorina’s Time at H-P Gets a Close Look|last=Williamson|first=Elizabeth|date=2015-05-05|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> and became chair of that board,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417938/ceo-and-cia-jim-geraghty|title=The CEO and the CIA|newspaper=National Review|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> when the board was first created in 2007 by then-CIA director [[Michael Hayden (general)|Michael Hayden]] during the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/carly-fiorina-is-getting-a-cpac-upgrade|title=Carly Fiorina Is Getting a CPAC Upgrade|last=Jackie Kucinich|date=2017-01-30|website=The Daily Beast|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>

Fiorina spent two years leading the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s External Advisory Board, from 2007 to 2009,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/carly-fiorina-im-running-for-president-1430739879|title=Fiorina’s Time at H-P Gets a Close Look|last=Williamson|first=Elizabeth|date=2015-05-05|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-05-17|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> and became chair of that board,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417938/ceo-and-cia-jim-geraghty|title=The CEO and the CIA|newspaper=National Review|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref> when the board was first created in 2007 by then-CIA director [[Michael Hayden (general)|Michael Hayden]] during the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|George W. Bush administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/carly-fiorina-is-getting-a-cpac-upgrade|title=Carly Fiorina Is Getting a CPAC Upgrade|last=Jackie Kucinich|date=2017-01-30|website=The Daily Beast|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref>

After resigning as [[CEO]] of HP, Fiorina served on the boards of several organizations and as an advisor to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]]'s [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]]. She won a three-way race for the Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate]] from California [[United States Senate election in California, 2010|in 2010]] but lost the general election to incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/us/politics/03calif.html|title=In California, Boxer Wins Senate Race, and Brown Is Leading for Governor|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 3, 2010}}</ref>

After resigning as [[CEO]] of HP, Fiorina served on the boards of several organizations and as an advisor to Republican [[John McCain]]'s 2008 presidential campaign. She won a three-way race for the Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate]] from California in 2010 but lost the general election to incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Senator [[Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/us/politics/03calif.html|title=In California, Boxer Wins Senate Race, and Brown Is Leading for Governor|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 3, 2010}}</ref>

== U.S. Senate candidacy for California, 2010 ==

== U.S. Senate candidacy for California, 2010 ==

On November 4, 2009, Fiorina formally announced her candidacy in the [[wikipedia:United_States_Senate_election_in_California,_2010|2010 Senate election]] in a bid to unseat incumbent Democrat [[wikipedia:Barbara_Boxer|Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-fiorina-announces-calif-senate-run/|title=Carly Fiorina Announces Calif. Senate Run|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

On November 4, 2009, Fiorina formally announced her candidacy in the 2010 Senate election in a bid to unseat incumbent Democrat [[Barbara Boxer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-fiorina-announces-calif-senate-run/|title=Carly Fiorina Announces Calif. Senate Run|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

On June 8, 2010, Fiorina won the Republican primary election for the Senate with over 50 percent of the vote, beating [[wikipedia:Tom_Campbell_(California_politician)|Tom Campbell]] and State Assemblyman [[wikipedia:Chuck_DeVore|Chuck DeVore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fiorina-wins-gop-senate-primary-in-california/|title=Fiorina Wins GOP Senate Primary in California|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

On June 8, 2010, Fiorina won the Republican primary election for the Senate with over 50 percent of the vote, beating [[Tom Campbell]] and State Assemblyman [[Chuck DeVore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fiorina-wins-gop-senate-primary-in-california/|title=Fiorina Wins GOP Senate Primary in California|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

On November 4, 2010, Boxer won the general election with 52.2% to Fiorina's 42.2%, a comfortable margin due to heavy turnout among Democrats especially in [[wikipedia:LA|LA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/california.html|title=California - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/04/local/la-me-1104-senate-20101104|title=Barbara Boxer overcame several hurdles to defeat Carly Fiorina in Senate race|last=Reston|first=Maeve|date=2010-11-04|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-election-results-how-barbara-boxer-bucked-a-national-trend-by-beating-carly-fiorina/|title=California Election Results: How Barbara Boxer Bucked a National Trend by Beating Carly Fiorina|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

On November 4, 2010, Boxer won the general election with 52.2% to Fiorina's 42.2%, a comfortable margin due to heavy turnout among Democrats especially in [[LA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2010/results/california.html|title=California - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en|accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/04/local/la-me-1104-senate-20101104|title=Barbara Boxer overcame several hurdles to defeat Carly Fiorina in Senate race|last=Reston|first=Maeve|date=2010-11-04|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-election-results-how-barbara-boxer-bucked-a-national-trend-by-beating-carly-fiorina/|title=California Election Results: How Barbara Boxer Bucked a National Trend by Beating Carly Fiorina|access-date=2017-05-17|language=en}}</ref>

==2016 presidential campaign==

==2016 presidential campaign==

==Other websites==

==Other websites==

*[https://carlyfiorina.com/ Carly Fiorina] - official website

*[https://carlyfiorina.com/ Carly Fiorina] - official website

*[https://citizencarly.com/ Citizen Carly Short Film]

*[https://citizencarly.com/ Citizen Carly Short Film]

*[https://fromsecretarytoceo.com/ From Secretary to CEO]

*[https://fromsecretarytoceo.com/ From Secretary to CEO]

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