You’ve watched them debate and know all about their policies, but there’s more to the presidential candidates than meets the eye. Check out the following fun facts to learn more about presidential nominees.
Hillary Clinton:
Clinton has said that she once tried to join the Marines. Before she said “I do” to Bill Clinton in 1975, Hillary Clinton tried to join the Marines. The recruiter would not accept her because of her eyesight and age.
She also won a Grammy Award in 1997. If writing a book wasn’t enough of an accomplishment, Clinton won a Grammy for the audio version of her book “It Takes A Village.”
Clinton was active in student government. During her senior year at Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton served as the class president.
She once worked in a fish processing plant. She was employed by an Alaskan fish processing plant as one of her summer jobs.
Before setting her sights on the White House, Clinton wanted to head for space. Clinton had dreams as a child of someday being an astronaut, even voicing her aspirations to NASA from a young age.
Donald Trump:
Trump has his own board game. Although it didn’t gain as much popularity as his campaign has, Donald Trump had a board game called Trump: The Game.
He’s also wary of germs. Trump has said he has major concerns about spreading germs through shaking hands and pressing elevator buttons.
Trump once appeared in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” While most of us know Donald Trump from “The Apprentice,” he also had a cameo in a 1998 episode of the Nickelodeon show “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.”
He owns a total of 20 golf courses. Trump’s golf courses and complexes are located around the world.
Trump has distinctive birthmarks. According to his draft registration card, Trump has birthmarks on both of his heels.
Jill Stein:
Stein was the lead singer of a rock band. During the ’90’s, Jill Stein was the leader singer of Somebody’s Sister, a folk-rock band.
She’s also a huge cat lover. Along with politics, Stein has a spot in her heart devoted to cats. Often, she posts on Twitter pictures of her cat climbing all around her and her belongings.
Stein has been arrested twice. While out on the campaign trail in 2012, Jill Stein was arrested twice: the first time was for trespassing, while the second time was for trying to give candy to protesters.
Gary Johnson:
Johnson has climbed Mt. Everest. He reached the summit in 2003, even with a broken leg.
Initially, Johnson ran as a Republican in the 2012 election. He later switched to a Libertarian campaign for the remainder of the 2012 election cycle.
Johnson is the first unmarried candidate since 1884. He is currently engaged, however.