Former Va. Gov. Jim Gilmore Makes 2016 GOP Presidential Bid
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) — Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore officially became the 17th prominent GOP candidate to seek the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday.
Gilmore, 65, filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission and plans a formal announcement in early August.
Gilmore said his military experience makes him stand out from the crowded field of Republican candidates. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer, Gilmore was governor when the Pentagon was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001 and later headed the Gilmore Commission, a congressional panel that advised Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush on domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.
“I don’t think we’re addressing the threat to the country,” Gilmore said. “I bring to the table experience that others don’t have.”