When did you first hear of each of the candidates?

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Jeb Bush - 2000 being the brother of George W. Bush and Governor of Florida, a state I visit often
Marco Rubio - 2010, I was for him in the U.S. Senate race
Scott Walker - 2011 after he took on the unions
Chris Christie - 2008 when he was being talked about as a candidate for Governor
John Kasich - 2004 on Fox News
Rick Santorum - 2006 when he was running for re-election
Mike Huckabee - 2006 when he began testing the waters for a 2008 presidential run
Donald Trump - 2004 when I learned he was an arrogant POS
Jim Gilmore - 2007 when he announced his presidential bid for 2008
George Pataki - 2004 when I first became engaged in politics, he was Governor of my neighboring state
Ted Cruz - 2012 during a Meet the Press interview, I thought he was quite over rated even then
Rand Paul - 2009 when he announced he would run for U.S. Senate
Rick Perry - 2005 after I read he succeeded George W. Bush as Governor of Texas
Ben Carson - 2013 after the National Prayer Breakfast that made him famous
Bobby Jindal - 2007 when he became the first Indian-American Governor
Lindsey Graham - 2007 when he endorsed John McCain for President
Carly Fiorina - 2008 when she supported John McCain for President
Hillary Clinton - 1995 when she was First Lady
Bernie Sanders - 2006, I was shocked there was a socialist in the U.S. Senate
Martin O'Malley - 2010 during his re-election campaign
Jim Webb - 2006 when he was elected to the U.S. Senate
Lincoln Chafee - 2006 when he was defeated for re-election
Joe Biden - 2006 when he was testing the waters for a 2008 presidential run