Citizenship versus Running for President
| Barry Goldwater, was born in Arizona - before it became a state. |
Goldwater ran for president of the United States in 1964. |
| George Romney (Mitt Romney's father) was born in Mexico. |
George Romney ran for president of the United States in 1968. |
| Lowell Weicker, was born in Paris. |
Former Connecticut governor, congressman and senator,
Weicker campaigned for President in 1980. |
| John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone and did not become a U.S. citizen until a year later. |
John McCain ran for president of the United States in 2008. |
| Barack Obama was born in Hawai'i, two years after Hawai'i became a state. |
Barack Obama successfully ran for president of the United States in 2008. |
| Ted Cruz was born in Canada and held Canadian citizenship until 2015. |
Ted Cruz campaigned for president in 2016. |
