Carly Fiorina is the only Republican woman so far running for president. She rose from being a secretary in a small business to being the CEO of a computer technology company. She was the head of Hewlett-Packard but left in 2005 after a struggle.
Ms. Fiorina ran against Senator Barbara Boxer for the California senate seat in 2010 and lost. She has never held political office.
Her appeal is mostly to Republican business people. Her continued criticism of Hillary Clinton has helped the Republican Party. Some think having a woman attack Ms. Clinton is better than having a man object to her and her policies.
Like most other Republican candidates, Ms. Fiorina opposes abortion rights. She also supports aggressive American military action abroad. However, she does support same-sex marriage.
She announced her candidacy on May 4, 2015.
