--- ---  # Here's What the Republicans Would Pick for Secret Service Codenames  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Sep 17, 2015 3:18 AM UTC  Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, George Pataki, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stand onstage during the presidential debates at the Reagan Library on September 16, 2015 in Simi Valley, California. Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, George Pataki, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stand onstage during the presidential debates at the Reagan Library on September 16, 2015 in Simi Valley, California.Sandy Huffaker—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Sep 17, 2015 3:18 AM UTC The Secret Service has long given codenames to the Presidents and their families. Ronald Reagan, for example, was known as Rawhide. So at the Republican presidential debate Wednesday, moderator Jake Tapper asked the candidates what they would like for their name. Here’s what they said: **Chris Christie:** True Heart **John Kasich:** Unit One, after his Ohio codename **Carly Fiorina:** Secretariat, after the Triple Crown-winning horse **Scott Walker:** Harley, for his love of motorcycles **Jeb Bush:** Everready, a type of battery because it’s “high energy” **Donald Trump:** Humble **Ben Carson:** One Nation **Ted Cruz:** Cohiba, a type of Cuban cigar **Marco Rubio:** Gator, after the University of Florida sports team **Mike Huckabee:** Duck Hunter **Rand Paul:** Justice Never Sleeps **Read Next:** [_Read the Full Text of the Second Republican Debate_](http://time.com/4037239/second-republican-debate-transcript-cnn/) Republican Debate: What the Candidates Picked for Codenames ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4037829/republican-debate-codenames/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4037829/republican-debate-codenames/"},"headline":"Here's What the Republicans Would Pick for Secret Service Codenames","datePublished":"2015-09-17T03:18:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:00:21.583Z","description":"The Republican candidates were asked at the debate Wednesday what their presidential code name would be, and they had creative answers.","url":"https://time.com/4037829/republican-debate-codenames/","keywords":["Debates","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92d744576f53d45f/69886400a988ca97216b4603/republican-debate1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92d744576f53d45f/69886400a988ca97216b4603/republican-debate1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, George Pataki, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, O","caption":"Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, George Pataki, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Oh","creditText":"Sandy Huffaker—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/debates/","name":"Debates"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4037829/republican-debate-codenames/","name":"Here's What the Republicans Would Pick for Secret Service Codenames"}}]}] ```