--- title: Hillary Could Be the First Ex-Cabinet Member Pres Nominee in 80 years description: No former cabinet member has become a presidential nominee since 1928 canonical: https://time.com/3819870/hillary-clinton-2016-presidential-race-cabinet/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-13T18:48:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:43:32.614Z article:section: History og:title: Hillary Could Be the First Ex-Cabinet Member Pres Nominee in 80 years og:description: The cabinet member-turned-presidential nominee is a rare breed og:url: https://time.com/3819870/hillary-clinton-2016-presidential-race-cabinet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt455089077c0cda1c/6987ead25f570f61c8b191c1/137423007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2939 og:image:height: 1653 og:image:alt: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sp og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Could Be the First Ex-Cabinet Member Pres Nominee in 80 years twitter:description: The cabinet member-turned-presidential nominee is a rare breed twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt455089077c0cda1c/6987ead25f570f61c8b191c1/137423007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Could Be the First Ex-Cabinet Member to Win a Presidential Nomination Since 1928 > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 13, 2015 6:48 PM UTC  Then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference following meetings at the US State Department in Washington, DC, with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on January 20, 2012. Then-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference following meetings at the US State Department in Washington, DC, with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on January 20, 2012. SAUL LOEB—AFP/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Apr 13, 2015 6:48 PM UTC If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination for president next year, she’ll be the first former Cabinet member to get a party’s presidential nod in almost 90 years. The former Secretary of State launched her bid for the White House on Sunday afternoon, marking the first time since 1928 that any former cabinet member had a serious shot at the presidential nomination, according to data collected by the [Pew Research Center](http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/13/hillary-clintons-nomination-would-end-long-cabinet-drought/). The overwhelming majority of Democratic or Republican nominees in recent years have been incumbent presidents, governors, senators or vice presidents, like then-Sen. Barack Obama, former Gov. Mitt Romney, and Sen. John McCain. In 1928, Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover won the Republican nomination and then the presidency. Thomas Jefferson, who was the first U.S. Secretary of State, was the first former cabinet member to become president. Clinton, who has also been a senator, would also be the first-ever First Lady to win her party’s nomination. ### See Every Hillary Clinton TIME Cover  The September 14, 1992 issue of TIME Gregory Heisler  The May 10, 1993 issue of TIME Steve Liss  The March 21, 1994 issue of TIME Dirck Halstead  The March 18, 1996 issue of TIME Brad Markel  The July 1, 1996 issue of TIME TIME  The October 20, 1997 issue of TIME Patrick Demarchelier  The Feb. 9, 1998, issue of TIME. TIME  The August 31, 1998 issue of TIME Blake Sell—Reuters  The Sep. 28, 1998, issue of TIME. (Hillary Clinton at top center, behind Bill Clinton.) Cover Credit: DOUG MILLS-AP, KHUE BUI, DAN LOH-AP & STEVE HELBER-AP  The Feb. 15, 1999, issue of TIME. (Hillary Clinton inset at top right.) 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