--- title: See Photos of 2016 Presidential Candidates' Families description: As the race tightens for the 2016 election, candidates call on family. canonical: https://time.com/4235056/presidential-election-2016-candidates-families/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-24T01:39:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:21.767Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Photos of 2016 Presidential Candidates' Families og:description: Candidates call on their families. og:url: https://time.com/4235056/presidential-election-2016-candidates-families/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c68281b9a56017f/69887edb2dce0140369e7f06/presidential-candidates-family-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-donald-trump-marco-rubio-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Marco Rubio Campaigns Ahead Of New Hampshire Primary og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Photos of 2016 Presidential Candidates' Families twitter:description: Candidates call on their families. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c68281b9a56017f/69887edb2dce0140369e7f06/presidential-candidates-family-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-donald-trump-marco-rubio-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Photos of 2016 Presidential Candidates' Families > Sponsored content. 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Marco Rubio, and his family, from left, daughters Daniella and Amanda, son Dominick, wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio and son Anthony pose for a photograph next to a snowman following a town hall meeting on Feb. 7, 2016 in Hudson, N.H. Republican presidential candidate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and his family, from left, daughters Daniella and Amanda, son Dominick, wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio and son Anthony pose for a photograph next to a snowman following a town hall meeting on Feb. 7, 2016 in Hudson, N.H. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Feb 24, 2016 1:39 AM UTC  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pats the stomach of daughter Ivanka Trump, who is expecting a baby, in Spartanburg, S.C. jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and his wife Heidi swing their daughter Caroline, 7, as their daughter Catherine, 4, waves at a rally in Waterloo, Iowa, on Jan. 23, 2016. Andrew Harnik—AP  Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, waves to supporters as husband and former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton cheer at her caucus night event on Feb. 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders watches primary returns with his family on election night in Concord, N.H.,on Feb. 9, 2016. Todd Heisler—The New York Times/Redux  Republican presidential candidate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and his family, from left, daughters Daniella and Amanda, son Dominick, wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio and son Anthony pose for a photograph next to a snowman following a town hall meeting on Feb. 7, 2016 in Hudson, N.H. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, is kissed by his wife Karen Waldbillig in Concord, N.H. on Feb. 9, 2016. Katherine Taylor—EPA  Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush participates in a campaign event with his brother, former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush in North Charleston, S.C. on Feb. 15, 2016\. Bush dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday. Erik S. Lesser—EPA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4235056/presidential-election-2016-candidates-families/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4235056/presidential-election-2016-candidates-families/"},"headline":"See Photos of 2016 Presidential Candidates' Families","datePublished":"2016-02-24T01:39:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:21.767Z","description":"Children and spouses stump for their loved ones as the presidential race narrows","url":"https://time.com/4235056/presidential-election-2016-candidates-families/","keywords":["Election 2016","Hillary Clinton","politics","Sen. 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