She lost the 2016 US presidential election to billionaire real estate mogul and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Clinton won the Democratic primaries and formally became the party's nominee at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In 2015, she announced her candidacy for the presidency.
In accordance with longstanding custom, during her time as Secretary of State she largely avoided taking stances on most domestic political issues.
Senator from New York (2001–2009) and serving as the United States Secretary of State (2009–2013). Hillary Clinton, the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States in 2016, has taken positions on political issues while serving as First Lady of Arkansas (1979–81 1983–92), First Lady of the United States (1993–2001) as U.S.
