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Sen. Rand Paul Joins President Emperor Caesar, Sydneys Voluptuous Buttocks In 2016 Race

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When Sen. Rand Paul announced his intention to run on Tuesday, you might have thought he and Sen. Ted Cruz were part of a small group of candidates who have declared less than 19 months ahead of November's election.

But the Federal Elections Commission says otherwise.

According to its records, Paul would become the 223rd candidate to join the 2016 race for president. And he's far from the first Republican to join the race. Josue Larose of Deerfield Beach Florida filed his intent to run a month after then Sen. Barack Obama won the 2008 election.

Of the candidates running, there may be a few that can be written off. While past experience in Roman politics may be important to some, it's not likely President Emperor Caesar will advance far in the Democratic primary. it's not for lack of trying, though. Caesar has run in 2008 and 2012, as well as the super-secret hidden 2011 presidential election.

And then there are the independent candidates like Sydneys Voluptuous Buttocks. The Syd Buttocks Committee filed for candidacy just last month in New York, and the signature of "Sidneys Buttocks" appears on the form right above the line saying "Submission of false, erroneous, or incomplete information may subject the person signing this statement to penalties ..." While the candidate's site is fairly sparse, the candidate has laid out a firm anti-war stance.

The entire list can be found below, and is kept up to date on the FEC's site.

1 PODERS, ERIC M Independent 2015-04-06
2 TORREZ, MATTHEW MR. None 2015-04-04
3 BREYFOGLE, PETER HOWARD MR No Party Affiliation 2015-04-04
4 SHAHMORADI, ANTHONY AHMED Independent 2015-04-04
5 DONGES, KEVIN A Independent 2015-04-04
6 OLEYAR, JEFFREY M Write-In 2015-04-04
7 PICA, LOUIS S None 2015-04-03
8 CAPONE, DEAN ALAN MR. Other 2015-04-03
9 INCE, CECIL ANTHONY Libertarian Party 2015-04-02
10 GRAHAM, MARK BLAIR Write-In 2015-04-01
11 SHRUM, RICHARD LYNN MR Independent 2015-04-01
12 ATKINSON-BUKEWIHGE, MS. EDIE Democratic Party 2015-04-01
13 BUKEWIHGE, EDIE MRS. Democratic Party 2015-04-01
14 JACKSON, ROLAND Unknown 2015-04-01
15 REED, C C Other 2015-04-01
16 IRWIN, THOMAS J American Party 2015-03-30
17 KERBEL, STEVEN ELLIOTT Libertarian Party 2015-03-30
18 CASTLEBERRY, FRANCIS RAYMOND Republican Party 2015-03-30
19 FANNING, CHARLES RAYMOND Other 2015-03-29
20 BORIS, ROBERT IGOR MR. Unaffiliated 2015-03-28
21 RHODES, LEE Democratic Party 2015-03-25
22 SHEPARD, RYAN W MR. No Party Affiliation 2015-03-25
23 ELLIOTT, CLAIRE ELISABETH Independent 2015-03-24
24 EVANS, JONATHAN THOMAS Independent 2015-03-24
25 CINCOTTA, CHRISTOPHER JOHN Independent 2015-03-24
26 BRUMMETT, JAMES CARL Independent 2015-03-24
27 LAVIGNE, JONATHAN PAUL Democratic Party 2015-03-23
28 CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD "TED" Republican Party 2015-03-23
29 DUFFY, ANDREW ELIJAH MISTER Independent 2015-03-23
30 BENNETT, DANNY MICHAEL MR. II United Party 2015-03-23
31 WAYMIRE, BARBARA JOY Unknown 2015-03-22
32 GIVIDEN, KENN Other 2015-03-19
33 ANDERSON, JOSEPH EDWARD DR. JR. Republican Party 2015-03-17
34 PFLEIDERER, REBECCA None 2015-03-13
35 LAUREL-SMITH, ABBEY SAMUEL MR Republican Party 2015-03-11
36 QUARTEY, MARY AKU Democratic Party 2015-03-11
37 STORY, RICKEY JOE Republican Party 2015-03-11
38 MITCHELL, JAMES CREIGHTON MR JR Republican Party 2015-03-11
39 EVERSON, MARK Republican Party 2015-03-10
40 JONES, SUE LISA Independent 2015-03-10
41 MICHAELS, DANIEL TRAVIS Democratic Party 2015-03-05
42 NEVEU, DEONIA Independent 2015-03-04
43 HAHN, MARTIN JOHN MR III Independent 2015-03-03
44 BUTTOCKS, SYDNEYS VOLUPTOUS Independent 2015-03-03
45 PINKNEY BUTTS, PAMELA M REV Other 2015-03-02
46 BOWHALL, WILLIAM ERNEST JR Independent 2015-03-02
47 FLEMING-HODGE, LORI LYNN Independent 2015-03-02
48 WINDETT, JEFFREY JAMES MR Democratic Party 2015-03-01
49 HYDE, JUSTIN NICHOLAS MR. Republican Party 2015-02-27
50 DE BUONAPARTE, HRM CAESAR ST AUGUSTINE Other 2015-02-27
51 BRUCATO, GEORGE JAMES Republican Party 2015-02-27
52 RAPHAEL, DAVID MD Other 2015-02-27
53 ABBOTT, GIFFORD WHEELER JR Independent 2015-02-26
54 PRUITT, WILLIAM JASON MR. Libertarian Party 2015-02-12
55 HORN, CHRISTOPHER DARREN MR. No Party Affiliation 2015-02-12
56 REEDY, DARWIN MISHA ROSE Independent 2015-02-11
57 SPEARS, ALAN ERROL ESQ. American Independent Party 2015-02-09
58 CRIVEAU, JAMES DENNIS Constitutional 2015-02-09
59 KAHN, LYNN SANDRA Independent 2015-02-09
60 FERGUSON, JOHN GREEN Other 2015-02-09
61 RUNDBERG, JIM L Republican Party 2015-02-02
62 ELGAR, MISS BETSY PAULINE Constitutional 2015-01-31
63 BUSH, WILLITA D Green Party 2015-01-29
64 SCARBOROUGH, LARRY D Unknown 2015-01-28
65 HILL, PHILLIP KENNETH SR Independent 2015-01-27
66 HAYDEN, JAMES A Republican Party 2015-01-23
67 SHO, MUHAMMAD Unknown 2015-01-20
68 ABERNATHY, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT Unknown 2015-01-12
69 DUCKWALD, WANDA GAYLE Republican Party 2015-01-09
70 FELDMAN, MARC ALLAN Libertarian Party 2015-01-07
71 LEWIS JR, JULIAN BISHOP Independent 2015-01-06
72 BICKELMEYER, MICHAEL Republican Party 2015-01-01
73 OLEWINE, SCOT GRANT Republican Party 2014-12-31
74 CAFFREY, ANDREW AUGUSTINE IV Democratic Party 2014-12-30
75 DAVIDSON, MARGARET M Other 2014-12-29
76 LUNDE, BARBARA JEAN None 2014-12-29
77 BOYDSTON, J FATHER REV Independent 2014-12-23
78 ARAYLE, NICOLE LYNN Independent 2014-12-18
79 BONPASSE, MORRISON MCKELVY Democratic Party 2014-12-18
80 WELLS, THOMAS BAXTER Other 2014-12-16
81 RAMOS, LUIS ALBERTO JR Democratic Party 2014-12-15
82 PETER, RICHARD Independent 2014-12-10
83 PETYO, MICHAEL EDWARD Republican Party 2014-12-09
84 WILLIAMS, KENT LIONEL Independent 2014-12-08
85 BLASS, PIOTR DR None 2014-11-28
86 TYLER, MATHEW LEE Independent 2014-11-12
87 ANDREWS, CHARLES PERRY III Republican Party 2014-11-10
88 USERA, JOSHUA DAVID Independent 2014-11-03
89 WOOD, JOHN JOSEPH None 2014-10-31
90 HODGE, CHARLES JUNIOR Democratic Party 2014-10-28
91 EMRIT, RONALD SATISH Democratic Party 2014-10-20
92 KUFFEL, ROBERT ELLERY Libertarian Party 2014-10-14
93 PAVILACK, HARRY Democratic Party 2014-10-14
94 BOLAR, SHELIA MARIAH Independent 2014-10-08
95 CHRISTENSEN, DALE H Republican Party 2014-10-08
96 TAYLOR, DEACON NEWELL Independent 2014-10-07
97 BROWN, HARLEY D None 2014-10-07
98 SMITH, SCOTT ANDREW Independent 2014-09-30
99 RAVISHANKER, DINESH Other 2014-09-25
100 SMITH, KEITH Unknown 2014-09-22
101 COLE, SCOTT MICHAEL Republican Party 2014-09-10
102 HILL, CHRISTOPHER V Republican Party 2014-08-28
103 MENIER, THOMAS KENT SR Independent 2014-08-22
104 KINSEY, RONALD LOUIS Other 2014-08-15
105 BORMAN, MATTHEW JAY American Party 2014-08-12
106 BAKER, EDWARD LANE None 2014-08-12
107 ARMSTRONG, BRANDON CHRISTINA Independent 2014-08-05
108 JOHNSON, BARRY LESTER Independent 2014-08-05
109 MARKOVICH, BARBARA MAE ADAMS Republican Party 2014-08-02
110 MALONE, JOAN Republican Party 2014-07-31
111 HOINOSKI, DALE Independent 2014-07-14
112 MEI, RUBY Independent 2014-07-14
113 MACKIMZEY, DEBORAH MAE Independent 2014-07-07
114 MCKART, PATRICK STEPHEN Democratic Party 2014-07-02
115 BROWN, SAMMY MUREL Republican Party 2014-06-30
116 OWENS, DANIEL ROBERT Democratic Party 2014-06-25
117 FARBER, STUART ROSS Independent 2014-06-24
118 MENARD, ROLAND DURPHY III Independent 2014-06-21
119 PINNAVAIA, MATTHEW DAVID None 2014-06-20
120 SHERMAN, JEFFERSON WOODSON Republican Party 2014-06-10
121 BAKER, JACOB Unknown 2014-06-10
122 DEAN, DANIEL LANE Unknown 2014-06-09
123 CHARLES, JOSEPH Independent 2014-06-06
124 CAVANAGH, ERIC SCOTT Republican Party 2014-06-02
125 MCDOWELL, EDDIE Republican Party 2014-05-30
126 TARLOW, ZACHARY Unknown 2014-05-22
127 RONDEAU, DON LARANCE Independent 2014-05-21
128 FOX, CHERUNDA LYNN Republican Party 2014-05-15
129 CONGER, AMY None 2014-05-07
130 JEWELL, ROGER Republican Party 2014-04-29
131 BOWERS, KERRY DALE Republican Party 2014-04-28
132 CROSS, KENNETH ROBERT Reform Party 2014-04-25
133 VENTURA, ANDRE F Unknown 2014-04-24
134 LAW, JAMES "TITUS THE GREAT" Democratic Party 2014-04-17
135 SAVIOR, OLE' Republican Party 2014-04-15
136 JUSTICE, BRENDA DAWN Republican Party 2014-04-15
137 LOWER, BARTHOLOMEW JAMES Republican Party 2014-04-02
138 BORRELL, ERIC JAMES Independent 2014-03-19
139 BAILEY, GEORGE BRENT JR Republican Party 2014-03-19
140 MULLIKIN, TONY None 2014-03-18
141 DUTTON, KRISTI FREELAND Independent 2014-03-18
142 EDWARDS, KATEE Unknown 2014-03-18
143 GLORE, TODD RICHARD Independent 2014-03-18
144 MCCALL, ANGIE None 2014-03-18
145 EDWARDS, JENNY Unknown 2014-03-18
146 DUMMETT, JOHN ALBERT JR Republican Party 2014-03-10
147 WILLIAMS, ELAINE WHIGHAM Democratic Party 2014-03-10
148 WALKER, DORIS V Unknown 2014-03-02
149 CANNADAY, PAUL BENJAMIN-DIELMAN Independent 2014-02-24
150 SCHIESS, JOHN THEODORE Republican Party 2014-02-21
151 DEBOW, PAUL W MR Republican Party 2014-02-20
152 JULIUS, TYRONE Republican Party 2014-02-18
153 CLARK, BRITTANY LAUREN Democratic Party 2014-02-07
154 WILLEY, TODD WADE Other 2014-02-05
155 ALLEN-REESE, POGO MOCHELLO Republican Party 2014-01-21
156 SOPKOVICH, NICHOLAS ALEXANDER Democratic Party 2014-01-16
157 DUTTER, MARK JOSEPH Independent 2014-01-07
158 SEWELL, JAMES MCCORD III MRS Independent 2014-01-02
159 HUBBELL, MICHAEL WAYNE Independent 2013-12-03
160 SAUTER, DONALD Unknown 2013-12-02
161 SCHWARTZ, JOHN GRAHAM Unknown 2013-12-02
162 OGLE, JAMES ORLANDO III Democratic Party 2013-11-26
163 POWELL, SAMUEL LYNDELL Independent 2013-11-22
164 STEINBERG, MICHAEL ALAN Democratic Party 2013-11-19
165 CINTRON, DORIS Other 2013-11-07
166 LEONARD, JERRY L Republican Party 2013-10-31
167 DILLON, STEVE ALLEN Unknown 2013-10-28
168 HUNT, EUGENE ROSELL JR Republican Party 2013-10-17
169 HENDRIX, DAVID QUINN Independent 2013-10-17
170 BRALICH, PHILIP A Democratic Party 2013-10-02
171 WINTERBOTTOM, THOMAS FRANCIS Democratic Party 2013-09-30
172 LLOYD, JUNE LA'GAY Independent 2013-09-27
173 JENKINS, MICHAEL DWAYNE Unknown 2013-09-16
174 SCRIGNA, ANGELO YOSHANNAH Democratic Party 2013-09-14
175 DIGGS, MICHAEL WAYNE Republican Party 2013-09-09
176 BYERS, JAMES ROBERT Independent 2013-09-09
177 RUSSELL, BRIAN PATRICK KETTERER Republican Party 2013-09-03
178 JONES, VINCENT CHARLES II Other 2013-08-26
179 CROTZER, EZEKIEL GEORGE Republican Party 2013-08-24
180 DRAKE, PATRICK ANTHONY Republican Party 2013-08-21
181 LEHIGH, ROBERT FANE Other 2013-08-15
182 TAPE , PAUL EDWARD JR Other 2013-07-29
183 STAINFIELD, TAMI L None 2013-07-16
184 LAX MILLER, LORETTA Democratic Party 2013-06-27
185 JEROBOAN, KINS Independent 2013-06-07
186 WALKER, VICTOR BRYAN Independent 2013-06-04
187 TOMLINSON, DWAYNE ALAN Republican Party 2013-06-03
188 JONES, TERRY DR No Party Affiliation 2013-05-31
189 STEVENS, SHERLENE D Republican Party 2013-05-29
190 MURPHY, ROME II Democratic Party 2013-05-07
191 GRISKIE, CHRISTIN NOEL Republican Party 2013-04-29
192 CARTER, WILLIE FELIX Democratic Party 2013-04-15
193 CHEHADE, PAUL Independent 2013-03-22
194 MARTISKO, MIKE BENJAMIN Republican Party 2013-03-22
195 STAGG, SILVIA Republican Party 2013-03-13
196 LEE, KIP Libertarian Party 2013-02-20
197 ZEIGER, CHUCK None 2013-01-28
198 MARTINEZ, SHAWNA JOY Independent 2013-01-28
199 BRANNAN, CHARLES GORDON None 2013-01-24
200 KELLER, MARC ALEXANDER PAUL Republican Party 2013-01-24
201 LANCE-COUNCIL, TEMPERANCE Other 2013-01-16
202 DENAME, MICHAEL JR None 2013-01-03
203 PENDLETON, MARK C Independent 2013-01-02
204 MERCER, LEE L JR Democratic Party 2012-12-28
205 HOLCOMB, DAVID CHRISTOPHER Independent 2012-12-19
206 WELLS, ROBERT CARR JR Independent 2012-12-11
207 SWANSON, KARIN LYNN Democratic Party 2012-11-29
208 TITTLE, SHEILA "SAMM" Independent 2012-11-28
209 MIMS, TIFFANI EL DAWN Republican Party 2012-11-27
210 JACOB-FAMBRO, PRINCESS KHADIJAH M PRES Other 2012-11-26
211 SPONHEIM, DAVID JON Other 2012-11-21
212 CAESAR, PRESIDENT EMPEROR Democratic Party 2012-11-21
213 CARROLL, JERRY LEON None 2012-11-20
214 BOSS, JEFF Democratic Party 2012-11-19
215 KINLAW, MICHAEL WAYNE Republican Party 2012-11-13
216 SHREFFLER, DOUG Democratic Party 2012-11-06
217 FELLURE, LOWELL JACKSON Republican Party 2012-10-29
218 DAY, TIMOTHY TERRELL Republican Party 2012-06-11
219 KALEMKARIAN, TIMOTHY CHARLES Republican Party 2011-02-03
220 ADESHINA, YINKA ABOSEDE Democratic Party 2010-09-15
221 COLE, BRIAN ARI DR Republican Party 2009-08-14
222 LAROSE, JOSUE Republican Party 2008-12-12
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