In addition to immigration, McKelvey said he would restore fiscal responsibility by cutting the federal budget and deficit, saying the government is “rampant with waste and fraud.” He also would eliminate the Department of Education and leave schools to the states and restore accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Joe Whited

The youngest and least-funded candidate in the field, Whited, 36, arguably has spent the most time in Washington, serving as a congressional staffer on the House Armed Services Committee as an intelligence adviser. While Garrett served in the Army, Whited spent 10 years in the U.S. Navy, mostly in intelligence positions, serving in Kosovo, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

While he did not seek any endorsements, Whited supported Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Virginia primary and said he will back Trump as the GOP presidential nominee. “I think we’ve got to come together and support our nominees,” he said.

Whited said his strength as a candidate is his experience in Washington over the past seven years, learning how to write legislation and see it through to passage.

“I’ll be ready on Day 1,” he said. “There’s not a lot of time for on-the-job training.”