Get to Know Donald Trump, Republican Candidate for President Everything you need to know about the Republican presidential candidate.

 -- Party: Republican

Age: 69

What He Does Now: Chairman and president of the Trump Organization since 1971

What He Used to Do: Influenced by his father, Trump began his career at his father’s real-estate company. He also was a reality TV star, hosting the show “The Apprentice.”

Declared as a Candidate: June 16, 2015 in New York

Hometown: Queens, New York City

Family Tree: Trump has been married to his wife, Melania, since 2005 and together they have one son, Barron. Trump has three grown children -- Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump -- from his first marriage to Ivana Trump and a daughter, Tiffany, from his second marriage to Marla Maples.

Where He Stands on the Issues

Climate Change:

Would call for a renegotiation of the Paris climate agreement

Would dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act

Lower taxes for the middle class

Would deploy U.S. troops in the fight against ISIS

Willing to negotiate with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un to attempt to stop North Korea’s nuclear program

In favor of removing “gun-free zones” from schools and military bases

Wants Congress to “immediately” deliver a “full repeal” of the Affordable Care Act and eliminate the individual mandate that every individual must keep minimum coverage or pay a fee

Calling for individuals to be allowed to deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns

Proposed building a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border and having Mexico pay for it

Suggested a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S. until American officials can “figure out what is going on”

Believes same-sex marriage should be decided by the states