Ex-Virginia Gov. Gilmore files paperwork for White House bid

Gilmore told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in July that he was planning a run for the 2016 GOP nomination and would formally announce in August.

The debut Republican primary debate is August 6, but Gilmore, who is not well-known outside Virginia, is unlikely to make the cut.

Republican James Stuart Gilmore III, 65, a Republican, made it official by filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, the AP reports.

Gilmore has served as president and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation, a conservative think tank in Virginia, since leaving office.

Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 17, 2015.

Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel in 1987 and sentenced to life behind bars, will be released in November, it was announced on Tuesday.

He told a local newspaper earlier this month, “I bring to the table experience that others don’t have”.

He is up against candidates with considerably higher national profiles, including former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Senator Marco Rubio and real estate tycoon Donald Trump.