Felix Quintos

Felix John Quintos (born July 2, 1962) is an American politician and jurist who who served as a U.S. Senator from the Northwest from 2002 to 2004. A Republican and former independent, Quintos previously served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1999 to 2001 and as the 17th White House Chief of Staff during the first hundred days of the Jones administration in 1993.

In 1993, Quintos was nominated to serve on the Supreme Court; despite resigning his position as chief of staff, concerns over a potential conflict of interest with the Jones administration prompted his failed nomination. He was nominated again in 1999 and was confirmed unanimously by the Senate. He resigned from the Supreme Court in 2001 and was subsequently appointed to the Senate following the resignation of Arlene Antonio-Song. He was elected to the Senate in his own right in a special election in 2002.

On January 30, 2003, Quintos announced his presidential campaign in the 2004 election. His announcement prompted both Richard Bradley and Trey Williamson to suspend their respective campaigns, making him the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. On October 24, 2004, Quintos ended his campaign for president and resigned from the Senate.