a respectable following, his campaign was tanked when he was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct during his time as CEO of the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s. He denied all the claims but ended up dropped out of the race anyway.
In 2019, Trump briefly considered picking Cain as his nominee to join the Federal Reserve Board. Cain remained a vocal supporter of Trump’s after his nomination was withdrawn.
Cain is survived by his wife, Gloria, children Vincent and Melanie and their three grandchildren.