Anne Hathaway
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Hathaway Strategies |
| Role: | President |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Education: | University of Illinois, College of Agriculture |
| Website: | Official website |
Anne Hathaway is the president and founder of Hathaway Strategies, a public affairs consulting firm in Indianapolis, Ind. Hathaway grew the organization from a one-woman home office to a team of strategists offering local and national grassroots consulting services to candidates, political campaigns and private sector clients. Prior to founding Hathaway Strategies, Hathaway gained experience by working for a number of political operations ranging from the 1988 Bush/Quayle presidential campaign to the Republican National Committee.[1]
Hathaway was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana. All 57 delegates from Indiana were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[2] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Career
Anne Hathaway began her political career as a volunteer for congressional campaigns in Illinois. She relocated to Washington, D.C., in 1985 and worked in the Office of Public Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Following the 1988 Republican National Convention, Hathaway accepted a position as the scheduler for Marilyn Tucker Quayle, wife of vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle, on the Bush/Quayle presidential campaign. After the election, Hathaway served as director of scheduling, public liaison and assistant to Vice President Dan Quayle. Hathaway continued working for Quayle after he left office in 1993. She managed his book tours and later worked as the executive director of Campaign America, Quayle's political action committee.[1][3]
Hathaway relocated to Indiana and served as the executive director of the Indiana House Republican Campaign Committee during the 2000 elections. She transitioned to regional political director for the Great Lakes region of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2001 until 2006. In 2007, Hathaway became chief of staff of the RNC, where she served until 2009.[1]
In 2010, Hathaway returned to Indiana and founded Hathaway Strategies, a public affairs consulting firm. She gradually grew the business from a one-woman home office to a team of strategists with public and private sector clients at the local, state and national levels. In 2012, Hathaway also served as program director for the Republican National Convention.[1]
In addition to consulting, Hathaway works with various organizations to support the role of women in politics. In 2011, she became the executive director of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, a women's political leadership program. Hathaway is a faculty member for the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University, as well as a member of the organization's board of directors. She is also the Indiana state director for Maggie’s List, an initiative that aims to support conservative female congressional candidates.[1][4]
Hathaway was elected as Chair of the Indiana Republican Party in August 2023.[5] She stepped down from the role in June 2024.[6]
Public service
Hathaway is the development committee chairwoman and member of the board of directors for the Julian Center, an Indianapolis, Ind., shelter for victims of domestic violence. She is also a member of the board of directors of Stand for Children, an education advocacy organization. In addition, Hathaway serves as treasurer of the Hoosiers for Quality Education Political Action Committee and is a member of the 4-H House Alumni Board at the University of Illinois.[3][1]
Hathaway has won several awards for her public service. She received the Iron Jaw Angel Award from the National Excellence in Public Service Series in 2007 as well as the Nancy A. Maloley Outstanding Public Servant Award from the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series in 2009. In 2013, Hathaway received the Torchbearer Award from the Indiana Commission for Women in recognition of her political leadership. The Indianapolis Business Journal also honored Hathaway with the Woman of Influence award in 2015.[3][1]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Hathaway was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana.
Delegate rules
In Indiana, district-level delegates were selected by congressional district committees, while at-large delegates were selected by the state committee. 2016 Indiana GOP bylaws required Indiana delegates to vote at the national convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting, unless that candidate was not on the nominating ballot.
Indiana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2016
| Indiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 6,508 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 8,914 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,738 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.6% | 406,783 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,494 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 84,111 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 4,306 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
53.3% | 591,514 | 57 | |
| Totals | 1,110,543 | 57 | ||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
99 percent of precincts reporting.
Delegate allocation
Indiana had 57 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts) pledged to adhere to the results of the presidential preference primary in their respective congressional districts. Indiana's pledged Republican delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who received the greatest number of votes in a given district won all of that district's delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 30 delegates, 27 served at large. These delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest share of the statewide vote in the primary was allocated all of the at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[7][8]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hathaway Strategies, "About," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "Indiana GOP names delegates to Republican National Convention," April 14, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis Business Journal, "2015 Woman of Influence: Anne Hathaway," November 5, 2015
- ↑ Women's Campaign School at Yale University, "Anne Hathaway," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ ‘'Indiana GOP, "Anne Hathaway Elected to Lead Indiana Republican Party," August 31, 2023
- ↑ ‘'CT Post, "Indiana ex-state senator Randy Head elected chair of the state Republican Party by GOP committee," June 24, 2024
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
