Belinda Keiser

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Belinda Keiser

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 28, 2018

Keiser is a Florida economic development and workforce development advocate. As of June 2017, Keiser was a vice chancellor for Keiser University. In March 2017, Keiser was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution. She is a Republican.

Career

Belinda Keiser earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida State University and an MBA from Nova University.

Keiser began her work at Keiser University in 1978. According to the Keiser University website, as Vice Chancellor of Community Relations and Student Advancement, Keiser has been responsible for "media and public relations, student services, employer relations, and charitable giving."

Keiser has been named to a number of government boards and commissions. The following is a partial list of these appointments:

• In 2005, then Governor of Florida Jeb Bush appointed Keiser to the board of Workforce Florida, Inc.
• In 2008, then Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Keiser to the 17th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
• In 2010, Keiser was appointed by Charlie Crist to the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board.
• In 2011, Keiser was appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott to the Government Efficiency Task Force.

Florida Constitution Revision Commission

In March 2017, Keiser was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Florida Governor Rick Scott, a Republican.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is a 37-member commission provided for in the state constitution that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution. The CRC refers constitutional amendments directly to the ballot for a public vote. The commission convenes every 20 years. Members of the commission travel to different parts of Florida to perform research and receive public testimony before recommending these ballot measures.

The Constitution Revision Commission of 2017-2018 was composed of 37 members. Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, appointed 15 members of the CRC. President of the Florida Senate, Joe Negron (R), appointed nine members. Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Richard Corcoran (R) appointed nine members. Jorge Labarga, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed three members.

Elections

2018

See also: Florida state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Florida State Senate District 25 was called for November 6, 2018. A special primary election was called for August 28, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018.

The vacancy was created when Joe Negron (R) announced in May 2018 that he would resign.

Robert Levy and Gayle Harrell faced off in the special election. Levy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gayle Harrell defeated Belinda Keiser in the Republican primary.

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 25

Gayle Harrell defeated Robert Levy in the general election for Florida State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gayle Harrell (R)	54.3	117,056
		Robert Levy (D)	45.7	98,417

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,473
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25

Robert Levy advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Robert Levy

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25

Gayle Harrell defeated Belinda Keiser in the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gayle Harrell	55.7	26,848
		Belinda Keiser	44.3	21,355

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,203
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2016 Republican National Convention

Belinda Keiser
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:	At-large delegate
State:	Florida
Bound to:	Donald Trump
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

Belinda Keiser was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. All 99 delegates from Florida were bound to support Donald Trump for three ballots at the convention. 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.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Florida, 2016 and Republican delegates from Florida, 2016

In Florida, delegates to the national convention were selected at congressional district conventions and the state executive meeting. All 99 delegates were bound for three ballots at the Republican National Convention to the winner of the statewide primary.

Florida primary results

See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2016

Florida Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	1.8%	43,511	0
Ben Carson	0.9%	21,207	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	2,493	0
Ted Cruz	17.1%	404,891	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,899	0
Jim Gilmore	0%	319	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	693	0
Mike Huckabee	0.1%	2,624	0
John Kasich	6.8%	159,976	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	4,450	0
Marco Rubio	27%	638,661	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	1,211	0
Donald Trump	45.7%	1,079,870	99
Totals		2,361,805	99
Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Florida had 99 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of Florida's district delegates.

Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's 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 candidate who won the state's primary.

See also

• Republican National Convention, 2016
• 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
• RNC delegate guidelines from Florida, 2016
• Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
• Presidential election, 2016
• Presidential candidates, 2016
• Florida Constitution Revision Commission
• Rick Scott

External links

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• Florida State Senate
• Belinda Keiser on LinkedIn