Bill Currier
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| Bill Currier | |||
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| Role: | Chair | ||
| Location: | Adair Village, Ore. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | Pacific Union College | ||
| Website: | Official website | ||
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Bill Currier was the chair of the Republican Party of Oregon. He has served as the mayor of Adair Village, Oregon, and has been the co-owner of TRACO Network Services and SYNERGY Technology Partners.
Career
Bill Currier studied at Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. He worked as a police officer before establishing his own information technology company in 2004. Currier is the co-owner of TRACO Network Services, a computer training and consulting company, and SYNERGY Technology Partners, an information technology management organization. Since 2007, Currier has served as the mayor of Adair Village, Oregon.[1][2][3]
Currier became involved with the Republican Party of Oregon (RPO) as a precinct committee person. He served as chair of the Benton County Republican Party as well as treasurer for the RPO affiliate of Oregon's 5th Congressional District. Currier served as RPO vice chair prior to his election as chair in February 2015. As RPO chair, Currier has highlighted the need to build unity within the party, improve communication between the RPO and national Republican organizations, and increase fundraising efforts.[3][4][5]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Currier was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Oregon. Currier was one of 18 delegates from Oregon bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[6]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Oregon to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in June 2016. Oregon delegate candidates were required to indicate which presidential candidate they favor, and if selected to participate in the national convention, sign a pledge to support him or her. All delegates from Oregon were bound on the first ballot unless released by their candidate. On the second ballot, a delegate was to remain bound if the candidate received at least 35 percent of the convention vote on the previous ballot. All Oregon delegates were to be unbound on the third and subsequent ballots.
Oregon primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Oregon, 2016
| Oregon Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
64.2% | 252,748 | 18 | |
| John Kasich | 16.6% | 65,513 | 5 | |
| Ted Cruz | 15.8% | 62,248 | 5 | |
| Other | 3.4% | 13,441 | 0 | |
| Totals | 393,950 | 28 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Oregon had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 15 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's five congressional districts). Oregon's district delegates were allocated on a proportional basis in accordance with the statewide primary vote.[7][8]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. Oregon's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide primary vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[7][8]
Top influencers by state
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bill Currier," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ The Corvallis Advocate, "Same as the Old Boss?" April 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Republican Party, "Party Chairman, Bill Currier," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Bill Currier Selected To Be Chairman of Oregon Republican Party," February 28, 2015
- ↑ Bend Bulletin, "Oregon GOP looks to end nearly 30-year absence from governor’s office," August 16, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Republican Party, "Delegate Selection Convention Official Results," June 20, 2016
- ↑ 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
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