Bob Asher
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| Bob Asher | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Current Campaign: | Republican National Convention, 2016 |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Pennsylvania |
| Role: | National Committeeman |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Expertise: | Business |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and Commerce (B.S., economics, 1960)[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
Bob Asher is the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Asher is the co-chair of the Asher's Chocolates' board of directors.[2] He is also president of the Robert Asher Association and East Coast Food Distribution Company.[2]
Asher announced in 2020 that he would not run for re-election as committeeman after holding the position since 1998.[3]
Career
Political activity
In 1968, Bob Asher served as a commissioner for Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania until 1971. Asher was the state chairman for former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh’s 1982 re-election campaign committee.[1] In 1992, he served as the co-chair for former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge (R).[2] Asher was the co-chair of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's campaign in 2010 and co-chair on Corbett's inaugural committee.[2]
Memberships and boards
Formerly, Asher has served as a board member to the Delaware River Port Authority, Philadelphia Hospitality, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Advisory Board, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, and the Montgomery County Lands Trust.[2] Asher is the co-chair of the board of directors for Asher’s Chocolates, a confectionery firm founded by his grandfather in Philadelphia.[1]
State Republican Party
From 1978 to 1986, Asher was chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Committee. Asher was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1980, 1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.[2][1] In 1983, he joined the central committee of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania and served as chairman of the state Republican Party until 1986.[2] In 1998, Asher was elected as national committeeman and member of the Republican National Committee.[1] He also serves as the finance chairman for the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Bob Asher | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | RNC delegate |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 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 | |
Asher was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania.[4] All three RNC delegates and all 14 at-large delegates from Pennsylvania were bound by the results of the state primary election to support Donald Trump at the national 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. Pennsylvania’s 54 district-level delegates were elected directly by voters in the state primary election as unpledged delegates, meaning they were not bound to vote for any specific candidate at the national convention.
Asher had previously supported Marco Rubio and then John Kasich for the Republican nomination.[5]
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Pennsylvania were selected at the summer meeting of the State Committee on May 21, 2016. They were allocated to the statewide winner of the state primary election. Pennsylvania's 54 congressional district delegates were directly elected on the primary ballot as unbound delegates. They were not required to disclose which candidate they supported at the time of their election.
Pennsylvania primary results
| Pennsylvania Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
56.6% | 902,593 | 17 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.7% | 345,506 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 19.4% | 310,003 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 9,577 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 11,954 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 14,842 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,594,475 | 17 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Pennsylvania Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Pennsylvania had 71 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Pennsylvania's district delegates were "elected on the primary ballot as officially unbound," meaning that these delegates were not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[6][7]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. Pennsylvania's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the state's primary 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 winner of the state's primary.[6][7]
See also
- Pennsylvania
- Republican Party of Pennsylvania
- Republican National Committee
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Republican National Committee
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pennsylvania GOP, "Bob Asher," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 GOP, "Bob Asher," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ PoliticsPA, "Asher Ends RNC Re-Election Bid," June 23, 2020
- ↑ PAGOP, "Asher, Toretti Re-Elected To Republican National Committee At 2016 PA GOP Summer Meeting," May 21, 2016
- ↑ The Inquirer, "Pa. GOP bigwig Bob Asher raising money for Kasich," March 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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