Chad Mathis
Chad Mathis was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Alabama.[1] He was defeated in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.[2]
Mathis was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. He was one of 13 delegates from Alabama bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[3] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Mathis attended medical school at Indiana University and specialized in orthopedic sports medicine. He has worked as a physician for multiple professional sports teams. Mathis is a founder of Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic and a managing partner.[4]
Mathis is the founding board chairman of the Alabama Coalition for Charter Schools. He also volunteered on Ted Cruz's successful 2012 Senate campaign.[4]
Elections
2014
Mathis ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 6th District. Mathis was defeated in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul DeMarco |
32.7% | 30,894 | ||
| Gary Palmer |
19.7% | 18,655 | ||
| Scott Beason | 15.3% | 14,451 | ||
| Chad Mathis | 15.3% | 14,420 | ||
| Will Brooke | 13.9% | 13,130 | ||
| Tom Vigneulle | 2.5% | 2,397 | ||
| Robert Shattuck | 0.6% | 587 | ||
| Total Votes | 94,534 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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Endorsements
- FreedomWorks PAC[5]
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Mathis was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. He was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Alabama to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election. 2016 Alabama GOP bylaws required delegates to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they pledged an oath on their qualifying form for all ballots—unless that candidate released them to vote for another candidate or two-thirds of the delegates pledged to a particular candidate voted to release themselves.
Alabama primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2016
| Alabama Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
43.4% | 373,721 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.1% | 181,479 | 13 | |
| Marco Rubio | 18.7% | 160,606 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 10.2% | 88,094 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.4% | 38,119 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.5% | 3,974 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 858 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 544 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 253 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,539 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 1,895 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 617 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.9% | 7,953 | 0 | |
| Totals | 860,652 | 50 | ||
| Source: AlabamaVotes.gov | ||||
Delegate allocation
Alabama had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Alabama's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a congressional district in order to have received any of that district's delegates. The highest vote-getter in a district was allocated two of the district's three delegates; the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If no candidate won at least 20 percent of the vote, then the 20 percent threshold was discarded. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[6][7]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate must have won 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to have received a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated all of Alabama'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.[6][7]
Personal
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Mathis and his wife, Angie, have two children.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Alabama's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Alabama's 6th Congressional District
- RNC delegate guidelines from Alabama, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chad Mathis campaign website, "News," October 7, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "2014 Alabama House Primaries Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ Alabama GOP, "2016 Republican National Convention Delegates," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Campaign website, "About," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ AL Reporter, "FreedomWorks PAC Endorses Dr. Chad Mathis for Congress," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ 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
