Donna Cain
 |
The information about this individual was current as of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Please contact us with any updates. |
| Donna Cain | |
 | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Oregon |
| Role: | National Committeewoman |
| Location: | Medford, Oregon |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Website: | Official website |
Donna Cain is the national committeewoman of the Republican Party of Oregon.[1][2]
Career
Professional career
Donna Cain, has worked at Rogue Valley Medical Center as a patient care technician since 1999. In 2005, she became a certified nurse assistant 2 until 2008. She served as a safe patient handling lift coach in 2010 and was appointed in 2010 by then-Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski (D) to the Oregon State Board of Nursing. She served on the board until 2013.[2][1]
Political activity
In 1993, Cain served as the Jackson and Josephine Counties coordinator for Oregon gubernatorial candidate Denny Smith (R). Cain worked as the Jackson County coordinator for former Sen. Gordon Smith's (R-Ore.) U.S. Senate campaign in 1996 as well as the county coordinator for then Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole.[2]
In 1997, Cain began her campaign for the Oregon House in Oregon House of Representatives District 46. She faced off in the primary against Jack Feder and Susan Morgan. Morgan won and faced Vic Corchero (D) in the general election.[3][4][2]
Cain was a county coordinator in Jackson County for George W. Bush's (R) presidential bid in 2000. She followed this in 2006 as a member of the Committee to Elect Ron Grensky for Judge in Jackson County.
Republican Party activity
In 1987, Cain joined the Rogue River Republican Women and served as the president for two terms from 1996 to 1998. She served as the Jackson County vice chair from 1992 to 1994.[2]
For the Republican Party of Oregon, Cain served on the Platform Committee from 1992 until 2008. She served as the Resolutions Committee chair from 1995 to 2001. Since 1996, she has been on the state Executive Committee and served as the party's second congressional chair from 1996 to 2001. She also started serving on the Credentials Committee from 1996 until 2001. In 1998, Cain joined the state party's Rules Committee and remained on the committee until 2010. She served as the secretary for the Republican Party of Oregon from 2001 until 2009.[2] In 2008, Cain was elected national committeewoman for Oregon.[1]
Cain has also been active at the Republican National Committee's national conventions since 2000. She served on the 2000 Credentials Committee and was an Oregon Congressional District 2 Delegate. In 2004, she served on the Rules and the Order of Business Committees. Since 2008, she has been a member of the Committee on Standing Rules. In 2012, she was on the Committee on Arrangements.[2]
Cain was a founding member of the Republican National Conservative Caucus in 2009.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Cain was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Oregon. Cain was one of 18 delegates from Oregon bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[5]
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.[6][7]
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.[6][7]
Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Donna Cain as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Donna Cain Oregon. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GOP, "Donna Cain," accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 OR GOP, "Donna Cain," accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ mail Tribune, "District 46 candidates cling to coattails," October 29, 1998
- ↑ Mail Tribune, "Who and what are on Tuesday's ballot," May 17, 1998
- ↑ Oregon Republican Party, "Delegate Selection Convention Official Results," June 20, 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
| |||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
