Frederick R. Cullis
Frederick R. Cullis was a Republican candidate for District 7 of the Delaware State Senate. The primary election was on September 14, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.
Cullis is a business owner, running Cullis Associates since 1991. He previously worked for Johnson & Johnson. Cullis earned a B.S. in Commerce and Marketing from Rider College.[1]
Cullis was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Delaware. All 16 of Delaware's delegates were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[2] 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.
Elections
2010
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2010
Cullis was uncontested in the September 14 primary. He lost to incumbent Democrat Patricia Blevins in the November 2 general election.[3]
| Delaware State Senate, District 7 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Patricia Blevins (D)
|
7,877 | 61.0% | ||
| Frederick R. Cullis (R) | 5,044 | 39.0% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
On his campaign website, Cullis lists five issues he is concerned about.[4] They are:
- Energy
- Excerpt: "Cap and Trade is bad for America because its need is questionable and unproven. It is a unilateral solution to a global problem."
- Healthcare Reform
- Excerpt: "The U.S. healthcare system needs to be repaired, not torn down and rebuilt. Healthcare decisions and conversations should remain between the patient and the doctor."
- Federal Spending/Deficit
- Excerpt: "Our government is printing the money it is spending. Monetizing the deficit this way could very easily lead to hyperinflation and loss of confidence in the U.S. in credit markets."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Due to the growing economic crisis affected by illegal immigration, it is essential to the Security and Economic recovery of the United States that we clearly define and enforce Immigration laws and policies."
- Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "As a gun owner, shooter, hunter and Life Member of the NRA, I support the constitutional right of law abiding citizens to own and bear arms. Existing gun laws need to be strictly enforced in programs like Richmond Virginia's Project Exile and our own Wilmington, Delaware program, FED-UP."
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Cullis was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Delaware.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Delaware to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in April 2016. Delaware GOP bylaws stipulated that delegates were to be bound to support the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in the state primary election.
Delaware primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Delaware, 2016
| Delaware Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
60.8% | 42,472 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 15.9% | 11,110 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 20.4% | 14,225 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 578 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 885 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.9% | 622 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69,892 | 16 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Delaware Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Delaware had 16 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (all representing the state's single congressional district). Delaware's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the primary received all of the state's district delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. Delaware's at-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the 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.[5][6]
External links
- Delaware 2010 general election candidates
- Frederick R. Cullis campaign website
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile of Frederick R. Cullis
- Fred Cullis on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Cullis for Delaware, "About Fred"
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Trump locks down Delaware GOP delegates," April 30, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Fred Cullis campaign website, "On the Issues"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
