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Fritz Rohlfing
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| Fritz Rohlfing | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Hawaii |
| Role: | Former chairman |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | • Dartmouth College • University of Chicago Law School |
Frederick "Fritz" W. Rohlfing III is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Hawaii. As of July 2020, Rohlfing was of counsel with the law firm Case Lombardi & Pettit in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1]
Career
As the son of former Hawaii state Sen. Fred Rohlfing Jr. (R), Fritz Rohlfing gained political experience at a young age and served as a page during the 1972 Republican National Convention. He earned a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College in 1973 and a J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1983.[2][3]
In 1983, Rohlfing moved back to Honolulu, Hawaii, and began practicing law as an associate with the law firm Torkildson Katz Jossem & Fonseca. Rohlfing served as the chief minority attorney in the Hawaii House of Representatives from January through April 1985. Following his tenure in the House, Rohlfing returned to private practice with the Law Office of James M. Sattler and, later, with the law firm Stubenberg & Durrett. In 1994, former Governor of Hawaii John D. Waihee (D) appointed Rohlfing to a position on the Hawaii Commission on Sexual Orientation and the Law. Rohlfing returned to the Hawaii State Legislature as the chief minority attorney for the Hawaii State Senate from January through April 1995. He later worked as a principal at Frederick W. Rohlfing III & Associates and as a partner with Rohlfing & Stone. Over the course of his career, Rohlfing specialized in "litigating real property, environmental, unfair trade practices, insurance coverage, and professional negligence cases in state and federal courts."[2][4]
Former President George W. Bush (R) nominated Rohlfing to a federal judge position on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in 2002. However, Rohlfing never received a hearing in the United States Senate and requested the withdrawal of his nomination in 2004. The following year, Rohlfing transitioned to an of counsel position with the law firm Case Lombardi & Pettit.[4][5][6]
Politics
Rohlfing held many roles in Republican Hawaii politics. He served as a Hawaii delegate to the 2008 and 2012 Republican national conventions. He later served as the Hawaii chair for 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign. In 2013, Rohlfing was elected chair of the Republican Party of Hawaii's Honolulu County affiliate, where he served until 2015. In May 2015, Rohlfing was elected to a two-year term as chair of the state party. [3][7][8][9]
"I feel blessed to carry on the great traditions of proud Hawaii Republicans like Pat Saiki, Hiram Fong, Prince Kuhio, and my father. Over the last two years, we've transformed the State Party into a modern, agile political organization that is ready for the 2016 elections and beyond," Rohlfing stated. "As State Chair, I'm excited to lead the charge in electing more Republicans to office."[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Rohlfing was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Hawaii.[10] In Hawaii’s Republican caucus on March 8, 2016, Donald Trump won 11 delegates, Ted Cruz won seven, and Marco Rubio won one. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Rohlfing was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Hawaii’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[11]
Delegate rules
Hawaii GOP bylaws in 2016 required presidential candidates to form a Hawaii Leadership Committee that was responsible for selecting Hawaii Republican Party members to fill any national delegates won by the candidate in the caucus contests. Delegates from Hawaii were to remain bound to their candidate through the first round of voting at the convention, unless their candidate "withdrew" prior to the convention.
Hawaii caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Hawaii, 2016
| Hawaii Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
43.4% | 6,805 | 11 | |
| Ted Cruz | 32.3% | 5,063 | 7 | |
| Marco Rubio | 13.2% | 2,068 | 1 | |
| John Kasich | 10% | 1,566 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 146 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.2% | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15,672 | 19 | ||
| Source: CNN and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Hawaii had 19 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, six were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's two congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the caucus results in a given congressional district.[12][13]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide caucus results. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[12][13]
Top influencers by state
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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Fritz Rohlfing as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
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Recent news
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See also
External links
- Republican Party of Hawaii homepage
- Republican Party of Hawaii on Facebook
- Republican Party of Hawaii on Twitter
- Fritz Rohlfing on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Case Lombardi, "Frederick W. Rohlfing III," accessed July 15, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Case Lombardi & Pettit, "Frederick W. Rohlfing III," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Honolulu Star Bulletin, "Rohlfings lend support to isle Republican politics," September 14, 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Frederick Rohlfing," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser, "Bush names Rohlfing federal judge," January 24, 2002
- ↑ Honolulu Advertiser, "Rohlfing withdraws from federal judge nomination," May 5, 2004
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hawaii Free Press, "Hawaii Republican Convention Meets, Elects New Party Leaders," May 3, 2015
- ↑ Punahou Class of 74's Blog, "Familiar Face at the Republican National Convention: Fritz Rohlfing," August 30, 2012
- ↑ Republican Party of Hawaii, "Fritz Rohlfing elected state party chair," June 8, 2015
- ↑ Hawaii Free Press, "Hawaii GOP Announces Delegation to Republican National Convention," June 30, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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