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Gary Simpson
F. Gary Simpson is a former Republican member of the Delaware State Senate, representing District 18 from 1999 to 2019. Simpson did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Simpson served as state Senate minority leader from 2009 to 2019.
Simpson 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.[1] 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.
Biography
Simpson earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Delaware.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Executive |
| • Rules and Ethics |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Simpson served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Executive |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Permanent Rules |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Simpson served on the following committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Energy & Transit |
| • Ethics |
| • Executive |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Permanent Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Simpson served on these committees:
| Delaware committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Energy & Transit |
| • Ethics |
| • Executive |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Natural Resources & Environmental Control |
| • Permanent Rules |
| • Sunset |
| • Joint Sunset |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Simpson served on these committees:[2]
| Delaware committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Agriculture |
| • Bond |
| • Ethics |
| • Executive |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Council |
| • Permanent Rules |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2018
Gary Simpson did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Delaware State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 8, 2014. Patrick J. Emory defeated Gary M. Wolfe in the Democratic primary, while incumbent F. Gary Simpson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Simpson defeated Emory in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  F. Gary Simpson Incumbent |
66.7% | 7,853 | |
| Democratic | Patrick J. Emory | 33.3% | 3,917 | |
| Total Votes | 11,770 | |||
2012
- See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012
Simpson ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Delaware State Senate District 18. Simpson defeated Matthew A. Opaliski in the Republican primary on September 11, 2012 and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
Simpson was initially challenged by Gary Downes in the general election but his opponent withdrew on September 12, 2012 a day after the primary election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Simpson Incumbent |
100% | 13,198 | |
| Total Votes | 13,198 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Gary Simpson Incumbent |
68% | 1,515 |
| Matthew A. Opaliski | 32% | 712 |
| Total Votes | 2,227 | |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Simpson won re-election to the Delaware State Senate from Delaware's 18th Senate District. Simpson defeated Gary Downes (D) in the election, receiving 14,596 votes as compared to 11,891 votes for Downes.[10] Simpson raised $41,095 for his campaign in 2008; Downes raised $27,205.[11]
| Delaware State Senate, District 18 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Gary Simpson (R)
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14,596 | 55.1% | ||
| Gary Downes (D) | 11,891 | 44.9% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Gary Simpson endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[12]
Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 9 through June 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on a variety of issues of interest to the organization.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 10 through June 30. The legislature held a special session on July 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 12 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 13 through June 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the Delaware General Assembly was in session from January 14 through July 1.
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2013
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Simpson 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.[13][14]
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.[13][14]
Personal
When he served in the state Senate, Gary had a wife, Debbie.
Simpson was a member of the Alumni and University Relations group for the University of Delaware.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Gary + Simpson + Delaware + Senate
See also
- Delaware State Senate
- Delaware Senate Committees
- Delaware State Senate District 18
- Delaware State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Gary Simpson on Facebook
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Gary Simpson
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Trump locks down Delaware GOP delegates," April 30, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Senate, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official primary election results," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Delaware Department of Elections, "Official Primary Results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ WickedLocal, "Democrat Downes withdraws from District 18 state senate race," September 13, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Delaware Elections Division, "Official 2008 Election results," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Campaign contributions," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ Examiner.com, "Gingrich gets Delaware endorsements," April 9, 2012
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by ' |
Delaware Senate District 18 1999–2019 |
Succeeded by David Wilson (R) |
