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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of New Jersey |
| Role: | National committeewoman |
| Location: | Toms River, N.J. |
| Website: | Official website |
Virginia "Ginny" Haines was the national committeewoman for the Republican Party of New Jersey. She formerly served in the New Jersey General Assembly and as the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery.[1]
Career
Haines worked as the clerk for the New Jersey General Assembly and as a legislative aide for state Senator Robert Singer (R). In 1992, Haines was elected to the state legislature from New Jersey General Assembly District 10. She served through 1994 and held the position of assistant majority whip.[1]
Former Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman (R) appointed Haines to serve as the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery in July 1994, where she remained through February 2002.[1]
Political activity
Haines is the Republican Party of New Jersey's (NJ GOP) state committeewoman for Ocean County. She serves as the parliamentarian of the Toms River Republican Organization and is a member of the County Committee District 9 Toms River Township. Haines is also a member of the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women and the Ocean County Federation of Republican Women.[2]
Republican National Committee
- See also: Republican National Committee
Haines has served as the NJ GOP's national committeewoman to the Republican National Committee (RNC) since June 2004 and was re-elected to four-year term in May 2016. She currently serves as a co-chair of the RNC Northeast Region. Over the course of her tenure with the RNC, Haines has served on a number of RNC committees, including the site-selection committee, the rules committee, and the ethics committee. During the 2012 Republican National Convention, Haines served as the vice chair of the credentials committee and as a member of the contests committee.[2][3]
2016 presidential election
Haines served as a member of the New Jersey leadership team for Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie's (R) 2016 presidential campaign. Christie suspended his campaign on February 10, 2016.[4][5]
Ocean County freeholder
In January 2016, the Ocean County Republican Committee appointed Haines as a freeholder on the Ocean County Board of Freeholders. She was selected to serve out the remainder of former Freeholder James F. Lacey's term, which expired on December 31, 2016. As a freeholder, Haines worked as a board liaison to Ocean County government agencies, including the Ocean County Department of Human Services, the Ocean County Planning Department, and the Department of Information Technology.[1][6]
Upon her appointment as a freeholder, Haines resigned her position as a commissioner of the Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority, where she had served since 1997.[7]
Community engagement
Haines serves as the chair of the Ocean County College Foundation Board. She is a member of the board of directors of the Toms River Student Loan Fund, the Monmouth-Ocean Food Bank, and an executive board member of the Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts. Haines is also an advisory board member for the Jersey Shore Girl Scouts and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County. In addition to her board positions, Haines participates in the Rotary Club of Toms River, the Ocean County Heart Association, the United Way, and the Local Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Ocean County.[1][1][2]
Recognition
Haines has received the following awards and recognition:[1]
- Loyal Buffalo Award, Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Ocean County Girls Scouts
- Paul Harris Fellow, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
- Melvin Jones Fellow, Lions Club International Foundation
- Citizen of the Year, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Citizen of the Year, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Haines was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Jersey. Haines was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[8]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Jersey to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on June 7, 2016. Their names appeared on the ballot beneath the candidate they supported. New Jersey delegates were bound on the first ballot at the convention. New Jersey GOP rules in 2016 included a censure rule, stating, "any delegate or alternate allocated and/or committed to a particular candidate by virtue of the results of the June primary election who fails or refuses to act in accordance with their allocation and/or commitment to that candidate as set forth herein shall be subject to censure by the New Jersey Republican State Committee and/or the Country Republican Committees. Censure may include, among other things, being permanently barred from acting as a delegate or alternate to any future National Convention of the Republican Party."
New Jersey primary results
| New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
80.4% | 356,697 | 51 | |
| John Kasich | 13.4% | 59,506 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 6.2% | 27,521 | 0 | |
| Totals | 443,724 | 51 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Jersey had 51 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 36 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 12 congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. The plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[9][10]
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.[9][10]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Republican Party of New Jersey
- Ginny Haines on Facebook
- Swearing in ceremony of Freeholder Ginny Haines on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Ocean County, New Jersey, "Freeholder Virginia E. 'Ginny' Haines," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Republican National Committee, "Ginny Haines," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Ocean County Politics, "Freeholder Haines secures another term as RNC committeewoman," May 12, 2016
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie announces N.J. presidential leadership teams," June 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Chris Christie suspends campaign, source says," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Asbury Park Press, "Haines appointed Ocean County freeholder," January 26, 2016
- ↑ Micromedia Publications Inc., "TRMUA commissioner appointed after Haines move to freeholder," March 10, 2016
- ↑ nj.com, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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