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Jeff Cardwell
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| Jeff Cardwell | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Indiana |
| Role: | Chair |
| Location: | Indiana |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | Indiana Wesleyan University |
| Website: | Official website |
Jeff Cardwell (b. 1959) is the chair of the Republican Party of Indiana. He was elected to this position in April 2015. Cardwell is also the founder and president of The People Helping People Network, Inc.[1][2]
Cardwell was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana. All 57 delegates from Indiana were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[3] 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.
Career
Education
Cardwell attended college at Indiana Wesleyan University. He received his real estate sales license in 1984 and his brokerage license in 1986. He was accredited by the Residential Sales Council as a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) in 1996.[2]
Career summary
Cardwell is the chair of the Republican Party of Indiana. From 2008 to 2013, he served as a city-county council member in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2013, he also worked as the executive director of the Indiana Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. From 2013 to 2015, Cardwell served as a senior advisor to Governor Mike Pence. Since 1976, he has been the CEO and president of Cardwell Do-it Best Home Center. From 1980 to the present, he has served as the president and CEO of Cardwell Real Estate, Inc. Since 1998, he has been the CEO and president of J.C. Madison, LLC and Madison Capital, LLC, as well as the vice president of Huddleston Professional Centre, Inc. J.C. Madison, LLC specializes in residential real estate investment, while Madison Capital, LLC specializes in commercial real estate investment. In 2001, Cardwell founded The People Helping People Network, Inc., a radio network, and he serves as the organization's president.[2][4]
Chair of the Republican Party of Indiana
In 2015, Cardwell was elected to serve as the chair of the Republican Party of Indiana.[4] At the time of his election, Gov. Pence congratulated him, saying, "Jeff Cardwell has been my friend for 30 years, and he is the right person at the right moment to lead the Indiana Republican Party. I congratulate the Republican State Committee for electing Jeff as our party leader."[5]
Community service
Cardwell has served on numerous humanitarian trips. His first trip was in 2000 to El Salvador, and the trip inspired him and four others to create the nonprofit World In Need (WIN) in the same year. When the 2001 El Salvador earthquake occurred, WIN sent "more than $2 million in emergency relief supplies to the earthquake victims."[2] In 2005, Cardwell led a group of first responders to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. In the same year, he attended the Third Global Summit on Peace through Tourism in Pattaya, Thailand, in order to present his views on "Traveling with a Purpose" and the concept of "voluntourism." Cardwell is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1994: Builder/Architect Magazine named Cardwell “Builder of the Month.”[2]
- 1994: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis named Cardwell "Builder of the Year."[2]
- 1994: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis presented Cardwell with the "Golden Hammer Award" as the "Builder Sponsor" of the 100th home built in the Greater Indianapolis area.[2]
Associations
- Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS (MIBOR)
- National Association of REALTORS
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Cardwell was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana.
Delegate rules
In Indiana, district-level delegates were selected by congressional district committees, while at-large delegates were selected by the state committee. 2016 Indiana GOP bylaws required Indiana delegates to vote at the national convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting, unless that candidate was not on the nominating ballot.
Indiana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2016
| Indiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 6,508 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 8,914 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,738 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.6% | 406,783 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,494 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 84,111 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 4,306 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
53.3% | 591,514 | 57 | |
| Totals | 1,110,543 | 57 | ||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
99 percent of precincts reporting.
Delegate allocation
Indiana had 57 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts) pledged to adhere to the results of the presidential preference primary in their respective congressional districts. Indiana's pledged Republican delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who received the greatest number of votes in a given district won all of that district's delegates.[6][7]
Of the remaining 30 delegates, 27 served at large. These delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest share of the statewide vote in the primary was allocated all of the 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.[6][7]
Personal
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Cardwell is co-president of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team. He attends Grace Assembly of God of Greenwood church. Cardwell and his wife, Cheryll, have three children.[2][5]
Top influencers by state
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of Indiana, "Staff Directory," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Jeffrey Cardwell, "Biography - Jeffrey Cardwell," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "Indiana GOP names delegates to Republican National Convention," April 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn, "Jeff Cardwell profile," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indiana GOP, "Jeff Cardwell elected Indiana Republican Party chairman," April 1, 2015
- ↑ 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
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