Jim Brulte
Jim Brulte was the chair of the Republican Party of California from 2013 to 2019. He is a former state legislator. As of May 2016, he worked as a principal for California Strategies, a political consulting firm.[1]
Career
Brulte earned a B.A. from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. After graduating, he joined the California Air National Guard in 1974. During his service, he was named Outstanding Airman of the Year.[2]
He served in the California State Legislature for 14 years and became Senate Republican leader before leaving to join California Strategies, a political consulting firm, in 2004. Former President George W. Bush (R) appointed Brulte to be a member of the board of visitors at the United States Naval Academy. In addition, former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) appointed him to the California Performance Review Committee, which was created "to restructure, reorganize and reform state government to make it more responsive to the needs of its citizens and business community."[2][3]
According to his biography at California Strategies, Brulte was named one of the 100 most powerful people in Southern California by the Los Angeles Times and among the top 20 most powerful political players in California by Capitol Weekly. His profile states that he provides political consulting services in the following areas:[4]
- "State government affairs program strategies
- Environmental and regulatory compliance assistance
- Transportation funding
- Healthcare policy initiatives
- Surplus state property sales
- Education funding formula changes
- Renewable energy policy initiatives
- Affordable housing programs and funding
- Local government outreach programs"
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Jim Brulte | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | RNC delegate |
| State: | California |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Brulte was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[5] 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.
Delegate rules
Republican presidential candidates were responsible for selecting their own delegates from California to the national convention. California state law required delegates to support the winner of the California Republican primary election unless that candidate received less than 10 percent of the vote at the convention in the first round of voting; or if the candidate released them; or if voting at the convention proceeded to a third round.
California primary results
| California Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
74.7% | 1,582,099 | 172 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 201,441 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 242,073 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,938 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 3.7% | 77,417 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,117,968 | 172 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and California Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
California had 172 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 159 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 53 congressional districts). California's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner in a given congressional district won all of that district's delegates.[6][7]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. California's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote 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.[6][7]
Top influencers by state
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of California, "Board of Directors," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jim Brulte, "Jim Brulte's Official Site," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Performance Review, "About CPR," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Strategies, "Jim Brulte," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ CA GOP, "Updated delegate list," accessed July 11, 2016
- ↑ 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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