Lake Ray
Lake Ray (Republican Party) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office in 2008. He left office in 2016.
Ray (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 16. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Ray did not seek re-election to the Florida House of Representatives in 2016 because he was term-limited. Instead, Ray was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Florida.[1] Ray was defeated by John Rutherford in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[2]
Ray served on the Jacksonville City Council from 1999 to 2007.
Ray was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. He was one of 99 delegates from Florida pledged to support Donald Trump for three ballots.[3][4] 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
Ray's professional experience includes working as an engineer and vice president with Halcrow Incorporated.[5]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ray served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Local & Federal Affairs |
| • Rules, Calendar & Ethics |
| • Joint Administrative Procedures |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ray served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Economic Affairs |
| • Legislative Auditing, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ray served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance & Tax |
| • Rules & Calendar |
| • Appropriations |
| • Administrative Procedures |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ray served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Government Operations Appropriations |
| • Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy |
| • Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy |
| • Intergovernmental Relations |
Elections
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 16
Kiyan Michael defeated Richard Hartley and Harley Moore in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kiyan Michael (R) | 99.6 | 52,145 |
| Richard Hartley (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 129 | ||
| Harley Moore (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 52,335 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 16
Kiyan Michael defeated Chet Stokes and Lake Ray in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 16 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kiyan Michael | 46.9 | 9,965 |
| Chet Stokes | 28.1 | 5,967 | ||
 | Lake Ray | 25.0 | 5,300 | |
| Total votes: 21,232 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Heath Brockwell (R)
- Adam Brandon (R)
- Lori Hershey (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Duval County Tax Collector
Jim Overton defeated Mia Jones in the special general runoff election for Duval County Tax Collector on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Overton (R) | 50.7 | 188,709 |
 | Mia Jones (D) | 49.3 | 183,193 | |
| Total votes: 371,902 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Duval County Tax Collector
Jim Overton and Mia Jones advanced to a runoff. They defeated Doyle Carter and Lake Ray in the special general election for Duval County Tax Collector on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Overton (R) | 50.7 | 188,709 |
| ✔ | | Mia Jones (D) | 49.3 | 183,193 |
 | Doyle Carter (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Lake Ray (R) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 371,902 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ander Crenshaw (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. John Rutherford (R) defeated David Bruderly (D), Gary Koniz (I), and Daniel Murphy (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rutherford defeated Bill McClure, Lake Ray, Hans Tanzler III, Stephen Kaufman, Edward Malin, and Deborah Katz Pueschel in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[6][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John Rutherford |
70.2% | 287,509 | |
| Democratic | David Bruderly | 27.6% | 113,088 | |
| Independent | Gary Koniz | 2.2% | 9,054 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 409,662 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Rutherford |
38.7% | 38,784 | ||
| Lake Ray | 20.1% | 20,164 | ||
| Hans Tanzler | 19% | 19,051 | ||
| Bill McClure | 9.8% | 9,867 | ||
| Edward Malin | 7.9% | 7,895 | ||
| Stephen Kaufman | 2.4% | 2,419 | ||
| Deborah Katz Pueschel | 2.1% | 2,145 | ||
| Total Votes | 100,325 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Yevgeny Morozov was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Lake Ray was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ray defeated Morozov in the general election.[7][8]
2012
Ray won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 12. Ray ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Karen Lea Morian (G) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Lake Ray Incumbent |
68.3% | 44,104 | |
| Green | Karen Morian | 31.7% | 20,496 | |
| Total Votes | 64,600 | |||
2010
Ray won re-election to the 17th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Ray defeated John P. Rosso in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 17 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lake Ray (R)
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39,687 | 99.65% | ||
| John P. Rosso (Write-in) | 138 | 0.35% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ray won election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 17th District, defeating Regina Young (D) and John Rosso (write-in). Ray received 47,138 votes in the election while Young received 26,792 votes, and Rosso received 16 votes.[11] Ray raised $256,284 for his campaign; Young raised $11,145.[12]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 17 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Lake Ray (R)
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47,138 | 63.7% | ||
| Regina Young (D) | 26,792 | 36.2% | ||
| John Rosso (write-in) | 16 | 0.0% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lake Ray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Ray's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Lake Ray's campaign website, http://www.votelakeray.com/views_values | ||
2008
Ray did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[14]
Sponsored legislation
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Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ray was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. He was bound to Donald Trump.
Delegate rules
In Florida, delegates to the national convention were selected at congressional district conventions and the state executive meeting. All 99 delegates were bound for three ballots at the Republican National Convention to the winner of the statewide primary.
Florida primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Florida, 2016
| Florida Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.8% | 43,511 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 21,207 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 2,493 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 17.1% | 404,891 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,899 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 319 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 693 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 2,624 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.8% | 159,976 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 4,450 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 27% | 638,661 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,211 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
45.7% | 1,079,870 | 99 | |
| Totals | 2,361,805 | 99 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Florida Department of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Florida had 99 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide vote received all of Florida's district delegates.[15][16]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide 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 candidate who won the state's primary.[15][16]
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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Personal
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Ray has been involved with the First Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization, Florida Engineering Society, Greater Arlington Civic Council, Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, National Society of Professional Engineers, Northside Business Leader's Club and the Southside Businessmen's Club.[5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WOKV News, "Lake Ray announces Congressional campaign," May 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Florida GOP announces 99 delegates," May 14, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Party Rules of Procedure," January 15, 2011
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Ray's Biography," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Election Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 21, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida Election Watch - 2010 Election results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida House official election results for 2008," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "District 17 Florida House candidate funds, 2008," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Ray's Issue Positions," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Janet Adkins (R) |
Florida House of Representatives District 12 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Clay Yarborough (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 17 2008–2012 |
Succeeded by Ronald Renuart (R) |
