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Linda Brickman
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:At-large delegate
State:Arizona
Bound to:Donald Trump
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Linda Brickman
Basic facts
Current Campaign:RNC Rules Committee, Republican National Convention, 2016 (Member)
Organization:Arizona Tea Party Patriots Association
Role:Legislative Liaison Vice President
Location:Phoenix, Arizona
Affiliation:Republican
Education:Arizona State University (1967)[1]


Linda Brickman was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. All 58 delegates from Arizona were bound by state law to support the winner of the statewide primary, Donald Trump, for one ballot at the convention.[2][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

In 1970, Linda Brickman founded and served as the president of ANSAM Enterprises, of which, according to her bio, she is still president. Since 1983, Linda Brickman as acted as legislative liaison and lobbyist for Robert Brickman, PC. In 2001, she began working with SendOut Cards as a distributor.[1]

Political career

In 1970, Brickman starting serving as a precinct committee woman. In 2010, she was a chapter leader for ACT for America, a pro-national security organization. Brickman joined American Majority in 2011; American Majority seeks to advocate for smaller government. Also in 2011, Brickman started as the legislative liaison vice president for the Arizona Tea Party Patriots Association.[1]

In 2015, Brickman joined Ted Cruz for President 2016 as a member of the campaign's Arizona leadership team.[1]

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

RNC Rules Committee

See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016

Brickman was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[4]

Appointment process

The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Arizona, 2016 and Republican delegates from Arizona, 2016

In Arizona, district-level and at-large delegates were selected at the Arizona Republican State Convention. Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.

Arizona primary results

See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2016
Arizona Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Jeb Bush 0.7% 4,393 0
Ben Carson 2.4% 14,940 0
Chris Christie 0.2% 988 0
Tim Cook 0% 243 0
Ted Cruz 27.6% 172,294 0
Carly Fiorina 0.2% 1,270 0
Lindsey Graham 0.1% 498 0
Mike Huckabee 0.2% 1,300 0
John Kasich 10.6% 65,965 0
George Pataki 0% 309 0
Rand Paul 0.4% 2,269 0
Marco Rubio 11.6% 72,304 0
Rick Santorum 0.1% 523 0
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 45.9% 286,743 58
Totals 624,039 58
Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Arizona had 58 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). Arizona's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's district delegates.[5][6]

Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the 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 winner of the state's primary.[5][6]

See also

Footnotes