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Louis Pope
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Maryland |
| Role: | Former National Committeeman |
| Location: | Maryland |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Maryland |
Louis Pope was the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Maryland. He was successed by David Bossie.[1][2]
Career
Education
Pope earned a B.S. in finance and banking from University of Maryland.[3]
Professional career
Pope is a real estate broker and is the president and owner of Century 21 Trademark Realty located in Bethesda and Greenbelt.[3]
Political activity
Pope was the national committeeman for the Republican Party of Maryland. He was first elected in 2004 and served in the position until July 2016. Pope previously served as the vice chair of the RNC Rules Committee, as chair of the RNC Budget Committee, and on the RNC Executive Committee. He has also served as a delegate at seven Republican National Conventions.[3]
Before his service as national committeeman, Pope served as the vice chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and as chairman of the Howard County Republican Party. From 2006 to 2009, he served on the National Advisory Council of the US Small Business Administration, having been appointed to the position by President George W. Bush.[3]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Pope was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Maryland. All 38 delegates from Maryland were bound to Donald Trump.[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.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Maryland to the Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on April 26, 2016. At-large delegates were elected at the Republican state convention in May 2016. Delegates from Maryland were bound through the first two rounds of voting unless released by their candidate or their candidate failed to receive 35 percent or more of the vote in the first round of voting.
Maryland primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2016
| Maryland Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,770 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 5,946 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,239 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 19% | 87,093 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,012 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 837 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 23.2% | 106,614 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,533 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 3,201 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 478 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
54.1% | 248,343 | 38 | |
| Totals | 459,066 | 38 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Maryland had 38 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). Maryland's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a given district received all of that district's delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Maryland's 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 winner of the state's primary.[5][6]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican National Committee, "Maryland Leadership," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "David Bossie of Citizens United elected GOP national committeeman in Maryland," May 14, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Maryland GOP, "Louis Pope - National Committeeman," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Election Board, "2016 Election Results," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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