Lynn Moss
Lynn Moss was a 2015 candidate for Super District 9 of the Memphis City Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on October 8, 2015.
Moss was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee. Moss was one of 16 delegates from Tennessee bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Having grown up in the Mississippi Delta, Moss graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1978.[2] She studied at Texas Tech University but did not earn a degree.[3]
Moss has worked as an office manager for Rheumatology and Dermatology Associates PC since 2001. In 2012, she co-founded the group Tennessee Women for Honest Government.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Campaign themes
2015
Moss' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
De-annexation
- Excerpt: "Because I believe people’s property should not be annexed by a city without their consent, I was highly involved at the local and state levels in getting forced annexation outlawed by the Tennessee General Assembly last year. Additionally, areas previously annexed without property owners’ consent should have the ability to de-annex themselves from that entity and I will continue to pursue that right of the people going forward."
Stop overspending
- Excerpt: "The City of Memphis must address the fiscal cliff it is on a direct path to. We must put an end to unnecessary spending and get to a “back to basics” mindset, dealing only with the services required by governments to provide. Red tape and regulations on business should be minimized. Memphians are proud, intelligent, and industrious and should be encouraged to start businesses that will provide jobs instead of being hindered by a bureaucratic maze of rules and hoops to jump through."
Save the mid-south coliseum
- Excerpt: "When it opened in 1964, the Mid-South Coliseum was the first desegregated public building ever in Shelby County. This iconic structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of Interior in 2000 and yet there are some who would tear it down rather than preserve its history. There are numerous uses for this building that can be pursued and finding a viable and worthy use for it is the course that the City of Memphis should take."
Police and firefighter benefits
- Excerpt: "Memphis is losing many of our police officers to other cities because of the actions of the City Council in regard to city employee benefits. For future employees, changes are absolutely required in order to keep the city fiscally secure, but reneging on the promise of benefits to current and past employees is not acceptable. Fighting crime requires a strong police force and our Men in Blue deserve the wholehearted support of all Memphians."
No smart meters
- Excerpt: "MLGW leadership is determined to install costly smart meters throughout the city regardless of evidence that shows our utility bills will skyrocket. Health, fire hazard, and privacy issues are also linked to these meters. Ratepayers have voiced their opposition to smart meters on a regular basis at City Council meetings, yet most of the Council have chosen to turn a deaf ear to us. Memphians deserve elected officials who are accountable to those who put them in office."
Stop burdensome regulations
- Excerpt: "Many small businesses are forced to deal with overreaching regulations forced upon them at the local and state levels. We need to strive at the local level to encourage local business by doing away with excessive regulations; and by working with legislators in Nashville, we should pursue the repeal of unnecessary, business crushing laws."
Elections
2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. Because this race could not move to a runoff, the candidate with the most votes was declared the winner, regardless of whether he or she won a majority.[5] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[6] In the District 9 Position 2 race, Stephanie Gatewood, Lynn Moss, Paul Shaffer, Philip C. Spinosa, Jr. and Kenneth Twigg Whalum, Jr. faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Shea Flinn did not run for re-election. Spinosa won the general election.[7]
| Memphis City Council District 9, Position 2 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Philip C. Spinosa, Jr. |
47.2% | 23,695 | |
| Kenneth Twigg Whalum, Jr. | 23.5% | 11,807 | |
| Paul Shaffer | 14.1% | 7,082 | |
| Stephanie Gatewood | 11.1% | 5,579 | |
| Lynn Moss | 3.9% | 1,950 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 56 | |
| Total Votes | 50,113 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Moss was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Tennessee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Tennessee to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election in March and approved by the State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Republican Party in April. Delegates from Tennessee to the national convention were bound for up to four ballots. All Tennessee delegates were bound on the first two ballots. On the third ballot, a presidential candidate needed to receive at least 20 percent of the total vote for his or her delegates to remain bound on the fourth ballot. Delegates were to be unbound after the fourth ballot.
Tennessee primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2016
| Tennessee Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
38.9% | 332,823 | 33 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 211,234 | 16 | |
| Marco Rubio | 21.2% | 181,059 | 9 | |
| Ben Carson | 7.6% | 64,855 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 5.3% | 45,258 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 9,548 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,418 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 2,349 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 1,849 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,254 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 717 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 713 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 269 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 257 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 189 | 0 | |
| Totals | 854,792 | 58 | ||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Tennessee 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). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the district vote in order to be eligible to receive any of a district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates. If the winning candidate in a district won between 20 and 66 percent of the district vote, he or she received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate (if the second place finisher did not meet the 20 percent threshold, all three delegates were allocated to the first place finisher). If no candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, the top three finishers each received one of the district's delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 66 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she 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.[8][9]
Recent news
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See also
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Official campaign website
- Lynn Moss on Facebook
- Lynn Moss on Twitter
- Shelby County Election Commission - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ TN GOP, "TNGOP Confirms Final Slate of 2016 Convention Delegates," April 2, 2016
- ↑ Official campaign website of Lynn Moss, "About," accessed August 7, 2015
- ↑ Email correspondence with Lynn Moss on July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Official campaign website of Lynn Moss, "Focus," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Memphis Flyer, "Majority Rules," March 15, 2007
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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