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Mark Oxner
Mark Oxner was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Florida. Oxner was defeated by Todd Long in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012.[1]
Oxner 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.[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.
Biography
Oxner has a bachelor's in accounting from the University of New Orleans.[4]
Campaign themes
2012
| Mark Oxner campaign ad from January 2012 |
Oxner listed the following campaign themes on his website:[5]
- Jobs and the Economy:
- Taxation and Regulation
- Enterprise Zones
- Energy
- Workforce Florida
- Education:
- School Choice
- New School Initiative
- Debt and Deficit
- Healthcare
- Term Limits
- Closer Israel Relations
- Family Values
- Legal Immigration
- Sanctity of Life
- Second Amendment Rights
- Social Security Promises to our Seniors
- Strong Military
- Tenth Amendment
Elections
2012
Oxner ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 9th District. Oxner sought the nomination on the Republican ticket.[6] The signature filing deadline was June 8, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 14, 2012. Oxner was defeated by Todd Long in the Republican primary on August 14, 2012.[1]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Oxner 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[7][8]
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.[7][8]
Personal
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In 1989, Oxner married his wife Amparo.[4]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AP Results, "U.S. House Results," accessed August 14, 2012
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Florida GOP announces 99 delegates," May 14, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Party Rules of Procedure," January 15, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mark Oxner for Congress, "Mark Oxner Bio" accessed June 27, 2012
- ↑ Mark Oxner For Congress, "Issues," accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "OXNER, MARK ANTHONY" accessed December 3, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
