Martin Metz
Martin Metz was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 33 of the Washington State Senate.[1]
Metz was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 33-Position 2 of the Washington House of Representatives.
Biography
Metz served as an officer in the U.S. Army for 37 years and is an Iraq War veteran. He retired in 2011.
Campaign themes
Metz's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Reduce the burden of Government on local business and communities
- Excerpt: "I support the requirement for a 2/3 supermajority helps the Legislature focus on only the most important expenditures"
Help families succeed during difficult times
- Excerpt: "We need to strengthen the support to families. Not all things need to cost money, but it means trying to link people and community resources, neighborhoods pitching in, support networks from Churches, and other institutions before resorting to the Government safety net."
Ensure accountability in children's education along with parental encourage to strengthen schools for the 21st Century.
- Excerpt: "The State Constitution names education as a top priority and the focus of efforts should be on K-12."
Respect property rights
- Excerpt: "I believe that property rights in Washington are under constant challenge from our government regulations at both the state and Federal levels."
Support Veterans and currently serving members and ensure the necessary resources are available for them and their families.
- Excerpt: "Veterans have a lot of value to bring to society and can provide a great benefit when we’ve re-integrated them back into our businesses and communities."
Elections
2014
- See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 25 districts in the Washington State Senate took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Karen Keiser (D) and Martin Metz (R) defeated Marylin Taylor (D) in the primary. Keiser defeated Metz in the general election.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Karen Keiser Incumbent |
62.7% | 18,476 | |
| Republican | Martin Metz | 37.3% | 10,994 | |
| Total Votes | 29,470 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Karen Keiser Incumbent |
51.5% | 8,364 | |
| Republican | Martin Metz |
36.2% | 5,875 | |
| Democratic | Marylin J. Taylor | 12.4% | 2,007 | |
| Total Votes | 16,246 | |||
2012
Metz ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 33-Position 2. Metz was defeated by incumbent Dave Upthegrove (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dave Upthegrove Incumbent |
69.6% | 31,700 | |
| Republican | Martin Metz | 30.4% | 13,818 | |
| Total Votes | 45,518 | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Metz's endorsements included the following:[6]
- Washington State Farm Bureau PAC
- Washington Trucking Associations
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Martin Metz | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level Delegate |
| Congressional district: | 9 |
| State: | Washington |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Metz was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington. Metz was one of 40 delegates from Washington bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[7] 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.
Metz volunteered as the campaign chair of Washington's 33rd Legislative District for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. He told Ballotpedia via email, "I am one of 41 Congressional District Delegates for Washington State and hope to bring our principled Conservatism to the Republican National Convention in Ohio. I will work to ensure our message is heard. As a delegate to the RNC Convention in Cleveland, it is also our duty to vote to preserve/retain our conservative platform, validate the Vice Presidential candidate, and work for closed primaries in future elections."[8]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Washington to the Republican National Convention were elected at the state convention in May 2016. Delegates were bound by the statewide primary results for the first round of voting at the national convention.
Washington primary results
| Washington Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
75.5% | 455,023 | 41 | |
| Ted Cruz | 10.8% | 65,172 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 9.8% | 58,954 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4% | 23,849 | 0 | |
| Totals | 602,998 | 41 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Washington had 44 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 30 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 10 congressional districts). Washington's district delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote within a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the district vote, he or she received all of that district's delegates. If only one candidates broke the 20 percent threshold, that candidate received all of the district's delegates. If two candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates, and the second place finisher received one. If three candidates each received more than 20 percent of the district vote, each candidate received one of the district's delegates. If four candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the top three finishers each received one delegate.[9][10]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Washington's 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 of the state's at-large delegates. However, the at-large delegates were allocated in proportion to all candidates who were on the ballot, meaning, if only one candidate surpassed the 20 percent threshold and there were multiple candidates on the ballot, then some delegates could be allocated as unbound delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[9][10]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Martin + Metz + Washington + Senate"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Washington State Legislature
- Washington state legislative districts
- Washington State Senate
- Washington State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile by Vote-USA
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ "martinmetz," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State - 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ Martin Metz, "Endorsements," accessed July 11, 2014
- ↑ Pasco2016.com, "Washington State Republican Party 2016 Electors for Delegates/Alternates/Electors," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Email from Martin Metz on July 16, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
