Mary Beth Andreini
| Mary Beth Andreini | |
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| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 1 |
| State: | West Virginia |
| 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 | |
| Mary Beth Andreini | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Wheeling, W.Va. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Mary Beth "Betsy" Andreini was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from West Virginia. Andreini was one of 30 delegates from West Virginia bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] 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
Betsy Andreini graduated from West Liberty University in 1980, having studied dental hygiene.[2]
Andreini is a supporter of Donald Trump. Speaking with the Wheeling News-Register, she said, "I’ve loved Trump for years. I’ve admired him and everything he did. The Trump I know has been fantastic from the beginning. ... I’m here for the women’s vote. So much in people’s lives involves arguments over money. Women need to understand he’s the one who’s going to put food on their table. ... They’re going to realize who did this for them."[3]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Andreini 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
District-level and at-large delegates from West Virginia were elected directly by voters in the state's primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates were allowed to run as unpledged delegates or to designate a candidate to whom they wished to be bound at the national convention.
West Virginia primary results
| West Virginia Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
77.1% | 157,238 | 30 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9% | 18,301 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.7% | 13,721 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.2% | 4,421 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 1.4% | 2,908 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.1% | 2,305 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.9% | 1,798 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.9% | 1,780 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.4% | 727 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.3% | 659 | 0 | |
| David Hall | 0.1% | 203 | 0 | |
| Totals | 204,061 | 31 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
West Virginia had 34 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts) and 22 served as at-large delegates. According to the Republican National Committee, West Virginia's district and at-large delegates were "elected on the primary ballot and [may have specified an] intention to be committed to a candidate."[5][6]
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
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from West Virginia, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Charleston Gazette Mail, "West Virginia Delegates to the Republican National Convention," May 11, 2016
- ↑ West Liberty University, "Betsy Andreini – 1980," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Wheeling News-Register, "Four Northern Panhandle Residents Chosen as Delegates for Republican National Convention in Cleveland," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 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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