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Mary Mancini
Mary Mancini was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Tennessee State Senate.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Mancini's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Fair Elections
- Excerpt: "Equal access to the ballot box for all eligible voters – because it’s immoral to keep people from exercising their most basic fundamental right to participate in this democracy."
- Excerpt: "Repeal the law requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote."
Just Growth
- Excerpt: "Invest our resources in lifting up the next generation of Tennesseans so they have everything they need to build a strong foundation for their families."
- Excerpt: "Close tax loopholes that allow large, multi-state corporations to escape paying for the public infrastructures – roads, bridges, etc. – that help them to succeed."
Education
- Excerpt: "Fight the Statewide Charter Authorizer. If you believe in the concept of “Goodness of Fit” then you believe that decisions about school policy should be left up to those who are closest to that school. Abdicating that responsibility to a statewide entity will only get us further away from real accountability in public schools. If, as many charter school advocates say, “charter schools are public schools,” then they must play by the same rules as public schools."
Accountability
- Excerpt: "To watch out for legislators who put the demands of their wealthy friends, campaign donors, and Tea Party ideologues before needs of all Tennesseans, and hold them accountable."
Elections
2014
- See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 18 seats in the Tennessee State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. A general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Mary Mancini was defeated by Jeff Yarbro in the Democratic primary. Diana Cuellar defeated Mwafaq Aljabbary and Quincy McKnight in the Republican primary. Yarbro defeated Cuellar in the general election.[3][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jeff Yarbro |
66.6% | 25,402 | |
| Republican | Diana Cuellar | 33.4% | 12,714 | |
| Total Votes | 38,116 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Yarbro |
56.7% | 6,830 |
| Mary Mancini | 43.3% | 5,217 |
| Total Votes | 12,047 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Diana Cuellar |
61.3% | 2,960 |
| Quincy McKnight | 31.5% | 1,523 |
| Mwafaq Aljabbary | 7.2% | 346 |
| Total Votes | 4,829 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Mancini's endorsements include the following:[4]
- Women for Tennessee’s Future
- Seiu Local 205
- Women’s Campaign Fund
- Democracy for America
- United Campus Workers
2016 Democratic National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
Mary Mancini Democratic National Convention, 2016 Status: Superdelegate State: Tennessee Supporting: Hillary Clinton Delegates to the DNC 2016 Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state Mancini was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Tennessee.[5] Mancini was one of 8 superdelegates from Tennessee. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Mancini supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[6]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[7]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[8]
Tennessee primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2016
Tennessee Democratic Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates Hillary Clinton 66.1% 245,374 44 Bernie Sanders 32.4% 120,360 23 Martin O'Malley 0.6% 2,121 0 Other 0.9% 3,466 0 Totals 371,321 67 Source: Tennessee Secretary of State and CNN Delegate allocation
Tennessee had 75 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 67 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[11][12]
Eight party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[11][13]
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee State Senate District 21
- Tennessee State Senate
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Mary Mancini on Facebook
- Mary Mancini on Twitter
- Tennessee General Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Mary Mancini for State Senate, "Issues," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Mary Mancini for State Senate, "Endorsements," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Politico, "Clinton missing one big endorsement: Al Gore," June 10, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Tennessee Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Tennessee Exit Polls," March 1, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
