Nelson Diaz (Florida)
| Nelson Diaz | |
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| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District delegate |
| Congressional district: | 27 |
| State: | Florida |
| 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 | |
| Nelson Diaz | |
| Basic facts | |
| Current Campaign: | 2016 Republican National Convention |
| Role: | Delegate |
| Location: | Miami, Fla. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •Florida International University •University of Florida |
Nelson Diaz was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Florida. All 99 delegates from Florida were bound to support Donald Trump for three ballots at the convention.[1][2] 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
Diaz is the managing partner in the Miami office of Southern Strategy Group Florida where he represents "local governments, businesses, trade associations and other corporate clients before the Florida legislative and executive branches of government."[3] Diaz first began working in politics as a volunteer on Bob Dole's (R) 1996 presidential campaign in Florida; it was during this campaign that he met Marco Rubio (R). When Rubio was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000, Diaz—who had just graduated from Florida International University—served as Rubio's first legislative aide.[4]
Diaz went on to earn his law degree from the University of Florida in 2004.[5] He was elected as the chair of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party in 2012 after working for a Democratic strategy firm, Becker and Poliakoff. Diaz was then hired to run the Miami offices of Southern Strategy Group, a Republican lobbying firm, in 2013.[6]
Speaking with Florida Politics in 2015, Diaz described his own political beliefs, saying: "I believe strongly in personal responsibility and that each citizen is responsible for him or herself. Government should be small and limited in scope and our society should be as free as possible with as few regulations as possible. Entitlements should be limited to only those who are in absolute need and incapable of helping themselves and for only so long as is it is needed by those people."[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[8][9]
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Florida, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Florida GOP announces 99 delegates," May 14, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Florida, "Party Rules of Procedure," January 15, 2011
- ↑ Southern Strategy Group, "Nelson D. Diaz," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ University of Florida Levin College of Law, "Career Corner: Republican Gator applies lessons to politics," September 3, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Nelson Diaz," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ The Miami Herald, "Miami-Dade GOP chair and Rubio loyalist Nelson Diaz joins Southern Strategies lobby shop," February 5, 2103
- ↑ Florida Politics, "4th Floor Files talks with Nelson Diaz about his junk food addiction and dedication to kids in need," October 20, 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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