Pamela Roberts
Pamela "Pam" Roberts is a former South Dakota Secretary of Labor. She was first appointed to the position by then-Governor Mike Rounds in January 2003 and was re-appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on November 23, 2010. She retired on October 10, 2013. Roberts is the chair of the Republican Party of South Dakota. [1]
Biography
Roberts was born in Pierre, South Dakota and graduated from South Dakota State University. She and her husband operate a farm and ranching business in central South Dakota.[2]
Education
- B.A., South Dakota State University
Political career
South Dakota Secretary of Labor (2003-2013)
Roberts first assumed the statewide position as secretary of labor in 2003. She was appointed by former Gov. Mike Rounds. Roberts served until her retirement on October 10, 2013.[3]
Appointments
2010
Roberts was re-appointed South Dakota Secretary of Labor by Governor Dennis Daugaard on November 23, 2010.[3]
2003
Roberts was first appointed South Dakota Secretary of Labor in January 2003 by Governor Mike Rounds.[3]
Republican Party of South Dakota
Pam Roberts was elected to a two-year term as chair of the Republican Party of South Dakota (SDGOP) in March 2015. She received the endorsements of several state party leaders, including U.S. Senator John Thune (R) and Governor of South Dakota Dennis Daugaard (R). Roberts was elected by the state central committee on a unanimous vote. Prior to her selection as SDGOP chair, Roberts was active in the Cenkota Republican Women, served as chair of the Hughes County Republican Party, and acted as president of the South Dakota Federation of Republican Women.[4][5][6]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Pamela Roberts | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | RNC Delegate |
| State: | South Dakota |
| 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 | |
Roberts was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Dakota. All 29 delegates from South Dakota were 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.
Delegate rules
Delegates from South Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in March 2016 and allocated after the South Dakota presidential primary election on June 7, 2016. All delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules on the first ballot at the national convention to support the candidate to whom they were allocated.
South Dakota primary results
| South Dakota Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
67.1% | 44,867 | 29 | |
| Ted Cruz | 17% | 11,352 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 15.9% | 10,660 | 0 | |
| Totals | 66,879 | 29 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Dakota had 29 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district) and 23 served as at-large delegates. South Dakota's district and at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[8][9]
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.[8][9]
See also
External links
- Republican Party of South Dakota homepage
- South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
- Roberts' official biography
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Pamela Roberts on Twitter
- Pamela Roberts on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Department Of Labor and Regulation, "Secretary of Labor And Regulation to Retire," September 5, 2013
- ↑ DLR.SD.gov, "About Pamela S. Roberts," accessed September 19, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SD.gov, "Biographies – Secretary Pam Roberts," accessed March 7, 2013
- ↑ Republican Party of South Dakota, "Chair—Pam Roberts," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ The Daily Republic, "After a career in state government, Roberts is chosen as S.D. Republicans' chairwoman," March 2, 2015
- ↑ Argus Leader, "And the new GOP chairman is..." January 12, 2015
- ↑ South Dakota GOP, "SDGOP elects Delegates and Alternates for the Republican National Convention," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 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 Cite error: Invalid
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South Dakota Secretary of Labor 2003-2013 |
Succeeded by Marcia Hultman |
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