Rachel Hoff
| Rachel Hoff | |
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| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | At-large delegate |
| State: | Washington, D.C. |
| Bound to: | Marco Rubio |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
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| Rachel Hoff | |
| Basic facts | |
| Current Campaign: | Platform Committee, Republican National Convention, 2016 (member) |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Expertise: | Policy |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •Tufts University (B.A., political science and philosophy, 2004) •The University of Texas at Austin, The LBJ School of Public Affairs (M.A., global policy studies, security, law, and diplomacy, 2014)[1] |
Rachel Hoff was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C. Hoff was one of ten delegates from Washington, D.C., bound by state party rules to support Marco Rubio at the convention.[2] Rubio suspended his campaign on March 15, 2016.
Hoff was on the Republican National Convention Platform Committee. She was the first openly gay person to be on the committee.[3]
Career
In 2004, after graduating from Tufts University, Rachel Hoff served as a research assistant in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. By 2006, Hoff had become a research analyst and legislative assistant for U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-Texas).[4] For six months in 2008, she served as a media coordinator for the National Republican Congressional Committee.[1][4]
From 2009 to 2012, Hoff was the director of government relations and outreach for The Foreign Policy Initiative, which promotes U.S. engagement in global affairs.[5][1][4] After earning her M.A. from the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs, Hoff returned to The Foreign Policy Initiative as the director of external affairs.[1]
In January 2015, Hoff became the director of defense analysis with the American Action Forum, a center-right policy organization that advocates for "innovative, free-market solutions to create a smaller, smarter government."[6][1][4]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Rachel Hoff was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C. Hoff was one of ten delegates from Washington, D.C., bound by state party rules to support Marco Rubio at the convention.[2]
Platform Committee
Hoff was appointed the RNC Platform Committee as member of the Washington, D.C. delegation. She was the first openly gay person to be on the committee.[3] On July 11, 2016, before the Platform Committee, Hoff proposed to add to the Republican platform a clause "that would have encouraged a 'thoughtful conversation' within the party on same-sex marriage."[3] Hoff said, "We're your daughters, your sons, your neighbors, colleagues and the couples you sit next to you in church. Freedom means freedom for everyone, including for gays and lesbians."[7] The New York Times noted that the proposal had received only 30 out of 112 votes according to an unofficial count.[3] The Times also noted that Hoff's proposal "appeared to receive enough votes to send the measure to the full convention for a vote."[3]
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Washington, D.C., to the Republican National Convention were elected at a district convention on March 12, 2016. DC GOP bylaws stipulated that district delegates were bound to their candidate on the first ballot at the convention. If a candidate who was allotted delegates at the district convention withdrew prior to the national convention, his or her delegates were to become unpledged. If only one candidate's name was placed in nomination at the national convention, DC GOP bylaws stipulated that all district delegates were to vote for that candidate, provided that that candidate won delegates in the district primary election.
D.C. Caucus results
| Washington, D.C. Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Marco Rubio |
37.3% | 1,059 | 10 | |
| John Kasich | 35.5% | 1,009 | 9 | |
| Donald Trump | 13.8% | 391 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 12.4% | 351 | 0 | |
| Other | 1% | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,839 | 19 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Politico | ||||
Delegate allocation
Washington, D.C., had 19 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 16 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the district-wide vote in order to be eligible to receive any delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[8][9]
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Washington, D.C., 2016
- The Republican Platform and RNC Platform Committee, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 LinkedIn, "Rachel Hoff," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 D.C. Republican Party Facebook Page, "Revised list of delegates with binding," March 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The New York Times, "G.O.P. Platform Committee Welcomes First Gay Member but Not Gay Marriage," July 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Action Forum, "Rachel Hoff," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ The Foreign Policy Initiative, "Mission Statement," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ American Action Forum, "About," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP platform fight gets heated over LGBT rights," July 11, 2016
- ↑ Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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