Rich Wingo
Rich Wingo (Republican Party) was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office on November 5, 2014. He left office on November 9, 2022.
Wingo (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 62. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Wingo was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. He was one of 13 delegates from Alabama bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Wingo played in the National Football League as a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1979 to 1984. He played the same position at the University of Alabama, contributing to its national championship win in the 1978 season. His professional experience includes working as a business owner.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Wingo was assigned to the following committees:
- Tuscaloosa County Legislation Committee, no longer in office
- Ways and Means General Fund Committee
2021-2022
Wingo was assigned to the following committees:
- Transportation Committee (Decommissioned)
- Tuscaloosa County Legislation Committee
- Ways and Means General Fund Committee
- Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee, Vice Chair
- Financial Services Committee
2019-2020
Wingo was assigned to the following committees:
- Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee, Vice chair
- Financial Services Committee
- Tuscaloosa County Legislation Committee
- Ways and Means General Fund Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wingo served on the following committees:
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| • Financial Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Jefferson County Legislation |
| • Tuscaloosa County Legislation |
| • Ways and Means General Fund |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Wingo announced in 2021 that he would not file to run for re-election.[4]
2018
General election
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Rich Wingo defeated Will Benton in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rich Wingo (R) | 68.1 | 11,282 |
 | Will Benton (D) | 31.8 | 5,265 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 16,562 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 62
Will Benton advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 62 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Rich Wingo advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 62 on June 5, 2018.
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2014
Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Rich Wingo defeated Jamey Clements in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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 Rich Wingo |
73.9% | 2,546 |
| Jamey Clements | 26.1% | 897 |
| Total Votes | 3,443 | |
Campaign themes
2014
Tuscaloosa News highlighted the Wingo's following campaign themes:[9]
- Quality jobs for Tuscaloosa County residents.
- Investing in primary and secondary schools.
- Improving road systems.
- Supporting pro-business policies that encourage growth in Tuscaloosa's economy.
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 7.
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2021
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In 2021, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 4 to May 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Wingo was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. He was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Alabama to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election. 2016 Alabama GOP bylaws required delegates to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they pledged an oath on their qualifying form for all ballots—unless that candidate released them to vote for another candidate or two-thirds of the delegates pledged to a particular candidate voted to release themselves.
Alabama primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2016
| Alabama Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
43.4% | 373,721 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.1% | 181,479 | 13 | |
| Marco Rubio | 18.7% | 160,606 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 10.2% | 88,094 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.4% | 38,119 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.5% | 3,974 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 858 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 544 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 253 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,539 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 1,895 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 617 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.9% | 7,953 | 0 | |
| Totals | 860,652 | 50 | ||
| Source: AlabamaVotes.gov | ||||
Delegate allocation
Alabama had 50 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Alabama's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a congressional district in order to have received any of that district's delegates. The highest vote-getter in a district was allocated two of the district's three delegates; the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If no candidate won at least 20 percent of the vote, then the 20 percent threshold was discarded. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate must have won 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to have received a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated all of Alabama'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.[10][11]
See also
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama House of Representatives
- Alabama House Committees
- Alabama state legislative districts
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Alabama, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
External links
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Candidate Alabama House of Representatives District 62 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Alabama GOP, "2016 Republican National Convention Delegates," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ College Football 24/7, "Former Packers LB Rich Wingo wins Alabama House election," June 4, 2014
- ↑ Tuscaloosa News, "HOUSE DISTRICT 62: Rich Wingo easily defeats Jamey Clements," June 3, 2014
- ↑ AL.com, "Most but not all Alabama House members go for another term in 2022," July 25, 2021
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Tuscaloosa News, "Rich Wingo announces candidacy for state House of Representatives seat," June 18, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by John Merrill (R) |
Alabama House of Representatives District 62 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Bill Lamb (R) |
