Richard Forsten
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Richard Forsten is an at-large representative on the Appoquinimink School Board in Delaware. Forsten sought another term in the general election on May 10, 2016. He was declared the winner after the election was canceled due to a lack of opposition.[1]
Forsten was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Delaware. All 16 of Delaware's delegates were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[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.
Biography
Forsten is an attorney and partner at Saul Ewing, LLp. He obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce and a juris doctor from the University of Virginia.[3]
Elections
2016
One of the five at large seats on the Appoquinimink School District school board was up for general election on May 10, 2016. Incumbent Richard Forsten ran unopposed for re-election. Due to the lack of competition, this election was canceled.[1][4]
Results
This election was canceled due to a lack of opposition.
Funding
Forsten reported no contributions or expenditures to the state of Delaware during the election.[5]
Endorsments
Forsten received no official endorsements in this election.
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Forsten was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Delaware.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Forsten was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[6]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Delaware to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in April 2016. Delaware GOP bylaws stipulated that delegates were to be bound to support the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in the state primary election.
Delaware primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Delaware, 2016
| Delaware Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
60.8% | 42,472 | 16 | |
| Ted Cruz | 15.9% | 11,110 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 20.4% | 14,225 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 578 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 885 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.9% | 622 | 0 | |
| Totals | 69,892 | 16 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Delaware Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Delaware had 16 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (all representing the state's single congressional district). Delaware's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the primary received all of the state's district delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. Delaware's at-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the primary 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 winner of the state's primary.[7][8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Castle County Elections Office, "May 10, 2016 School Board Candidates and Filing Dates," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Trump locks down Delaware GOP delegates," April 30, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Richard Forsten," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Title 14, Chapter 10: School Board Elections," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Delaware Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
| 2016 Appoquinimink School District Elections | |
| New Castle County, Delaware | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Richard Forsten |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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