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Robert Graham (Arizona)
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| Robert Graham (Arizona) | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Arizona |
| Role: | Chair |
| Location: | Arizona |
| Education: | •Arizona State University (B.S., global business management and finance) •Thunderbird School of Global Management (M.B.A., global business, 2013) |
Robert Graham is the former chair of the Republican Party of Arizona. He founded a software company and a wealth management company before leading Arizona Republicans.[1]
Graham was an automatic delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. All 58 delegates from Arizona were bound by state law to support the winner of the statewide primary, Donald Trump, for one ballot at the convention.[2][3] 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
Graham earned a B.S. in global business management and finance from Arizona State University and then an M.B.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2013.[4]
In 2004, Graham founded iNation, a software company based in Scottsdale, Ariz. He sold the company to a private equity firm in 2007. In addition to iNation, Graham founded RG Capital in 2004. RG Capital is a wealth management company that focuses on affluent clients such as dentists and professional athletes. Graham is the former president and CEO of RG Capital and he left the company in April 2014.[4][5]
Politics
In 2010, Graham published the book "Job Killers: The American Dream in Reverse," about the economy and labor unions.[6]
Graham was elected chair of the Republican Party of Arizona in February 2013. Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey (R) appointed Graham to the Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs in 2015. The commission aims to help "African American Leaders and communities’ [sic] throughout the state to join together as the voice of physical, emotional and spiritual realities facing Arizonans of African American Decent expressing constructive concerns to the leaders" of Arizona.[4][7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Graham was an automatic delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. He was bound to support Donald Trump for one ballot.
Delegate rules
In Arizona, district-level and at-large delegates were selected at the Arizona Republican State Convention. Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.
Arizona primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2016
| Arizona Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.7% | 4,393 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.4% | 14,940 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 988 | 0 | |
| Tim Cook | 0% | 243 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 27.6% | 172,294 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,270 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 498 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 1,300 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 10.6% | 65,965 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 309 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 2,269 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 11.6% | 72,304 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 523 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
45.9% | 286,743 | 58 | |
| Totals | 624,039 | 58 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arizona had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). Arizona's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's district delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the 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 winner of the state's primary.[8][9]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of Arizona, "Directory," accessed March 24, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Republican Party, "Arizona’s Elected Delegates to Republican National Convention," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ USA Today, "Arizona delegates could decide for themselves at GOP convention," March 7, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Linkedin, "Robert Graham, MBA," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ RG Capital, "Home," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Amazon, "Job Killers: The American Dream in Reverse," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Commission of African-American Affairs, "About," accessed April 5, 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
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