Robin Armstrong
Robin Armstrong (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.
Armstrong is the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Texas. Armstrong is also a physician, having graduated with a medical degree from the University of Texas.[1]
Biography
In 1998, Robin Armstrong graduated from the University of Texas with his medical degree in internal medicine and did his residency at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas. After his residency was over, Armstrong continued to practice at Mainland Medical Center.[1] In 2006, he became the president of the Galveston County Medical Society. He has also served on the board of the Texas Medical Association’s PAC as well as served on the association's Council of Constitution and Bylaws.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Mayes Middleton won election in the general election for Texas State Senate District 11.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11
Mayes Middleton defeated Bob Mitchell, Robin Armstrong, and Bianca Gracia in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 11 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mayes Middleton | 62.8 | 42,083 |
 | Bob Mitchell  | 15.4 | 10,322 | |
| Robin Armstrong | 14.4 | 9,638 | ||
 | Bianca Gracia | 7.5 | 4,996 | |
| Total votes: 67,039 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
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Republican activity
According to his GOP bio, Armstrong has been active in "grassroots republican politics," including acting as a city chair, an election judge, a precinct chair, a poll watcher, a convention delegate, and a Senatorial district convention chairman.[1] In 2006, Armstrong was elected vice chair of the Republican Party of Texas; he served as a vice chair until 2010.[3] Armstrong has served as the state Republican executive committeeman for Texas State Senate District 11.[1]
In 2012, Armstrong was elected as the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Texas.[1] He was reelected in May 2016, as national committeeman at the state convention.[4]
In 2008 and 2012, Armstrong acted as a delegate at the Republican National Convention.[3] As a national committeeman, he will serve as a delegate at the 2016 convention as well. Armstrong supported 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.[5] In October 2015, Armstrong was named national co-chair for the Cruz for President African-American coalition.[3]
On May 20, 2016, the Houston Chronicle reported that Cruz's role at the convention was still being debated, when asked about it, Armstrong stated "[i]t certainly would not make sense for Ted Cruz not to have a speaking slot at the national convention. If he did not have a role at the convention, I would be shocked. If everyone is talking about unity going forward in November, that would be a good step toward it."[5]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Robin Armstrong | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | RNC delegate |
| State: | Texas |
| 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 | |
Armstrong was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Texas. Armstrong was one of 48 delegates from Texas bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[6] 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
At-large delegates from Texas to the national convention were selected by a state nominations committee and approved by the Texas State GOP Convention in May 2016. District-level delegates were elected by congressional districts at the state convention and then approved by the convention as a whole. At the national convention, all delegates were bound on the first ballot unless their candidate withdrew from the race or released his or her delegates. A delegate remained bound on the second ballot if his or her candidate received at least 20 percent of the total vote on the first ballot. On the third and subsequent ballots, all delegates were to become unbound.
Texas primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2016
| Texas Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 1.2% | 35,420 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4.2% | 117,969 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 3,448 | 0 | |
 Ted Cruz |
43.8% | 1,241,118 | 104 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 3,247 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 1,706 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Gray | 0.2% | 5,449 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 6,226 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.2% | 120,473 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 8,000 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 17.7% | 503,055 | 3 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 2,006 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 26.8% | 758,762 | 48 | |
| Other | 1% | 29,609 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,836,488 | 155 | ||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Texas had 155 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 108 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 36 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If two candidates met this threshold, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates; the second place finisher received the remaining delegate. If no candidate won 20 percent of the vote, the top three finishers in a district each received one of the district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of the district's delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 47 delegates, 44 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If only one candidate broke the 20 percent threshold, the second place finisher still received a portion of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she 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.[7][8]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 GOP, "Robin Armstrong," accessed May 31, 2016
- ↑ UTMB Health, "Medical association to install new officers," January 23, 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ted Cruz 2016, "African American Conservatives Unite Behind Sen. Ted Cruz For President," accessed May 31, 2016
- ↑ Texas GOP Vote, "TEXAS 2016 Republican State Convention has come and gone!" May 27, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Houston Chronicle, "Cruz's role at Republican National Convention still up in the air," May 20, 2016
- ↑ Texas GOP, "National Convention," May 19, 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
