Ross Little Jr.
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| Role: | National Committeeman |
| Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Expertise: | National Committeeman |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | • Louisiana State University (B.B.A., economics) • Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.)[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
Ross Little Jr. is the national committeeman for the Republican Party of Louisiana. Little has served as the state's party committeeman since 2004.[2]
Little was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Louisiana. Little was one of ten uncommitted delegates from Louisiana.[3]
On March 14, 2016, Little was elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[4] [5]
Career
Banking
Ross Little Jr. attended Louisiana State University, where he earned a bachelor of business administration (B.B.A.) in economics. He went on to earn his J.D. at the university's Paul M. Hebert Law Center.[1] In 1979, Little served as the secretary of the Teche Federal Savings Bank and in 1980 also began serving as the bank's treasurer.[6] Since 1995, Little has served as the director of Teche Holding Company as well as the secretary and senior vice president of sales and marketing for the holding company.[6][2] Little has also worked as the director, the senior vice president, and the senior executive officer of the Teche Federal Bank.[6][2] Little serves on the banks board of directors.[2]
Volunteer positions
Little has served as the chairman to a pregnancy center and clinic and a cell leader at the Family Life Christian Fellowship. He is on the advisory board of American Family Association of New Orleans and KSJY Radio, a Christian radio station.[2] Little is a member of the Attakapas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisiana Banker’s Association and Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Louisiana Republican Party
- See also: Republican Party of Louisiana
In 1986, Little was appointed as a delegate alternate at the Louisiana State Republican Convention.[2] Little, in 1987, served as a delegate, as a member of the Delegate Selection Committee, and as a Rules Committee member at the state's convention; he continued his role on the Rules Committee in 1990. Between 1988 and 1991, Little was on the Iberia Republican Parish Executive Committee. From 1988 until 1992, he was on the Rules Committee for the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee. Little continued as a state convention delegate in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1996.[2] From 2000 to 2004, he was on the By-Laws Committee for the state party. At the same time, Little was elected to the Lafayette Republican Parish Executive Committee and appointed grassroots chairman on the committee, which he still leads.[2] In 2004, Little was elected to the executive committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana.[2] Also in 2004, Little became the state's party national committeeman.[2][1][7]
In 1992, Little served as a delegate at the Republican National Convention and was a member of the Rules committee. Little returned to the national convention as a delegate in 1996, 2004, and 2008, serving as the chairman of the Louisiana delegation chairman in 1996.[2] In 2009, Little served as a Rules Committee member once again.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
Little was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Louisiana.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
On March 14, 2016, Little was elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[4] In his capacity as a member of the Rules Committee at the convention, Little was asked about his stance on the changing the convention rules including Rule 40—a rule that requires candidates for the Republican nomination for president to be able to demonstrate support from a majority of delegates in at least eight individual states in order to be considered for the Republication nomination for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention—to which, Little stated "Fundamentally, I hope we keep the way we’re doing it. I’m not looking for a gigantic change."[5] Little, according to the state party, is an uncommitted delegate.[4]
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.
Convention meeting
On July 14, 2016, Little was involved in a closed door meeting with Republican National Committee chairman, Reince Priebus. The Rules Committee had stopped proceedings for the closed door session, which included Sen. Mike Lee (Utah), Kendal Unruh (Colo.), Ken Cuccinelli, Solomon Yue (Ore.), Jim Bopp (Ind.), and Morton Blackwell (Va.). Unruh led the contingency of delegates that advocated for delegates to vote at the convention according to their conscience.[8][9][10]
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Louisiana to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention. 2016 Louisiana GOP bylaws required district-level and at-large delegates to support the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting at the national convention. The rules stated that if a candidate "ends or suspends" his or her campaign, the delegates allocated to him or her are no longer bound. Because of Louisiana GOP allocation rules, two at-large delegates were allowed to be elected as uncommitted delegates.
Louisiana Primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Louisiana, 2016
| Louisiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.7% | 2,145 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.5% | 4,544 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 401 | 0 | |
| Tim Cook | 0.1% | 219 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 37.8% | 113,968 | 18 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 243 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 152 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 645 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.4% | 19,359 | 0 | |
| Peter Messina | 0% | 48 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 670 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 11.2% | 33,813 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 180 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
41.4% | 124,854 | 25 | |
| Totals | 301,241 | 43 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Louisiana had 46 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 18 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's six congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the vote in a given district.[11][12]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any 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 not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12][13]
Recent news
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See also
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Republican Party of Louisiana
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Louisiana, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LinkedIn, "Ross Little Jr.," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 GOP, "Louisiana State Leadership, Ross Little Jr.," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ LA GOP, "Louisiana Republicans Elect National Convention Delegates," March 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Louisiana GOP, "Louisiana Republicans Elect National Convention Delegates," March 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Politico, "GOP panelists eager to scrap rule that helps Trump," March 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bloomberg, "W. Ross Little, Jr.," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana GOP, "State Central Committee," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "RNC rules committee resumes but do they have a deal with Trump foes?" July 14, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia report, Republican National Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, July 14, 2016
- ↑ ABC News, "Anti-Trump GOP Delegates Negotiate Behind Closed Doors on Rules Revolt," July 14, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana GOP, "Rules for convening of the state convention to elect delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention," accessed April 26, 2016
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