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Shane Goettle
Shane Goettle was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-large Congressional District of North Dakota.
After ending his congressional bid with $50,000 left in his campaign chest, Goettle announced he would start North Dakota's first super PAC.[1]
Goettle was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Dakota. All North Dakota delegates were unpledged. Goettle, however, was one of 18 North Dakota delegates on a list of preferred delegates circulated by Ted Cruz's campaign prior to the North Dakota State Convention in April 2016.[2] 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.
Elections
2012
Goettle ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing North Dakota At-large district. He sought the nomination on the Republican ticket but did not appear on the ballot.[3]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Goettle was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Dakota.
Delegate rules
Delegates from North Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were selected by committee at the state Republican convention in April 2016. North Dakota GOP bylaws did not require delegates to indicate which presidential candidate they prefer at the time of their selection. At the national convention, delegates from North Dakota were unbound on all ballots.
Delegate allocation
North Dakota had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention: 22 at-large delegates, three congressional district delegates, and three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates). Delegates to the state convention were selected at district conventions, where no presidential preference poll was taken. The state's Republican National Convention delegation was selected at the state GOP convention, April 1-3, 2016.[4][5]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ RealClearPolitics, "Former ND Congress candidate to set up super PAC," accessed May 12, 2012
- ↑ Daily Caller, "North Dakota GOP Delegate Slate Shows Majority Support Cruz," April 3, 2016
- ↑ kxnews, "Shane Goettle Announces Run for ND U.S. House," accessed May 12, 2012
- ↑ Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
