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Sharon Lee (Utah)
| Sharon Lee | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Murray, Utah |
| Expertise: | Doctor |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | New York Medical College (M.D., 1989)[1] |
Sharon Lee is a doctor in Murray, Utah. She is also the wife of U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah). Sharon Lee was a member of the 2016 Republican National Convention's Rules Committee.[2]
Career
Sharon Lee is a doctor and formerly worked at the Intermountain Medical Group's Murray, Utah, practice.[1] She graduated from New York Medical College in 1989, specializing in family medicine.[1]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Sharon Lee was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Utah. All 40 delegates from Utah were bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[3] 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.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
On April 23, 2016, Sharon Lee was elected at the Utah Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[2] Lee's husband, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), has also been appointed to the Rules Committee.[2]
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 Utah to the Republican National Convention were elected at the Utah state GOP convention in April 2016. All Utah delegates were bound by the results of the state's caucus on the first ballot. If a candidate allocated delegates did not compete at the national convention, then his or her delegates were reallocated and bound to the remaining candidates.
Utah primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Utah, 2016
| Utah Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
69.2% | 122,567 | 40 | |
| John Kasich | 16.8% | 29,773 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 14% | 24,864 | 0 | |
| Totals | 177,204 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Utah had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any district-level delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide caucus vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.[4][5]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. Utah's at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any at-large delegates. If a candidate received more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she won 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.[4][5]
See also
- Ted Cruz
- Mike Lee
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Republican Party of Utah
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WebMD, "Dr. Sharon Lee, M.D." accessed May 4, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Politico, "Cruz backer Mike Lee snags spot on convention rules committee," May 3, 2016
- ↑ Utah GOP, "National/Alternate National Delegate & Elector Official Results," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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