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Steve King (Wisconsin GOP)
| Steve King | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Wisconsin |
| Role: | National Committeeman |
| Location: | Wisconsin |
| Expertise: | Finance |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Website: | Official website |
Steve King is a Wisconsin political activist and, as of May 2016, was the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.[1]
Career
Professional career
From 1984 until 1988, Steve King was the chairman of the Industrial Development Committee in Milton, Wisconsin. In 1990, he was the president of the Milton Industrial and Economic Corporation. He remained with Milton Industrial until 2006.[2] In 2001, he began serving on the board of directors for the First Community Bank of Milton.
By 2006, King had founded King Capital, LLC, an equity investment and real estate company; King also serves as the firm's president.[2] In 2009, he joined the board of the National Boy Scouts of America, of which he had been a member since 1976.[2]
From 2001 to 2002, King was the chairman of the Milton Historical Society development Committee.[2]
Political career
Since 1978, King has been active with the First Congressional District Caucus. In 1981, King served as the District 15 Supervisor for the Walworth County Board. While on the board, King was appointed to the Federal Judicial Nominating Committee for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; he served in both roles until 1985.[2] King was a Wisconsin presidential elector in 1984, during Ronald Reagan's re-election campaign. In 1987, he was on the National Advisory Council on Rural Development for U.S. Department of Agriculture. He left the USDA in 1988 and ran for U.S. Senate, but lost.[2]
State Republican Party
- See also: Republican Party of Wisconsin
In 1979, King was elected as chairman of the Walworth County Republican Party, which he served until 1981, then again from 1993 until 1996. From 1981 to 1988, King was the chairman of the First Congressional District for the Republican National Committee.[2] In 1985, he was elected as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and remained chairman until 1988.[3] King was elected as national committeeman for the state party in 2007.[2]
Republican National Conventions
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Since 1978, King has served as a delegate at the Wisconsin Republican State Convention. For the Republican National Convention, King has been on the Standing Committee on Rules in 1984 and 2009; he also served on the Temporary Delegate Selection Committee, Resolutions Committee, and the Rules Committee at the 2009 convention.[2] King has attended six of the last nine conventions, beginning in 1980.[2]
As the national committeeman, King was a delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.[4][5]
King was the co-chair of the Committee on Arrangements, which was responsible for arranging the 2016 Republican National Convention. National GOP Chairman Reince Priebus wrote regarding the committee:[6]
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Together, these individuals will implement a plan for the event that will make our entire party proud. I am also grateful for the support of the community of Cleveland and look forward to working with everyone toward an outstanding convention experience.[7] |
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
King was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Wisconsin. King was one of 36 delegates from Wisconsin bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[8] 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
King was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[9]
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
At-large delegates from Wisconsin to the Republican National Convention were selected by a committee formed by the candidate who received a plurality of the statewide vote in the state presidential primary election and ratified by the State Executive Committee. For district-level delegates, the district chairman of each district compiled a list of delegates from which the presidential candidate who won a plurality of the vote in that district selected three delegates. Delegates from Wisconsin were bound to a candidate on all ballots at the convention unless the candidate released them or failed to receive one-third of the vote on a ballot.
Wisconsin primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2016
| Wisconsin Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
48.2% | 531,129 | 36 | |
| Donald Trump | 35.1% | 386,290 | 6 | |
| John Kasich | 14.1% | 155,200 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.3% | 3,156 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.5% | 5,608 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,310 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 825 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0% | 242 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 1,428 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 2,491 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 1% | 10,569 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 510 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.2% | 2,288 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,101,046 | 42 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Wisconsin Vote | ||||
Delegate allocation
Wisconsin had 42 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 24 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's eight congressional districts). District delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a congressional district received all of that district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Wisconsin's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The candidate who won a 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.[10][11]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ GOP, "Steve King," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Milwaukie Journal Sentinel, "Scott Walker, Tommy Thompson among 18 at-large GOP delegates," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin GOP releases list of all 42 delegates to Republican National Convention," April 27, 2016
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "GOP announces more leaders of planning effort for 2016 Republican National Convention," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Wisconsin GOP releases list of all 42 delegates to Republican National Convention," April 27, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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