The Tap: Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022. The excerpts below were compiled from issue #24 of The Tap, which was published on July 9, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

• The 2016 RNC Rules Committee officially convenes in Cleveland. The Rules Committee crafts the rules that govern the Republican Party, including the rules that govern proceedings of the Republican National Convention.
  • See also: How might the Rules Committee affect the 2016 Republican National Convention?

• The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold nomination hearings for two judicial nominees: Lucy H. Koh, a nominee to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Florence Y. Pan, a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

State

• The 2016 RNC Rules Committee officially convenes in Cleveland. The Rules Committee crafts the rules that govern the Republican Party, including the rules that govern the proceedings of the Republican National Convention. Delegates who serve on the committee are elected at state conventions in the spring. Among those delegates are several current and former state legislators:
  • Alabama State Representative Ed Henry
  • Illinois State Representative John Cabello
  • Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado
  • Maine State Representative MaryAnne Kinney
  • Minnesota State Representative Cindy Pugh
  • Montana State Representative Art Wittich
  • Vermont State Representative Jansenn Willhoit
  • Former Arkansas State Representative Jonathan Barnett
  • Former Maine State Representative Alexander Willette
  • Former Washington State Representative Graham Hunt

Local

• The 2016 RNC Rules Committee officially convenes in Cleveland. The Rules Committee crafts the rules that govern the Republican Party, including the rules that govern the proceedings of the Republican National Convention. Two members of the Rules Committee are former local government officials. Judi Schwalbach was the mayor of Escanaba, Michigan, and Susie Wiles was a city official in Jacksonville, Florida.
  • See also: How might the Rules Committee affect the 2016 Republican National Convention?