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Wendy Day
Wendy Day was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 47 of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]
Day was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan. Day was one of 17 delegates from Michigan bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[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.
Campaign themes
2014
Day's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Jobs & Opportunity
- Excerpt: "We all want a State where our children can prosper and raise their families. That will come from Main Street, not Wall Street or the Capitol. "
Education
- Excerpt: "The education of children is a fundamental responsibility of their parents. This right should not be infringed upon by government. You deserve the freedom to choose the best education to meet your child’s needs, including homeschooling, private schools, charter schools, and public schools."
Public Safety & Veterans
- Excerpt: "We must ensure that we have the proper levels of police and first responders and that they are well equipped and trained. This must be balanced with personal liberty and protecting the privacy of law abiding citizens."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 22, 2014. Jordan Genso was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Henry Vaupel defeated Phil Campbell, Wendy Day, Harold Melton and Theodore Ring in the Republican primary. Vaupel defeated Genso and Rodger Young (L) in the general election.[4][5][1][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Henry Vaupel |
69.1% | 20,998 | |
| Democratic | Jordan Genso | 26.6% | 8,086 | |
| Libertarian | Rodger Young | 4.3% | 1,300 | |
| Total Votes | 30,384 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Henry Vaupel |
41.9% | 3,917 |
| Wendy Day | 36.7% | 3,436 |
| Phil Campbell | 17.7% | 1,656 |
| Harold Melton | 2.9% | 274 |
| Theodore Ring | 0.8% | 73 |
| Total Votes | 9,356 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Day's endorsements included:
- Right to Life of Michigan[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Day was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Michigan.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Michigan to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention in April 2016. Michigan delegates were allowed to list their preferred candidate on their presidential preference form. 2016 Michigan GOP bylaws stipulate that delegates to the national convention were bound on the first ballot. Delegates bound to a particular candidate became unbound if that candidate publicly withdrew from the race, suspended his or her campaign, endorsed another candidate, or sought the nomination of a different party for any office.
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
| Michigan Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.8% | 10,685 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.6% | 21,349 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 3,116 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 24.7% | 326,617 | 17 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,415 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 438 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 2,603 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 24.3% | 321,115 | 17 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 591 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 3,774 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 9.3% | 123,587 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,722 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
36.5% | 483,753 | 25 | |
| Other | 1.7% | 22,824 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,323,589 | 59 | ||
| Source: CNN and Michigan Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 59 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any district delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote; a candidate had to win at least 15% 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.[8][9]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Wendy + Day + Michigan + House"
See also
- Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan House of Representatives District 47
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Michigan State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Vote-USA
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Wendy Day on Facebook
- Wendy Day on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed May 27, 2014
- ↑ MLive.com, "See who Michigan Republicans are sending to support Donald Trump at the national convention," April 10, 2016
- ↑ electwendyday.com, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Representative in State Legislature," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "2014 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing," accessed September 8, 2014
- ↑ Right to Life of Michigan, "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
