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William Cleveland
| William Cleveland | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Role: | Former Alexandria, Va., city council member |
| Location: | Alexandria, Va. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
William "Bill" Cleveland is a former vice mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, who served on the city council for 15 years. Cleveland was also a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, a group of advisors tasked with recommending presidential appointments for the incoming administration.[1]
He was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Virginia.[2] In Virginia’s primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump won 17 delegates, Marco Rubio won 16, Ted Cruz won eight, John Kasich won five, and Ben Carson won three. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Cleveland was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Virginia's Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[3]
Career
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cleveland moved to Alexandria after serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He initially worked in the area as a security guard for George Washington University and then Northern Virginia Community College before joining the Capitol Police in 1974.[4]
Cleveland first ran for city council in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1988 and served for 15 years on the governing body. In 1991 and 2000, he received the most votes and was thus appointed the city's vice mayor. In 2003, he left the city council to run for mayor of Alexandria, a race he lost. He then ran unsuccessfully for sheriff in 2005 and lost a bid to rejoin the city council in 2007.[5]
After serving in the local government, Cleveland remained active in Alexandria, working with the nonprofit organization The Untouchables, which aims to teach civic responsibility and community service to five- to 18-year-olds.[6]
Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017
Cleveland was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team in his first presidential term. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. He was part of the Department of Justice landing team.[1]
Delegate rules
| William Cleveland | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 8 |
| State: | Virginia |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Delegates from Virginia to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and the Virginia State Convention in April 2016. Except for the three unbound RNC delegates to the convention, delegates from Virginia were bound by state party rules to the results of the state primary for the first ballot of the convention. They were also required to sign a pledge indicating that they intend to support all nominees of the Republican Party during their term as a delegate.
Virginia primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Virginia, 2016
| Virginia Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Marco Rubio | 32% | 327,918 | 16 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 444 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 5.9% | 60,228 | 3 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 2,917 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 1,458 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 16.7% | 171,150 | 8 | |
 Donald Trump |
34.8% | 356,840 | 17 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0.1% | 653 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 1,102 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.4% | 3,645 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 399 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 9.5% | 97,784 | 5 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 914 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,025,452 | 49 | ||
| Source: CNN and Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
Virginia had 49 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 33 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 11 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote.[7][8]
Of the remaining 16 delegates, 13 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the statewide vote. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[7][8]
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Virginia, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 President-elect Donald J. Trump, "President-Elect Trump Announces First Wave of Agency Landing Teams," November 18, 2016
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Complete Virginia National Delegates to the GOP Convention," June 23, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties, email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials, official lists provided by state governments, and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ The Connection, "The Return of Bill Cleveland," May 30, 2007
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Alexandria Democrat Wins Seat On Council," July 18, 2007
- ↑ Red Brick Town, "Living Legends of Alexandria Announces 2016 Selections," January 29, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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