Diana Waterman (Maryland)
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Maryland |
| Role: | Former chairwoman |
| Location: | Queen Anne's County, Md. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | Sweet Briar College |
Diana Waterman is a former chairwoman of the Republican Party of Maryland. She is the chief financial officer and IT specialist for Coldwell Banker Waterman Realty in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.[1]
Career
Diana Waterman earned an undergraduate degree in mathematical physics from Sweet Briar College in 1983. She worked as a computer programmer and analyst with Northrop Grumman and transitioned to the position of chief financial officer and IT specialist for her family business, Coldwell Banker Waterman Realty. Waterman has also worked as a fitness instructor and day camp counselor.[2]
Political activity
Waterman joined the Chesapeake Republican Women in the fall of 2005 and served two terms as the chapter's president. She later served as Eastern Shore regional chair and 1st vice president of the Maryland Federation of Republican Women. Waterman also participated in the Queen Anne's County chapter of the Republican Party of Maryland, serving as the chapter's central committee treasurer, vice chair, and chair.[2][3]
Republican Party of Maryland
- See also: Republican Party of Maryland
Waterman was elected first vice chair of the Republican Party of Maryland in 2010 and assumed the interim chairmanship in February 2013 following the departure of former party chair Alex Mooney. Waterman was elected chair of the party in April 2013.[2][3]
During her campaign for chair, Waterman proposed the formation of an advisory committee to bring together factional groups to discuss policies and determine shared goals. Under her leadership, the party made electoral gains during the 2014 election cycle, including 11 additional sets in the Maryland General Assembly and the election of Republican Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan. Waterman was re-elected to serve a four-year term as the party chair in December 2014.[3][4]
Waterman declined to seek re-election as state party chair in 2016. She was succeeded by Dirk Haire.[5]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Waterman was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Maryland. All 38 delegates from Maryland were bound to Donald Trump.[6] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Maryland to the Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on April 26, 2016. At-large delegates were elected at the Republican state convention in May 2016. Delegates from Maryland were bound through the first two rounds of voting unless released by their candidate or their candidate failed to receive 35 percent or more of the vote in the first round of voting.
Maryland primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Maryland, 2016
| Maryland Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 2,770 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.3% | 5,946 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,239 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 19% | 87,093 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,012 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 837 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 23.2% | 106,614 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,533 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 3,201 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 478 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
54.1% | 248,343 | 38 | |
| Totals | 459,066 | 38 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Maryland Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Maryland had 38 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). Maryland's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a given district received all of that district's delegates.[7][8]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Maryland'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. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[7][8]
See also
External links
- Republican Party of Maryland homepage
- Republican Party of Maryland on Facebook
- Diana Waterman on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Coldwell Banker, "Coldwell Banker Waterman Realty Co.," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Republican Party of Maryland, "MDGOP team," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Maryland Reporter, "Internal fight over state GOP chair reflects factional rifts," April 7, 2013
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland GOP revels in victory at convention in Ellicott City," December 6, 2014
- ↑ WTOP.com, "Maryland Republicans choose Hogan campaign lawyer as chair," December 4, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Election Board, "2016 Election Results," accessed May 23, 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
