Beverly Caley
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Flint Hills Christian School |
| Role: | Assistant principal and teacher |
| Location: | Green, Kansas |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | University of Kansas Kansas State University |
Beverly Caley was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kansas. Caley served on the Rules Committee of the convention in July 2016.[1]
Career
Beverly Caley earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor's and master's degree from Kansas State University before becoming a teacher.[2] She then became an educator, eventually working as the assistant principal and teacher at the Flint Hills Christian School, a small faith-based school in Green, Kansas.[3]
Caley has been involved in the Republican Party of Kansas and was elected the party's secretary in 2005.[4] Caley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2008 and 2012, serving on the Platform Committee in 2012.[5] In 2012, she told The New York Times that the platform was the most conservative she had seen, especially in its stance on abortion. Caley said, "We are a very conservative party, and the platform reflects that."[6]
In 2014, Caley was appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to serve a three-year term on the board of the Kansas Respiratory Care Council.[5][7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Caley was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kansas.[8] Caley was one of nine delegates from Kansas bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention. 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.
Rules committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Beverly Caley 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
Kansas district-level delegates were elected at district conventions, while the Kansas Republican State Committee elected at-large delegates at a state convention. All delegates from Kansas to the 2016 Republican National Convention were bound to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated and bound unless released by their candidate.
Kansas caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2016
| Kansas Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Ted Cruz |
48.2% | 35,207 | 24 | |
| Donald Trump | 23.3% | 17,062 | 9 | |
| Marco Rubio | 16.7% | 12,189 | 6 | |
| John Kasich | 10.7% | 7,795 | 1 | |
| Other | 1.2% | 863 | 0 | |
| Totals | 73,116 | 40 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Kansas had 40 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 12 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's four congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the district caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the district's delegates.[10][11]
Of the remaining 28 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 10 percent of the statewide caucus vote in order to be eligible to receive any 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]
Top influencers by state
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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Beverly Caley as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
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External links
See also
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Kansas, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Lawrence Journal-World, "No 'Dump Trump' movement for Kansas GOP," June 20, 2016
- ↑ KOAM TV, "Kansas governor announces appointments to Commissions and Boards," August 30, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Beverly Caley," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ Clay Center Dispatch, "Caley named Kansas GOP secretary," January 31, 2005
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Hutchinson News, "Appointments hail from governor's galaxy," January 11, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "Cultural War’ of 1992 Moves In From the Fringe," August 29, 2012
- ↑ Kansas Board of Healing Arts, "Respiratory Therapy Council Meeting," June 4, 2015
- ↑ Kansas GOP, "State convention elects national convention delegates," accessed June 30, 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
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