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Mark Formby
Mark Formby (b. August 16, 1956) is a former Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 108 from 1993 to 2017. He resigned from the state House on April 14, 2017, after he joined the Workers Compensation Commission.[1]
Biography
Formby earned his B.A. from Mississippi State University and attended Pearl River Community College. His professional experience includes working as a Broker/Realtor with Magnolia State Properties, Real Estate Agent with Formby & Associates, Realtor for Mississippi Land Sales, Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Trent Lott, and a retail business owner.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Formby served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Rules, Chair |
| • Compilation, Revision and Publication |
| • Education |
| • Energy |
| • Insurance |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Transportation |
| • Ways and Means |
2012-2013
During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Formby served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2012 |
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| • Compilation, Revision and Publication |
| • Energy |
| • Insurance |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Transportation |
| • Ways and Means |
2010-2011
During the 2010-2011 legislative session, Formby served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Insurance |
| • Management |
| • Oil, Gas and Other Minerals |
| • Rules |
| • Transportation |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Mark Formby endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Elections
2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] Leavern Guy was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mark Formby was unopposed in the Republican primary. Formby defeated Guy in the general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Formby Incumbent |
77% | 3,198 | |
| Democratic | Leavern Guy | 23% | 953 | |
| Total Votes | 4,151 | |||
2011
On November 8, 2011, Formby won re-election to District 108 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He defeated Eddie Magee in the August 2 primary and was unchallenged in the November 8 general election.[5][6]
2007
On November 6, 2007, Formby was re-elected in District 108, running unopposed in the general election.[7]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mark Formby (R) | 5,550 | 100.00% | ||
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Scorecards
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2017
In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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2015
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In 2015, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 2.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Mark Formby | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Mississippi |
| 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 | |
Formby was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Mississippi.[8] In Mississippi’s presidential primary election on March 8, 2016, Donald Trump won 25 delegates, and Ted Cruz won 15 delegates. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Formby was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Mississippi's Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[9]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Mississippi to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district caucuses and the state convention in May 2016. Mississippi GOP bylaws required candidates for delegate positions to submit a written declaration stating "which candidate that person will be bound to support on the floor of the Republican National Convention." Delegates from Mississippi were bound to the candidate to whom they were allocated unless released by their candidate via public statement or in writing.
Mississippi primary results
| Mississippi Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.4% | 1,697 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.4% | 5,626 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 493 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.1% | 150,364 | 15 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 224 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 172 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 1,067 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 8.8% | 36,795 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 135 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 643 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 5.3% | 21,885 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 510 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
47.2% | 196,659 | 25 | |
| Totals | 416,270 | 40 | ||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Mississippi 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). Mississippi's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis. The first place finisher in a district won two of that district's delegates while the second place finisher received one.[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 15 percent of the statewide primary 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.[10][11]
Personal
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Formby has been a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, BASS, Ducks Unlimited, First Baptist Church, the Jaycees, Kiwanis Clubs, and the National Rifle Association.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Mississippi State Legislature
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Mississippi state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999
Footnotes
- ↑ newsMS, "NEWS Mark Formby resigns from the House of Representatives," May 10, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Formby
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Newt 2012 Announces “Mississippi Leaders With Newt”," March 12, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2011 Primary Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Official 2011 General Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2007 Statewide Elections," accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi GOP, "Mississippi Republican Party Has Successful State Convention," May 16, 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.
- ↑ 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 Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 108 1993–2017 |
Succeeded by Stacey Hobgood Wilkes (R) |
