Tom Morrissey
Tom Morrissey was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 18 of the Arizona State Senate.
Morrissey was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. All 58 delegates from Arizona were bound by state law to support the winner of the statewide primary, Donald Trump, for one ballot at the convention.[1] 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.
Campaign themes
2014
Morrissey's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
- Excerpt: "Restore Our Economy With Real Jobs."
- Excerpt: "Control spending and reduce taxes."
- Excerpt: "Limit government intrusion."
- Excerpt: "Encourage self-reliance and individual responsibility."
- Excerpt: "Put education back in the hands of parents and communities."
- Excerpt: "Keep our neighborhoods safe, including securing our borders."
- Excerpt: "Honor term limits — Eliminate or reduce “professional politicians."
Elections
2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Jane Hydrick was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Representative Jeff Dial defeated Tom Morrissey in the Republican primary. Dial defeated Hydrick in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jeff Dial |
53.7% | 34,522 | |
| Democratic | Jane Hydrick | 46.3% | 29,723 | |
| Total Votes | 64,245 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Dial |
59.8% | 12,889 |
| Tom Morrissey | 40.2% | 8,659 |
| Total Votes | 21,548 | |
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Morrissey's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Sheriff Joe Arpaio
- Actor Steven Seagal
- Musician Ted Nugent
- Senator Russell Pearce
- Barry Goldwater Jr.
- Mayor Hugh Hallman
- Rob Haney
- Andrew Thomas
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Morrissey was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. He was bound to support Donald Trump for one ballot.
Delegate rules
In Arizona, district-level and at-large delegates were selected at the Arizona Republican State Convention. Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.
Arizona primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2016
| Arizona Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.7% | 4,393 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.4% | 14,940 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 988 | 0 | |
| Tim Cook | 0% | 243 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 27.6% | 172,294 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,270 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 498 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 1,300 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 10.6% | 65,965 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0% | 309 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 2,269 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 11.6% | 72,304 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 523 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump |
45.9% | 286,743 | 58 | |
| Totals | 624,039 | 58 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Arizona had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). Arizona's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's district delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the 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.[8][9]
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona state legislative districts
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Tom Morrissey on Facebook
- Tom Morrissey on Twitter
- Tom Morrissey on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Republican Party, "Arizona’s Elected Delegates to Republican National Convention," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ Tom for AZ Senate, "Why I'm Running," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Tom for AZ Senate, "Endorsements," accessed July 28, 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
