Nell Frisbie
| Nell Frisbie | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Century 21 |
| Role: | Sales associate |
| Location: | Kiln, Miss. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Nell Frisbie is a real estate agent and Republican activist in Mississippi. She was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Mississippi.[1] Frisbie served on the Rules Committee of the convention in July 2016.
Career
Nell Frisbie is a longtime Republican activist in the state of Mississippi. According to a profile with the Hancock County Republican Women's Club (HCRWC), Frisbie was "involved in just about every facet of the club, she has actively recruited and worked with candidates, established and run election headquarters, is a HCRWC past president."[2] Yahoo News profiled Frisbie in 2016, describing her as:[3]
| “ | A former chair of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women and a repeat delegate to the Republican National Convention, the self-described 'moderate conservative' has spent decades helping to recruit and elect Republicans firmly entrenched in the party, including former Sen. Trent Lott and ex-Gov. Haley Barbour.[4] | ” |
She has been involved with the Hancock County (Miss.) Republican Executive Committee.[5] In 2013, Frisbie served as the president of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women.[6]
2016 Presidential election
Support for Donald Trump
Frisbie was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump's presidential campaign throughout the primary elections. According to a Yahoo News profile, Frisbie's support for Trump is based on a general concern for what she sees as a cultural change in the United States. The article reported, "Again and again, Frisbee, who is a Christian, returned to her concerns about the culture of the country, citing drugs and an uptick of crime, especially in the nation’s inner cities. She sees Trump as a vehicle for restoring order in a society that is 'frightening' to her."[3] She told KMOV in St. Louis of her support for Trump, saying, "I felt like we needed someone outside of the beltway of Washington, and we needed a businessman."[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Frisbie was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Mississippi.[8] Frisbie was 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
Frisbie 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
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]
Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Nell Frisbie 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 Mississippi, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Today, "Democrats, Republicans select convention delegates," May 24, 2016
- ↑ Hancock County Republican Women's Club, "Hancock County Republican Women's Club Awards," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yahoo News, "Who’s really voting for Trump: Portraits beyond the polls," March 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sun Herald, "Six Republicans counter endorsement of Democrat in PSC race by ex-GOP chairman," October 31, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Republican Party, "MSGOP Update," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ KMOV, "Hancock Co. Republican women say GOP should unite," May 5, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi GOP, "Mississippi Republican Party Has Successful State Convention," May 16, 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 Cite error: Invalid
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