George Leing

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George Leing
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Basic facts
Organization:Republican Party of Colorado
Role:Committeeman
Location:Denver, Colorado
Expertise:Law
Affiliation:Republican
Education:•New York University (B.S., 1979)
•Georgetown University (J.D., 1983)
•Yale University (M.A., religion, 2007)[1][2]
Website:Official website


George Leing was elected in a special election in 2015 to a four-year term as the national committeeman of the Colorado Republican Party.[3][2] At the time of his tenure, Leing was serving as general counsel and vice president of corporate and legal affairs for Karhoo, a software company.[1]

Leing was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado. Leing lost the election to Jared Polis (D).[4][5]

Leing was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Leing was one of seven unpledged delegates from Colorado.[6]

Career

Leing graduated from New York University and has a law degree from Georgetown University as well as a master's degree in religion from Yale University.[7][1]

In 1994, George Leing served as the senior vice president of Capstar Partners, a private equity firm specializing in small and middle market buyouts; he remained with the firm until 2005.[1][8] Leing joined Renewable Energy Systems Americas in 2008, serving as the company's senior counsel.[1] In 2011, Leing began his own law practice in Niwot, Colorado; his practice remained active until 2015, when he joined Karhoo Inc., a software development company known for its taxi comparison and booking phone application.[9]

Political career

Leing has served as chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party as well as served on the Executive Committee of the Colorado Republican Party.[10][5] Leing ran in 2014 as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Colorado. Leing lost the election to Jared Polis (D).[4][5] In 2015, Leing was elected national committeeman for the Colorado Republican Party.[2][5] Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler appointed Leing to the Advisory Committee on a Uniform Voting System.[10]

Campaign themes

2014

Leing's campaign website listed the following issues:[11]

“
  • Restoring America's Promise: "As the son of immigrants from China, George grew up watching his parents live the American dream. George's father ran several small businesses, some more successful than others, while building a future for his family. This kind of opportunity, where people are inspired to strike out on their own to pursue their dreams, does not exist today in America the way it did back then."
  • Colorado Jobs and the Economy: "The American economy has remained stagnant despite the promise of a "summer of recovery" and the trillions of dollars of fiscal stimulus that have failed to jumpstart the economy. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed, underemployed and those who have left the workforce continues to rise."
  • Healthcare: "The ACA is fundamentally flawed. Americans deserve far better. Individuals and their doctors are best positioned to make medical decisions, not the federal government. More and more we are learning that government bureaucrats will be imposing their will on our personal healthcare decisions by virtue of the ACA."
  • Pay Down the Debt: "George believes that new leadership is desperately needed to prevent this growing crisis. We owe it to future generations to get our fiscal house in order. We must focus on finding savings in every part of the budget. We can cut earmarks, reduce inefficiencies, and reintroduce Pay-As-You-Go policies. Further, the focus needs to be on growing the economy to increase the revenue base, rather than on increasing taxes."
  • Protect Our Rights: "The NSA is violating our civil liberties and is out of control. Congressional oversight is necessary to refocus our intelligence agency on targeting terrorists and the threat they pose to our country and our families. The NSA must stop its warrantless collection of data and spying on innocent Americans."

[12]

”
—George Leing's campaign website, http://www.georgeleing.com/on-the-issues/

Elections

2014

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Leing ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 2nd District. Leing won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, unopposed.[13] He was defeated by incumbent Jared Polis (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[14]

U.S. House, Colorado District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJared Polis Incumbent 56.7% 196,300
     Republican George Leing 43.3% 149,645
Total Votes 345,945
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Campaign finance summary

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2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Leing was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Leing was one of seven unpledged delegates from Colorado.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Colorado, 2016 and Republican delegates from Colorado, 2016

At-large and congressional district delegates from Colorado to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention. 2016 Colorado GOP bylaws did not require delegates to pledge their support to a specific candidate. If a delegate chose to pledge his or her support, however, Colorado GOP bylaws stipulated that the delegate was bound to the candidate to whom he or she pledged their support on their intent-to-run form through the first round of voting at the national convention unless released by the candidate or if the candidate's name was not placed on the nominating ballot.

Colorado caucus

See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016

In August 2015, the Colorado GOP cancelled its presidential preference poll, which was scheduled to coincide with the Republican caucuses on March 1, 2016. According to The Denver Post, the Republican executive committee "voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state's delegates to support the candidate that wins the caucus vote." Colorado Republicans still sent delegates to the Republican National Convention in July 2016. District-level and at-large delegates (34) were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates (3) were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[15] Though Republican precinct caucuses were held on March 1 in Colorado, Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at district conventions and the Colorado state GOP convention in April.[16] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[17]

Delegate allocation

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016 and 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.[18][19]

In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[18][20]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GOP, "George Leing," accessed April 18, 2016
  2. ↑ NBC News, "George Leing, Son of Chinese Immigrants, Elected to Republican National Committee," December 23, 2015
  3. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado GOP, "2014 Federal & Statewide Candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
  4. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Denver Post, "George Leing to represent Colorado on Republican National Committee," December 15, 2015
  5. ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
  6. ↑ Campaign website, "About George," accessed April 17, 2014
  7. ↑ Capstar Partners, "About Us," accessed April 18, 2016
  8. ↑ Karhoo", "Home," accessed April 18, 2016
  9. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Colorado GOP, "Officers," accessed April 18, 2016
  10. ↑ Campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed April 17, 2014
  11. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  12. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary election results," accessed June 24, 2014
  13. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  14. ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
  15. ↑ Colorado GOP, "Caucus/Assembly/Convention 2016," January 19, 2016
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wsj
  17. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  18. ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
  19. ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
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