J.R. Romano

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J.R. Romano
Basic facts
Location:	Connecticut
Affiliation:	Republican
Education:	Trinity College
Prior Experience Chair, Republican Party of Connecticut Connecticut State Director, Americans for Prosperity

J.R. Romano is the former chair of the Republican Party of Connecticut. He was first elected to serve as the chair in June 2015 for a two-year term. Romano resigned on January 12, 2021.

Romano is also a co-founder of the fundraising group Donation Rivals, and worked for the conservative group Americans for Prosperity from 2011 to 2013.

Career

Romano graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He grew up in Derby, Connecticut, where he began working at his uncle's restaurant at the age of 12. Romano ran as a candidate for the Connecticut state House of Representatives in 2004 and 2006, but lost in both races to Linda Gentile (D). From 2004 to 2008, Romano was the director of the Connecticut Republican Party. In 2007, he began working for Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor, a position he held until 2010. He was a campaign advisor for the Schiff for Senate campaign in 2011. Afterwards, Romano worked for the conservative group Americans for Prosperity as the Connecticut state director from 2011 to 2013. In 2011, Romano co-founded Donation Rivals, "an online fundraising tool that uses high school and college rivalries to generate donations in a fun and completive way."

Romano was first elected to be the chair of the Republican Party of Connecticut in June 2015. Cromwell Mayor Enzo Faienza commented on his election, saying, "He will bring us the kick-start we need as a state party with a lot of energy, and that vision that we need for the future." He also stated, "J.R. has experience in leadership, team-building, fundraising, campaign organization, media skills and has the ability ... to work the inner cities."

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

J.R. Romano
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:	RNC Delegate
State:	Connecticut
Bound to:	Donald Trump
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

Romano was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Connecticut. All 28 delegates from Connecticut were 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.

Delegate rules

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

Delegates from Connecticut to the Republican National Convention were selected by the presidential candidates and approved by the state executive committee of the Connecticut Republican Party in May 2016. Delegates from Connecticut were bound to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated based on the results of the state primary election. Delegates were allowed to vote for a different candidate after the first round of voting or if their candidate released them.

Connecticut primary results

See also: Presidential election in Connecticut, 2016

Connecticut Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	57.9%	123,484	28
John Kasich	28.4%	60,503	0
Ted Cruz	11.7%	24,978	0
Ben Carson	0.8%	1,731	0
Other	1.3%	2,676	0
Totals		213,372	28
Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Connecticut had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 15 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's five congressional districts). Connecticut's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a district received all of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she 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.

Top influencers by state

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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified J.R. Romano 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
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• Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists

Recent news

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See also

• Connecticut
• Republican Party of Connecticut
• Republican National Committee

External links

• Republican Party of Connecticut
• Romano's Facebook page
• Romano's LinkedIn profile

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