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Peggy Popps
Peggy Popps was a 2016 candidate for District 47 of the Nebraska State Senate.
Popps was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska.
Biography
Popps' professional experience includes working in marketing and retail operations for Cabela’s, Inc.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Popps' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Property Tax Relief
- Excerpt: "When it comes to taxes, I will support policies that lower the tax burden on hardworking families so more of your money goes toward family budgets, not the government. In order to reduce taxes, we must control our expenses, slow the size of government and allow revenue to grow."
Agriculture
- Excerpt: "I will support agricultural programs that level the playing field for Nebraska products so we can expand access to international markets."
Education
- Excerpt: "Nebraska’s K-12 schools are more reliant on local sources of revenue than schools in any other state in the nation.* Some districts have high property values for tax purposes, others do not. It is the students who pay the price under our current system, and if elected, I will be fully committed to finding more equitable solutions."
Pro-Life Issues
- Excerpt: "I am pro-life. I support the defunding of Planned Parenthood in our state. I believe the harvesting of baby body parts for profit is appalling. This practice should be stopped, and should certainly not be funded with taxpayer dollars."
Death Penalty
- Excerpt: "I support the death penalty for the most heinous of crimes."
Elections
2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[3] Incumbent Ken Schilz did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Steve Erdman defeated Karl Elmshaeuser in the Nebraska State Senate District 47 general election.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 47 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Erdman |
67.25% | 10,739 |
| Karl Elmshaeuser | 32.75% | 5,230 |
| Total Votes | 15,969 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Karl Elmshaeuser and Steve Erdman defeated Peggy Popps and Wendall Gaston in the Nebraska State Senate District 47 primary.[6][7]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 47 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Karl Elmshaeuser |
28.33% | 2,063 |
| Steve Erdman |
27.04% | 1,969 |
| Peggy Popps | 24.97% | 1,818 |
| Wendall Gaston | 19.66% | 1,432 |
| Total Votes | 7,282 | |
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Popps was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska. All 36 delegates from Nebraska were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[8] 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
Delegates from Nebraska to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. Donald Trump won all 36 Nebraska delegates in the state primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates from Nebraska were bound for the first two ballots at the national convention unless the candidate to whom they were pledged released them or received less than 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot.
Nebraska primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2016
| Nebraska Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
61.5% | 122,327 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 18.4% | 36,703 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 22,709 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 3.6% | 7,233 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 5% | 10,016 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198,988 | 36 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Nebraska had 36 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts). Nebraska's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[9][10]
Of the remaining 27 delegates, 24 served at large. Nebraska's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary 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.[9][10]
Recent news
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See also
- Nebraska State Senate
- Nebraska State Senate District 47
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
- Nebraska State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ peggypopps.com, "Background," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ peggypopps.com, "Issues," accessed April 20, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Nebraska GOP selects convention delegates," May 19, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
