Bob Gray (South Dakota)
- This article is about the former South Dakota legislator. For the 2014 Michigan state legislative candidate, see Bob Gray (Michigan).
Bob Gray is a former Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate from 2005 to 2013, representing the 24th District. He served as President Pro Tempore.
Gray is a financial advisor and an executive director.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gray served on the following committees:
- Education Committee, South Dakota State Senate
- Legislative Procedure Committee, South Dakota State Senate, Chair
- State Affairs Committee, South Dakota State Senate
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Gray served on the following committees:
- Education Committee, South Dakota Senate
- Legislative Procedure Committee, South Dakota Senate
- State Affairs Committee, South Dakota Senate
Elections
2010
Gray ran for re-election to the 24th District seat in 2010. He defeated Donna Fjelstad (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| South Dakota State Senate, District 24 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Bob Gray (R)
|
6,676 | 69.45% | ||
| Donna Fjelstad (D) | 2,936 | 30.55% | ||
2008
On Nov. 4, 2008, Gray won re-election to the 24th District Seat in the South Dakota State Senate, defeating opponent Kim Sargent (D).[1]
Gray raised $26,488 for his campaign while Sargent raised $1,735.[2]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 24 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bob Gray (R)
|
7,105 | 68.32% | ||
| Kim Sargent (D) | 3,295 | 31.68% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Bob Gray | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | South Dakota |
| 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 | |
Gray was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Dakota. All 29 delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[3] 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 South Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in March 2016 and allocated after the South Dakota presidential primary election on June 7, 2016. All delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules on the first ballot at the national convention to support the candidate to whom they were allocated.
South Dakota primary results
| South Dakota Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
67.1% | 44,867 | 29 | |
| Ted Cruz | 17% | 11,352 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 15.9% | 10,660 | 0 | |
| Totals | 66,879 | 29 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
South Dakota had 29 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district) and 23 served as at-large delegates. South Dakota's district and 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 district and at-large delegates.[4][5]
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.[4][5]
Recent news
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External links
- Profile from the South Dakota Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ 2008 Election Results, South Dakota Senate, District 24
- ↑ District 24 South Dakota Senate Spending, 2008
- ↑ South Dakota GOP, "SDGOP elects Delegates and Alternates for the Republican National Convention," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patricia de Hueck |
South Dakota Senate District 24 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Jeff Monroe (R) |
