Ed Henry
Ed Henry (b. July 30, 1970) is a former Republican member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 9 from 2010 to 2018.
Henry was initially a 2017 special election candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alabama. However, he dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1][2]
Biography
Henry earned his B.S. in radiological sciences from Mid-Western State University in Texas. Henry worked as a medical sales representative for General Electric Medical Division from 1997 to 2002, director of radiology at Woodland Medical Center from 2000 to 2002, CT technologist for Decatur General Hospital from 2002 to 2007, and cardiac CT specialist for The Heart Center. Henry served in the United States Air Force as a radiological technologist from 1993 to 1997.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Henry served on the following committees:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education Policy |
| • State Government |
| • Ways and Means Education |
2011-2012
Henry served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education Policy |
| • Health |
| • Technology and Research |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Articles of impeachment against Gov. Bentley
- Main article: Robert Bentley ethics investigation, 2016
On March 30, 2016, Henry announced he would file articles of impeachment against Governor Robert Bentley (R) after audio recordings of the governor emerged containing statements of a sexual nature made to one of the governor's top political aides. In the articles of impeachment, Henry accused the governor of willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, and offenses of moral turpitude. When he introduced the articles of impeachment, he had the signatures of 11 Alabama lawmakers.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2014
Henry's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
- Issues
- "Ed Henry is a proven reformer who has spent his time in Montgomery fighting for common sense conservative principles. He was named the 2nd most conservative member of the House. He will continue to work hard to protect our conservative beliefs and Alabama values."
- Limited Government
- "Ed is a strong supporter of the Constitution and the limited power it gives. In addition to supporting legislation designed to keep Obamacare out of Alabama, he assisted in cutting $1 billion of wasteful spending and helped pass the strongest ethics law in the nation that is punishing corrupt officials and protecting taxpayer dollars."
- Life
- "Ed is a passionate supporter of life, and his voting record proves it. In addition to sponsoring and passing Alabama's 48-hour waiting period for abortions, he voted to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks, prohibit insurance coverage for abortions, require medical care at abortion clinics, and provide tax credits for adaptions."
- Free Market Economy
- "Ed joined Governor Bentley in passing targeted incentives that created jobs and reduced unemployment. Ed will work to turn Alabama's economy in the right direction by creating an environment that encourages economic growth and opportunity."
- Education
- "Ed has worked hard to better our state's education system and give our kids a great public education. Ed put more money directly into our children's classrooms without a single year of proration. He also helped pass the Accountability Act of 2013 which gave parents, students, and school systems the ability to better their situations while protecting the rights and benefits of our hardworking teachers in the process."
- Second Amendment
- "Ed cosponsored with Senator Beason the NRA-endorsed omnibus gun bill, SB286. He is committed to ensuring the citizens of Alabama have a right to defend themselves."
2010
Henry's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Ethics
- Excerpt: "The primary problem I see with our current representatives in the Federal and State government is that they have forgotten their roles. Our representatives were intended to be servants of the people."[6]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Education is the cornerstone our community is built on. It seems to me that we need to reform an education system that rewards incompetent teachers and hinders good teachers. "[7]
- Economics
- Excerpt: "The key to economic growth is not putting money into a system; it is leaving money in the system that works (Lower Taxes)."[8]
- State Sovereignty
- Excerpt: "By declaring sovereignty in accordance with the Constitution, we endeavor to reinstall the foundations of strength that once were and soon will be again, the supreme law of our land!"[9]
- Health Care System
- Excerpt: "I have worked in the health care professions for long enough to know that virtually everything that is wrong with medical care is the result of Federal meddling, while virtually everything good that happens in medical care happens at the local, community level."[10]
Elections
2018
Ed Henry did not file to run for re-election.
2017
Henry initially sought election to the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama in the 2017 special election. However, he dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[2][1]
Republican primary election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama Republican primary, August 15, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Roy Moore |
38.9% | 164,524 | |
| Republican | Luther Strange |
32.8% | 138,971 | |
| Republican | Mo Brooks | 19.7% | 83,287 | |
| Republican | Trip Pittman | 6.9% | 29,124 | |
| Republican | Randy Brinson | 0.6% | 2,621 | |
| Republican | Bryan Peeples | 0.4% | 1,579 | |
| Republican | Mary Maxwell | 0.4% | 1,543 | |
| Republican | James Beretta | 0.3% | 1,078 | |
| Republican | Dom Gentile | 0.1% | 303 | |
| Republican | Joseph Breault | 0.1% | 252 | |
| Total Votes | 423,282 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
Republican primary runoff election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama Republican primary runoff, September 26, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roy Moore |
54.6% | 262,641 | |
| Republican | Luther Strange | 45.4% | 218,505 | |
| Total Votes | 481,146 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
General election results
| U.S. Senate, Alabama general election, December 12, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Doug Jones |
50% | 673,896 | |
| Republican | Roy Moore | 48.3% | 651,972 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 1.7% | 22,852 | |
| Total Votes | 1,348,720 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Ed Henry defeated Melvin Hasting in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[11][12][13][14]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Ed Henry Incumbent |
57.3% | 4,350 |
| Melvin Hasting | 42.7% | 3,243 |
| Total Votes | 7,593 | |
2010
Henry defeated Dwight Tankersley in the June 1 primary.[15] He then defeated Kathy White Goodwin in the general election.[16]
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 9 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ed Henry (R)
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11,405 | |||
| Kathy White Goodwin (D) | 4,294 | |||
| Alabama House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ed Henry (R)
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5,221 | |||
| Dwight Tankersley (R) | 3,091 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
Henry was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Alabama. He was one of 36 delegates from Alabama bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[17] 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.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Henry 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.[18]
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
At-large and congressional district delegates from Alabama to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election. 2016 Alabama GOP bylaws required delegates to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they pledged an oath on their qualifying form for all ballots—unless that candidate released them to vote for another candidate or two-thirds of the delegates pledged to a particular candidate voted to release themselves.
Alabama primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Alabama, 2016
| Alabama Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
43.4% | 373,721 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.1% | 181,479 | 13 | |
| Marco Rubio | 18.7% | 160,606 | 1 | |
| Ben Carson | 10.2% | 88,094 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 4.4% | 38,119 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.5% | 3,974 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 858 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 544 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0% | 253 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.3% | 2,539 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 1,895 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 617 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.9% | 7,953 | 0 | |
| Totals | 860,652 | 50 | ||
| Source: AlabamaVotes.gov | ||||
Delegate allocation
Alabama had 50 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). Alabama's district-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a congressional district in order to have received any of that district's delegates. The highest vote-getter in a district was allocated two of the district's three delegates; the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If only one candidate met the 20 percent threshold in a district, he or she won all of the district's delegates. If no candidate won at least 20 percent of the vote, then the 20 percent threshold was discarded. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all three of that district's delegates.[19][20]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 26 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate must have won 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to have received a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she was allocated all of Alabama'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.[19][20]
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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Recent news
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See also
- United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017
- Alabama House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama state legislative districts
- Republican Party of Alabama
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Alabama, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Ed Henry on Facebook
- Ed Henry on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AL.com, "Rep. Ed Henry, who started Bentley impeachment, enters Senate race," April 18, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AL.com, "Alabama Senate race updated list: 11 Republicans, 8 Democrats qualify," May 17, 2017
- ↑ AL.com, "Governor Bentley impeachment resolution: What legislators said," April 27, 2016
- ↑ WHNT, "Alabama House sets up impeachment rules, requires 60 percent vote," April 27, 2016
- ↑ Alabama House District 9, "Issues," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Ed Henry campaign website, "Ethics," accessed November 2, 2014
- ↑ Ed Henry campaign website, "Education," accessed November 2, 2010
- ↑ Ed Henry campaign website, "Economics," accessed November 2, 2010
- ↑ Ed Henry campaign website, "State Sovereignty," accessed November 2, 2010
- ↑ Ed Henry campaign website, "Health Care System," accessed November 2, 2010
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ alabama2010.com, "Alabama GOP primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama GOP, "2016 Republican National Convention Delegates," accessed April 11, 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.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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Alabama House District 9 2010–2018 |
Succeeded by Scott Stadthagen |
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