Gwen Bowen
| Gwen Bowen | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | St. Martinville, Louisiana |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Gwen Bowen (now Gwen Guidry) was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Louisiana. Bowen was one of 18 delegates from Louisiana bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.[2]
On March 14, 2016, Bowen was elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[2][3]
Career
According to The Advocate, Gwen Bowen used to be a dancer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[4] On March 1, 2016—Super Tuesday—Bowen was married and changed her name to Gwen Guidry.[5]
2016 Republican National Convention
Bowen was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Louisiana. Bowen was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
On March 14, 2016, Bowen was elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[2] This was Bowen's fourth straight year on the Rules Committee.[3]
In her capacity as a member of the Rules Committee at the convention, Bowen was asked about her opposition to Rule 40—a rule that requires candidates for the Republican nomination for president to be able to demonstrate support from a majority of delegates in at least eight individual states in order to be considered for the Republication nomination for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention—to which, Bowen stated "[t]hey ambushed us," referring to 2012 backers of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who sought to block Ron Paul supporters.[3][2]
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 Louisiana to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention. 2016 Louisiana GOP bylaws required district-level and at-large delegates to support the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting at the national convention. The rules stated that if a candidate "ends or suspends" his or her campaign, the delegates allocated to him or her are no longer bound. Because of Louisiana GOP allocation rules, two at-large delegates were allowed to be elected as uncommitted delegates.
Louisiana Primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Louisiana, 2016
| Louisiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.7% | 2,145 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 1.5% | 4,544 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 401 | 0 | |
| Tim Cook | 0.1% | 219 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 37.8% | 113,968 | 18 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 243 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 152 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 645 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 6.4% | 19,359 | 0 | |
| Peter Messina | 0% | 48 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.2% | 670 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 11.2% | 33,813 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 180 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
41.4% | 124,854 | 25 | |
| Totals | 301,241 | 43 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Louisiana had 46 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 18 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's six congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the vote in a given district.[6][7]
Of the remaining 29 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive any 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 not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[6][7][8]
Top influencers by state
- See also: Top influencers by state
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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Gwen Bowen 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
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
Recent news
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See also
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Louisiana, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LA GOP, "Louisiana Republicans Elect National Convention Delegates," March 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Louisiana GOP, "Louisiana Republicans Elect National Convention Delegates," March 14, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Politico, "GOP panelists eager to scrap rule that helps Trump," March 30, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Patricia Gannon: Donna, Donna, the Primadonna," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ KATC-ABC, "Republican delegate hopeful plans wedding around election," March 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana GOP, "Rules for convening of the state convention to elect delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention," accessed April 26, 2016
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