Jo Ann Davidson
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| Jo Ann Davidson | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Ohio |
| Role: | National Committeewoman |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Website: | Official website |
Jo Ann Davidson serves as the national committeewoman for the Republican Party of Ohio.[1] In 2000, Davidson founded the Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute, a Republican training program for women in Ohio. She is the chair of the Ohio Casino Control Commission and the former Speaker of the House in the state of Ohio.
Davidson was an automatic delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. She was one of 66 delegates from Ohio pledged to support John Kasich at the convention. Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.
Career
Political activity
Jo Ann Davidson began her career in politics as a city council member in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1980, a position she kept until 2001, when she retired. In 1995, Davidson was elected speaker of the house, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the state of Ohio.[2]
In 2013, Campaigns and Elections named Davidson one of the top 10 influencers in the state of Ohio. The magazine noted, "Davidson is considered the gold standard in Ohio when it comes to GOP operatives. She helped George W. Bush win the state in 2004."[3]
Leadership Institute
Much of Davidson's work after leaving the Ohio House focused on increasing opportunities for women in politics. In 2011, she told The Kitchen Cabinet, a news site aimed at economically-focused women, of her principles involving women in politics. She said, "If we are organized, we can influence."[4] In 2000, she founded the Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute, which aims to "increase the number of competent, Republican women in public and community service and party leadership by providing extensive training and support for our class members as they pursue their leadership goals."[5] In 2013, Gov. John Kasich (R) noted Davidson's impact on the state, saying, "Jo Ann has gotten into people’s DNA. She’s given women a sense of what they can do."[6]
State Republican Party
Davidson was elected as a national committeewoman in 2004. That same year, she served as the regional chair for the presidential campaign of George W. Bush (R). From 2005 to 2009, she was the Republican National Committee's co-chair.[1] She served as the chair of the Site Selection Committee and was on the Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Convention in 2008.[1]
2016 Republican National Convention
Davidson was an automatic delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Ohio. She was pledged to John Kasich.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
On April 29, 2016, the Dayton Daily News reported that Davidison was elected by the Ohio Republican Party to serve on the Rules Committee of the 2016 Republican National Convention in July 2016.[7]
In her capacity as a member of the Rules Committee at the convention, Davidison had been asked about her stance on 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, Davidson stated "You don’t have to be nominated on the floor for the votes that you get to count. So if somebody who has not been nominated gets 1,237 votes, they’re going to be the nominee."[7] She added, "There will be a lot of people that will be working the delegates and trying to get them to change — there are right now. People are calling. People are writing. People are knocking on people’s doors. It’s not happening in Ohio."[7]
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
Each presidential candidate was required to submit a slate of at-large and district-level delegates to the Republican Party of Ohio. The candidate who received the most votes in the statewide primary had his or her slate of delegates elected to represent Ohio at the 2016 Republican National Convention. According to Brittany Warner, communications director for the state party, delegates from Ohio were bound on the first ballot at the national convention to support the winner of the statewide primary.[8]
Ohio Primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Ohio, 2016
| Ohio Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.3% | 5,398 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,351 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.1% | 2,430 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 13.3% | 264,640 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 2,112 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 4,941 | 0 | |
 John Kasich |
47% | 933,886 | 66 | |
| Marco Rubio | 2.3% | 46,478 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 1,320 | 0 | |
| Donald Trump | 35.9% | 713,404 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,988,960 | 66 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Ohio had 66 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 48 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 16 congressional districts). Ohio's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[9][10]
Of the remaining 18 delegates, 15 served at large. Ohio's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality 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]
Top influencers by state
- See also: Top influencers by state
Influencers in American politics are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few.
In 2015, Ballotpedia identified Jo Ann Davidson 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Republican Party, "National Committeewoman Jo Ann Davidson," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Casino Control Commission, "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Contact Center Industry News, "The Influencers 500 (Campaigns and Elections)," January 22, 2013
- ↑ The Kitchen Cabinet, "Women Changing America: JoAnn Davidson, A Pioneer, And A Leader of Women," October 3, 2011
- ↑ Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute, "Home," accessed December 29, 2015
- ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Jo Ann Davidson, at 86, still facing the future," December 12, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dayton Daily News, "Ohio delegates pledge to stick with John Kasich," April 29, 2016
- ↑ Conservative Review, "Upon Exiting Race, Kasich's Ohio Delegates are Not Bound to Trump," March 24, 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
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