John Hammond (Indiana)
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| John Hammond | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Ice Miller |
| Role: | Partner and Vice-Chair, Ice Miller |
| Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Expertise: | Lobbying |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | •DePauw University (B.A., 1976) •Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D., 1991)[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
John Hammond is the co-chair of the Public Affairs Group for the Indianapolis-based legal firm Ice Miller; he is a partner at the firm as well.[1] Hammond is also the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Indiana.[2]
Hammond was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana. All 57 delegates from Indiana 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.
Career
Political career
After graduating from DePauw University in 1976, Hammond served as an aide to then Indiana Lieutenant Governor Robert Orr. Hammond continued to serve under Orr until 1979. Hammond transitioned to Orr's gubernatorial campaign when Orr ran for governor of Indiana in 1979.[2][1] Hammond was Orr's deputy campaign manager and, after Orr's victory, headed up the transition team in 1980. He eventually served as an executive assistant for legislative affairs and education policy within Orr's administration. In 1988, Hammond left the public sector.[1]
In 1991, Hammond earned his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.[1] He later joined Ice Miller, a legal firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. He works as a partner at the firm, the co-chair of the Public Affairs Group, and a lobbyist.[1] Hammond is a regular on the Indianapolis public radio and television program Indiana Week in Review, a program the focuses on Indiana politics.[1] According to his bio, Hammond has "recognized as an Indiana Super Lawyer, Best Lawyer in Indiana and rated in 2015 by Howey Political Report as the top Indiana lobbyist over the last 20 years."[1]
Board activity
Hammond has served on a number of boards in Indiana. He is on the board of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, the Indianapolis Urban League, and The Nature Conservancy. He also serves on the board of directors for the public charter school, the Herron High School.[2]
State Republican Party
Hammond has served as a precinct committeeman for the Republican Party of Indiana. He also chaired the Seventh Congressional District for the party. After being elected the national committeeman for the state party, Hammond served as an ex-officio member of the Republican State Committee.[2]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Hammond was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Indiana.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Hammond 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.[4]
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
In Indiana, district-level delegates were selected by congressional district committees, while at-large delegates were selected by the state committee. 2016 Indiana GOP bylaws required Indiana delegates to vote at the national convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting, unless that candidate was not on the nominating ballot.
Indiana primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Indiana, 2016
| Indiana Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 6,508 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.8% | 8,914 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.2% | 1,738 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 36.6% | 406,783 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.1% | 1,494 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 84,111 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.4% | 4,306 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.5% | 5,175 | 0 | |
 Donald Trump |
53.3% | 591,514 | 57 | |
| Totals | 1,110,543 | 57 | ||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
99 percent of precincts reporting.
Delegate allocation
Indiana had 57 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts) pledged to adhere to the results of the presidential preference primary in their respective congressional districts. Indiana's pledged Republican delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who received the greatest number of votes in a given district won all of that district's delegates.[5][6]
Of the remaining 30 delegates, 27 served at large. These delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the greatest share of the statewide vote in the primary was allocated all of the 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.[5][6]
Recent news
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See also
- Indiana
- Republican Party of Indiana
- Republican National Committee
- NPR
- PBS
- Donald Trump
- Republican National Convention, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ice Miller, "John R. Hammond III," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 GOP, "John Hammond," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Indianapolis Star, "Indiana GOP names delegates to Republican National Convention," April 14, 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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