Joyce Simmons
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Joyce Simmons | |
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Organization: | Republican Party of Nebraska |
Role: | National Committeewoman |
Location: | Nebraska |
Joyce Simmons was first elected to serve as the national committeewoman of the Republican Party of Nebraska in 2012.[1] She resigned from her position on December 11, 2017, to protest the Republican National Committee's finanical support of Roy Moore in the 2017 special election for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama.[2]
Career
Republican Party of Nebraska
Simmons was first elected to be the national committeewoman for the Republican Party of Nebraska in 2012 and was re-elected to serve a four-year term in 2016.[3][4][1]
Resignation
Simmons resigned from her position on December 11, 2017. She said she resigned to protest the Republican National Committee's (RNC) finanical support of Roy Moore in the 2017 special election for the U.S. Senate seat from Alabama.[2] Nine women made sexual misconduct and assault allegations against Moore in mid-November. The RNC announced on November 15, 2017, that it was withdrawing from a funding agreement it had with the Moore campaign.[5] The RNC reinstated its funding agreement with Moore, however, after President Donald Trump (R) endorsed him on December 4.[6]In a statement, Simmons said:
“ | I strongly disagree with the recent RNC financial support directed to the Alabama Republican Party for use in the Roy Moore race. There is much I could say about this situation, but I will defer to this weekend's comments by Senator Shelby. I will miss so many of you that I knew well; and wish I could have continued my service to the national Republican Party that I used to know well.[2][7] | ” |
2016 Republican National Convention
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Republican National Committee, "Nebraska Leadership," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Politico, "Nebraska RNC official resigns to protest support of Moore," December 11, 2017
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Joyce Simmons," August 30, 2012
- ↑ Republican National Convention Rules(as adopted in 2012), "Rule 3," accessed July 29, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "RNC withdraws from fundraising agreement with Roy Moore campaign," November 15, 2017
- ↑ The Hill, "RNC reinstates support for Moore after Trump endorsement," December 4, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "GOP announces more leaders of planning effort for 2016 Republican National Convention," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Nebraska GOP selects convention delegates," May 19, 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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