Ron Kaufman
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| Ron Kaufman | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Current Campaign: | RNC Rules Committee, Republican National Convention, 2016 (Co-chair) |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Massachusetts |
| Role: | National Committeeman |
| Location: | Massachusetts |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
Ron Kaufman was elected to serve a four-year term as the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Massachusetts in 2016.[1][2]
On June 17, 2016, RNC National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus appointed Kaufman to serve as co-chair of the Rules Committee at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Enid Mickelsen of Utah was appointed to serve as the chair of the committee. In a statement released by the RNC, Kaufman said, "We are dedicated to working with all of our delegates to review the rules and put our Party in position to win this November."[3]
Career
Professional career
Kaufman is a senior advisor in the public policy and regulation practice at Dentons law firm. His expertise focuses on the providing of government affairs services to public and private sector clients in the United States. Kaufman has served as a senior advisor to U.S. presidents, governors, and members of Congress. In 2013, he began working as a senior strategic advisor at McKenna Long & Aldridge, a multidisciplinary government affairs firm, in Washington, D.C.[4][5][6]
Political activity
Kaufman served under President Ronald Reagan as the regional and then national political director of the Republican National Committee (RNC). He later served in President George W. Bush's administration, first as the White House personnel director and subsequently as the assistant to the president and the White House political director. After that, he acted as a senior advisor to Governor Mitt Romney during his 2012 presidential campaign. As of 2016, Kaufman continues to serve as an advisor to former President Bush.[4]
Additionally, Kaufman is the co-chair of the Republican Governors Association.[4]
Republican Party of Massachusetts
Kaufman was elected to serve a four-year term as the national committeeman of the Republican Party of Massachusetts in 2016.[1] For the 2016 election cycle, Kaufman was appointed to the Republican National Committee’s Debate Committee, whose task it was to decide when, where, and on what networks the Republican presidential debates would take place.[7] Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus described the committee as being "responsible for implementing the new GOP debate policies in the 2016 presidential election."[7]
As of the 2016 Republican National Convention Kaufman was also the chair of the RNC Budget committee, and a member of the Rules Committee, Executive Committee, and Convention Site Selection Committee.[4]
2016 Republican National Convention
Kaufman was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts.
RNC Rules Committee
For the 2016 election cycle, Kaufman was appointed to the Republican National Committee’s Debate Committee, whose task it was to decide when, where, and on what networks the Republican presidential debates would take place.[7] Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus described the committee as being "responsible for implementing the new GOP debate policies in the 2016 presidential election."[7] Kaufman is also the chair of the RNC Budget committee, and a member of the Executive Committee, and Convention Site Selection Committee.[4]
On June 17, 2016, Kaufman was appointed by RNC National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to co-chair the Rules Committee at the 2016 Republican National Convention. The Rules Committee was responsible for crafting the Rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that govern the national convention.[3]
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.
Massachusetts Primary results
| Massachusetts Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
49% | 312,425 | 22 | |
| Marco Rubio | 17.7% | 113,170 | 8 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 60,592 | 4 | |
| John Kasich | 17.9% | 114,434 | 8 | |
| Ben Carson | 2.6% | 16,360 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 1% | 6,559 | 0 | |
| Chris Christie | 0.3% | 1,906 | 0 | |
| Rand Paul | 0.3% | 1,864 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,153 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 0.1% | 753 | 0 | |
| Mike Huckabee | 0.1% | 709 | 0 | |
| George Pataki | 0.1% | 500 | 0 | |
| Rick Santorum | 0% | 293 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.4% | 2,325 | 0 | |
| No preference | 0.5% | 3,220 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 0.2% | 1,440 | 0 | |
| Totals | 637,703 | 42 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Massachusetts had 42 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). District-level delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's district delegates.[8][9]
Of the remaining 15 delegates, 12 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to at least 5 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to win 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.[8][9]
Media
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Republican Party of Massachusetts
- Ron Kaufman's profile on the Dentons website
- Ron Kaufman on Facebook
- Ron Kaufman on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Republican National Committee, "Massachusetts Leadership," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ Republican National Convention Rules(as adopted in 2012), "Rule 3," accessed July 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 GOP, "RNC Announces Rules Committee Chair and Co-Chair," June 17, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 GOP.com, "Ron Kaufman," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Ron Kaufman's new home," March 26, 2013
- ↑ MassLive, "Republican National Committeeman Ron Kaufman takes new job with D.C. lobbying firm," March 28, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 GOP, "RNC Elects 2016 Debate Committee," August 8, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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