Republican National Convention Delegates

CRP Chairman's Report

The 2008 Presidential election will be one of the most important in our lifetimes.  For the first time in nearly sixty years, the Republican nominee will come from individuals who are neither a sitting or former Republican President or Presidential nominee or a sitting or former Vice President or Vice Presidential nominee, or an immediate family member of them.

 

Presidential primary date likely to be advanced.  California is likely to play an important role in the selection of our 2008 Republican nominee.  Our presidential primary date will almost certainly be advanced to February 5, 2008, placing California among the "early decider" states for the first time in decades.

 

New "winner take all by congressional district" rule.  The CRP has established an important delegate selection process that awards delegates to Presidential candidates based upon the Presidential primary results in each of California 's 53 Congressional districts.  The winner of the popular vote of Republican voters in each district will be awarded 3 delegates to the Republican National Convention.  This affords grass-roots activists an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the Presidential delegate selection process.

 

Who gets to be a delegate?  Each publicly-identified Republican Presidential candidate's name will be placed on the primary ballot.

 

Each Republican Presidential candidate must identify three delegates and three alternate delegates for each of the 53 Congressional districts and 10 at-large delegates and alternate delegates in advance of the primary.  The candidates must identify the names of their proposed delegates for each district to the CRP and the Secretary of State in advance of the primary.

 

Republicans interested in being a delegate to the national convention should contact their favored Presidential candidate and ask to be named a delegate for their Congressional district.  The CRP has listed the names and contact information of all known Republican Presidential candidates and their California representatives at www.cagop.org (click on "Contact Presidential candidates" on the website).

 

Prospective delegates should expect to campaign for their presidential candidate in their Congressional district and participate in other activities of their candidate's campaign.  Republicans holding positions that prevent endorsements of Republican candidates in contested primaries are not advised to seek delegate status.

 

Becoming a Presidential candidate's delegate or alternate delegate affords active Republicans an unprecedented opportunity to assist your favored candidate and to campaign for that candidate in your Congressional district.  In the February 2008 Presidential primary, Republican voters will play this most important role in selecting our Republican Presidential nominee and the next President of the.

 

Thank you for your work in ensuring a Republican Victory in the 2008 Presidential campaign.

 

Sincerely,

Ron Nehring

CHAIRMAN

California Republican Party 

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