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Roger F. Villere Jr.

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Roger F. Villere Jr.
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Basic facts
Organization:Republican Party of Louisiana
Role:Chair
Location:Louisiana


Roger F. Villere Jr. was the chair of theRepublican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP). He has owned a Florist shop inJefferson Parish, La. since 1969 and has been active inRepublican Party politics since working as a volunteer at the 1988 Republican National Convention. He was first elected chair of the LAGOP in 2004.[1]

Villere wasan RNC delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromLouisiana. Villere was one of ten uncommitted delegates from Louisiana.[2]

Career

Villere opened Villere's Florist in 1969, his florist shop inJefferson Parish, La. It has remained a family business ever since and has expanded to two locations. He attended the University of New Orleans.[3][4]

Politics

Villere ran to represent District 81 in theLouisiana House of Representatives in 1989, but he did not qualify for the run-off election that David Duke, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan, went on to win.[5][6]

Villere has extensive experience with theRepublican National Committee (RNC) and the LAGOP. The following is a list of the major ways he has worked for the party:[7][4]

Villere ran for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in a 2010 special election, but finished sixth. In addition to his participation in the Republican Party, Villere is a life member of theNational Rifle Association.[8][9]

Community service

Roger Villere has been active with the following business and community groups:[4]

  • Alliance for Good Government
  • Jaycees International
  • Lafreniere Kiwanis Club
  • East Jefferson Hospital Foundation
  • Women’s New Life Center
  • Jefferson Chamber
  • Small Business Council
  • East Jefferson Council, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
  • American Academy of Florists
  • Louisiana State Florists' Association

2016 Republican National Convention

Villere wasan RNC delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromLouisiana.

Delegate rules

See also:RNC delegate guidelines from Louisiana, 2016 andRepublican delegates from Louisiana, 2016

At-large and congressional district delegates from Louisiana to the2016 Republican National Convention were elected at the Louisiana Republican Party State Convention. 2016 Louisiana GOP bylaws required district-level and at-large delegates to support the candidate to whom they were allocatedthrough the first round of voting at the national convention. The rules stated that if a candidate "ends or suspends" his or her campaign, the delegates allocated to him or her are no longer bound. Because of Louisiana GOP allocation rules, two at-large delegates were allowed to be elected as uncommitted delegates.

Louisiana Primary results

See also:Presidential election in Louisiana, 2016
Louisiana Republican Primary, 2016
CandidateVote %VotesDelegates
Jeb Bush0.7%2,1450
Ben Carson1.5%4,5440
Chris Christie0.1%4010
Tim Cook0.1%2190
Ted Cruz37.8%113,96818
Carly Fiorina0.1%2430
Lindsey Graham0.1%1520
Mike Huckabee0.2%6450
John Kasich6.4%19,3590
Peter Messina0%480
Rand Paul0.2%6700
Marco Rubio11.2%33,8130
Rick Santorum0.1%1800
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump41.4%124,85425
Totals301,24143
Source:Louisiana Secretary of State andThe New York Times

Delegate allocation

See also:Republican National Convention, 2016 and2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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Louisiana had 46 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 18 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's six congressional districts). District delegates were allocated proportionally in accordance with the vote in a given district.[10][11]

Of the remaining 29 delegates, 25 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive 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. The RNC delegates were not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[10][11][12]

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Villere endorsedDonald Trump for the 2016 presidential general election.[13]

See also:Endorsements for Donald Trump
2016 Presidential Endorsements by Influencer Individuals
NameCandidateDateSource
Republican Party Colin PowellDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2016Newsday
Democratic PartyDeRay McKessonDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2016The Washington Post
Republican PartyMichael ChertoffDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2016Bloomberg.com
IndependentLarry PresslerDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonAugust 2016The Hill
Republican PartyGeorge P. BushRepublican PartyDonald TrumpAugust 2016CNN
IndependentMichael BloombergDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJuly 2016The Hill
IndependentJesse VenturaLibertarian PartyGary JohnsonJuly 2016CNBC
Republican PartyWilliam G. MillikenDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonAugust 2016Detroit Free Press
Republican PartyMeg WhitmanDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonAugust 2016Reuters
Democratic PartyAl GoreDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJuly 2016CNN
Republican PartyJeff DeWitRepublican PartyDonald TrumpJanuary 2016The Arizona Republic
Democratic PartyJoe BidenDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJune 2016Politico
Democratic PartyBarack ObamaDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJune 2016CNN
Republican PartyNewt GingrichRepublican PartyDonald TrumpMay 2016CBS News
Republican PartyRoger F. Villere Jr.Republican PartyDonald TrumpMay 2016Republican Party of Louisiana
Democratic PartySteve BeshearDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonMay 2016The Courier-Journal
Republican Party Sheldon AdelsonRepublican PartyDonald TrumpMay 2016Politico
Democratic PartyKathleen SebeliusDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonFebruary 2016CBS News
Republican PartyScott BrownRepublican PartyDonald TrumpFebruary 2016Boston Herald
Republican PartyLincoln AlmondRepublican PartyJeb BushJanuary 2016Bloomberg
Republican PartyAnn Marie BuerkleRepublican PartyCarly FiorinaNovember 2015Syracuse.com
Democratic PartyEric HolderDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJanuary 2016Politico
Republican PartyTony PerkinsRepublican PartyTed CruzJanuary 2016The Huffington Post
Republican PartyJon KylRepublican PartyMarco RubioJanuary 2016The Arizona Republic
Republican PartyNorm ColemanRepublican PartyJeb BushJanuary 2016Minnesota Public Radio
Democratic PartyLucy FloresDemocratic PartyBernie SandersNovember 2015Cleveland.com
Republican PartySarah PalinRepublican PartyDonald TrumpJanuary 2016The New York Times
Republican PartyEric CantorRepublican PartyJeb BushNovember 2015CNN
Democratic PartyBrian SchweitzerDemocratic PartyMartin O'MalleyOctober 2015CNN Politics
Democratic PartyNina TurnerDemocratic PartyBernie SandersNovember 2015Cleveland.com
Democratic PartyGabrielle GiffordsDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJanuary 2016CNN
Republican PartyPeter BragdonRepublican PartyChris ChristieJanuary 2016New Hampshire Union Leader
Republican PartyBob Vander PlaatsRepublican PartyTed CruzDecember 2015ABC News
Republican PartyPaul SingerRepublican PartyMarco RubioOctober 2015The New York Times
Republican PartyFrank VanderSlootRepublican PartyMarco RubioNovember 2015Politico
Republican PartyKenneth GriffinRepublican PartyMarco RubioDecember 2015The New York Times
Democratic PartyJulian CastroDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015MSNBC
Democratic PartyTom VilsackDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonAugust 2015MSNBC
Democratic PartyTom PerezDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonDecember 2015Politico
Democratic PartyPeter FranchotDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Baltimore Sun

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In2016, Ballotpedia identifiedRoger F. Villere Jr. 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
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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑Republican Party of Louisiana, "State Central Committee," accessed March 24, 2016
  2. ↑LA GOP, "Louisiana Republicans Elect National Convention Delegates," March 14, 2016
  3. ↑Villere's Flowers, "About Us," accessed April 7, 2016
  4. ↑4.04.14.2P2016, "Republican State Party Chairs 2014," January 7, 2015
  5. ↑BayouBuzz.com, "Jindal Has Mighty Duke In Louisiana GOP and Roger Villere," archived July 1, 2009
  6. ↑Anti-Defamation League, "David Duke: White Revolution on the Internet," accessed April 7, 2016
  7. ↑GOP, "Roger Villere," accessed April 7, 2016
  8. ↑Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; no text was provided for refs namedP2016
  9. ↑The Times-Picayune, "Roger Villere, GOP chairman, announces for lieutenant governor," March 30, 2010
  10. ↑10.010.1Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  11. ↑11.011.1CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
  12. ↑Louisiana GOP, "Rules for convening of the state convention to elect delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention," accessed April 26, 2016
  13. ↑Republican Party of Louisiana, "LAGOP Chairman Villere and LA Republican Congressional Leaders Congratulate Donald Trump and Urge Louisiana Republicans to Unite to Defeat Hillary Clinton," May 4, 2016
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