Dianna Ploss
Dianna Ploss (independent) ran for election for Governor of Massachusetts. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.
Ploss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dianna Ploss was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Massachusetts
Maura Healey defeated Geoff Diehl and Kevin Reed in the general election for Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maura Healey (D) | 63.7 | 1,584,403 |
 | Geoff Diehl (R) | 34.6 | 859,343 | |
 | Kevin Reed (L) | 1.6 | 39,244 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,806 | ||
| Total votes: 2,485,796 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dianna Ploss (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts
Maura Healey defeated Sonia Chang-Diaz (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maura Healey | 85.3 | 642,092 |
 | Sonia Chang-Diaz (Unofficially withdrew) | 14.4 | 108,574 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,972 | ||
| Total votes: 752,638 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Downing (D)
- Josh Caldwell (D)
- Danielle Allen (D)
- Orlando Silva (D)
- Scott Donohue (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts
Geoff Diehl defeated Chris Doughty in the Republican primary for Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Geoff Diehl | 55.3 | 149,800 |
 | Chris Doughty | 44.4 | 120,418 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 769 | ||
| Total votes: 270,987 | |||
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2016
Ploss was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Massachusetts. Ploss was one of eight delegates from Massachusetts bound by state party rules to support John Kasich at the national convention.[2] Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.
Delegate rules
District-level delegates from Massachusetts were elected at congressional district caucuses, while at-large delegates were elected by the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. At-large delegate candidates were required to "express a commitment to a qualifying Presidential candidate" prior to their election as delegates. Massachusetts delegates stipulated bound to the candidate to whom they pledged their support through the first round of voting at the national convention. State party bylaws in 2016 stipulated that if a presidential candidate "dies, withdraws, or changes his party registration" prior to the convention, his or her delegates "shall go to the convention unpledged."
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.[3][4]
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.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dianna Ploss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ploss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A Boston native, Activist, and Inventor with a professional medical background, Dianna Ploss has become Public Enemy of the Massachusetts Political Establishment, who have tried everything to take her down.
Dianna left the Republican Party and is now a 2022 Independent Candidate for MA Governor. She has gone toe-to-toe with the Republican Establishment, corrupt officials, Antifa, BLM and members of other Massachusetts Communist groups.
Dianna’s Campaign Platform is below. This is by no means an exhaustive list but gives an indication of Dianna’s willingness to fight for freedom and to help stop the One World Government in its’ tracks!
- God - God has the predominant seat at Our Massachusetts’ table. Our Constitutional Republic was founded on Christian principles and the belief “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” God is Our Creator. Our rights come from God. Our rights DO NOT come from the People in our Government, and that includes me.
- The Second Amendment - "Shall not be infringed."
- Taxes - ‘We the People’ should never be taxed on used items including cars, homes, furniture, etc. Reasonable taxes may be applied to new products only. Please work with me to make this a reality.
Second Amendment
First Amendment
Abortion
Agenda 2030
Child Trafficking
Children
Covid-19
Education
Gender
Homeschooling
Illegal Aliens
Immigration
Language
Prison Reform
Subversive Groups
Taxes
United Nations
Voting System
Learn about Agenda 2030, the Council on Foreign Relations, and those who are pushing for a One World Government.
Support and work for the people over special interest groups and lobbyists.
Determined to work for the People above everything else.
Educate the People regarding their God-given rights, the Massachusetts and U.S. Constitutions, and the Bill of Rights. Government works for the People. Always!
Pass the Freedom baton to the next generation.
The Challenger explosion
Delivering the Boston Globe while a child.
God Bless America
The ability to educate the people regarding the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Educating the People regarding their God-given rights.
Read and know every single item in the state budget.
Any and every time it is necessary.
Hard-hitting. The Communists and the enemies of the People on both sides of the aisle in the Massachusetts state legislature should know in advance that I support the People. Period.
The history
Stopping Agenda 2030
What do you call a sad strawberry?
Answer: A blue-berry :)
Only when the need is absolutely necessary
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See also
2022 Elections
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from Massachusetts, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 17, 2021
- ↑ Massachusetts GOP, "MassGOP caucuses," April 30, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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