Bret Chiafalo
Peter Bret Chiafalo (born 1979[1]) served as a presidential elector from Washington for the 2016 presidential election. He did not vote as pledged, and as such is regarded as a faithless elector.
Biography
Chiafalo supported the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders. He publicly stated he might not vote as pledged for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine.[1][2]
When the Electoral College voted on December 19, 2016, Chiafalo became one of four electors from Washington (along with Levi Guerra, Esther John, and Robert Satiacum Jr.), not to vote for Clinton. Instead, he voted for former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.[3]
See also
- Faithless electors in the United States presidential election, 2016
- List of United States presidential electors, 2016
- Mike Padden, 1976 Washington faithless elector
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raftery, Isolde (December 15, 2016). "This 19-year-old elector is prepared to take down Donald Trump". KUOW. http://kuow.org/post/19-year-old-elector-prepared-take-down-donald-trump. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Lilly (November 21, 2016). "Meet the 'Hamilton Electors' Hoping for an Electoral College Revolt". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/meet-the-hamilton-electors-hoping-for-an-electoral-college-revolt/508433/. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ↑ Brunner, Jim (December 19, 2016). "Four Washington state electors break ranks and don’t vote for Clinton". The Seattle Times. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/four-washington-electors-break-ranks-and-dont-vote-for-clinton/. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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