March 30, 2006

West Virginia AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates For 2006 Primary Election

To AFSCME WV Activists. The following is the list of endorsed candidates by the WV AFL-CIO for the 2006 Primary election. While AFSCME generally follows these endorsements, there will be a few differences which will be communicated to you soon. If you have comments of questions, call Council 77 at 304-342-2114.

Thanks

UNITED STATES SENATE
Robert C. Byrd

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
1st District Alan B. Mollohan; 2nd District Mark Hunt; 3rd District Nick Joe Rahall, II

SENATE
1st District Edwin J. Bowman; 2nd District Larry J. Edgell; 4th District Jim Lees; 6th District H. Truman Chafin; 7th District Josh Stowers; 8th District Erik Wells; 10th District Frederick L. Parker; 11th District C. Randy White; 12th District Joseph Minard; 17th District Brooks McCabe, Jr.;

HOUSE OF DELEGATES
1st District Joe Delong; 2nd District Jack Yost; 3rd District Orphy Klempa; 4th District Kenneth Tucker; 7th District John Bumgardner; 9th District Jim Marion; 10th District John Ellem, Steven D. Whitehair, Sr.; 13th District Dale F. Martin, Brady R. Paxton; 14th District Gene Estel; 15th District Jim Morgan, Matthew James Woelfel, Pam Carden; 16th District Dale Stephens; 17th District Don Perdue, Richard Thompson; 18th District Larry W. Barker; 19th District Jeff Eldridge, Lidella Wilson Hrutkay, Ronnie Ooten, Ralph Rodighiero; 21st District Harry Keith White; 22nd District Mike Burdiss; 23rd District Clifton Moore; 24th District Molly Lohr-Robinette; 25th District Anita Skeens Caldwell, Paige Flanigan; 27th District Melvin R. “Mell” Kessler, Kevin L. Maynus, Clyde D McKnight Jr.; 28th District Tommy Scarles, Ray Canterbury; 29th District Tom Louisos; 30th District Bob T. Anderson, Ted Boettner, Bonnie Brown, Nancy Guthrie, Barbara Hatfield, Sharon Spencer, Danny Wells; 31st District Carrie Webster; 34th District Brent Boggs; 35th District Sam Argento; 36th District JoeTalbott; 39th District Bill Hamilton; 40th District Mary M. Poling; 41st District Anthony J. Barberio, Ron Fragale, Richard J. Iaquinto, Tim Miley; 43rd District Mike Caputo, Linda Longstreth, Tim Manchin; 44th District Barbara Fleischuer, Charlene Marshall, Alex Shook; 46th District Chris Cooper; 50th District Ruth Rowan; 53rd District Jerry Burton; 54th District Walter Duke; 58th District Locke Wysong.

Note: The endorsement of Mark Hunt in the 2nd Congressional District was made by the State COPE Executive Committee on Tuesday March 28th. Mayor Richie Robb notified the WV AFL-CIO office on Monday March 27th that he would be unable to come in for an interview.