CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The South Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 837 endorsed Kanawha County Commission, Ben Salango, for Governor of West Virginia. Local 837 joins the Upper Ohio Valley Building Trades in supporting Salango and his vision to move West Virginia forward. “Ben Salango has been a dedicated County Commissioner and has always worked hard and cared for the people[Read More…]
Endorsements
Political endorsements from newspapers and organizations across West Virginia ahead of the election.
ENDORSEMENT: W.Va. Directors of Senior and Community Services “Senior Power” PAC announce 2018 General Election candidate endorsements
Release from the West Virginia Directors of Senior and Community Services Senior Power PAC: CHARLESTON, W.Va. The West Virginia Directors of Senior and Community Services Senior Power Political Action Committee announced its candidate endorsements for the 2018 general election today. The West Virginia Directors of Senior and Community Services is the association[Read More…]
Editorial: Regardless of whom you support, voting is a civic duty
Read other West Virginia newspaper statewide and national endorsements at https://wvpress.wpengine.com/?s=endorsement An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch: HUNTINGTON, W.VA. — Americans fed up with the 2016 election campaign’s acrimonious attack ads, name-calling and the like can take solace that the end is in sight. And while they may be eager for the[Read More…]
Endorsement: Sunday hunting makes sense in NCWV counties
Read other West Virginia newspaper statewide and national endorsements at https://wvpress.wpengine.com/?s=endorsement An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As area residents look at the myriad of choices this election season, voters in five North Central West Virginia counties — Harrison, Barbour, Marion, Monongalia and Preston — have the opportunity[Read More…]
Endorsement: Justice offers the excitement of possibilities
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Given the economic state of our state, the profusion of vexing issues left unattended if not ignored and the tangled web that our politics have become at the state capitol, we think Charleston needs a dramatic change in leadership, a mover and[Read More…]
Endorsement: McKinley earns right to retain seat
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — David McKinley, a Republican who represents West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District in Washington, D.C., won for the first time in the 2010 campaign, which brought in a wave of conservative representatives. McKinley, in his sixth year, has placed service over[Read More…]
Endorsement: McKinley serves 1st District, WV well
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., has made it clear he doesn’t consider himself a career politician. Perhaps not, but he has proven to be a strong public servant. A professional engineer and successful businessman, McKinley has a no-nonsense approach to problem-solving,[Read More…]
Endorsement: Pick McCuskey for transparency
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Much of what West Virginia’s state auditor does is rather ho-hum stuff for most of us. Among other things, the auditor serves on state boards involving money management, handles the state payroll, oversees auditing and accounting at local entities such as county[Read More…]
Endorsement: Tennant deserves third term as WV secretary of state
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Overseeing elections isn’t the only task performed by the state’s Secretary of State, but it is a major one. From voter registration, to signing up as a candidate, to the actual voting processes, the Secretary of State’s duties are plentiful and[Read More…]
Endorsement: Decisions, decisions: Not Trump nor Clinton
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail In the United States of America, the people have the power to select their leader. It’s an honor and a privilege — as well as a responsibility — that very few people in the world have ever had. As a voice for[Read More…]