PRESS RELEASE
from West Virginia Democratic Party
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 16, 2008
Contact: Chairman Nick Casey
WV Democrats Elect
National Convention
Delegates and
Presidential Electors
Charleston, W.Va. – Approximately
two-thousand Democrats from every county in the state gathered for the
State
Democratic Convention this weekend. On the agenda was the election of
eighteen
Delegates and three alternates for the National Convention and five
representatives for Presidential Electoral College.
“The elections were very spirited and competitive,” said
Chairman Nick Casey. “Good attendance and competition are signs of a
healthy
Party.” This year was the first time WV Democrats elected their
National
Convention Delegates at the State Convention. On April 12, 2008 around
five-thousand Democrats
met in County
Conventions to
elect the 1,536
representatives for the State Convention.
Presidential Electoral College representatives elected:
1st Congressional District – Oce Smith, Marion County
2nd Congressional District – Virginia Graf, Jefferson County
3rd Congressional District – Rick Staton, Wyoming County
At-large – Ken Hechler, Kanawha
County
At-large – J. Franklin Long, Mercer County
National Convention Delegates (allotment by
Presidential candidate was determined by vote of the people in the
primary):
1st CD – Jean
Grapes, Wood
County (Clinton)
-
Marge Burke, Gilmer
County (Clinton)
-
Caprice Roberts, Monongalia County
(Obama)
-
Walt Auvil, Wood
County (Clinton)
-
Tim Miley, Harrison
County (Clinton)
-
Jon Blair Hunter, Monongalia County
(Obama)
-
Scott Sears, Marion County
(Clinton-Alternate)
2nd CD – Natalie Tennant, Kanawha
County (Clinton)
- Karen
Coria, Putnam County
(Clinton)
- Pearline
Reardon, Jefferson
County (Obama)
- Erik
Wells, Kanawha County
(Clinton)
- Jim
Humphreys, Kanawha County (Clinton)
- Steven
Skinner, Jefferson
County (Obama)
- Meshea
Poore, Kanawha
County
(Obama-Alternate)
3rd CD – Mary Pearl
Compton,
Monroe County
(Clinton)
-
Audrey Love, Fayette
County (Clinton)
-
Corey Dennison, Cabell
County (Clinton)
-
Shirley Love, Fayette
County (Clinton)
-
Marshall Long, Mercer
County (Clinton)
-
Betty Cleckley, Cabell County
(Obama)
-
Cleo Matthews, Summers County
(Clinton-Alternate)
National Convention At-Large Reps. (elected by the State
Executive Committee):
Peter Cuffaro, Ohio County (unpledged)
Sue Hanshaw, Cabell
County (Obama)
Charlene Marshall, Monongalia
County
(Obama)
Ted Hapney, Roane
County (Obama)
Dusty Perdue, Marion
County (Clinton)
Elaine Harris, Kanawha
County (Clinton)
Trudy Puccio, Marion
County (Clinton)
Debbie Carper, Kanawha
County (Clinton)
Oshel Craigo, Putnam
County (Clinton)
Ellen Cappellanti, Kanawha
County (Clinton)
Jeffrey Kessler, Marshall
County (Clinton)
Scott King, Kanawha
County
(Obama-Alternate)
Shelby Leary, Monongalia
County
(Clinton-Alternate)
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