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December 6, 2011
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MITT
ROMNEY ANNOUNCES WEST VIRGINIA STEERING COMMITTEE
Boston, MA
– Mitt
Romney today announced members of his West Virginia Steering Committee.
“I
am honored to have the support of so many West Virginia leaders,” said
Mitt Romney. While every state’s economy is suffering under President
Obama, West Virginia’s is one of the few under active attack by
Obama. As president, I will make domestic energy production a
critical
priority for our economic recovery. West Virginia’s coal resources
are
a tremendous asset to the state and to the nation and I will encourage
their development.”
State
Senator Donna J. Boley announcing her support said, “President Obama’s
attempts to restart our economy for the last three years have failed.
His liberal, over-reaching policies are simply not working. We need a
conservative, experienced leader who understands how the economy works
and has actually created jobs. As Governor, Mitt Romney balanced the
budget without raising taxes. He spent 25 years in the private sector
turning around failing businesses and successfully turned around the
2002 Olympic Winter Games. I am proud and excited to support Mitt
Romney for President.” Boley is a veteran Legislator and former WV
Republican National Committeewoman.
Bill
Phillips will lead the Romney WV Team. Serving as Co-Chairs will
be
Donna Gosney, Republican National Committeewoman; Delegate Bob Ashley,
a member of the WV Legislature; Thomas O’Neill, Vice Chairman of the WV
Republican Party; Wendy McCuskey, Romney State Director in 2008; and
Senator Boley.
John
H. McCutcheon, II, a senior advisor to Governor Romney in 2008 and
State Bush Director in 2000, will assist Phillips who directed the 2000
Bush presidential campaign in WV.
West
Virginia Elected Officials And Leaders Endorsing Mitt Romney:
- Patricia
Adams (Buckhannon) – Adams
is a member of the WV Republican State Committee. She also serves
as chair of the Upshur County Republican Committee.
- Jack Adams
(New Milton) – Adams is
Chairman of the Doddridge County Republican Party and a Member of the
WV Republican State Committee.
- Steven
Allred (Julian) – Allred
served a WV Commissioner of Labor.
- Delegate
Bob Ashley (Spencer) – Ashley
is a longtime member of the WV House of Delegates and was Co-Chair of
Governor Romney’s WV campaign in 2008.
- Patrick
Bennett (Collier) – Bennett
is an attorney and was Brooke County Romney Chair in 2008.
- Senator
Donna Boley (St. Marys) –
Boley
serves in the WV State Senate and is a former WV Republican National
Committeewoman.
- Mary Boltz
(Beverly) – Boltz
is a Member of the WV Republican State Executive Committee.
- Mark
Browning (Charleston) –
Browning
is an attorney in Charleston and is the former President of the Kanawha
County Bar Association.
- Norma
Clise (Romney) – Clise
is a lifelong Republican activist in Hampshire County.
- Roger
Dahmer (Franklin) – Dahmer
is Chairman of the Pendleton County Republican Committee.
- William
Drennen (Fairmont) - Drennen
is a Fairmont insurance executive and worked on the WV Romney campaign
in 2008.
- Delegate
Allen V. Evans (Dorcas) –
Evans
is a Member of the WV House of Delegates.
- Beverly
Evans (Dorcas) – Evans
is Chair of the Grant County Republican County Party.
- Jack
Fincham (Brenton) – Fincham
is Chair of the Wyoming County Republican Party.
- Delegate
Marty Gearheart (Bluefield) –
Gearheart serves in the WV House of Delegates and is Vice Chairman of
the WV Republican Party.
- Sara S. Geis
(Short Gap) – Geis is a leader in her community serving on local
boards, dedicated to youth and families.
- Donna
Gosney (Madison) – Gosney
is WV Republican National Committeewoman and was Co-Chair of Governor
Romney’s WV 2008 campaign.
- Mike Greer
(Bridgeport) – Greer is
a four term member of the WV Legislature and member of the WV Public
Service Commission.
- Todd
Gunter (Charleston) – Gunter
is a member of the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee.
- Priscilla
Haden (Charleston) – Haden
is
a prominent education leader who is known for her efforts to return
teaching of civics to the classroom.
- Robert J.
Hannen (Wheeling) – Hannen
is an attorney in Wheeling.
- Roger
Hanshaw (Clay) – Hanshaw
an agricultural executive and Parliamentarian to the WV Republican
State Committee.
- Paul
Hartling (Hurricane) –
Hartling is Chairman of the WVGOP County Chairs Committee and Chairman
of the Putnam County Republican Party.
- Mike
Hastings (Daniels) – Hasting
is a Raleigh County businessman and a lifelong Republican activist.
- Ira Haught
(Harrisville) – Haught
is an attorney and former Chairman of the Ritchie County Republican
Committee.
- William
Higginbotham (White Sulphur Springs) –
Higginbotham is a Vice Chairman of the WV Republican State Executive
Committee.
- Donna
Hines (Weston) – Hines
is a personal investment manager and financial planner.
- Estill
Hughes (Cowen) – Hughes
is Chairman Webster County Republican Chairman and serves of the WV
Republican State Committee
- Carolyn
Jackson (Elkins) – Jackson
is Chair of the Randolph County Republican Committee.
- Frank
Jorgensen (Summersville) –
Jorgensen is a Nicholas County business executive.
- Mayor
Dottie Kellison (Marlinton) –
Kellison is former Mayor City of Marlinton.
- Katie
Kennedy (Harpers Ferry) –
Kennedy
is a homemaker and active in the local community theater.
- Jeffrey
Loudin (Elkins)
– Loudin is a hotel executive and former Republican Chairman in
Randolph County. He was Executive Assistant to the 2008 WV Romney
staff.
- Conrad
Lucas (Huntington) – Lucas
is Chairman of the WV Young Republicans and serves as General Counsel
to the WV Republican Party.
- Lawrence
Lyon (Madison) – Lyon is
Chair of the Boone County Republican Party.
- Jerry Mays
(Martinsburg) – Mays is
the current Chair of the Berkeley County Republican Party and was
Romney Chair in 2008.
- Linda Maze
(Harrisville) – Maze
was County Clerk in Ritchie County for several years.
- J. B.
McCuskey (Charleston) –
McCuskey is a Charleston attorney and served on the 2008 WV Romney
Committee.
- Wendy
McCuskey (Charleston) –
McCuskey is president of the Associated Builders & Contractors of
West Virginia.
- Delegate
James M. McCutcheon (Parkersburg)
- McCutcheon served in the WV House of Delegates. He is a
lifelong
Republican activist and served on the Bush Finance Committee in WV.
- John H.
McCutcheon, II (White Sulphur Springs)
– McCutcheon served as a Senior Advisor to Governor Romney’s WV
statewide campaign in 2008 and was Executive Director for the Bush for
President Campaign in WV in 2000.
- Karen
McCoy (Hillsboro) - McCoy
is a Member, WV Republican State Executive Committee.
- Mayor Andy
McKenzie (Wheeling) –
McKenzie is Mayor of Wheeling and previously served in the WV State
Senate.
- Jack
Merinar (Bridgeport) –
Merinar
is a partner in the law firm of Steptoe-Johnson.
- Amanda
Mesler (Weirton) – Mesler
is an attorney in Weirton and serves as is a Member of the WV
Republican State Executive Committee.
- Greg
Morris (Bridgeport) - Morris
is a former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of U. S. Department
of Health & Human Services.
- Senator
David Nohe (Vienna) – Nohe
serves in the WV State Senate and as Mayor of the City of Vienna.
- Thomas
O’Neill (Buckhannon)
– O’Neill is a Buckhannon attorney serves as Vice Chairman WV
Republican State Executive Committee and played a key role in the WV
Romney 2008 campaign.
- Bill
Phillips (Elkins)
– Phillips served as Chief of Staff to former Governor Cecil H.
Underwood and Senior WV Advisor to Governor Romney. He chaired
the WV
Bush for President Campaign in 2000.
- Chris
Phillips (Philippi) –
Phillips is a Barbour County businessman and Romney Chair 2008.
- Jenny
Phillips (Elkins) –
Phillips served as WV USDA State Director for Rural Development in the
Bush administration and is known for her advocacy and support of rural
communities.
- Mayor
Carolyn Rader (Ripley) -
Rader
is Mayor of Ripley and Member of the WV Republican State Executive
Committee.
- Lisa Ramey
(Harts) – Ramey
serves as Chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Executive
Committee.
- Jim Reed
(Clay) – Reed is
WV Republican National Committeeman.
- Rick Rice
(Buckhannon)
– Rice was President, WV Association of County Commissioners & WV
County Officials Association. He held the position of State
Director
USDA Rural Development in the Bush administration.
- Jamie
Ridgeway (Morgantown) –
Ridgeway is Vice President of Operations for March Westin Company, Inc.
- Joey
Robinett (Fort Gay) –
Robinett is a practicing attorney and worked on the Romney campaign in
2008 as a college student.
- Robert
Ryan (Charleston) – Ryan is
an attorney in Charleston and serves as Counsel to WV Romney for
President Committee.
- Jeanne
Scott (Huntington) – Scott
has managed local and regional Republican campaigns.
- Councilman
Mark Scott (Elkins) – Scott
serves on the Elkins City Council and is a Vice Chairman WV Republican
State Executive Committee.
- Senator
Tom Scott, MD (Huntington) –
Scott is
a former State Senator and physician.
- Terry
Shorr (Charleston) – Shorr
has been a longtime Romney activist and served on the 2008 WV Romney
Steering Committee.
- Don Smith
(Kingwood) – Smith
is Chairman, Preston County Republican Party.
- William
Snyder (White Sulphur Springs)
– Snyder
is a Greenbrier County businessman and former Vice Chairman of WV
Republican State Executive Committee.
- Mark
Sorsaia (Hurricane) – Sorsaia
is Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney & former candidate for
Governor.
- Delegate
Debbie Stevens (Parsons) –
Stevens
served in the WV House of Delegates.
- Judy Guye
Swanson (Elkins) - Swanson
is a three term Elkins Mayor and has served as a Randolph County
Commissioner.
- Dallas
Thacker (Huntington) –
Thacker
is a Huntington businessman and Member of the WV Republican State
Committee. .
- David
Tyson (Huntington) – Tyson
is a former Chairman of the WV Republican Party.
- Kimberly
Waldron (Morgantown) -
Waldron
serves on the Monongalia County Republican Executive Committee.
- Wayne
Weber (New Martinsville) –
Weber
is a Christian counselor and previous candidate for a WV State Senate.
- Herb White
(Sutton) – White
is Chair of the Braxton County Republican Party.
- Shane
Wilson (Morgantown) – Wilson
is Vice Chairman of the WV Young Republicans and founded the Underwood
Institute.
- Deborah
Wolfe (Huntington) – Wolfe
is a former Mrs. American.
- Mayor Kim
Wolfe (Huntington) – Wolfe
is Mayor City of Huntington and former Sheriff of Cabell County.
- Duane
Zobrist (Lewisburg) – Zobrist
is a Greenbrier County businessman and civic leader.
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