[ politics ]
Ask the
Candidates
compiled by Samantha Cart
2016
There’s a murmur of dissatisfaction
running along our hills and through our
hollows in West Virginia, and you don’t have
to lean in far to catch it. There’s also a hint
of hope in the air. As the political parties
conduct their local and national campaigns,
voters are preparing to answer the call of
their civic duty, and it’s hard to imagine
there’s ever been a more important time for
the citizens’ voices to be heard than now.
In light of the upcoming elections, West
Virginia Executive (WVE) wanted to take
a closer look at four office elections in particular that will have a major impact on
the state. Not only will West Virginians be
electing a new governor, but the seats for
attorney general, state treasurer and commissioner of agriculture are up for grabs.
West Virginia is standing at a crossroads,
and with the current challenges facing
the state’s budget and a dire need for new
industry and a friendlier business environment for our entrepreneurs, those elected
in 2016 to fill these seats will play a vital
role in the Mountain State’s next chapter.
Because of the importance of this
election, WVE sought out the candidates
of these four races from all four political
parties: Democratic, Libertarian, Mountain
and Republican. We asked the candidates a
series of questions pertaining to their background, the challenges they have identified,
their goals if elected and what their first
action as an elected official will be. It is
our hope that these Q&As will contribute
to our readers making well-informed decisions about the future of this great state.
Continued
on the web
www.wvexecutive.com
summer 2016
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