Bob Radabaugh

Robert Radabaugh

GOpac Announces Nov. 3 General Election Legislative Endorsements

GOpac, the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGA) has endorsed 86 candidates for legislative races in the upcoming November 3 West Virginia 2020 General Election.

GOpac Chair Robert Radabaugh, stated, “IOGA is pleased to announce this list of candidates dedicated to greater public service. We believe each to be uniquely qualified to serve our great state in making sound business-friendly decisions that benefit all hard-working West Virginia citizens.”

IOGA represents nearly 500 producers of oil and natural gas and those that serve them in West Virginia, representing more than 15,000 direct employees. IOGA’s purpose is to promote and protect the West Virginia oil and natural gas producing industry in a variety of important ways.

For additional information, contact Charlie Burd at (304) 344-9867.

State Senate Endorsements:

District Candidate 1st Ryan W. Weld 2nd Mike Maroney 3rd Donna J Boley 4th Amy Nichole Grad 5th Robert "Bob" Plymale 6th Chandler Swope 7th Rupie Phillips 9th David “Bugs” Stover 11th Robert Lee Karnes 12th Patrick S. Martin 14th Randy E. Smith 15th Craig P. Blair 16th Patricia Rucker 17th Eric Nelson, Jr. GOpac Chair

House of Delegates Endorsements:

District Candidate 1st Mark Zatezalo 2nd Phillip Diserio 3rd Erikka Storch 5th Dave Pethtel 6th David L. Kelly 7th Trenton Barnhart 8th Bill Anderson 9th Shannon Kimes 10th Roger Conley Vernon Criss John R. Kelly 11th N. Riley Keaton 12th Steve Westfall 13th Josh Higginbotham 15th Geoff Foster 16th Mark Bates Daniel Linville John Mandt, Jr. 17th Chad Lovejoy Matthew Rohrbach 18th Evan Worrell 19th Derrick Evans Jason Stephens 21st Mark Dean 22nd Joe Jeffries Zack Maynard 23rd Rodney A. Miller 25th Tony Paynter 26th Ed Evans 27th Joe C. Ellington, Jr. Marty Gearheart Doug Smith 28th Roy G. Cooper Jeffrey Pack 29th Brandon Steele 32nd Austin Haynes Kayla Kessinger 33rd Roger Hanshaw 34th Brent Boggs 35th Moore Capito Larry Pack Doug Skaff, Jr. Chris Stansbury 36th Chris Pritt District Candidate 36th Chris Walters 38th Dianna Graves 39th Dana Ferrell 40th Dean Jeffries 41st Heather Tully 42nd Jeff Campbell 43rd Bill Hartman 44th Caleb Hanna 45th Robbie Martin 46th Adam Burkhammer 47th Chris Phillips 48th Danny Hamrick Laura Kimble Ben Queen Clay Riley 49th Amy Summers 50th Joey Garcia Guy Ward 51st Joe Statler 53rd D.R. Buck Jennings 54th John Paul Hott II 56th Gary G. Howell 57th Ruth Rowan 59th Ken Reed 61st Jason Barrett 63rd John Hardy 64th Eric L. Householder 66th Paul Espinosa

GOpac and IOGA encourage you to vote and choose those candidates who best represent your views. A complete list of candidates for all offices can be found at: https:// services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/ candidate-search/.

The General Election Early Voting Period is October 21-31, 2020. West Virginia voters may vote by absentee ballot. A complete list of the eligibility requirements and information relating to the different forms and qualifications for absentee voting in West Virginia may be viewed at the following link: Eligibility For Absentee Voting in West Virginia.

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