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Jesse Guills
| Jesse Guills | |
| West Virginia State Senate District 10 | |
| Retired senator | |
| Term in office began 2002 | |
| Term in office ended 2010 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Guills earned his BS from West Virginia University in 1968. He went on to earn his JD from West Virginia University Law School in 1971.
Guills has been an attorney at Guills and Via since 2001. He served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant from 1971 to 1972. He worked as an attorney for Haynes, Ford and Guills from 1971 to 1982. He then worked as an attorney for Jesse O. Guills, Junior, Attorney at Law from 1982 to 2001. [1]
Committee assignments
- Agriculture Committee, West Virginia Senate
- Education Committee, West Virginia Senate
- Energy, Industry and Mining Committee, West Virginia Senate
- Finance Committee, West Virginia Senate
- Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia Senate
- Labor Committee, West Virginia Senate
Elections
2010
Jesse Guills did not seek re-election in 2010. Republican John Barnes faced Democrat Ron Miller for the open seat in West Virginia State Senate District 10 in the November 2, 2010 general election. [2][3]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Jesse Guills won re-election to the Washington State Senate, District 10. [4]
Guill raised $91,306 for his campaign, while Frederick Parker raised $46,535.[5]
| West Virginia Senate, District 10 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Jesse Guills, Jr.(R)
|
12,590 | |||
| Frederick L. Parker | 11,849 | |||
Campaign donors
2006
Guills raised $91,306 for the 2006 election.
His major contributors are listed below.[6]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealer Association | $2,000 |
| Lawrence Pack | $2,000 |
| Frank Deem | $2,000 |
| Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated | $2,000 |
Personal
Jesse and his wife Karen have two children.
External links
- Biography from the West Virginia Legislature
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Sen. Guills
- ↑ Bluefield Daily Telegraph, "Incoming 10th District senators may face tough redistricting battle," May 7, 2010
- ↑ West Virginia official list of 2010 candidates
- ↑ Official Returns for the 2006 Election, Office of the WV Secretary of State
- ↑ 2006 Follow the Money
- ↑ Campaign contributors to Jesse Guills
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
West Virginia State Senate District 10 2002–present |
Succeeded by Ron Miller |
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