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Ralph Rodighiero
| Ralph Rodighiero | ||
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| West Virginia House of Delegates District 19 | ||
| Former officeholder | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007 - December 1, 2012 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Logan High School, 1981 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | May 26, 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Logan, WV | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Rodighiero received his Diploma from Logan High School in 1981.He worked as a Delivery Driver for the United States Postal Service from 1986 to 2006.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rodighiero served on these committees:
- Agriculture Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Education Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Education Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
- Health Committee, West Virginia State Legislature
- Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Health and Human Resources Accountability Committee, West Virginia State Legislature, Nonvoting
- Interstate Cooperation Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates, Vice Chair
- Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia House of Delegates
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rodighiero served on these committees:
- Agriculture Committee, West Virginia House
- Education Committee, West Virginia House
- Health and Human Resources Committee, West Virginia House
- Natural Resources Committee, West Virginia House
Elections
2010
Rodighiero was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 19. He was one of six candidates running for the four District 19 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. He defeated Democrats Ted Ellis, David Eplin, Harry Freeman, A. Jay Hatfield, Gary L. Johngrass, Teddy Toblin and Ed Triplett in the May 11 primary. His opponents in the general election were Republicans Elias Gregory and Chad Story; Democrat incumbents Josh Stowers and Greg Butcher, and Democrat Rupert Phillips, Jr. The four top vote-getters were elected.[2][3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 19 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Ralph Rodighiero (D)
|
10,372 | 21.59% | ||
| Gregory Butcher (D)
|
9,706 | 20.20% | ||
| Josh Stowers (D)
|
9,291 | 19.34% | ||
| Rupert Phillips, Jr. (D)
|
8,672 | 18.05% | ||
| Chad Story (R) | 5,140 | 10.70% | ||
| Elias Gregory (R) | 4,861 | 10.12 | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Josh Daniel Stowers (D)
|
4,748 | 13.94% | ||
| Ralph M. Rodighiero (D)
|
4,704 | 13.81% | ||
| Rupert Wilson Phillips, Jr. (D)
|
4,205 | 12.35% | ||
| Gregory Allen Butcher (D)
|
4,060 | 11.92% | ||
| Teddy H. Ellis (D) | 3,890 | 11.42% | ||
| Theodore Jay Tomblin (D) | 3,212 | 9.43% | ||
| Harry Ernest Freeman (D) | 2,593 | 7.61% | ||
| Eddie Lee Triplett (D) | 1,591 | 4.67% | ||
| A. Jay Hatfield (D) | 1,567 | 4.60% | ||
| Gary Lee Johngrass (D) | 961 | 2.82 % | ||
| David Colby Eplin (D) | 895 | 2.63% | ||
2008
In 2008 Rodighiero was re-elected to the West Virginia House District 19. Rodighiero (D) finished with 13,381 votes. He finished behind Greg Butcher with 16,828 votes, Josh Stowers (D) with 13,846 votes and Jeff Eldridge (D) with 13,511 votes.[5] Rodighiero raised $14,900 for his campaign fund.[6]
| West Virginia House District 19 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Greg Butcher (D)
|
16,828 | |||
| Josh Stowers (D)
|
13,846 | |||
| Jeff Eldridge (D)
|
13,511 | |||
| Ralph Rodighiero (D)
|
13,381 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, when Rodighiero most recently won re-election to the House of Delegates, he collected $14,900 in donations.[7]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Laborers District Council | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council | $1,250 |
| West Virginia Regional Council of Carpenters | $1,250 |
| AFL-CIO | $1,000 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Education Association | $1,000 |
| Teamsters | $1,000 |
Personal
Rodighiero and his wife, Terri, have two children.
External links
- Official list of West Virginia's November 2, 2010 candidates
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
References
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| Preceded by - |
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Succeeded by NA |
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