Sheirl Fletcher
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| Sheirl Fletcher | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. Senate, West Virginia | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | West Virginia University | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Energy industry | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Fletcher served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2002.[2] She owns a business in the energy industry.[3]
Issues
Campaign platform
2012
According to her website, Fletcher's campaign platform includes the following tenets[3]
- Simpler and lower taxes
- Supporting coal and natural gas as means toward energy independence
- Securing funding for rural community health care clinics
Elections
2012
Fletcher ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing West Virginia. She lost to incumbent Joe Manchin in the Democratic primary on May 8.[1][4]
| U.S. Senate-West Virginia Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Manchin III Incumbent |
79.9% | 163,891 |
| Sheirl Fletcher | 20.1% | 41,118 |
| Total Votes | 205,009 | |
Endorsements
Sheirl Fletcher was endorsed by the following organizations[5]:
- National Right to Life Committee
- National Rifle Association
2010
Fletcher ran in the 2010 special election to replace deceased Sen. Robert Byrd; she lost to Joe Manchin.[2]
Personal
Fletcher has two children.[3]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Metro News "2012 Primary Results," May 8, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrep - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fletcher for US Senate "Biography," Accessed May 6, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Charleston Gazette "Former delegate seeks to oust Manchin from Senate seat in Tuesday's primary," May 5, 2012
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