Allen Gorrell

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Allen Gorrell

Prior offices:

Harrison County Schools, At-large

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Education

High school

Roosevelt Wilson High School

Bachelor's

University of West Virginia

Other

Marshall University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Funeral home associate

Allen Gorrell formerly held an at-large seat on the Harrison County school board in West Virginia. He lost re-election on May 13, 2014.

Biography

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Gorrell is a native of Harrison County. He graduated from Roosevelt Wilson High in 1960 and attended West Virginia University. He earned a B.S. in 1965 and an M.S. in 1970. In addition, he earned 80 post graduate hours beyond his master's from both WVU and Marshall University. From 1966 to 1969, Gorrell served in the U.S. Army, which included a tour of duty in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division. He began his 38 year career in education at the Industrial School for Boys in Pruntytown, where he worked as a counselor from 1969 to 1973. In 1973 he returned to Harrison County Schools as a teacher and coach at Lumberport Elementary and Lumberport Middle School. In 1978, he was named principal at Wyatt Elementary and from there served in a succession of principal positions at Enterprise Elementary, Hartman Elementary, Morgan Elementary and Nutter Fort Primary, where he retired in 2007. In addition to his work in Harrison County, Gorrell also worked as an evaluator of schools and county school systems for the West Virginia Office of Education Performance Audits. At the time of his tenure, Gorrell was employed as a part time associate at Davis-Weaver Funeral Home in Clarksburg. Gorrell was a deacon at Clarksburg Baptist Church, where he has served as the Chair of Finance Committee, the Vice-Chair of the Stewardship Commission, and the Chair of the Children's Commission. He is a past state president of the West Virginia Baptist Convention Young Adults, a former member of the Harrison County YMCA - Board of Directors, a former member of the Harrison County Easter Seal Grants Committee, a former member of the Clarksburg Planning and Zoning Commission, a former coach of Clarksburg Central Little League, and a member of VFW Post 573 in Clarksburg. Gorrell is married with two sons and one grandson.

Elections

2014

See also: Harrison County Schools elections (2014)

Allen Gorrell faced David M. Sturm, Michael Daugherty, Kristin Messenger and Frank Devono Jr. for an at-large seat in the general election on May 13, 2014.

Results

Harrison County Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Frank Devono Jr.	25.2%	6,567
	Nonpartisan	Michael Daugherty	22.5%	5,867
	Nonpartisan	Kristin Messenger	21.5%	5,598
	Nonpartisan	Allen Gorrell Incumbent	15.8%	4,128
	Nonpartisan	David M. Sturm Incumbent	15%	3,922
Total Votes				26,082
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed June 23, 2014

Funding

Gorrell did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Harrison County Clerk.

Endorsements

Gorrell did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.

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See also

• Harrison County Schools, West Virginia
• Harrison County Schools elections (2014)

External links

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• Harrison County Schools