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Austin Lynch
Austin Lynch (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lynch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Austin Lynch was born in Summersville, West Virginia. He served in the West Virginia Army National Guard from 2006 to 2015. He earned a high school diploma from Nicholas County High School and a bachelor's degree from Cedarville University in 2012. Lynch also attended the Regent University School of Divinity. His career experience includes working in the federal government, as a hospice chaplain with Amedisys, and as a pastor with Congregational Missionary Church in Stonewood, West Virginia.[1]
Lynch has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Free Methodist Church - USA
- North Central West Virginia Emmaus and Chrysalis Community
- Life Choice Pregnancy Resource Center, board member
- American Legion
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elections
2022
See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Ben Queen defeated Austin Lynch and Harlin Felton in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Queen (R) | 68.7 | 18,711 |
 | Austin Lynch (L)  | 31.3 | 8,529 | |
| Harlin Felton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 27,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Ben Queen advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Queen | 100.0 | 6,723 |
| Total votes: 6,723 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Austin Lynch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lynch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a veteran fighting for liberty. I believe in minimum government and maximum personal freedom.
- I promise honesty, integrity, and accessibility. I have no grandiose political ambitions and sincerely want to represent and help regular, hard-working West Virginians. I will always tell the truth and respond to phone calls and messages from my constituents.
- I am unapologetically pro-life, pro-liberty, and pro-Second Amendment.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
