Bill Lester (West Virginia)
Bill Lester was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia. He was considered the Tea Party candidate[1] but lost in the Republican primary.[2]
Lester has been a trial lawyer for 30 years.[1]
Campaign themes
2012
According to his website, Lester's campaign platform included the following issues[3]:
- Balanced budget
- No bailouts
- Lower taxes
Lester also stated that coal mining is essential to West Virginia's jobs,[4] and that he would try to fight Environmental Protection Agency regulations on coal-fired power plants.[1]
Elections
2012
Lester ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent West Virginia's 3rd District. He and Lee Bias lost to Rick Snuffer in the May 8 primary.[2][2][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Rick Snuffer |
53.4% | 12,359 |
| Lee Bias | 28.8% | 6,671 |
| Bill Lester | 17.7% | 4,104 |
| Total Votes | 23,134 | |
Ads
Lester released two campaign videos:
| "Bill Lester for Congress" |
| "Coal Is West Virginia" |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bill + Lester + West Virginia + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The (Columbus) Republic, "3 Republicans seek nomination to face 3rd District Congressman Nick Rahall in November," April 27, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 West Virginia Metro News, "2012 Primary Results," May 8, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Bill Lester campaign website, "Core Beliefs," accessed May 3, 2012
- ↑ Bill Lester campaign website, "Videos," accessed May 3, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
