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Bret Nida
Bret Nida was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 35 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Biography
Nida is South Charleston native and life long resident of West Virginia. He earned his B.A. in secondary education from Marshall University in 2002.[2]
Upon graduation, he taught in Cabell and Wayne county schools for four years. He later entered the real estate business, and he owned and worked as a broker for Nida Real Estate at the time of his candidacy.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Nida provided the following statement to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I do not believe in 'Party Lines' only sound ideas and policy.[3] | ” |
Nida listed the following issues on his campaign website:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "[Nida] plans to increase pay and improve retirement benefits by innovating ways that public funds are distributed."
Technology
- Excerpt: "[Nida] has a plan to bring Wi-Fi to public areas, such as parks and shopping districts."
Energy
- Excerpt: "We must allow these industries room for innovation and reward them for safety and conservation."
Veterans and police
- Excerpt: "Eliminating frivolous spending is key to creating the funds needed to improve services for our veterans. [Nida] plans to invest in better technology for our police and programs to support our veterans as they transition from military service."
Small businesses
- Excerpt: "[Nida] will initiate or support any legislation that stands rather than stifles small business."
Elections
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. In the 2014 election, District 35 was represented by four delegates. Andrew Byrd, Thornton Cooper, Barbara Hatfield and Sherri Wong defeated John Caudill, IV, David Harless, Bret Nida, Joe Wallace and Gary Winter in the Democratic primary. Incumbents J.B. McCuskey, Eric Nelson, and Suzette Raines and Chris Stansbury defeated Richard McGinnis and Marie Sprouse-McDavid in the Republican primary. Byrd, McCuskey, Nelson, and Stansbury defeated Cooper, Hatfield, Wong, and Sprouse-McDavid in the general election. Raines withdrew from the race.[6] She was replaced by Sprouse-McDavid on the general election ballot.[1][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Eric Nelson Incumbent |
15.7% | 11,050 | |
| Republican | J.B. McCuskey Incumbent |
14.3% | 10,013 | |
| Republican | Chris Stansbury |
12.7% | 8,897 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Byrd |
12.6% | 8,852 | |
| Republican | Marie Sprouse-McDavid | 12% | 8,436 | |
| Democratic | Bobbie Hatfield | 12% | 8,401 | |
| Democratic | Sherri Wong | 11.4% | 8,039 | |
| Democratic | Thornton Cooper | 9.3% | 6,548 | |
| Total Votes | 70,236 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bobbie Hatfield |
21.2% | 3,601 |
| Andrew Byrd |
14.8% | 2,510 |
| Sherri Wong |
14.3% | 2,435 |
| Thornton Cooper |
13.1% | 2,232 |
| John Caudill, IV | 11.6% | 1,976 |
| Bret Nida | 9% | 1,539 |
| Gary Winter | 6.5% | 1,114 |
| David Harless | 5% | 851 |
| Joe Wallace | 4.4% | 753 |
| Total Votes | 17,011 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nelson Incumbent |
24.9% | 2,952 |
| Suzette Raines Incumbent |
21.6% | 2,563 |
| J.B. McCuskey Incumbent |
20.6% | 2,445 |
| Chris Stansbury |
15.1% | 1,789 |
| Marie Sprouse-McDavid | 10.8% | 1,285 |
| Richard McGinnis | 6.9% | 819 |
| Total Votes | 11,853 | |
Personal
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Nida is married with two sons.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Bret + Nida + West + Virginia + House"
See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia state legislative districts
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nida for House, "Who is Bret Nida?" accessed March 17, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on March 6, 2014
- ↑ Nida for House, "Issues," accessed March 17, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Officials rule GOP can't replace Raines on ballot," August 13, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
