Cindy Frich

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Cindy Frich
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Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 44

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 10, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Miami University, 1987

Personal
Religion
Christian
Contact

Cindy Frich (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 51. She assumed office on December 1, 2012. She left office on December 1, 2018.

Frich (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 82. She lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.

Frich represented District 44 in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2005. Frich previously ran for election to Senate District 13 in 2010.

Biography

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Frich earned her B.A. in political science from Miami University in 1987 and attended West Virginia University.

When she worked in the state House, Frich's professional experience included working as a self-employed writer, political columnist at The Dominion Post, self-employed salesman, institute liaison at Chautauqua Institute and New York City Ballet, and salesman at Sound Investments.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Banking and Insurance, Chair
Finance

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Frich served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Frich served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82

Debbie Warner defeated Katie Fallon in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner (R)
 
51.3
 
2,822
Image of Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon (D)
 
48.7
 
2,683

Total votes: 5,505
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82

Katie Fallon advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon
 
100.0
 
710

Total votes: 710
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82

Debbie Warner defeated Cindy Frich and Drew Talbott in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 82 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner
 
53.9
 
559
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich
 
34.3
 
356
Image of Drew Talbott
Drew Talbott Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
123

Total votes: 1,038
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer (D)
 
11.8
 
19,718
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen (D)
 
11.3
 
18,800
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler (R)
 
11.0
 
18,304
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker (D)
 
10.8
 
17,931
Image of John Williams
John Williams (D)
 
10.7
 
17,737
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich (R)
 
10.6
 
17,704
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles (D)
 
10.6
 
17,689
Image of Justin White
Justin White (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.5
 
14,187
Todd Stainbrook (R)
 
7.3
 
12,204
Image of Zach LeMaire
Zach LeMaire (R) Candidate Connection
 
7.3
 
12,134

Total votes: 166,408
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker
 
20.6
 
9,685
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer
 
20.5
 
9,626
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen
 
19.8
 
9,300
Image of John Williams
John Williams
 
17.2
 
8,065
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles
 
14.7
 
6,889
Image of Jeffrey Budkey
Jeffrey Budkey
 
7.1
 
3,343

Total votes: 46,908
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

Joe Statler, Cindy Frich, Justin White, Todd Stainbrook, and Zach LeMaire advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler
 
24.8
 
5,151
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich
 
23.9
 
4,965
Image of Justin White
Justin White Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
3,801
Todd Stainbrook
 
17.6
 
3,660
Image of Zach LeMaire
Zach LeMaire Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
3,200

Total votes: 20,777
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer (D)
 
12.2
 
16,357
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen (D)
 
11.6
 
15,558
Image of John Williams
John Williams (D)
 
11.2
 
15,045
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker (D)
 
11.0
 
14,725
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles (D)
 
10.6
 
14,240
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler (R)
 
9.7
 
13,051
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich (R)
 
9.4
 
12,601
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner (R)
 
8.3
 
11,058
Image of Roger Shuttlesworth
Roger Shuttlesworth (R)
 
6.6
 
8,885
Aaron Metz (R)
 
6.3
 
8,464
Image of Buddy Guthrie
Buddy Guthrie (L)
 
2.2
 
3,011
Harry Bertram (American Freedom Union Party)
 
0.7
 
942

Total votes: 133,937
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barbara Fleischauer
Barbara Fleischauer
 
21.5
 
6,116
Image of Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen
 
19.9
 
5,639
Image of Danielle Walker
Danielle Walker
 
18.0
 
5,104
Image of John Williams
John Williams
 
17.6
 
4,994
Image of Rodney Pyles
Rodney Pyles
 
13.9
 
3,952
Cory Kennedy
 
9.1
 
2,585

Total votes: 28,390
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 (5 seats)

Incumbent Joe Statler, incumbent Cindy Frich, Debbie Warner, and Roger Shuttlesworth advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Statler
Joe Statler
 
27.2
 
3,160
Image of Cindy Frich
Cindy Frich
 
25.8
 
3,004
Image of Debbie Warner
Debbie Warner
 
24.1
 
2,799
Image of Roger Shuttlesworth
Roger Shuttlesworth
 
22.9
 
2,665

Total votes: 11,628
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Flanigan (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 general election.[1][2]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent 11.84% 16,269
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Williams 10.47% 14,386
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Pyles 9.48% 13,025
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Frich Incumbent 11.78% 16,182
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Statler Incumbent 11.15% 15,318
     Democratic Evan Hansen 9.45% 12,988
     Democratic Nancy Jamison 9.04% 12,426
     Republican Michael Acevedo 7.09% 9,742
     Republican Eric Finch 7.16% 9,832
     Republican Roger Shuttlesworth 9.03% 12,407
     Libertarian Eddie Wagoner 3.51% 4,824
Total Votes 137,399
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Democratic primary.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent 20.12% 9,702
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Evan Hansen 13.30% 6,414
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Williams 13.35% 6,438
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Jamison 12.73% 6,136
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Pyles 12.12% 5,842
     Democratic John G. Lucas 8.51% 4,105
     Democratic Billy Smerka, Jr. 11.62% 5,603
     Democratic Barry L. Wendell 8.24% 3,971
Total Votes 48,211


Michael Acevedo, Eric Finch, incumbent Cindy Frich, incumbent Brian Kurcaba and incumbent Joe Statler were unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 51 Republican primary.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Acevedo
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Finch
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Frich Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Kurcaba Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Statler Incumbent

Endorsements

In 2016, Frich's endorsements included the following:[5]

  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (PAC)
  • West Virginia Farm Bureau PAC
  • West Virginia Hospital PAC
  • West Virginia Bankers Association PAC

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates 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. District 51 is represented by five delegates. Incumbents Tony Barill, Barbara Fleischauer, and Charlene Marshall and John Williams and Nancy Jamison defeated Michael Safcsak and Marti Shamberger in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Cindy Frich and Amanda Pasdon and Brian Kurcaba, Joe Statler and Bill Flanigan defeated Todd Stainbrook and Roger Shuttlesworth in the Republican primary. Fleischauer, Frich, Kurcaba, Pasdon and Statler defeated Barill, Marshall, Williams, Jamison, Flanigan and Ed Olesh (L) in the general election.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 51, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 11.3% 9,040
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 11.2% 9,006
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 11% 8,782
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 10.9% 8,772
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent 10.7% 8,543
     Democratic Charlene Marshall Incumbent 10.1% 8,133
     Democratic John Williams 9.5% 7,622
     Democratic Tony Barill Incumbent 9.2% 7,378
     Republican Bill Flanigan 7.5% 5,995
     Democratic Nancy Jamison 7.2% 5,769
     Libertarian Ed Olesh 1.4% 1,093
Total Votes 80,133


West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Evans Fleischauer Incumbent 19.6% 3,346
Green check mark transparent.pngCharlene Marshall Incumbent 18.4% 3,149
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Barill Incumbent 14.1% 2,407
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Williams 13% 2,223
Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Jamison 12.8% 2,183
Marti Shamberger 11.4% 1,955
Michael Safcsak 10.8% 1,846
Total Votes 17,109
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich Incumbent 20% 1,946
Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 19.7% 1,916
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Kurcaba 19.4% 1,896
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Statler 16.2% 1,576
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Flanigan 12.4% 1,211
Roger Shuttlesworth 7.6% 737
Todd Stainbrook 4.8% 467
Total Votes 9,749

Endorsements

In 2014, Frich's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • National Rifle Association
  • West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (PAC)
  • West Virginia Farm Bureau Political Education PAC
  • West Virginia Hospital PAC
  • West Virginia and Industry Council
  • West Virginians For Coal
  • West Virginia Car - PAC of the West Virginia Automotive and Truck Dealers Association

2012

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Frich won election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51. Frich advanced past the May 8 primary election and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Frich 21.9% 2,969
Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Pasdon Incumbent 18.1% 2,453
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Scott Poe 16.5% 2,240
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn P. Woods 12.5% 1,698
Green check mark transparent.pngJay Redmond 12% 1,623
Michael Castle 11.8% 1,602
Elvis Austin 7.1% 958
Total Votes 13,543

Endorsements

In 2012, Frich's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • National Rifle Association
  • West Virginians for Life, Inc. PAC
  • West Virginia Business & Industry Council
  • West Virginia Hospital Political Action Committee - HOSPAC
  • West Virginia Health Care Political Action Committee
  • West Virginia State Medical Association - WESPAC

2010

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2010

Frich was unopposed in the May 11 primary. Frich was defeated by Democrat Bob Beach in the November 2 general election.[12]

West Virginia State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Lynne Frich (R) 3.921 26.12%

Endorsements

In 2010, Frich's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • National Rifle Association
  • West Virginians for Coal

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Cindy Frich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Cindy Frich campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 82Lost primary$0 $0
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Lost general$11,060 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Lost general$26,855 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51Won $31,225 N/A**
2014West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51Won $30,530 N/A**
2012West Virginia State House, District 51Won $39,408 N/A**
2010West Virginia State Senate, District 13Lost $52,358 N/A**
2008West Virginia State House, District 44Lost $30,154 N/A**
2006West Virginia State House, District 44Lost $51,485 N/A**
2004West Virginia State House, District 44Won $35,916 N/A**
2002West Virginia State House, District 44Won $18,063 N/A**
2000West Virginia State House, District 44Lost $21,365 N/A**
1998West Virginia State House, District 44Lost $15,916 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

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Preceded by
'
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Succeeded by
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