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Jim Strawn
Jim Strawn was a Republican candidate for District 30, West Virginia House of Delegates in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election.
Strawn has been Director of Marketing and Community Education at Highland Hospital since 1996. He earned his B.S. from West Virginia Wesleyan College with emphasis on Education and Helath. He received his M.A. from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies.[1]
Elections
2010
Strawn was defeated as one of fourteen candidates running for the seven positions in District 30 on the ballot in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was opposed in the general election by Republican candidates Michael Scott Hall, Brian F. Hicks, Fred Joseph, Eric Nelson, Daniel "Rick" Barnett, and Steve Sweeney; Democratic incumbents Bonnie Brown, Nancy Guthrie, Barbara Hatfield, Mark Hunt, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Sharon Spencer, and Danny Wells. Only the top seven vote-getters were elected.[2][3]
| West Virginia State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Fredrik Eric Nelson, Jr. (R)
|
2,963 | 4.21% | ||
| Fred H. Joseph (R)
|
2,820 | 4.01% | ||
| Michael Scott Hall (R)
|
2,548 | 3.62% | ||
| James W. Strawn (R)
|
2,343 | 3.33% | ||
| Steven Sweeney (R)
|
2,096 | 2.98% | ||
| Daniel Richard Barnett (R)
|
1,993 | 2.83% | ||
| Brian Franklin Hicks (R)
|
1,979 | 2.81% | ||
| Harold Verdayne Meade, Jr. (R) | 1,273 | 1.81% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
Strawn's campaign themes center around the term "S.E.R.V.E."
- S - "Service to our community."
- E - "Empower the people of the 30th District"
- R - "Respect all. I am a man of character."
- V - "Vote! I encourage you to exercise your citizenship duty."
- E - "Everybody will be represented."[4]
External links
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Official list of West Virginia's November 2, 2010 candidates
- West Virginia House of Delegates official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://jimstrawn.com/ Strawn campaign website}
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 11, 2010," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Strawn campaign website
