Laura Finch
Laura Finch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Laura Finch lives in Hillsboro, West Virginia.[1] She earned a B.A. in political science and government from Christopher Newport University in 2007 and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2012. Finch’s career experience includes working as a law clerk with the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of West Virginia and as an attorney with her own private practice.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 11
William Hamilton defeated Laura Finch in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Hamilton (R) | 70.4 | 23,718 |
| Laura Finch (D) | 29.6 | 9,953 | ||
| Total votes: 33,671 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 11
Laura Finch defeated Margaret Kerr Beckwith in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laura Finch | 52.4 | 5,087 | |
 | Margaret Kerr Beckwith | 47.6 | 4,617 | |
| Total votes: 9,704 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 11
William Hamilton defeated incumbent Robert Karnes in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 11 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Hamilton | 62.3 | 6,523 |
 | Robert Karnes | 37.7 | 3,955 | |
| Total votes: 10,478 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Laura Finch participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 30, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Laura Finch's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Fighting poverty |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I feel strongly that if working families are given basic opportunities to provide for their families, and minimum wage workers are paid what they're worth, our economy will improve and provide the revenue needed to address other problems. I also feel strongly that we must raise pay for social workers and hire hundreds more to address child and adult protective services issues facing our communities.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
|
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Laura Finch answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Honesty, fairness, hard work[5] | ” |
| “ | I love the law and am asking to represent my district as their legislator. I would seek to reform existing laws and offer new laws to promote quality of life in the State and address the challenges facing working families.[5] | ” |
| “ | I was 5 when the Berlin Wall came down.[5] | ” |
| “ | I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 24. I was treated aggressively and continue to be monitored for recurrence, but have been fortunate to be cured. I know how daunting medical bills can be, for young people, especially. Due in part to my illness, I also struggle with my weight, and I know that is a challenge for many West Virginians.[5] | ” |
| “ | I believe legislators need to have familiarity with the law in order to be effective. As an attorney, I am most familiar with criminal law, family law and child welfare law.[5] | ” |
| “ | Poverty, substance abuse, education, infrastructure, environmental science and natural resources[5] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia State Senate elections, 2018
- West Virginia State Senate
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Detail," accessed February 18, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Laura Finch," accessed February 18, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Laura Finch's responses," April 30, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
