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Michael Castle (West Virginia)
From Ballotpedia
Michael Castle was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 51 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Castle's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor at West Virginia University. He earned his B.S. in physical education from Bridgewater State College and his M.B.A. from West Virginia University.
Campaign themes
Castle's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
A Business Voice
- Excerpt: "West Virginia is considered a pretty bad place to do business, mostly because of our legal, tax and labor environment. West Virginia is considered to be a bad place to get sued in, to have a heavily taxed business environment, and to be a difficult labor state based on unionization."
- Excerpt: "West Virginia is being passed over as a business alternative to more favorable economic climates that include right to work states, tort reform states, and fairer tax states. It is unfortunate but it is true. The job growth in West Virginia and the actual number of jobs available has been steadily decreasing over the past decade. Even in the booming early 90’s we were losing jobs and employment."
A Business Voice
- Excerpt: "We need a stronger voice in Charleston. I will be that voice, a voice that will speak on behalf of the Mon County taxpayer to the State, not the State to the Mon County taxpayer. This is what you deserve and this is what I will provide."
Elections
2012
Castle ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 51. Castle was defeated in the May 8 primary election. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Cindy Frich |
21.9% | 2,969 |
| Amanda Pasdon Incumbent |
18.1% | 2,453 |
| Kevin Scott Poe |
16.5% | 2,240 |
| John P. Woods |
12.5% | 1,698 |
| Jay Redmond |
12% | 1,623 |
| Michael Castle | 11.8% | 1,602 |
| Elvis Austin | 7.1% | 958 |
| Total Votes | 13,543 | |
Personal
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Caslte and his wife, Stephanie, have two children; Adam and Conner.
Recent news
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Michael Castle on Facebook
Footnotes
Current members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Leadership
Minority Leader:Sean Hornbuckle
Representatives
District 1
Pat McGeehan (R)
District 2
Mark Zatezalo (R)
District 3
Jimmy Willis (R)
District 4
Bill Flanigan (R)
District 5
Shawn Fluharty (D)
District 6
Jeffrey Stephens (R)
District 7
Charles Sheedy (R)
District 8
Bill Bell (R)
District 9
Trenton Barnhart (R)
District 10
District 11
Bob Fehrenbacher (R)
District 12
Vernon Criss (R)
District 13
Scot Heckert (R)
District 14
Dave Foggin (R)
District 15
Erica Moore (R)
District 16
Joe Parsons (R)
District 17
Jonathan Pinson (R)
District 18
Jim Butler (R)
District 19
Kathie Crouse (R)
District 20
Sarah Drennan (R)
District 21
Jarred Cannon (R)
District 22
Daniel Linville (R)
District 23
Evan Worrell (R)
District 24
Patrick Lucas (R)
District 25
Sean Hornbuckle (D)
District 26
Matthew Rohrbach (R)
District 27
Michael Amos (R)
District 28
Ryan Browning (R)
District 29
Henry Dillon (R)
District 30
Jeff Eldridge (R)
District 31
District 32
Josh Holstein (R)
District 33
Jordan Bridges (R)
District 34
Mark Dean (R)
District 35
Adam Vance (R)
District 36
S. Green (R)
District 37
Marty Gearheart (R)
District 38
Joe Ellington (R)
District 39
Doug Smith (R)
District 40
Roy Cooper (R)
District 41
Jordan Maynor (R)
District 42
Brandon Steele (R)
District 43
District 44
Carl Roop (R)
District 45
Eric Brooks (R)
District 46
Jeff Campbell (R)
District 47
Denny Canterbury (R)
District 48
Tom Clark (R)
District 49
Stanley Adkins (R)
District 50
David Pritt (R)
District 51
Marshall Clay (R)
District 52
Tresa Howell (R)
District 53
Tristan Leavitt (R)
District 54
Mike Pushkin (D)
District 55
JB Akers (R)
District 56
Kayla Young (D)
District 57
Hollis Lewis (D)
District 58
Walter Hall (R)
District 59
Andy Shamblin (R)
District 60
Dana Ferrell (R)
District 61
Dean Jeffries (R)
District 62
Roger Hanshaw (R)
District 63
District 64
Adam Burkhammer (R)
District 65
Carl Martin (R)
District 66
Jonathan Kyle (R)
District 67
District 68
Chris Phillips (R)
District 69
Keith Marple (R)
District 70
Mickey Petitto (R)
District 71
Laura Kimble (R)
District 72
Clay Riley (R)
District 73
Bryan Smith (R)
District 74
Mike DeVault (R)
District 75
Phil Mallow (R)
District 76
Rick Garcia (D)
District 77
Joe Statler (R)
District 78
Eugene Chiarelli (R)
District 79
Evan Hansen (D)
District 80
John Williams (D)
District 81
Anitra Hamilton (D)
District 82
David McCormick (R)
District 83
George Street (R)
District 84
D.R. Jennings (R)
District 85
John Paul Hott (R)
District 86
Bryan Ward (R)
District 87
Gary Howell (R)
District 88
Rick Hillenbrand (R)
District 89
David Cannon (R)
District 90
George Miller (R)
District 91
Ian Masters (R)
District 92
Michael Hite (R)
District 93
Michael Hornby (R)
District 94
Larry Kump (R)
District 95
Charles Horst (R)
District 96
Lisa White (R)
District 97
S. Anders (R)
District 98
Joe Funkhouser (R)
District 99
Wayne Clark (R)
District 100
William Ridenour (R)
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Democratic Party (9)
