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Monica Addington
Monica Addington (Democratic Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 41. Addington lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Biography
Monica Addington lives in Nettie, West Virginia. She earned an associate degree in administrative office technology from New River Community and Technical College in 2014 and a bachelor's degree in business administration/management from Western Governor's University in 2017. Addington's career experience includes working as a customer service associate with Lowe's Companies and a medical transcriptionist with Summersville Family Medicine.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41
Incumbent Jordan Hill defeated Paul O'Dell Jr. in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jordan Hill (R) | 58.7 | 3,465 |
 | Paul O'Dell Jr. (D) | 41.3 | 2,434 | |
| Total votes: 5,899 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41
Paul O'Dell Jr. defeated Nelson Tinnel, Monica Addington, and Duane Bragg in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul O'Dell Jr. | 49.4 | 1,040 |
| Nelson Tinnel | 26.8 | 564 | ||
 | Monica Addington | 13.2 | 278 | |
| Duane Bragg | 10.6 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 2,106 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41
Incumbent Jordan Hill advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 41 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jordan Hill |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Monica Addington participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Monica Addington's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Education reform |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I am passionate about fixing our economy and education reform. I believe in universal healthcare and daycare and making our state more welcoming to diversity.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Monica Addington answered the following:
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
| “ | I have overcame poverty. Survived domestic violence. I am currently working towards a Master's degree so I have been there I know the challenges real people are facing and that gives me a better prospective in what works to overcome those challenges.[4] | ” |
| “ | You are the voice of the people. You are working for the people. My responsibility is to listen to the voters.[4] | ” |
| “ | That I made things better...even if it's just for one person.[4] | ” |
| “ | I was in middle school when I watched the space shuttle explode during my home economics class.[4] | ” |
| “ | Hardee's burger flipper. I was there from age 16 to age 19.[4] | ” |
| “ | The Grapes of Wrath. It was the book that made me love reading. It gives a look into the lives of migrant workers.[4] | ” |
| “ | I have gone from poverty to politics. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I am a fighter.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes I would like to.move up through the offices to make a bigger impact on moving WV forward.[4] | ” |
| “ | WV has the highest drug overdose rates in the country. A recovering addict was in a car accident and broke his back, his ribs and several other bones and couldn't take anything for pain. Marijauna use is illegal and opiods would feed his addiction. It was very heart wrenching to hear of his extreme physical pain and suffering and the desperation of his family.[4] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018
- West Virginia House of Delegates
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "Monica Addington's Biography," accessed April 8, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Monica Addington's responses," April 6, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
