Pete Thaw
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Pete Thaw holds an at-large seat on the Kanawha County school board in West Virginia. He was orginially elected to the chamber in 1998 and won re-election on May 13, 2014.
Biography
Thaw is a graduate of Morris Harvey College, where he was a recipient of the Claude J. Davis Award. He served as Mayor of Sistersville from 1960 to1969, Deputy Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1969 to1973, Executive Assistant in the Governor's Office of Economic and Community Development from 1977 to 1980 and Director of Manpower Planning from 1980 to 1985. Thaw served as State Presiding Judge for the West Virginia Racing Commission for 11 years and served on the Charleston Planning Commission from 1996 to 1998. He is marred to Patricia Thaw, and has one son and two grandchildren.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Kanawha County Schools elections (2014)
Pete Thaw challenged Curtis Robinson, Vic Sprouse, Ryan White, Becky Jordan, Tracy White and Calvin McKinney for one of three at-large seats in the general election on May 13, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Ryan White |
23% | 14,403 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pete Thaw Incumbent |
19.3% | 12,101 | |
| Nonpartisan | Becky Jordan Incumbent |
15.2% | 9,552 | |
| Nonpartisan | Calvin McKinney | 14.3% | 8,968 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vic Sprouse | 13.4% | 8,401 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tracy White | 10.5% | 6,571 | |
| Nonpartisan | Curtis Robinson | 4.3% | 2,669 | |
| Total Votes | 62,665 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed June 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Thaw did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the West Virginia Secretary of State.[2]
Endorsements
Thaw did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
| 2014 Kanawha County Schools Elections | |
| Kanawha County, West Virginia | |
| Election date: | May 13, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Curtis Robinson • Ryan White • Vic Sprouse • Pete Thaw • Becky Jordan • Tracy White • Calvin McKinney |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
