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Suzette Raines
Suzette Raines is a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 35 from 2012 to 2014.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Raines served on the following committees:
| West Virginia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Education |
| • Senior Citizen Issues |
| • Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Joint Education |
Campaign themes
2014
Raines' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Economy
- Excerpt: "We can create a West Virginia that allows our current businesses to grow while simultaneously ushering in new businesses."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I vow to only support legislation where the students’ best interests are at the heart of the legislation."
- Cut Wasteful Spending
- Excerpt: "By budgeting more wisely, we can use money saved to address some of the challenges that have long faced our state, such as repairing Secondary Roads, increasing teacher pay, and cutting taxes."
- Energy
- Excerpt: "I will support measures that put the safety of our workforce first and foremost, and protect West Virginians’ ability to work and provide for their families."
Elections
2014
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. In the 2014 election, District 35 was represented by four delegates. Andrew Byrd, Thornton Cooper, Barbara Hatfield and Sherri Wong defeated John Caudill, IV, David Harless, Bret Nida, Joe Wallace and Gary Winter in the Democratic primary. Incumbents J.B. McCuskey, Eric Nelson, and Suzette Raines and Chris Stansbury defeated Richard McGinnis and Marie Sprouse-McDavid in the Republican primary. Byrd, McCuskey, Nelson, and Stansbury defeated Cooper, Hatfield, Wong, and Sprouse-McDavid in the general election. Raines withdrew from the race.[2] She was replaced by Sprouse-McDavid on the general election ballot.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Eric Nelson Incumbent |
15.7% | 11,050 | |
| Republican | J.B. McCuskey Incumbent |
14.3% | 10,013 | |
| Republican | Chris Stansbury |
12.7% | 8,897 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Byrd |
12.6% | 8,852 | |
| Republican | Marie Sprouse-McDavid | 12% | 8,436 | |
| Democratic | Bobbie Hatfield | 12% | 8,401 | |
| Democratic | Sherri Wong | 11.4% | 8,039 | |
| Democratic | Thornton Cooper | 9.3% | 6,548 | |
| Total Votes | 70,236 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bobbie Hatfield |
21.2% | 3,601 |
| Andrew Byrd |
14.8% | 2,510 |
| Sherri Wong |
14.3% | 2,435 |
| Thornton Cooper |
13.1% | 2,232 |
| John Caudill, IV | 11.6% | 1,976 |
| Bret Nida | 9% | 1,539 |
| Gary Winter | 6.5% | 1,114 |
| David Harless | 5% | 851 |
| Joe Wallace | 4.4% | 753 |
| Total Votes | 17,011 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nelson Incumbent |
24.9% | 2,952 |
| Suzette Raines Incumbent |
21.6% | 2,563 |
| J.B. McCuskey Incumbent |
20.6% | 2,445 |
| Chris Stansbury |
15.1% | 1,789 |
| Marie Sprouse-McDavid | 10.8% | 1,285 |
| Richard McGinnis | 6.9% | 819 |
| Total Votes | 11,853 | |
2012
Raines won election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35. Raines advanced past the May 8 primary election and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doug Skaff Incumbent |
15.8% | 14,891 | |
| Republican | Suzette Raines |
14.5% | 13,676 | |
| Republican | Eric Nelson Incumbent |
14.2% | 13,397 | |
| Republican | John Mccuskey |
12% | 11,325 | |
| Democratic | Bobbie Hatfield Incumbent | 12% | 11,284 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Brown Incumbent | 11.8% | 11,097 | |
| Democratic | Chris Morris | 10.4% | 9,792 | |
| Republican | Fred Joseph | 9.2% | 8,638 | |
| Total Votes | 94,100 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nelson Incumbent |
18.5% | 2,606 |
| Suzette Raines |
18.2% | 2,561 |
| John B. Mccuskey |
14% | 1,969 |
| Fred Joseph |
12.2% | 1,725 |
| Ann Calvert | 11.6% | 1,630 |
| Matt Kelly | 7.1% | 1,003 |
| Todd Carden | 5.8% | 811 |
| Michael A. Young | 5.3% | 752 |
| Micah Phelps | 4.7% | 665 |
| Elias Gregory | 2.6% | 368 |
| Total Votes | 14,090 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the West Virginia State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 10.
- Regenerate WV - House only
- Legislators are scored on their votes for or against Regenerate WV's position.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on lawsuit-related legislation.
- Legislators are scored by the West Virginia Sierra Club on their votes on the Water Resources Protection Act and its amendments.
Recent news
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See also
- West Virginia State Legislature
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House Committees
- West Virginia Joint Committees
- West Virginia state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Suzette Raines on Facebook
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Suzette Raines, "Steps Forward," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Charleston Daily Mail, "Officials rule GOP can't replace Raines on ballot," August 13, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ WBOY.com, "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 2012-2014 |
Succeeded by Chris Stansbury (R) |
