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Waymond Cork II
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Waymond Cork (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Waymond Cork II lives in Salem, West Virginia.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Incumbent Mike Romano defeated Waymond Cork in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Romano (D) | 54.5 | 18,919 |
| Waymond Cork (R) | 45.5 | 15,791 | ||
| Total votes: 34,710 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Incumbent Mike Romano advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Romano |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12
Waymond Cork advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Waymond Cork | |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Waymond Cork participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Waymond Cork's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Creating more Jobs |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Our state and country is falling apart. Mostly because we are taking God out of everything. We expect the world to get better. But there is no way with out us turning back to God. We need to educate our children so they can turn thing around and undo the damage our generation as caused.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. Waymond Cork answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | JESUS[4] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, determination and we need to be out for the people not our selves.[4] | ” |
| “ | I want to make our State a better and more economical place to live.[4] | ” |
| “ | By doing as much as I can to benefit as many people in the state and keep the state in the black. By doing away with excessive spending, and stoping out of date programs and starting new ones.[4] | ” |
| “ | Just that I work hard for God and the people of West Virginia.[4] | ” |
| “ | Jfk getting shoot. I WAS 4[4] | ” |
| “ | My first real job I had I worked in a grocery store after school and weekends. For 3 years. 16 to 19 But I mowed for the neighbors and delivered sales flyers for a dime store from 12 to 16[4] | ” |
| “ | I bought a girl a ticket to a home coming dance. The second we got into the dance. She said go get a table I want to talk to a couple of friends. I didn't see her again till it was time to go home. My best friend ask for a ride home. So I put her in the back on the way home.[4] | ” |
| “ | Christmas Jesus was born. I love when family gets together. Esster because Jesus died for me.[4] | ” |
| “ | Superman[4] | ” |
| “ | Pictures of family[4] | ” |
| “ | I will go[4] | ” |
| “ | By having self confidence.[4] | ” |
| “ | Experience is good in any job. But having experience and no drive or purpose but your own gain is worse than no experience. You can always learn.[4] | ” |
| “ | Getting people back to work and getting ried of the drug problem.[4] | ” |
| “ | That they talk and come to agreement on issues and work together.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes. Like minded people can work together and get more done than someone by themself.[4] | ” |
| “ | Not sure yet[4] | ” |
| “ | No[4] | ” |
| “ | Haven't thought that far ahead. Just trying to get through this one first.[4] | ” |
| “ | Talked to a women who had an abortion and now is sorry and another that was on the table and changed her mind. They were helping each other get through it.[4] | ” |
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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Waymond Cork's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the West Virginia State Senate
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Majority Leader:Patrick Martin
Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel
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