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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Michael Folk on Crime
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Republican Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Supports capital punishment; supports prosecuting minors. (Nov 2012)
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Jim Justice on Crime
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Democratic governor:
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- Stiffer laws for drug pushers; treatment for addicts. (Feb 2017)
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Ben Salango on Crime
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| Democratic Governor Challenger:
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Stephen Noble Smith on Crime
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Democratic 2020 Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Courts, police, schools will track bias, & get help to fix. (Jan 2020)
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Ron Stollings on Crime
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| Democratic candidate for governor:
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Woody Thrasher on Crime
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Republican Gubernatorial Challenger:
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- Hard labor & death penalty for drug crimes. (Dec 2019)
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xEdwin Ray Vanover on Crime
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| Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger (never ran):
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Senate:
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Don Blankenship on Crime
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WV Senate contender and Constitution Party presidential nominee:
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- Served sentence, called himself a "political prisoner". (Oct 2019)
- Past criminal conviction not a barrier to running for office. (Mar 2018)
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John Buckley on Crime
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Libertarian Senate challenger:
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- Neutral on whether stricter enforcement is effective. (Sep 2014)
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Shelley Moore Capito on Crime
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Republican Representative (WV-2):
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- Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Oct 2015)
- Support law enforcement, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Carte Goodwin on Crime
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| Democratic Appointee:
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Evan Jenkins on Crime
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Republican candidate for West Virginia U.S. Senator:
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- Tough on crime, but open to reforms. (Oct 2016)
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Zane Lawhorn on Crime
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Punishment should suit victims and taxpayers, not criminals. (Feb 2006)
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Joe Manchin III on Crime
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Democratic Jr Senator; previously Governor:
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- Accelerated parole system for non-violent offenders. (Jan 2010)
- More sexual predator laws; more State police pay. (Nov 2008)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
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Pat McGeehan on Crime
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- No capital punishment; don't prosecute minors as adults. (Nov 2012)
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Patrick Morrisey on Crime
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Republican candidate for West Virginia U.S. Senator:
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- More funding, more equipment, more hiring for state police. (Feb 2018)
- $1M more for state police drug testing in criminal cases. (Oct 2017)
- Tougher sentences for drug kingpins. (Oct 2017)
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Richard Ojeda on Crime
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| Democratic Senate Challenger:
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John Raese on Crime
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Republican Challenger:
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- Supports death penalty for federal crimes. (Aug 2006)
- Prosecute violent minors as adults. (Aug 2006)
- Supports capital punishment for certain crimes. (Aug 2010)
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Paula Jean Swearengin on Crime
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Democratic candidate for West Virginia U. S. Senator:
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- End mandatory minimum sentencing. (Jul 2017)
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Natalie Tennant on Crime
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- Investigating election fraud led to felony convictions. (Nov 2012)
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House:
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Evan Jenkins on Crime
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Republican House Member (District 3):
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- Tough on crime, but open to reforms. (Oct 2016)
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David McKinley on Crime
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Republican (District 1):
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- Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators. (Mar 2011)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Nov 2015)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Carol Miller on Crime
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Republican (District 3):
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- Supports the death penalty. (Sep 2018)
- Secret purchase of lethal injection drugs for death penalty. (Feb 2016)
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Alex Mooney on Crime
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Republican House Member (District 2):
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- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Feb 2015)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
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Nick Rahall on Crime
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Democratic Representative (WV-3):
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- Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
- Rated 80% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
- Facilitate recovering crime victim restitution fees. (Apr 2011)
- Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators. (Mar 2011)
- Rated 85% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Bill Cole on Crime
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| Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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Jeff Kessler on Crime
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Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate:
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- More state prisons; also penalties other than incarceration. (Nov 2008)
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Joe Manchin III on Crime
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Democratic Jr Senator; previously Governor:
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- Accelerated parole system for non-violent offenders. (Jan 2010)
- More sexual predator laws; more State police pay. (Nov 2008)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
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Earl Ray Tomblin on Crime
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Democratic Governor (term-limited 2016):
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- Take preventative approach to juvenile justice. (Jan 2016)
- Texting while driving now illegal; add phoning & drugs. (Feb 2013)
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Shelley Moore Capito on Crime
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Republican Representative (WV-2):
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- Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Death penalty for killing police officers. (Oct 2015)
- Support law enforcement, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
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Cecil Underwood on Crime
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| Republican Candidate 2000:
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Bob Wise on Crime
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Former Democratic Governor (2001-2004):
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- $1.5M to raise pay for police and prison guards. (Feb 2001)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
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Hiram Lewis on Crime
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Rick Snuffer on Crime
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Jay Wolfe on Crime
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2002 Republican Challenger (WV):
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- Support the use of the death penalty. (Aug 2008)
- Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs. (Aug 2008)
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Robert Byrd on Crime
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Democratic Sr Senator (WV):
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- Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
- Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
- Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
- Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
- Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
- Rated 75% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
- Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
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John Rockefeller on Crime
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Democratic Sr Senator (WV):
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- Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
- Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
- Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
- Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
- Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
- Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
- Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
- Rated 75% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
- More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
- Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
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Bob Wise on Crime
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Democrat (District 2):
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- $1.5M to raise pay for police and prison guards. (Feb 2001)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
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Alan Mollohan on Crime
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Democratic Representative (WV-1):
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- Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
- Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
- Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
- Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
- Rated 38% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
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