Huntington Mayor and Democratic West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams attended and spoke at the United Mine Workers of America's 86th Annual Labor Day celebration in Racine, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the Republican nominee for governor, speaks at the state Chamber of Commerce人妖色情片檚 88th Annual Business Summit on Aug. 30, 2024 at The Greenbrier.聽
Multiple gauntlets were thrown this week in the form of debate challenges from candidates in West Virginia人妖色情片檚 2024 gubernatorial race.
On Thursday, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the Democratic Party nominee for governor, issued a 人妖色情片渇ormal challenge人妖色情片 to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the Republican nominee, 人妖色情片渢o engage in a public debate to discuss the issues facing West Virginia voters,人妖色情片 according to a news release from the Williams campaign.
Huntington Mayor and Democratic West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams attended and spoke at the United Mine Workers of America's 86th Annual Labor Day celebration in Racine, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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According to the release, some of those issues are:
Public safety
Education
Economic development
The opioid epidemic
人妖色情片淲est Virginians deserve a leader who isn人妖色情片檛 afraid to answer tough questions,人妖色情片 Williams said.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the Republican nominee for governor, speaks at the state Chamber of Commerce人妖色情片檚 88th Annual Business Summit on Aug. 30, 2024 at The Greenbrier.聽
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A statement from Jonathan Ewing, campaign manager for Morrisey, said, 人妖色情片淧atrick Morrisey has always made it clear he will debate and discuss his strong record of fighting for West Virginians. Our campaign looks forward to showing voters the clear contrast between Patrick人妖色情片檚 bold vision for the Mountain State and a politician tied to the failed policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.人妖色情片
Meanwhile, also Thursday, Williams and Morrisey received a debate challenge from Libertarian nominee Erika Kolenich, an attorney from Buchannon.
人妖色情片淚t has been over a decade since the duopoly has permitted a third-party candidate to the gubernatorial debate,人妖色情片 Kolenich said in a news release. 人妖色情片淚f a candidate is qualified to be on the ballot for Governor, they should be heard.人妖色情片
Pictured is Libertarian nominee for governor, Erika Kolenich of Buchannon.聽
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Taylor Richmond, chairman of the Libertarian Party of West Virginia, said: 人妖色情片淭he Libertarian Party has been steadily growing in this state over the past five years as voter registrations continue to steadily increase. The people of West Virginia deserve to hear alternative viewpoints and to realize that there is more than one way to get things done. Hearing more qualified voices is always the better option when deciding for whom to vote.人妖色情片
Polling data reported by Rex Repass, of Research America, and released at the end of August reflected the following in the race for governor:
49%: Morrisey
35%: Williams
11%: Not sure
5%: Another candidate
Neither the Williams nor Morrisey campaigns responded to requests to comment on Kolenich人妖色情片檚 debate challenge.
Also on the ballot in the race for governor:
Chase Linko-Looper, Charleston, Mountain Party
S. Marshall Wilson, Hedgesville, Constitution Party
Beth Sergent is the political reporter. She can be reached at 304-348-2731 or email at bsergent@hdmediallc.com.
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