Poling spends $60K to hang onto delegate seat
By JODY MURPHYPARKERSBURG - Wood County Delegate Dan Poling spent almost $60,000 to hang onto his seat in the West Virginia Legislature, according to campaign finance reports filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State's office.
Poling's campaign raised more than $65,000, more than three times his opponents. The Democrat won a nine-vote victory in the 10th District over fourth-place Brenda Brum, a Democrat.
Three seats were up for grabs in the 10 District.
Delegates Tom Azinger, Republican, and John Ellem, Republican, were the top two finishers, respectively, in the 10th District race. Poling was in a near-dead heat with Brum for third place.
Poling's post-general campaign financial statement lists $59,740.37 in elections expenditures.
Brum has yet to file a post-general report, which was due Nov. 21.
Azinger spent almost $20,000. He reported contributions of $20,223 and expenditures of $19,897.
Ellem raised almost $21,000 and spent $19,418 in his re-election campaign.
Republican Fred Gillespie raised and spent $16,789 in his failed bid to win election to the 10th District. Democrat Iris McCrady listed $6,446 in contributions and $6,146 in expenditures.
In the 9th District race, incumbent Republican Larry Border reported raising $18,600 in his re-election campaign. Border listed $7,780 in expenditures. Border's opponent, Democrat Jim Marion, raised $5,548 and listed $5,324 in expenditures.
In the 8th District race Delegate Bill Anderson, Republican, raised $21,111 and listed $20,611 in expenditures. Democratic challenger Charley Webb listed $6,560 in contributions and expenditures.
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12-03-08 12:26 AM
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avocation in the first post should read advocation.
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12-03-08 12:24 AM
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Two Million Dollars per month is the video lottery only and does not include the millions taken by lottery tickets.
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12-03-08 12:19 AM
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through commandeering the assets of their family, the till of their employer, NSF checks and depletion of any unsecured funds they spy. Government splits the money with the same low level scum that has ran gambling since the 19th century through those of their associates without prior gambling convictions. We are left to pay for the social problems caused by this swindle. It took 3 times the money other candidates spent to get Poling elected by 9 votes. We now have an enemy to the voters in in the house. What a shame outsiders bought this election so they can tell this kiss-up how to vote. No wonder we are last in everything good, first in everything bad.
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12-03-08 12:17 AM
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Mr.Poling leaves the impression that he is nothing more than a lackey for the powers in Charleston. His job is to look out for the best interest and provide representation of those in his area. His avocation of video Lottery is an example of his abandoning those he is elected to represent and followed the instructions of the corrupt Charleston power. The West Virginia Lottery takes around TWO MILLION DOLLARS per month from Wood County every month. Where this money goes is a mystery the lottery refuses to reveal. TWO MILLION DOLLARS per month, is about the same amount of the entire Budget of the city of Parkersburg. There are no dependable jobs for those loosing their jobs even for the union people he represents. Taking that much of the money out of our small community has a devastating effect on small businesses that could be providing good jobs. Instead, West Virginia is happy to take the prosperity of those they can addict to their swindle and any funds available to those addicted
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