Capito, Miller file for W.Va. governor’s race
Former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Moore Capito, third from left, is joined by family and supporters for his filing for the Republican primary for governor of West Virginia, posing beneath a portrait of his grandfather, the late three-term Republican Gov. Arch Moore. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
Huntington businessman Chris Miller, center, joined by wife Cassie and supporters, files for the GOP primary for governor of West Virginia Monday. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
Former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Moore Capito, third from left, is joined by family and supporters for his filing for the Republican primary for governor of West Virginia, posing beneath a portrait of his grandfather, the late three-term Republican Gov. Arch Moore. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
Huntington businessman Chris Miller, center, joined by wife Cassie and supporters, files for the GOP primary for governor of West Virginia Monday. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
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CHARLESTON - Former Kanawha County lawmaker Moore Capito and Huntington businessman Chris Miller both filed for the May Republican primary for governor of West Virginia Monday.
Capito filed his certificate of candidacy in person Monday morning at the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office. He was joined by his fiancé Liberty, son Arch and daughter Eliza, as well as a group of supporters. They posed for photos with Capito underneath the portrait of his grandfather, three-term Republican Gov. Arch Moore.
Capito, an attorney for Babst Calland in Charleston, served four two-year terms in the House of Delegates until resigning in December to focus on the race for governor. He announced his candidacy at the end of 2022.
Huntington businessman Chris Miller - the son of U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. - filed for the GOP primary for governor more than an hour after Capito. He was joined by wife Cassie and several supporters.
Three other Republicans had filed for governor as of Monday. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed his candidacy paperwork last Tuesday. Secretary of State Mac Warner filed his candidacy paperwork on the first day of the candidate filing period on Jan. 8, as did former 2020 independent gubernatorial candidate Mitch Roberts.
Read more in Tuesday’s edition of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.