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Wood County candidates report campaign finances

(Capitol Notes - Graphic Illustration/MetroCreative)

PARKERSBURG — The chairman of the House of Delegates finance committee from Wood County leads local legislators in campaign finances, according to second-quarter 2024 financial disclosures filed with the West Virginia Secretary of State.

Vernon Criss, incumbent Republican in the 12th District, reported contributions to date of $56,964.

Second quarter 2024 campaign finance reports were due July 8 and cover the period from April 29 to June 30.

Criss reported $600 in contributions for the reporting period, $100 from the West Virginia Retailers Association and $500 from the Communications Workers of America in Charleston.

Candidates for the House 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th districts and the 3rd Senate District from Wood County are unopposed in the general election.

In the 14th Delegate District, incumbent Delegate Dave Foggin, Republican, and Democrat Jim Marion are running. Foggin is a first-term legislator.

Foggin and Marion both reported no contributions for the period and no contributions and expenses for the year.

Delegate Bill Anderson, R-10th, reported no contributions or expenses for the reporting period and total contributions of $33,940 for the election year-to-date.

Delegate Scot C. Heckert, R-13th, reported contributions of $2,250 for the reporting period.

Heckert reported $250 from the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee and $1,000 each from Michael Stephen Haid of Charleston and Stacey C. Shy of Huntington.

Heckert reported contributions of $27,620 and expenses of $12,545 year-to-date.

Delegate Bob Fehrenbacher, R-11th, reported contributions of $500 for the period from the the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee in West Virginia. He reported year-to-date campaign contributions of $14,603 and expenses of $1,870.

Incumbent state Sen. Donna Boley, R-Pleasants, reported no contributions for the period and a year-to-date balance of $12,095.

Third quarter campaign finance reports covering the period from July 1 to Sept. 30 are due Oct. 7.

The general election is Nov. 5.

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