The Concerned Women for America, West Virginia Chapter Legislative
Liaison, mailed a survey to candidates for the House of Delegates and
the State Senate. The following responded to the survey asking
candidates to pledge to oppose the expansion of gambling.
Gambling is touted as the ticket out of financial woes for the state,
but gambling preys upon the young, less educated and senior population.
It preys upon the desperation of the poor by peddling false hope. Given
the overwhelming evidence of the harms of gambling to individuals and
families, our state leaders must not expand this industry. Behind each
on of those who are addicted to gambling is a real face, a real family,
a real story. Funding education and health care should not come from
this destructive activity.
Received by April 18,2000, those who signed the Pledge To Oppose
Gambling Are:
SENATE CANDIDATES:
Senator Donna J. Boley
R-3rd District
St. Marys
Pleasants County
Senator Walt Hermick
D-15th District
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
(not a candidate this election, but signed the pledge)
HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATES:
Tom Aziner
R-10th District
Vienna
Wood County
Donna T. Bonner
46th District
Kerens
Charles Bonnet
13th District
Poca
Joseph P. Brannon Sr.
34th District
Glenville
Ann Calvert
30th District
Charleston
Kanawha County
Mitch Carmichael
12th District
Ripley
Leon Close
54th District
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Tom Fast
29th District
Oak Hill
Dr. Fred Gillispie M.D.
10th District
Parkersburg
Wood County
Robert J. Gould
30th District
Charleston
Kanawha County
Delegate Steve Harrison
32nd District
Cross Lanes
Kanawha County
Oscar Hines (D)
11th District
Roane County
Delegate Otis A. Leggett
7th District
St. Marys
Pleasants County
Charles I. Lewis
12th District
Cross Lanes
Jack R. Lane
13th District
Eleanor
Thomas Martin
54th District
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Delegate Rick Modesitt
10th District
Parkersburg
Wood County
Delegate John Overington
54th District
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Mary M. Poling
40th District
Moatsville
(letter of support of pledge)
Paul E. Prunty
43rd District
Fairmont
Marion County
Curtis Robinson
30th District
Charleston
Kanawha County
Mark Ross
17th District
Wayne
Arnold W. Ryan
27th District
Hinton
Thomas Slater
53rd District
Gerrardstown
Berkeley County
Lisa Smith (R)
14th District
Gerrardstown
Putnam-Mason County
Phillip L. Stevens
27th District
Grassy Meadows
Ronald W. Walters
32nd District
Charleston
Kanawha County
William Salaomon
35th District
Summersville
Nicholas County
Russell Snyder
43rd District
Farmington
Marion County