Belinda Biafore
Belinda Biafore | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Puccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Fairmont State University (BS) |
Belinda Biafore (born January 17, 1957)[1] is the chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, a position she has held since 2015.[2][3]
According to her colleagues, Biafore has been handing out Democratic campaign pamphlets since the third grade.[4] She attended Fairmont Senior High School and Fairmont State College.[1] She served as chairwoman of the Marion County Democratic Party,[5] and was vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party from 2005 to 2015.[3]
After party chairman Larry Puccio stepped down to chair Joe Manchin's Country Roads PAC, Biafore was selected as chair by the party's executive committee.[4] She was reelected by the state convention in 2016, despite a challenge by vice chair Chris Regan.[6] She was also reelected in 2020.[7]
Biafore served as a pledged delegate for John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.[8] In 2008, 2016, and 2020, Biafore served as a superdelegate; she endorsed Clinton in 2008[9] and 2016.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Yore Board Members". academyprograms.org. Academy Programs. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Gutman, David (February 7, 2015). "Biafore chosen to lead state Democrats". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Belinda Biafore". democrats.org. Democratic Party. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Payne, Aaron (February 7, 2015). "Belinda Biafore selected state Democratic chair". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "State briefs". The Charleston Gazette. June 1, 2004.
- ^ Desrochers, Daniel (July 12, 2016). "Dems call for unity in party". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "Biafore reelected as chair of West Virginia Democrats". Associated Press. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "West Virginia" (PDF). dems2004.org. Democratic Party. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-30. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Ohlemacher, Stephen. "With BC-Open Primaries, BC-Where They Stand". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "When Selecting a President in West Virginia, Republican, Democrat Delegate Processes Differ". The Intelligencer. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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