Anna Border
Appearance
Anna Border | |
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 11th[1] district | |
Assumed office Appointed June 21, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Larry Border |
Personal details | |
Born | December 22, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Davisville, West Virginia |
Alma mater | Parkersburg Community College West Virginia University |
Anna Border Sheppard[2] (born December 22, 1952) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 9 since her appointment by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin June 21, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Representative Larry Border.[3]
Education
Border attended Parkersburg Community College (now the West Virginia University at Parkersburg), and earned her BS from West Virginia University.
Elections
- 2012 Border was unopposed for the May 8, 2012, Republican Primary, winning with 1,468 votes,[4] and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 4,504 votes (65.6%) against Democratic perennial candidate Jim Marion,[5] who has run for the seat since 2002, and in 1998 as an Independent.
- On March 9, 2015, Border announced that she will be seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.
References
- ^ "Anna Border Sheppard". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Anna Border's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Tomblin, Earl Ray (June 21, 2011). "Governor Appoints Anna Border to Represent the 9th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates". West Virginia Governor. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
External links
- Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Anna Border at Ballotpedia
- Anna Border at OpenSecrets
Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- People from Wood County, West Virginia
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg alumni
- West Virginia University alumni
- Women state legislators in West Virginia
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- West Virginia politician stubs