Tom Azinger
Appearance
Tom Azinger | |
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 10th[1] district | |
In office January 1995 – 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Azinger |
Personal details | |
Born | Parkersburg, West Virginia | July 2, 1935
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Vienna, West Virginia |
Alma mater | West Virginia University |
Thomas 'Tom' Albert Azinger (born July 2, 1935 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American politician and former Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He represented District 10[2] from January 1995 until his retirement in 2014.
Education
Azinger earned his BS degree from West Virginia University.
Elections
- 2012 Azinger placed second in the three-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary with 3,355 votes (35.4%),[3] and placed first in the four-way three-position November 6, 2012 General election with 12,955 votes (27.1%) ahead of incumbent Republican Representative John Ellem, Democratic Representative Daniel Poling, and Republican perennial candidate Frederick Gillespie,[4] who had run for the seat in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
- 1990s Azinger was initially elected in the 1994 Republican Primary and the November 8, 1994 General election, and re-elected in the November 5, 1996 General election.
- 1998 Azinger placed in the four-way 1998 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the seven-way three-position November 3, 1998 General election with Democratic incumbent J. D. Beane and Republican nominee Gene Modesitt.
- 2000 Azinger placed in the four-way 2000 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 7, 2000 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Modesitt (R).
- 2002 Azinger placed in the five-way 2002 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 5, 2002 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R), who had been appointed to replace Modesitt.
- 2004 Azinger placed in the five-way 2004 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 2, 2004 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R).
- 2006 Azinger placed in the four-way 2006 Republican Primary and was re-elected in the six-way three-position November 7, 2006 General election with incumbents Beane (D) and Ellem (R).
- 2008 When Representative Beane left the Legislature and appointed Representative Daniel Poling (D) ran for re-election, Azinger placed first in the seven-way May 13, 2008 Republican Primary with 3,109 votes (23.9%),[5] and placed first in the six-way three-position November 4, 2008 General election with 11,067 votes (19.2%) ahead of incumbent Representatives Ellem (R) and Poling (D).[6]
- 2010 Azinger placed first in the eight-way May 11, 2010 Republican Primary with 2,613 votes (21.4%),[7] and placed second in the four-way three-position November 2, 2010 General election with 9,853 votes (26.8%) behind incumbent Ellem (R) and ahead of incumbent Poling (D) and Republican nominee Frederick Gillespie.[8]
References
- ^ "Tom Azinger". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Tom Azinger's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 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
- Tom Azinger at Ballotpedia
- Tom Azinger at the National Institute on Money in State Politics