West Virginia Elects America’s Youngest State Lawmaker
West Virginia Elects America’s Youngest State Lawmaker
Republican Saira Blair, a fiscally conservative 18-year-old, will represent a small district in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle. AP
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A West Virginia University freshman who did most of her campaigning out of her dorm room became the youngest state lawmaker in the nation Tuesday.
Republican Saira Blair, a fiscally conservative 18-year-old, will represent a small district in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, about 1˝ hours outside Washington, D.C., after defeating her Democratic opponent 63% to 30%, according to the Associated Press. A third candidate got 7% of the vote.
In a statement, Ms. Blair thanked her supporters and family, as well as her opponents for running a positive campaign. “History has been made tonight in West Virginia, and while I am proud of all that we have accomplished together, it is the future of this state that is now my singular focus,” she said.
Saira Blair walks through the rows of books at the university library at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. Va. Ty Wright for the Wall Street Journal
Ms. Blair campaigned on a pledge to work to reduce certain taxes on businesses, and she also holds antiabortion and pro-gun positions. She defeated Democrat Layne Diehl, a 44-year-old Martinsburg attorney, whose top priorities included improving secondary education and solving the state’s drug epidemic.
Ms. Diehl congratulated Ms. Blair on running a good campaign and said she knew she was also up against broad dissatisfaction with Democrats in the state, partly from the widely held view that the Obama administration’s energy policies are hurting the coal industry.
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You pretending failing to conform to ATRL majority views counts as "trolling" isn't even funny anymore. Those are called "contentious" and "controversial" issues because people don't agree on them like some big, happy, rainbow-vomiting family.
Not when you jump into every political thread intentionally going against the majority of humanity's views
Not when you jump into every political thread intentionally going against the majority of humanity's views.
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just like West Virginia queen Saira Blair and her constituents do. Speak for yourself, the majority of Buddyc614ity, not humanity.