Belinda Biafore | |
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Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party | |
In office February 7, 2015 – June 18, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Larry Puccio |
Succeeded by | Mike Pushkin |
Personal details | |
Born | January 17, 1957 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Fairmont State University ( BS) |
Belinda Biafore (born January 17, 1957) [1] was as the chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party for February 2015-June 2022. [2] [3] [4]
According to her colleagues, Biafore has been handing out Democratic campaign pamphlets since the third grade. [5] She attended Fairmont Senior High School and Fairmont State College. [1] She served as chairwoman of the Marion County Democratic Party, [6] and was vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party from 2005 to 2015. [4]
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. [5] She was reelected by the state convention in 2016, despite a challenge by vice chair Chris Regan. [7] She was also reelected in 2020. [8]
Biafore served as a pledged delegate for John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. [9] In 2008, 2016, and 2020, Biafore served as a superdelegate; she endorsed Clinton in 2008 [10] and 2016. [11]
Belinda Biafore | |
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Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party | |
In office February 7, 2015 – June 18, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Larry Puccio |
Succeeded by | Mike Pushkin |
Personal details | |
Born | January 17, 1957 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Fairmont State University ( BS) |
Belinda Biafore (born January 17, 1957) [1] was as the chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party for February 2015-June 2022. [2] [3] [4]
According to her colleagues, Biafore has been handing out Democratic campaign pamphlets since the third grade. [5] She attended Fairmont Senior High School and Fairmont State College. [1] She served as chairwoman of the Marion County Democratic Party, [6] and was vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party from 2005 to 2015. [4]
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. [5] She was reelected by the state convention in 2016, despite a challenge by vice chair Chris Regan. [7] She was also reelected in 2020. [8]
Biafore served as a pledged delegate for John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. [9] In 2008, 2016, and 2020, Biafore served as a superdelegate; she endorsed Clinton in 2008 [10] and 2016. [11]