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Former West Virginia House Democratic leader switches to GOP, plans to run for secretary of state
View Date:2024-12-23 18:33:10
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the West Virginia House of Delegates plans to run for secretary of state next year as a Republican.
Doug Skaff registered as a pre-candidate for the office Thursday and launched a campaign website.
Filing pre-candidacy papers allows campaigns to start fundraising and requires them to file campaign finance reports. A candidate isn’t officially in the race until they file a separate certificate of announcement and pay a filing fee. The official filing period for the 2024 election is in January.
Skaff resigned his House seat from Kanawha County last month after stepping down as the chamber’s Democratic leader in August.
Skaff served in the House from 2009 to 2014 and was elected to the chamber again in 2018.
“I know Doug has long been intoxicated by the idea of winning a statewide office,” West Virginia Democratic Party chairman Mike Pushkin said in a statement. “Still, his candidacy could leave Republican primary voters with a hangover when they find out about his actual voting record. Nevertheless, we wish him well in all his affairs.”
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