2016 COPE Endorses Candidates
U.S. House of Representatives 2nd District: Mark Hunt (D)
Governor: Jim Justice (D)
Attorney General: Doug Reynolds (D)
Agriculture Commissioner: Walt Helmick (D)
Auditor: Mary Ann Claytor (D)
Treasurer: John Perdue (D)
Secretary of State: Natalie Tennant (D)
State Senate by district:
1st Jack Yost (D); 2nd Lisa Zukoff (D); 3rd Bradley Vanzile (D) and Greg Smith (D); 4th Brian Prim (D); 5th Bob Plymale (D); 6th Rocky Seay (D); 7th Richard Ojeda (D); 8th Glenn Jeffries (D); 9th Mike Goode (D); 10th Dave Perry (D); 11th Denise Campbell (D); 12th Doug Facemire (D); 13th Roman Prezioso (D); 14th Bob Williams (D); 15th Brad Noll (D); 16th Stephen Skinner (D); 17th Corey Palumbo (D).
House of Delegates by district:
1st Ronnie Jones (D); 2nd Phil Diserio (D); 3rd Shawn Fluharty (D) and Erikka Storch (R); 4th Joe Canestraro (D) and Mike Ferro (D); 5th Dave Pethtel (D); 7th Mark Harper (D); 8th David Bland (D); 9th Jim Marion (D); 10th Andy Daniel (D), J. Morgan Leach (D) and Bill Merriman (D); 11th Jim Crowder (D); 12th Missy Morris (D); 13th Scott Brewer (D) and Rosalee Juba-Plumley (D); 14th Samantha Fooce (D); 15th Jeffrey Smith (D); 16th Joe Akers (D), Sean Hornbuckle (D) and Matt Spurlock (D); 17th Chad Lovejoy (D) and Matthew Rohrback (R); 18th Bill Chaffin (D); 19th Ken Hicks (D) and Robert Thompson (D); 20th Justin Marcum (D); 21st Phyllis White (D); 22nd Jeff Eldridge (D) and Gary McCallister (D); 23rd Rodney Miller (D); 24th Ralph Rodighiero (D); 25th Bucky Blackwell (D); 26th Ed Evans (D); 27th Carol Bailey (D), Sabrina Shrader (D) and Lacy Watson (D); 28th Bill O’Brien (D) and Wayne Williams (D); 29th Ricky Moye (D); 30th Mick Bates (D); 31st Kristen Ross (D); 32nd Shirley Love (D), John Pino (D) and Margaret Staggers (D); 33rd David Walker (D); 34th Brent Boggs (D); 35th Ben Adams (D), Andrew Byrd (D) and Ben Sheridan (D); 36th Nancy Guthrie (D), Andrew Robinson (D) and Larry Rowe (D); 37th Mike Pushkin (D); 38th Tom Tull (D); 39th Wesley Holden (D); 40th Melissa Riggs Huffman (D); 41st Adam Young (D); 42nd Stephen Baldwin (D) and Ray Canterbury (R); 43rd Bill Hartman (D) and Phil Isner (D); 44th Dana Lynch (D); 45th Bill Hamilton (R); 46th Peggy Smith (D); 47th Ken Auvil (D); 48th Richard Iaquinta (D), Derek McIntyre (D), Tim Miley (D) and Wayne Worth (D); 49th Dave Gobel (D); 50th Mike Caputo (D), Linda Longstreth (D) and Tim Manchin (D); 51st Barbara Fleischauer (D) Evan Hansen (D), Nancy Jamison (D), Rodney Pyles (D) and John Williams (D); 52nd Steven Shaffer (D); 53rd Al Tomson (D); 55th Isaac Sponaugle (D); 57th Beverly Keadle (D); 59th Cat Webster; 60th Gary “Peanut” Collis (D); 61st Jason Barrett (D); 62nd Christy Santana (D); 63rd Kenny LeMaster (D); 64th Barby Frankenberry (D); 65th Sammi Brown (D); 66th David Dingess (D); 67th Rod Snyder (D).
State COPE - Committee on Political Education
Executive Board
Josh Sword, Chairman
Joe Carter, Secretary-Treasurer
Sherry Breeden, VIP Director
Randy Moore, Representing Industrial Sector Unions
Christine Campbell, Representing Public Employee Sector Unions
BB Smith, Representing Central Labor Councils
Dave Efaw, Representing Construction Sector Unions
Committee Members
(A) The Officers and Executive Board of the West Virginia AFL-CIO:
Josh Sword, Chairman
Joe Carter, Secretary-Treasurer
Bob Brown, Vice President, First Congressional District
Danny Doyle, Vice President, First Congressional District
Mike Caputo, Vice President, First Congressional District
Dan Poling, Vice President, First Congressional District
Vern Swisher, Vice President, First Congressional District
Elaine Harris, Vice President, Second Congressional District
Randy Moore, Vice President, Second Congressional District
Gary Tillis, Vice President, Second Congressional District
Chuck Miller, Vice President, Second Congressional District
Christine Campbell, Vice President, Second Congressional District
Chuck Parker, Vice President, Third Congressional District
Open Seat, Vice President, Third Congressional District
Dave Efaw, Vice President, Third Congressional District
Kathy McCormick, Vice President, Third Congressional District
(B) A representative for each international union with membership in the state of 1,000 or more and or which maintains a full time representative within the state. However, any
International union with less than 1,000 members in the state may apply for representation on the State COPE Committee and upon the approval of the application by the Committee, shall be granted such representation.
Robert James, AFGE, American Federation of Government Employees
Barbara Spradling, AFSCME, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
Ron Piersol, AW, Asbestos Workers Local Union 80
Tony Lautar, AFT, American Federation of Teachers
Brian Hussell, IBB, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Leroy Hunter, BAC, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Scott Brewer, UBC, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Linda Miller, CWA, Communications Workers of America
Kelly Bradley, IUEC, International Union of Elevator Constructors
Thomas Hubbard, GMP, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers Int. Union
Steve Crum, IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Bob Thornton, IW, International A. of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
Tom Bowen, LIUNA, Laborers International Union of North America
Don Riffee, IAM, International Association of Machinists
Joe Paden, NALC, National Association of Letter Carriers
Todd Mullins, IUOE, International Union of Operating Engineers
Brian Stanley, IUPAT, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
Mike Rhodes, UA, United Assoc.-Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders & HVAC Service Techs
Chris Womack, OPCMIA, Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ International Association
Steve Perdue, SMART, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation
Joyce Gibson, SEIU, Service Employees International Union
Ken Collinson, UAW, United Auto Workers
Leslie Bond, UFCW, United Food & Commercial Workers
Teddy Hapney, UMWA, United Mine Workers of America
Dave Martin, USW, United Steelworkers
Greg Lanham, UWUA, Utility Workers Union of America
Peter Bostic, Workers United
(C) A representative from each AFL-CIO State Trade and Industrial Department or Council:
Bridget Davis, AFSCME Council 77
Mack Combs, National Association of Letter Carriers
Mark Estlack, Carpenters, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council
Paul Breedlove, Charleston Building Trades Council
Dave Fox, CWA State Council
Craig Harvey, Laborers’ District Council
Open Seat, North Central Building Trades Council
Glenn McEndree, Painters District Council 53
Lyn Lovell, Parkersburg Marietta Building Trades Council
Brian Jones, Professional Fire Fighters of WV
Mark Johnson, Tri-State Building Trades Council
Thomas Conner, Upper Ohio Valley Building & Trades Council
Karen Shipley, USW District 8 Council
Ryan Frankenberry, AFT - WV Council
Ginny Moles, Alliance for Retired Americans – WV Chapter
Robert Keefer Jr, WV Pipe Trades Association
Steve White, WV State Bldg. & Construction Trades Council
Joe Samples, WV State Electrical Workers Association
- The Director of State COPE
- The Director of the VIP Department of State COPE
Sherry Breeden
- A Representative from each Central Labor Council within the state:
- Ryan Omaits, President, Brooke-Hancock Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Jim Rogers, COPE Director, Eastern Panhandle CLC, AFL-CIO
- Robin Young, COPE Director, Kanawha Valley Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Mark Dorsey, President, Marion County, AFL-CIO
- BB Smith, President, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler CLC, AFL-CIO
- Roger Winebrenner, Vice President, Mason-Jackson-Roane Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Nancy Jamison, President, Monongalia-Preston Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Dave Minor, COPE Director, North Central West Virginia Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Robert Holpp, President, Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, AFL-CIO
- Roger Boyles, President, Parkersburg Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Debra Elmore, President, South Central, AFL-CIO
- Phil Bostic, President, Southeastern Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Bob Adkins, President, Southwestern District Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- The AFL-CIO Regional Director or his designated representative with the state:
Rod Muchnok
- Such additional representation as the Executive Board of the WV AFL-CIO may decide.