CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is ready to seek a seventh term representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.
The Kanawha County Republican filed her candidacy papers Friday, a day before the election deadline. But her federal reports show she's already raised more than $1 million for her re-election campaign.
Capito will face her first GOP primary opponent since she began running for Congress in 2000. Delegate Jonathan Miller of Berkeley County will challenge for her 2nd District seat instead of for a fourth term in the House of Delegates. The 27-year-old began his federal campaign last year. He had $4,500 on hand as of Dec. 31.
Three Democrats have filed in the 2nd District: Howard Swint of Charleston, Dugald Brown of Martinsburg and William McCann of Jefferson County.
Also Friday:
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania became the fourth Republican to file for the West Virginia presidential primary. He joins Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
Former Putnam County Circuit Judge Edward Eagloski filed to run for the remaining four years of former Judge O.C. Spaulding's term.
Eagloski, a Republican from Hurricane, was a circuit judge from 2001 to 2008. He narrowly lost his 2008 bid for re-election to current Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers.
Democrat David L. Hill, a Hurricane lawyer, also filed to run for circuit judge on Friday.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is ready to seek a seventh term representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.
The Kanawha County Republican filed her candidacy papers Friday, a day before the election deadline. But her federal reports show she's already raised more than $1 million for her re-election campaign.
Capito will face her first GOP primary opponent since she began running for Congress in 2000. Delegate Jonathan Miller of Berkeley County will challenge for her 2nd District seat instead of for a fourth term in the House of Delegates. The 27-year-old began his federal campaign last year. He had $4,500 on hand as of Dec. 31.
Three Democrats have filed in the 2nd District: Howard Swint of Charleston, Dugald Brown of Martinsburg and William McCann of Jefferson County.
Also Friday:
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania became the fourth Republican to file for the West Virginia presidential primary. He joins Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.Former Putnam County Circuit Judge Edward Eagloski filed to run for the remaining four years of former Judge O.C. Spaulding's term.Eagloski, a Republican from Hurricane, was a circuit judge from 2001 to 2008. He narrowly lost his 2008 bid for re-election to current Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers.
Democrat David L. Hill, a Hurricane lawyer, also filed to run for circuit judge on Friday.
They join Republican Joe Reeder of Hurricane and Democrat Rosalee Juba-Plumley of Poca in the race.
Spaulding retired at the end of the year after being diagnosed with ALS.
Former Putnam Assessor D.W. "Peachie" Arthur of Hurricane filed to run for his old office. Arthur, a Democrat, was defeated in 2008 by current Assessor Sherry Troyer Hayes, a Republican.Former Kanawha County school board President John Luoni said he would file Saturday to run for Kanawha County assessor.Luoni, a Democrat, would be the fourth person to file for the race to replace longtime Assessor Phyllis Gatson, who is retiring. The others are Chesapeake Mayor Damron Bradshaw and former governor's office representative Eddie Belcher, both Democrats, and Republican Forest Carper.
Luoni spent 14 years on the Kanawha County Board of Education. He has most recently worked for the offices of the Kanawha County Commission and Kanawha County Planning Commission and has been subdivision manager and county engineer for the past four years.
If elected, Luoni said he will try to make sure property reappraisals are done fairly and "factor in the state of the economy, housing prices, quality of school, age of houses and neighborhood safety," he said.
Luoni also said he would be willing to challenge the state Tax Department to fairly assess local property. He said he supports legislation that would cap property tax increases at 10 percent a year.
About 24,000 Kanawha County property owners recently received letters telling them their taxes had gone up by more than 10 percent since last year.
Saturday is the last day to file for office. The Putnam County clerk's office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, the Kanawha County voter's registration office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the secretary of state's office until midnight. Candidates who postmark their paperwork by Saturday will also be eligible.
