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]
Belinda Biafore | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yore Board Members". academyprograms.org. Academy Programs. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ McElhinny, Brad (2022-06-19). "Democrats pick delegates Pushkin and Walker to lead state party". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ Gutman, David (February 7, 2015). "Biafore chosen to lead state Democrats". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Belinda Biafore". democrats.org. Democratic Party. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Payne, Aaron (February 7, 2015). "Belinda Biafore selected state Democratic chair". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "State briefs". The Charleston Gazette. June 1, 2004.
- ^ Desrochers, Daniel (July 12, 2016). "Dems call for unity in party". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ "Biafore reelected as chair of West Virginia Democrats". Associated Press. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "West Virginia" (PDF). dems2004.org. Democratic Party. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-30. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Ohlemacher, Stephen. "With BC-Open Primaries, BC-Where They Stand". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "When Selecting a President in West Virginia, Republican, Democrat Delegate Processes Differ". The Intelligencer. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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