1. Craig Philip Blair was born on October 17,1959 and is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 15 since January 12,2013.
14 Facts About Craig Blair
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Previously, Blair served in the West Virginia Legislature from January 2003 until January 2011 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the District 52 seat.
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Craig Blair is the father of former WV Delegate Saira Craig Blair.
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Craig Blair was nominated by Charles Trump, and nominations were closed by minority leader Mike Woelfel.
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Craig Blair was elected as President of the Senate by acclamation, being nominated by Charles Trump.
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Craig Blair replaced Mitch Carmichael, who lost renomination in the previous year's elections.
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Craig Blair narrowly defeated challenger Kenneth Mattson, a former military police officer and small business owner, in the Republican primary, and beat Mountain Party challenger Donald Kinnie in the general election.
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Craig Blair easily defeated challenger Larry Kump in the Republican primary and Democratic challenger Brad Noll in the general election.
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Craig Blair went on to win the November 6,2012 General election with 28,766 votes against Constitution Party candidate Daniel Litten.
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Rather than run for re-election to the House of Delegates, Craig Blair challenged Senate District 16 incumbent Democratic Senator John Unger.
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Craig Blair was unopposed for the May 11,2010 Republican Primary, but lost the November 2,2010 General election to Senator Unger by 318 votes.
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Craig Blair was unopposed for the 2008 Republican Primary, and won the November 4,2008 General election with 4,994 votes against Democratic nominee Mike Roberts.
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Craig Blair was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary and the November 7,2006 General election.
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Craig Blair was unopposed for the 2004 Republican Primary, and won the November 2,2004 General election with 5,193 votes against Democratic nominee Scott Funk.