Saira Blair was born on July 11,1996 and is a former politician from Martinsburg, West Virginia, and was the youngest person elected to state or federal office in the United States upon her election in 2014.
14 Facts About Saira Blair
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Saira Blair has stated that she plans to become a financial advisor and will not continue a career in politics after graduating, serving at most eight years in the Legislature.
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Saira Blair announced in 2018 that she would not seek re-election to the House.
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Saira Blair was succeeded by Kump, who returned to office.
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Saira Blair cited his independent voting record and the desire of the district's Republicans to be represented by a Delegate who would conform better to the party line.
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Saira Blair's victory was notable in that, being only 17, she was too young to vote in an election that she won.
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Saira Blair was elected in the first election in which she was old enough to vote.
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Saira Blair ran for re-election to a second term in 2016.
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Saira Blair was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Democratic nominee Catina "Cat" Webster in the general election.
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Saira Blair defeated Webster by 5,863 votes to 2,731.
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Saira Blair was supplanted as the youngest state or federal legislator in the country by fellow Republican Josh Higginbotham, who was elected to the 13th District and is 12 days younger than Blair.
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Saira Blair said that the threats were largely gender motivated and not related to her political beliefs.
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In January 2016, Saira Blair was named the chair of the Legislature's Eastern Panhandle Caucus.
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Saira Blair said that her sponsorship of the House's "pain-capable" abortion act, which prevents abortions after 20 weeks, was her proudest moment.