West Virginia

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Senators

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John Rockefeller Democrat 27 years in office

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Joe Manchin Democrat 2 years in office


Representatives

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1st District David McKinley MyOC Group Republican 1 year in office

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2nd District Shelley Capito MyOC Group Republican 11 years in office

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3rd District Nick Rahall MyOC Group Democrat 35 years in office

    West Virginia (/ˌwɛstvɚˈdʒɪnjə/) is a state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast. The capital and largest city is Charleston.     Historically the area now occupying West Virginia had a separate identity from the early days of pioneering settlement. The early British American settlers called the area Vandalia. After the American Revolution the settlers of the area sought the status of an individual state of the union under the name Westsylvania, but their attempts were blocked by Virginia which claimed most of the area, and Pennsylvania which claimed a small part of the area.     After the... (More from Freebase)

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Representatives

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Top bills supported by West Virginia users

  • H.R.833 - Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act
    8 users support
  • H.R.2306 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition ...
    6 users support
  • S.J.Res.7 - A joint resolution proposing an amend...
    5 users support
  • H.R.881 - Right to Life Act
    5 users support
  • H.R.226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
    5 users support

Top bills opposed by West Virginia users

  • H.R.45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Re...
    126 users oppose
  • H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
    52 users oppose
  • H.J.Res.5 - Proposing an amendment to the Constit...
    25 users oppose
  • S.773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009
    25 users oppose
  • S.978 - Commercial Felony Streaming Act
    14 users oppose

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