West Virginia Boys and Girls State: 2015 ALMBS Groups &emdash

The American Legion Department of West Virginia Graduates 387 Students from 78th Annual ALMBS

The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State was held June 7-13, 2015 at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill. Students took part in creating the 51st State to the Union. Founded in 1936, the goal of The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State (ALMBS) is to educate and train youth in understanding one of the country’s most precious freedoms; the democratic form of government. ALMBS is characterized as “West Virginia’s premier school of Americanism, Citizenship and Leadership!” West Virginia proudly holds the 2nd oldest American Legion Boys State charter in the nation.

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2015 ALMBS Panhandle General Election Results

County Election Results

Sheriff – Kristopher Creel (N), County Clerk – Sterling Beane (F); Prosecuting Attorney – William Colbert (F); Circuit Clerk – Caleb Miller (N); Assessor – Aaron Buckley (N); State Senate – Cody Kelley (N), Austin Ansell (N); House of Delegates – Ryan Clutter (F), Chris Johnson (N), Roger McDiffitt (F), Luis Neer (N), Gatsby Rider (F), Justin Spurt (N), Sebastian Roderick (F), Ryan Clutter (N), Thaddeus Dillie (N); County Commission – Jacob Hedrick (F), Austin Ansell (N)

City Election Results

Mayor – Isaac Herron (F); City Council – David Schwartz (F), David Harris (N), Dalton Minger (F)

Non-Partisan Election Results

Board of Education – Zane Hummel, Nick Nestor, Brandon Toothman; Circuit Judge – Luke Hardy; Magistrate – Andrew Mommessin

Judge Gina Groh Gives the Oath of Office to ALMBS Elected Officials

Judge Gina Groh

Judge Gina Groh graduated from Shephard University where she participated on the debate team.  She then attended WVU law school.  Started with a major law firm in Baltimore MD and returned to Martinsburg where she worked for Steptoe and Johnson.

She was then appointed assistant prosecutor in Jefferson County, WV and was appointed to fill the Circuit Judge position for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties under Governor Joe Manchin III.

She was then nominated by Senator Jay Rockefeller to President Barack Obama to serve on the US District Court for the Northern District of WV, focusing on the Eastern Panhandle.  She is the first US District Judge to be appointed to the Eastern Panhandle Region that was native to the area.

Judge Groh was confirmed by a vote of 95-2 by the US Senate in March 2012.

Tim Lankford Assistant Director of Education for The American Legion National Headquarters

Tim Lankford Assistant Director of Education Attends ALMBS

Tim is the Assistant Director of Education for The American Legion National Headquarters. After growing up in rural Mississippi, Tim joined the U.S. Marines of which he is a proud veteran. After a brief stint with the Memphis Police Department, Tim finished his Bachelor of Science in Education at The University of Memphis. He was inducted into Teach for America and moved to Indianapolis, IN upon graduation. While teaching, Tim earned his Masters of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education from Marian University. He left the classroom after 4.5 years to pursue his passions of education and advocacy for veterans by accepting his current role.

Tim volunteers as mentor with the Starfish Initiative, as a local leader for Team Red, White, and Blue, and at his local post – University Veterans Post 360. He also enjoys running, the gun range, his dogs, exploring outdoors, gaming, and writing. He

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2015 ALMBS Monroe General Election Results

Monroe General Election Results
Federalist County Results Nationalist
Brenden Steele Sheriff
Zachary Linn County Clerk
Charles Suffridge Prosecuting Attorney
Circuit Clerk Lucas Holstine
AK Snyder Assessor
State Senate Leland Henderson
Tyler Keller
Jared Kerns House of Delegates Cole Harlan
David Yosuico Cole Clutter
Steven Swiger County Commission Ethan Whitlock
Collin Fisher
Federalist City Results Nationalist
Mayor Cody Nypan
City Council Jeremy Mills
Andrew Henderson
Justin Anselene
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2015 General State Election Results

GOVERNOR
(Vote For Not More Than )
“THAT CARLO KID” CARLO PERRI (FED) . . 219
“FRIED RICE” FRED RICE (NAT) . . . . 117

SECRETARY OF STATE
(Vote For Not More Than )
“THE FOREIGNER” ANDY ORELLANA (NAT). . 199
“THE FRO” MICHAEL MILLICAN (FED). . . 145

AUDITOR
(Vote For Not More Than )
“SOUP” JOSHUA CAMPBELL (FED) . . . . 192
“PHIL OF THE FUTURE” PHILLIP SCHWA (NAT) 153

TREASURER
(Vote For Not More Than )
“MR. RODGERS” SPENCER RODGERS (NAT). . 209
RILEY KEATON (FED) . . . . . . . 136

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
(Vote For Not More Than )
“BIG COUNTRY” TRAVIS RAWSON (NAT) . . 199
“OL’ DIRT” SAMUEL URBAN (FED). . . . 146

ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Vote For Not More Than )
“BALLIN” COLLIN HARVATH (NAT). . . . 176
“STAN THE MAN” ALEC STANLEY (FED) . . 170

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2015 ALMBS Primary Election Results

Nationalist

Office

Federalist

“Fried Rice” Fred Rice (Braxton)

Governor

“That Carlo Kid” Carlo Perri (Panhandle)
“The Foreigner” Andy Orellana (Panhandle)

Secretary of State

“The Fro” Michael Millican (Kanawha)
“Phil Of The Future” Phillip Schwartz (Lewis)

Auditor

“Soup” Joshua Campbell (Harrison)
“Mr. Rodgers” Spencer Rodgers (Upshur)

Treasurer

Riley Keaton (Upshur)
“Big Country” Travis Rawson (Upshur)

Commissioner of Agriculture

“Ol’ Dirt” Samuel Urban (Webster)
“Ballin” Collin Harvath (Kanawha)

Attorney General

“Stan The Man” Alec Stanley (Randolph)
Justice Of The Supreme Court James Miller III (Randolph)
Justice Of The Supreme Court “Mav Daddy” Maverick Kelley (Kanawha)
Justice Of The Supreme Court “Cawks” Austin Cox (Randolph)
Justice Of The Supreme Court “Swerving Irv” Noah Irving (Randolph)
Justice Of The Supreme Court “Brandonius Maximus” Brandon Cavendish (Lewis)
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2015 ALMBS Marion Primary Election Results

Marion Primary Election Results
Federalist County Results Nationalist
Jackson Porter Sheriff Timothy Adkins
Austin Nelson County Clerk
Prosecuting Attorney Eric Sprouse
Circuit Clerk
Assessor
Jake Long State Senate Brendan Cain
Ross Marra  Jordan Duncan
Jonathan Benson House of Delegates Bradon Stern
 James Stollar
 Landon Lanza
 Chris Grady
Jake Suter
County Commission Brady Estep
Federalist City Results Nationalist
Matthew Lazear Mayor Chris Grady
Nicholas Dolan City Council Landon Lanza
William Combs Jeff May
Board of Education
William Combs
Circuit Judge
Isaac Hodge
Magistrate
Landon Lanza
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2015 ALMBS Gilmer/Calhoun “Gilhoun” Primary Election Results

Gilmer/Calhoun Primary Election Results
Federalist County Results Nationalist
Stephen Bodnar Sheriff Hunter Haddix
Andrew Kenney County Clerk Zach Tennant
Ben Oldaker Prosecuting Attorney Preston Padden
Circuit Clerk  Derrick Lewis
 Colby Gresak Assessor Colby Gresak
Isaac Liu State Senate Derrick Lewis
Jordan Hosey House of Delegates Nate Martin
Clay Stuart Arka Gupta
Derrick Lewis Daniel Caldwell
 Ben Oldaker Derrick Lewis
County Commission Taylor Giles
Federalist City Results Nationalist
Jacob Kennedy Mayor Marcus Lofton
Andrew Cobasky City Council Lorenzo Basil
Board of Education
Tyler Boyd
Brant Hyre
Circuit Judge
Thad Taylor
Magistrate
Tanner Hayes
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2015 ALMBS Monroe Primary Election Results

Monroe Primary Election Results
Federalist County Results Nationalist
 Brenden Steele Sheriff Jeremy Mills
 Zachary Linn County Clerk
 Charles Suffridge Prosecuting Attorney
Circuit Clerk  Lucas Holstine
 AK Snyder Assessor
Adam Robertson State Senate  Leland Henderson
 Tyler Keller Josh Tenney
 Jared Kerns House of Delegates Cole Harlan
David Yosuico Cole Clutter
County Commission
Federalist City Results Nationalist
Mayor Cody Nypan
City Council Jeremy Mills
Andrew Henderson
Justin Anselene
Board of Education
Ben Wilson
Noah Redmond
David Claypool
Circuit Judge
Jarrett Stengel
Magistrate
Logan Davis