Cindy Frich

Frich was born on March 19, 1960, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John and Marlene Frich. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and pursued postgraduate studies at West Virginia University, however, did not obtain a degree. Frich never married or pursued a career, and continues to live with her mother in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Initially in District 44, Frich placed in the 1998 Republican Primary but lost the eight-way four-position November 3, 1998 General election.

Frich placed again in the 2000 Republican Primary, but lost the seven-way four-position November 7, 2000 General election.

With incumbent Republican Representative Sheirl Fletcher leaving the Legislature and leaving a seat open, Frich ran in the 2002 Republican Primary and won the seat in the November 5, 2002 General election.

Frich placed in the five-way 2004 Republican Primary, and was re-elected in the November 2, 2004 General election.

Frich placed in the five-way 2006 Republican Primary, but lost the eight-way four-position November 7, 2006 General election, with Alex Shook winning Frich’s seat.

Frich ran in the May 13, 2008 Republican Primary, placing first with 3,110 votes (62.8%),{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=3&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}} but placed fifth in the six-way four-position November 4, 2008 General election.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=District 51 – Cindy Frich|url=https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-51-cindy-frich/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117061509/https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-51-cindy-frich/ |archive-date=2020-11-17 |access-date=November 14, 2020|website=West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee|language=}}

When Senate District 13 Democratic Senator Mike Oliverio retired and left the seat open, Frich ran unopposed in the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 3,921 votes{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=5&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}} but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Democratic Representative Robert Beach.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2010&eid=6&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}}

Redistricted to District 51 alongside all four District 44 incumbents, Frich ran in the seven-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,969 votes (21.9%){{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}} and placed second in the eleven-way five-position November 6, 2012 General election with 14,677 votes (11.7%).{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate= March 24, 2014}}

With five seats open in the 2018 General election, which was held on November 6, 2018, Frich placed seventh in a twelve-way election with 12,601 votes, 1,639 short of the final seat, losing to Barbara Fleischauer (D), John Williams (D), Rodney Pyles (D), Evan Hansen (D) and newcomer Danielle Walker (D).{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Cindy_Frich#Elections |title=Cindy Frich: Elections |publisher= Ballotpedia|accessdate= November 14, 2020}}

With five seats open in the 2020 General election, which was held on November 3, 2020, Frich placed sixth.

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• [http://www.cindyfrich.net/ Campaign site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517083802/http://cindyfrich.net/ |date=2014-05-17 }}
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• [http://ballotpedia.org/Cindy_Frich Cindy Frich] at Ballotpedia
• [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4106 Cindy Frich] at OpenSecrets

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Category:1960 births

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Category:21st-century American women politicians

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