Doug Facemire
{{Short description|American politician (born 1961)}}
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|name = Doug Facemire
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|state_senate = West Virginia
|district = 12th
|term_start = December 1, 2008
|term_end = November 30, 2020
|predecessor = William R. Sharpe Jr.
|successor = Patrick S. Martin
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|22}}
|birth_place = Gassaway, West Virginia, U.S.
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|party = Democratic
|spouse = Tammy
|children = 3
|residence = Sutton, West Virginia, U.S.
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Douglas Eugene Facemire{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/102185 |title= Douglas Facemire's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= April 10, 2014}} (born August 22, 1961) is an American who served as a member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 12 from 2008 until 2020.
Education
Facemire graduated from Braxton County High School.
Career
Facemire is the previous owner of the grocery store Glenville Foodland.{{cite news |last1=Searls |first1=Tom |title=Sissonville boys find flood victim's purse, $6,000 in it |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332331272 |accessdate=July 31, 2020 |work=Charleston Gazette-Mail |date=February 23, 2000|id={{ProQuest|332331272}}|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Messina |first1=Lawrence |title=Big war chests amassed: Legislative candidates collect nearly $2 million |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332249887 |accessdate=July 31, 2020 |work=Charleston Daily Mail |date=April 14, 2008|id={{ProQuest|332249887}}|url-access=subscription}} In 2008, he defeated incumbent state senator Doug Stalnaker in the Democratic primary. The race was the most expensive of the cycle, with Facemire reporting $130,400 in expenses,{{cite news |last1=Messina |first1=Lawrence |title=Spending tops $2.5 million in legislative races |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332190741 |accessdate=July 31, 2020 |work=Charleston Daily Mail |date=June 16, 2008|id={{ProQuest|332190741}} |url-access=subscription}} $98,401 of which being a personal loan from Facemire himself. In the general election, he was unopposed.
In 2012, Facemire was unopposed in both the primary and general election.{{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= April 10, 2014}}{{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= April 10, 2014}} He was unopposed in the 2016 primary,{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=22&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results Primary Election May 10, 2016 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate=July 31, 2020}} and won the general election only 107 votes ahead of Republican Franklin D. Cornette, II.{{cite web |url= http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=23&county=Statewide |title= Statewide Results General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of West Virginia |location= Charleston, West Virginia |accessdate=July 31, 2020}}
He left office on November 30, 2020 after losing the general election.
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/lawmaker.cfm?member=Senator%20Facemire Official page] at the West Virginia Legislature
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 102185 | fec = | congress = }}
- [http://ballotpedia.org/Douglas_Facemire Douglas Facemire] at Ballotpedia
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=9285 Douglas Eugene Facemire] at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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Category:People from Gassaway, West Virginia
Category:Democratic Party West Virginia state senators
Category:People from Sutton, West Virginia
Category:21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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