Bill Maloney (West Virginia)
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Bill Maloney was a Republican candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2012 elections. He defeated Ralph William Clark in the Republican primary on May 8th, 2012, but lost to incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin in the general election. Maloney also lost to Tomblin in a special election in 2011 to fill the gubernatorial seat vacated by Joe Manchin.[1]
Biography
A Lehigh University graduate who studied industrial engineering, Maloney has a career in the mining industry, specifically in drilling. He began as a rig hand and worked up to a project engineer's position.
In 1984, he founded Shaft Drillers International, a company he stayed with until 2006. He also was a co-founder and an executive with North American Drillers and North American Pump and Supply Co. Currently, Maloney is a principal with Cow Run Energy LLC and Drill Leader LLC.
He also works with the West Virginia Angel Network to encourage other entrepreneurs and was a founder of the Mine Rescue Drilling Fund.[2]
His others affiliations include:
- Society of Mining Engineers
- the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
- the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia
- the National Groundwater Association
- West Virginia chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, (past chair)
Education
- B.S., Industrial engineering, Lehigh University
Elections
2012
Maloney defeated fellow Republican Ralph William Clark in the 2012 primary election.[1] He was defeated by Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin in the general election held on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Governor of West Virginia General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent |
50.4% | 284,758 | |
| Republican | Bill Maloney | 45.7% | 258,376 | |
| Mountain | Jesse Johnson | 2.6% | 14,614 | |
| Libertarian | David Moran | 1.4% | 7,653 | |
| Total Votes | 565,401 | |||
| Election results via West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results Center | ||||
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Issues
On his campaign website, Maloney outlined his basic philosophy:[4]
We need more jobs, better education for our children, and the freedom to live our lives as we choose. For too long, the career politicians in Charleston have given us the opposite.They’ve grown the size of government, wasted your tax dollars, and mismanaged the state budget. They’ve picked winners and losers from among their special interest pals and called it economic development. They’ve increased your taxes, increased job-killing regulations, and chased jobs away.
He also addressed specific issues:
- Job growth: "As your governor, I’d remove the obstacles to job growth and work to make West Virginia a great place to work and raise a family. I’d fight against unfair taxes and job-killing regulations. I’d cut wasteful government spending and remove red tape. I’d fix our out-dated courts and end our lawsuit abuse problem. I’d stand-up to intrusive federal agencies that threaten our jobs. I’d demand accountability from our schools and more local control for parents and educators."
- Business climate & taxes: "To create jobs, we need to fix our business climate. To do that, we need to fix our regressive tax structure, clean up our courts, stop lawsuit abuse, and control government spending in Charleston."
- Ethics and accountability: "Bill Maloney isn’t a career politician. He wants to increase transparency and remove fraud and abuse from state government. We need stronger disclosures, increased oversight of state funds, and an end to conflicts of interests. We also need clean elections, and the accountability to make them a reality."
- West Virginia values:
- "Bill Maloney is proud to be 100% pro-life and pro-traditional marriage between one man and one woman."
- "Bill is 100% pro-Second Amendment and will defend our right to keep and bear arms."
- "Bill supports more local and parental control in education and eliminating bureaucracy. He supports rewarding good teachers so we can keep the best and brightest in West Virginia. He also supports homeschooling."
2011
West Virginia was not scheduled to hold a gubernatorial election until 2012. However, elected Democrat Joe Manchin gave up the office to join the U.S. Senate in the 2010 midterms. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, also a Democrat, took over the office as the Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia is a title accorded to the legislator elected as Senate President, and is next in succession to the office of governor.
With just over 45 percent of the vote, Maloney won the 2011 Republican primary easily; his nearest rival for the nomination came in just under 31 percent. He lost the general election on October 4, 2011, to Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin.
Issues
Maloney described himself as "100% pro-life and 100% traditional marriage," and identifies himself a champion for Second Amendment rights.[5]
He also advocated cutting taxes and encouraging businesses to come to West Virginia, as part of a plan to keep younger citizens from leaving the state.
General
In the special election held October 4, 2011, Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin defeated Maloney, Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, Independent candidate Marla Ingels, and American Third Position candidate Harry Bertram.
| Governor of West Virginia, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin Incumbent |
49.6% | 149,202 | |
| Republican | Bill Maloney | 47% | 141,656 | |
| Mountain Party | Bob Henry Baber | 2% | 6,083 | |
| Independent | Marla Ingels | 1% | 2,875 | |
| American Third Position | Harry Bertram | 0.4% | 1,111 | |
| Write-In | Phil Hudok | 0% | 76 | |
| Write-In | Donald Lee Underwood | 0% | 54 | |
| Write-In | John R. "Rick" Bartlett | 0% | 27 | |
| Total Votes | 301,084 | |||
| Election results via West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary
Maloney won the Republican seat for the November 2011 special election following a 45.11 percent win in the May 17 primary. Maloney faced seven Republicans in the primary.
| 2011 Race for Governor - Republican Primary | ||||
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| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Clark S. Barnes | 9.58% | |||
| Mitch Carmichael | 3.35% | |||
| Ralph William Clark | 1.88% | |||
| Cliff Ellis | 0.45% | |||
| Larry V. Faircloth | 3.89% | |||
| Betty Ireland | 30.91% | |||
 Bill Maloney
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45.11% | |||
| Mark Sorsaia | 4.84% | |||
| Total votes | 61,134 | |||
Polls
2012
| Tomblin v. Maloney for Governor | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Earl Ray Tomblin | Bill Maloney | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Charleston Daily Mail by R.L. Repass & Partners (August 22-25, 2012) | 56% | 35% | 9% | +/-4.9 | 401 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Personal
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Bill Maloney resides in Monongalia County with his wife Sharon and two daughters.[2]
Recent news
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See also
| 2011 State Executive elections |
| Kentucky • Louisiana Mississippi • West Virginia |
| Gubernatorial • Lt. Governor Attorney General • Secretary of State Down ballot offices: (KY, LA, MS) |
| News • Calendar |
- West Virginia state executive official elections, 2011
- State executive official elections, 2011
- West Virginia special gubernatorial election, 2011
- Gubernatorial elections, 2011
- Governor of West Virginia
- Earl Ray Tomblin
External links
- Maloney for West Virginia
- Family Policy Council of West Virginia on Bill Maloney
- Bill Maloney for West Virginia Facebook page
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WDTV.com, "Tomblin, Maloney to face off again in November," May 8, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maloney for West Virginia, "About Bill," accessed June 14, 2013
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Election Results" accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Maloney for WV, "Issues and philosophy," accessed April 30, 2012
- ↑ Maloney for West Virginia, "Why I'm Running," accessed April 20, 2011
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