Joe Fincham
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Joe M. Fincham was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 17 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Fincham's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Fight The Drug Epidemic
- Excerpt: "We must rewrite our drug laws to focus on increasing penalties for drug traffickers who bring heroin and other drugs into our community, especially from Detroit."
Fix The State's Budget
- Excerpt: "We must look for ways to cut spending where we are able, increase revenue where we must, and find a long-term budget solution that keeps us from dipping into our Rainy Day Fund every year."
Pro-Jobs, Pro-Small Business
- Excerpt: "Instead of pitting labor and business against each other, we must work to promote local small businesses that can pay living wages to its employees while also protecting our workers from out-of-state companies who would seek to exploit our workers and provide dangerous or underpaid working conditions."
Imrpove Our Crumbling Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "If we want to attract new manufacturing and business opportunities, we must invest to provide a first-rate infrastructure for our businesses and residents."
Invest In Education
- Excerpt: "Investing in the education of West Virginia's children is the best investment we can make."
Elections
2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Douglas Reynolds (D) did not seek re-election.
Chad Lovejoy and incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Joe Fincham and Anne Brockus Dandelet in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 general election.[3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Chad Lovejoy |
30.16% | 5,911 | |
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach Incumbent |
32.26% | 6,322 | |
| Democratic | Joe Fincham | 14.91% | 2,922 | |
| Republican | Anne Brockus Dandelet | 22.67% | 4,444 | |
| Total Votes | 19,599 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
Joe Fincham and Chad Lovejoy defeated Jerry Tighe in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Joe Fincham |
27.68% | 1,565 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lovejoy |
53.85% | 3,044 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Tighe | 18.47% | 1,044 | |
| Total Votes | 5,653 | |||
Anne Brockus Dandelet and incumbent Matthew Rohrbach defeated Jarred Cannon and Alex Parlock in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 17 Republican primary.[5][6]
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 17, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Anne Brockus Dandelet |
24.34% | 1,117 | |
| Republican | Matthew Rohrbach Incumbent |
43.49% | 1,996 | |
| Republican | Jarred Cannon | 17.47% | 802 | |
| Republican | Alex Parlock | 14.71% | 675 | |
| Total Votes | 4,590 | |||
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Fincham's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #122
- West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs' Association
- West Virginia Education Association
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church
- NRA
- ACLU West Virginia
Recent news
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See also
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- West Virginia House of Delegates District 17
- West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016
- West Virginia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 1, 2016
- ↑ joefincham.com, "Platform," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ joefincham.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 5, 2016
