Pam Brush
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Pam Brush (Republican Party) ran for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 97. She lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Pam Brush lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She earned a degree in speech pathology from Marshall University in 1976 and a degree in audiology from West Virginia University in 1980. Brush's career experience includes working as a speech pathologist and audiologist with West Virginia schools.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
S. Chris Anders defeated Lucia Valentine in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | S. Chris Anders (R)  | 53.2 | 3,592 |
 | Lucia Valentine (D) | 46.8 | 3,155 | |
| Total votes: 6,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
Lucia Valentine advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucia Valentine | 100.0 | 900 |
| Total votes: 900 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97
S. Chris Anders defeated Pam Brush in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 97 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | S. Chris Anders | 61.0 | 949 |
 | Pam Brush | 39.0 | 606 | |
| Total votes: 1,555 | |||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brush in this election.
2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63
John Hardy defeated Sam Brown and Brett Rogers in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Hardy (R) | 49.7 | 2,849 |
 | Sam Brown (D) | 41.9 | 2,404 | |
| Brett Rogers (L) | 8.4 | 481 | |
| Total votes: 5,734 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63
Sam Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Brown |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63
John Hardy defeated Pam Brush, Davy Jones, and Samson Wright in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 63 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Hardy | 33.8 | 361 |
| Pam Brush | 33.0 | 352 | |
 | Davy Jones | 22.1 | 236 | |
 | Samson Wright | 11.1 | 119 | |
| Total votes: 1,068 | |||
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2012
Brush ran in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 63. Brush was defeated by Michael Folk in the May 8 primary election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Michael Folk |
51.4% | 485 |
| Pam Brush | 48.6% | 458 |
| Total Votes | 943 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pam Brush did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Pam Brush participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Pam Brush's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Economy |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Education, I know it is not a traditional Republican issue. As a retired educator I am very aware how government has become big business with unacceptable results. Each year teachers and school personnel beg for a pay raise but do not deal with eliminating waste and redundancy all from a state centralized location.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Pam Brush answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | My parents lead by example. My parents were Democrats. But our Family was known as the Christian with a strong work ethic and concern about the "widows and orphans". The 5 children ended up in fields of service: Pastor , Air Force, WV Social Worker worker, Speech Pathogist and Parks and Recreation.[6] | ” |
| “ | Organizational Leadership and Service of Local and State Projects I have served as President of WV Speech and Hearing Assn. as well as VP of Prof Dev. and representative on National Advisory Committee. For over 15 years I lobbied for Newborn Hearing Screening, Licensure to protect consumers and recognition for national certification. I also lobbied the state legislature for teacher benefits for 14 years. I also learned the process and legislative leadership during different administrations.[6] | ” |
| “ | Chain Breaker If you need freedom or Savin' He's a prison shakin' Savior If you got chains He's a chain breaker. We can no longer ignore the nation's highest overdose rate. We need prevention with education and community involvement, qualified rehab facilities and drug court/ day report centers to return to a normal life.[6] | ” |
| “ | One of our two state legislators worked very hard to be elected. While serving she has not created drama but worked diligently to submit needed legislation, worked with fellow senators and has been very successful.[6] | ” |
2012
Brush's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
Reducing our taxes
- Repealing the State Food Sales Tax
- Increasing the Homestead Exemption
- I favor a percentage increase rather than across the board.
- Reforming prevailing wage rates so they are set at fair market rates
Put Berkeley County Back on the Map
- Increase the “local share” of our taxes
- 90% of our property and real estate taxes stay in Charleston
- I am tired of paying the bills of the whole state.
- More local control of our taxes
Education Reform
- Why does it cost more than $15,000 a year to educate our children and still have reading and math proficiency declines and teacher salaries lag behind?
- Basic reading and math skills should be our first priority.
- Technology and science instruction should be encouraged but not at the expense of basic skills.
Family Values
- As a Christian, God’s word is my moral compass
- Pro Life
- Favor Marriage, WV Constitutional Amendment
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pam Brush for WV, "Home," accessed March 17, 2018
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 8, 2012," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Pam Brush's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
