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Who was the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a state-level administrative position?
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Which one of the following did NOT campaign to locate the permanent state capital in Charleston?
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Anna Johnson Gates was the first West Virginia woman to serve in this government body.
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This governor was often seen as leader of the non-labor faction of Democrats during the 1930s.
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Who was governor when West Virginia's second (current) constitution was adopted?
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Jack Kelly was the first nominee for governor of this party.
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Which governor essentially destroyed his political career by supporting a severance tax on coal and other natural resources in the 1950s?
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What Marion County family served in Congress from 1953-57 and 1969-2011?
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Which politician defeated long-time attorney general Darrell McGraw in 2012?
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This governor first came to West Virginia in the 1960s as a social worker fighting poverty.
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