Byrd White Explained

Byrd White is a West Virginia accountant and state government official. He was appointed in March 2019 by Governor Jim Justice as West Virginia's Secretary of Transportation^[1] as a replacement for Tom Smith, who Justice had fired over a dispute about maintenance of secondary roads.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

White is a former Raleigh County Commissioner^[6] and highway construction company executive.

External links

• https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-announces-plans-to-fix-secondary-roads-and-refocus-Division-of-Highways-as-maintenance-first-agency.aspx
• https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-appoints-White-as-Secretary-of-Transportation.aspx

Notes and References

1. News: UPDATE: Byrd White officially appointed as Secretary of DOT. March 26, 2019. WDTV.
2. News: Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions. March 11, 2019 .
3. Web site: Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions. WV News. 10 March 2019 . 30 March 2019.
4. Web site: Gov. Justice fires WV Secretary of Transportation. David. Horak. 10 March 2019. WVNS. 30 March 2019.
5. Web site: Governor Justice appoints Byrd White as secretary of W.Va. Department of Transportation. 26 March 2019. 31 March 2019. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331062945/https://wvah.com/news/local/governor-justice-appoints-byrd-white-as-secretary-of-the-wva-department-of-transportatio. dead.
6. News: Byrd White resigns from Raleigh County Commission. Jessica . Farrish. Beckley Register-Herald. 31 March 2019.