Don Perdue Explained

Don Perdue
State Delegate:	West Virginia
District:	19th^[1]
Term Start:	January 12, 2013
Successor:	Incumbent
State Delegate3:	West Virginia
District3:	17th
Term Start3:	January 2003
Term End3:	January 2013
Predecessor3:	Rick Thompson
State Delegate4:	West Virginia
District4:	18th
Term Start4:	January 1999
Term End4:	January 2003
Successor4:	Earnie Kuhn
Birth Date:	12 November 1949
Birth Place:	Kenova, West Virginia
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Prichard, West Virginia
Alma Mater:	Marshall University Ohio Northern University

Don Clayton Perdue^[2] (born November 12, 1949, in Kenova, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 19 since January 12, 2013. Perdue served consecutively from January 1999 until January 2013 in the District 18 and District 17 seats.

Education

Perdue earned his BS in chemistry from Marshall University and his BS in pharmacy from Ohio Northern University.

Elections

• 2012 Redistricted to District 19 with fellow District 17 incumbent Rick Thompson, Perdue placed second in the May 8, 2012, Democratic primary with 3,088 votes (46.6%),^[3] and placed second in the three-way two-position November 6, 2012, General election with 6,817 votes (36.4%) behind incumbent Representative Thompson (D) and ahead of Republican nominee Randy Tomblin.^[4]
• 1994 Perdue initially ran unsuccessfully for the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1994.
• 1998 Perdue was initially elected in the open District 18 seat in the five-way 1998 Democratic primary and the November 3, 1998, General election.
• 2000 Perdue was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic primary and the November 7, 2000, General election.
• 2002 Redistricted to District 17 alongside its previous sole incumbent Rick Thompson, Perdue and Thompson were challenged in the 2002 Democratic primary and were both re-elected in the three-way two-position November 5, 2002, General election.
• 2004 Perdue and Representative Thompson were unopposed for the 2004 Democratic primary, and were re-elected in the four-way two-position November 2, 2004, General election.
• 2006 Perdue and Representative Thompson were unopposed for the 2006 Democratic primary and were re-elected in the three-way two-position November 7, 2006, General election against Republican nominee Luiza Peana.
• 2008 Perdue and Representative Thompson and returning Republican challenger Luiza Peana were all unopposed for their May 13, 2008, primaries,^[5] setting up a rematch; Perdue placed second in the three-way two-position November 4, 2008, General election with 7,121 votes (35.9%) behind incumbent Thompson and ahead of Peana.^[6]
• 2010 Perdue and Representative Thompson were unopposed for both the May 11, 2010, Democratic primary where Perdue placed second with 2,664 votes (47.2%),^[7] and the November 2, 2010, General election where Perdue placed second with 5,909 votes (47.6%) behind Representative Thompson.^[8]

External links

• Official page at the West Virginia Legislature
  • Don Perdue at Ballotpedia
• Don C. Perdue at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Don Perdue . . . April 7, 2014.
2. Web site: Don Perdue's Biography . . April 7, 2014.
3. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results . . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.
4. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.
5. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.
6. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.
7. Web site: Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.
8. Web site: Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results . Secretary of State of West Virginia . Charleston, West Virginia . April 7, 2014.