In Their Own Words

Articles and Position Statements Directly from the Candidates

Each campaign has its own website and social media, but it can’t hurt for the candidates to get their messages out in other platforms, including, of course,  BlueJefferson.org. Candidates who do want to extend their coverage are welcome to submit articles and position statements to us and we will post them in this section. We will be pleased to also reprint articles that have been published elsewhere. Just email us at [email protected] and embed the text in your email. Include in the email message any original location of the article with its publication date.

Regina Dyer Emphasizes Transparency, Local Control in 99th House Race

Regina Dyer, the Democratic candidate for West Virginia Delegate from District 99, interview with the Martinsburg Journal. In her interview Regina stressed her concern that the representation for her district has to have a whole community focus, understanding that job growth in and of itself, though obviously necessary, has to be sensitive to the full impact, positive and negative, that it has on the community. It's part of the job of a delegate to bring integrity to the process.
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Video: Lucia Valentine on WRNR Talk Radio

Lucia Valentine faced off with a panel of broadcasters who quizzed her about her positions as a candidate and the concerns she would have as a legislator presenting House District 97.  A large bulk of the conversation centered around datacenters. Her positions recognize the reality of the law, but she is concerned that the law as currently written does not provide the safeguards and transparency needed to assure West Virginians that their concerns are being heard. Her work on the issue in the legislature would be focused on building in those safeguards. Watch and listen to her interview on YouTube.
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Video: The Pros and Cons of Datacenters

Jenny Thacker presents her take on data centers, specifically whether they are appropriate for Jefferson County. She doesn't deny that they will provide some jobs especially jobs for tradespeople, such as electricians. But, the number of permanent jobs they create are few, especially in consideration of the negative effects of the threats to our ground water and to the cost of our electricity. Those costs will impact everyone in the county. So are are they worth it? Watch and listen to her video the Pros and Cons of Datacenters.
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