Former State Sen. Richard Ojeda: A Timeline
Former State Sen. Richard Ojeda: A Timeline
| Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 50 years, 3.9 months. |
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| Earns
Master's
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business
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org. security from Weber University. |
-Senior military instructor JROTC
for Logan County Board of Education. -President of Logan Empowerment Action and Development (LEAD). ...2013 to present |
Jan. - After 24 years
service retires
from the U.S. Army with the rank of major. May 13 - Challenges U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D) in the primary in WV-3, gaining 33.55% of the vote. |
Runs for WV State Senate District 7. May 10 - Defeats Art Kirkendoll (D) by 55.17% to 44.83%. Nov. 8 - Defeats Jordan Ray Bridges (R) by 58.82% to 41.18%. |
Candidate for Congress in WV-3,
losing to Carol Miller (R) by 56.4%-43.6%. Nov. 12 - Announces candidacy at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. |
Jan. 14 - Resigns
Senate seat to focus on presidential run. Jan. 25 - Suspends campaign. |
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| Graduates from
Command General Staff College. |
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| May 10 - Marries Kelly Ann. -Earns Bachelor's degree in general education from West Virginia State University. |
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| Graduates from Logan High School. Enlists in the U.S. Army. |
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| Born Sept. 25, 1970 in Rochester, MN
while his father was taking classes at the Mayo Clinic. |
Family moves back to West Virginia. |
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© 2018, 2019 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action
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