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Charlotte Pritt
knows first-hand that determination and character are the foundation
for West Virginia's working families. The daughter of a retired coal
miner, Charlotte has more legislative experience than all the other
2016 candidates for Governor combined. "I am running for governor of West Virginia because the people are searching for a leader with a proven people-centered voting record. Citizens want to know that the voices of all West Virginians will be heard, not just the elite few. I am a firm believer that West Virginians are a hardy group with amazing resilience. I have faith that together, as family and community, we can meet the challenges ahead." West Virginia for All of Us www.charlottepritt4gov.com Paid for by Charlotte Pritt for Governor, Jim Lewis, Treasurer POSITIONS ON ISSUES • Supports a diversified economy based on WV owned businesses. • Supports Reinstatement of the "Prevailing Wage". • Supports workers input on their job security, wages, benefits and safety - Collective Bargaining. • Recognizes that despair and poverty foster drug addiction; as Governor she will work for economic fairness and financial security for all. • Has had a career as an educator and knows that education is the cornerstone to our future. Supports educators, and the right to training & education regardless of income. • Supports Single Payer Health Care with coverage for complementary modalities (dental, vision, hearing, drug rehabilitation) and citizen choices. • 100% voting record on environmental issues. Opposes Mountaintop Removal, Hydro-Fracking and other practices that endanger WV water. • Supports sustainable small farms, "Farm to Table" and "Farm to Schools" programs. • Supports a $15 per hour minimum wage. • Supports industrial hemp, medical and recreational Cannabis (similar to Colorado laws). • Supports sustainable energy including efficiency, solar, wind and other renewable alternatives. • Supports West Virginia's tourism industry and knows her role as Governor in its promotion. • Opposes private "Prisons for Profit". • Supports citizens' right to bear arms. |
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PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Jobs
• 100% voting record on worker's rights
• Reinstatement of the "Prevailing Wage"
• Supports a diversified economy based on WV owned businesses
• Supports tax breaks for small businesses and community reinvestment to develop sustainable jobs for West Virginians
• Opposes legislation that would deny workers input on their job security, wages, benefits
Education
• Supports the right to training and education regardless of income
• Supports lifelong learning at no cost
Drug Addiction
• Recognizes that despair and poverty foster drug addiction; as Governor she will work for economic fairness and financial security for all
• Supports free stress management and mental health services for those seeking assistance
Taxation
• Supports fair taxation
• Recognizes that we must stop balancing the budget on the backs of the elderly, poor and working people
Seniors
• 100% voting record supporting legislation relevant to senior citizens
• Committed to ensuring all WV seniors receive necessary health care and assistance
Health Care
• Supports comprehensive (dental, vision, hearing) coverage for all West Virginians
• Supports Universal Health Care with coverage for complementary modalities and citizen choices
Environment
• 100% voting record on environmental issues
• Committed to a balanced approach that respects both the environment and continued economic growth
Welfare
• Supports partnerships between state and local government, educational institutions and small businesses to train the unemployed for quality jobs with adequate wages and benefits
Guns
• Affirms the citizens' Constitutional right to bear arm
Human Rights/Responsibility
• Committed to upholding fundamental civil liberties and social justice for all West Virginians
http://www.charlottepritt4gov.com
CHARLOTTE PRITT
MORE LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE THAN ALL THE 2016 CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR COMBINED
Charlotte Pritt knows first-hand that determination and character are the foundation for West Virginia's working families. The daughter of a retired coal miner, Charlotte worked her way through Marshall University in Huntington to earn both undergraduate and master's degrees in English.
She began her career as a high school English teacher in the Kanawha County school system and later joined the administration as Director of Communications. In 1980, the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies hired her as the Director of the West Virginia Writing Project, a program training teachers how to teach writing. Through these experiences she became aware of a pressing problem in West Virginia: children were too hungry to learn. Charlotte believed that child poverty was unacceptable in a country and state so richly blessed with resources. That's how her political career began.
Legislative Service
• 1984 -1992 elected to the first of two terms in the House of Delegates and appointed to the powerful finance committee her freshman year. One term in the State Senate followed from 1988-1992. Her tenure in the legislature earned her the reputation as defender of the people.
Awards and Commendations
1985
• Outstanding Freshman Legislators: one of three chosen as outstanding freshman legislators • • Honored by the Committee for Decency in Government
1988
• Legislator of the Year by the West Virginia Perinatal Association support and cooperation in helping achieve a healthy next generation
• "Si Galperin Award" for her outstanding record on behalf of consumers, the environment and good government
1992
• State Susan B. Anthony Award for her work on behalf of women and children
• Outstanding Legislator by the Council of Senior Citizens for work on behalf of the elderly
• Outstanding Woman in Government by the West Virginia Woman's Commission
1993
• National Council of Jewish Women Award for her work on behalf of Human Rights
1994
• Mother Jones Award on behalf of good government and election reform Charleston Area • Professional and Business Woman's Club, Woman of the Year Award
http://www.charlottepritt4gov.com