CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County state delegate says she wants to serve in the U.S. House.
On Tuesday, Charleston attorney Meshea Poore announced plans to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District next year.
“I am running because I believe that West Virginia needs a voice in D.C. that has a lot of energy and is ready to shake some things up,” said Poore on Tuesday’s MetroNews “Talkline.”
“People want someone who is going to work hard for them, someone who is very truthful with them and is willing to stand for them and, I think, that’s what I bring.”
Earlier this year, former state Democratic Party chairman Nick Casey, who also works as an attorney in Charleston, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.
Recently, he said he had more than $400,000 bankrolled to spend on his bid to replace current Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
“I know he’s very passionate about West Virginia,” Poore said of Casey. “But I believe I have a very strong record. I have worked in the trenches at the Legislature fighting for families, for jobs, for teachers, for workers and, I think, that’s something I bring that’s strong to this election.”
Poore, who was first appointed to the House of Delegates in 2009 to replace Carrie Webster, was then elected to the state House in 2010.
According to filings with the Secretary of State’s Office, Steven Gower from Weston is also in the race for the Democratic nomination.
On the Republican side, four candidates have filed pre-candidacy papers to run for the nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. They are Larry Faircloth from Martinsburg, Robert Lawrence Fluharty from Charles Town, Alexander Mooney from Falling Waters and Jim Moss from Hurricane.