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What West Virginian was the Democratic candidate for president in 1924?
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She was the first African American woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States.
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Ambassador and Clarksburg native Joseph S. Farland was involved with which one of the following secret missions.
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Which one of the following did NOT campaign to locate the permanent state capital in Charleston?
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Before becoming governor, this person served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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Which governor negotiated a controversial legal settlement related to the Buffalo Creek Disaster?
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Which politician defeated long-time attorney general Darrell McGraw in 2012?
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Which member of Congress introduced legislation in 1980 that deregulated the railroad industry?
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Who was West Virginia's first state treasurer?
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Who is the only West Virginian to have served as governor, a U.S. representative, and a U.S. senator?
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