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What West Virginian was the Democratic candidate for president in 1924?
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This governor increased corporate taxes and wrote History of Kanawha County and After the Moonshiners.
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This Hinton native served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration and as the first female president of American University.
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How many women have served as governor of West Virginia?
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This governor served the shortest term in office, only six days.
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Congressman Ken Hechler played a key role in passing which one of the following?
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Who was the first woman elected to the state's executive branch?
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Which politician's uncle was killed in the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster?
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Who served as the state senate president for more than 15 years before becoming governor?
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Who is the only Jewish congressman in West Virginia history?
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