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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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Governor William M. O. Dawson was from this county.
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This governor served the shortest term in office, only six days.
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Who was the only member of Congress to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Alabama?
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Of the state's many noted Jacksons, who is the only one to serve as governor?
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Congressman Jacob Beeson Blair was the first West Virginian to learn of the following?
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Which member of Congress introduced legislation in 1980 that deregulated the railroad industry?
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Who did Shelley Moore Capito defeat in 2014 to become West Virginia's first female U.S. senator?
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Legislation introduced by House of Delegates member Elizabeth Drewry led to this.
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Which of the following was NOT a governor during the 21st century?
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