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What baseball pitcher played with the old Charleston Senators and went on to the United States Senate?
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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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Shelley Moore Capito was the first woman from West Virginia elected to this government body.
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She was the first woman to hold statewide public office in West Virginia.
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Of the state's many noted Jacksons, who is the only one to serve as governor?
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Which one of the following has a statue in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall?
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Which politician defeated long-time attorney general Darrell McGraw in 2012?
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Who was both the youngest and oldest governor in West Virginia history?
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Which one of the following associates of Governor Wally Barron did NOT serve prison time for corruption?
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Legislation introduced by House of Delegates member Elizabeth Drewry led to this.
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