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News and Sentinel
News and Sentinel
Latest politics news in West Virginia including updates on local, state and federal legislature, inflation, abortion, cost of living, and more.
West Virginia is considered a red state. In the federal government, West Virginia is represented by two U.S. Senators and two U.S. Representatives. One Senator, Shelley Moore Capito, is a Republican and the other, Joe Manchin III, is a Democrat. Both Representatives are Republican. West Virginia has a Republican governor, Jim Justice, who was reelected in 2020. The state legislature is also controlled by the Republicans, who have majorities in both chambers.