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Logan County has been notorious for over a century for political machines that control virtually all aspects of elected office. Allies of candidate John F. Kennedy once famously asked local political boss Raymond Chafin how much money he wanted so that Kennedy could carry southern West Virginia in the 1960 presidential election, and Chafin replied "thirty five," meaning $3,500.
Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,567. [1] Its county seat is Logan. [2] Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area.
Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] It is the county seat of Logan County.
Don Chafin (June 26, 1887 – August 9, 1954) was the sheriff of Logan County, West Virginia, and a commander in the Battle of Blair Mountain.As sheriff of Logan County, Chafin was a fierce opponent of unionization and received hundreds of thousands of dollars from coal mine operators in bribes for his violent suppression of the United Mine Workers union.
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Sarah Ann is located in southwestern Logan County along West Virginia Route 44 in the valley of Island Creek. [4] WV-44 leads north (downstream) 12 miles (19 km) to Logan, the county seat, and south 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 52 at the head of the valley. Sarah Ann has a post office with ZIP code 25644. [5]
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Paul Hardesty (born February 4, 1963) [1] is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a member of the West Virginia Senate from 2019 to 2020. A Democrat, he served the 7th district, which contains Boone, Lincoln, and Logan counties, as well as parts of Mingo and Wayne counties.