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Don Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. Blankenship has plenty of baggage heading into the May 14 Democratic primary. Beyond his history of political losses, he's perhaps best ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020 as a third party candidate. He lost badly both times but is on the ballot again in 2024, this time as a Democrat seeking the Senate seat being vacated by Joe Manchin.
[16] [17] He was promoted to president of Massey Coal Services, Inc. (1989–1991), then president and chief operating officer from 1990 to 1991. [18] In 1992, Blankenship was named president, chairman of the board of A.T. Massey. [18] He is the first non-Massey family member to be in charge of the company.
On May 2, 2020, the Constitution Party nominated Don Blankenship for president and William Mohr for vice-president. [1] Several state parties split from the national Constitution Party to nominate their own candidates. [2]
Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a U.S. Senate seat as a Republican in 2018, filed paperwork Friday to run as a Democrat for the seat ...
Don Blankenship West Virginia: Former CEO of Massey Energy Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from West Virginia (2018) William Mohr Michigan: Chairman of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan: 60,023 (nil%) 0 EV (#8) [139] 2024: Randall Terry Tennessee: Anti-abortion activist Candidate in the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were trying to stop West Virginia Republicans from nominating Don Blankenship, who had been convicted of violating mine safety ...
Individuals in this section were the subject of speculation that they might run for president as an independent or minor party candidate for the 2020 election but later said that they would not. Michael Bloomberg , former Mayor of New York (2002–2013), CEO of Bloomberg [ 130 ] (ran for Democratic nomination) (endorsed Biden ) [ 131 ]