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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.
Political scandals in Logan County, West Virginia This page was last edited on 1 July 2022, at 22:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
At some point, it may also need to get rolled into the article on Logan County or, if there is one, on politics in Logan County. —C.Fred 21:08, 8 December 2010 (UTC) I leave these decisions to your capable hands. I added the historical context section just to show how long the endemic corruption in Logan politics has been going on.
In Logan County, where 24% of residents live in poverty, this Vance family — who plans to vote for Kamala Harris in November — is rare. Nearly 70% of voters in West Virginia chose Trump in 2020.
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The department had taken over the politically charged investigation originally launched by then-L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s controversial public corruption squad.
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.
Richard Neece Ojeda II (/ oʊ ˈ dʒ ɛ d ə / oh-JED-ə; born October 25, 1970) is an American politician and retired United States Army major who served in the West Virginia Senate representing the 7th district from January 2017 until January 2019.