| The AFL/CIO has endorsed all the Democrats running for Congress, plus 73
Democrats, five Republicans and one member of the Mountain Party in races for the
West Virginia Legislature.
Absent from the endorsement was Delegate Bill Stemple of the 33rd District and
numerous other southern Democrats, including the house and senate leadership,
mostly supporters of former Governor Cecil Underwood, and outspoken advocates for
the coal and timber industry.
The Democrat candidate for the State Senate from the 2nd district Larry Edgell, was
endorsed by the union.
Delegate Stemple has voted with the southern block on raising the weight limits of
coal trucks and supported the Underwood's Managed Timberlands Bill which ended up giving a
60% tax break to large timber corporations.
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