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WV Senate seeks acting president as Tomblin acts governor
West Virginia senators plan a closed caucus to nominate a new acting president for the 80th Legislature while Earl Ray Tomblin serves as acting governor. Democrats hold 28 of 34 seats, and debate swirls over whether to elect an acting president pro tempore or retain the current holder.
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Charleston
Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia
Senate
Tomblin
Joe Minard
Harrison
Associated Press
Jeff Kessler
D-Marshall
Kessler
Truman Chafin
Chafin
Arthur Boreman
U.S. Senate
Daniel D.T. Farnsworth
Upshur County
Farnsworth
Journal
Wheeling
Boreman
Joseph T. Hoke
Berkeley
Hoke
House
Chamber
D.D.T. Farnsworth