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Longtime West Virginia leaders To Part Ways After Years In Office
Gov. Cri Underwood and Secretary of State Ken Hechler, political rivals yet colleagues, depart office this week after more than a century of combined public service. Their careers span academia, Congress, and statewide offices, with sharp differences on policy yet mutual respect.
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Harleston
Cri Underwood
Ken Hechler
Underwood
Hechler
Hovah
Congress
West Virginia
Marshall University
Remagen
Rhine
Marshall
GOP
Rep
Will Neal
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Charlotte Pritt
Huntington
Capitol Lawn
Kanawha River
Capitol
Island Creek Coal Co
West Virginia State College
Cecil Underwood
Charleston
Roslyn
N.Y
Swarthmore College
Columbia University
Secretary of State
Samuel J. Rosenman
Franklin Roosevelt
Bureau of Census
Office of Emergency Management
Bureau of the Budget
Harry Truman
Stevenson Kefauver
Colorado
Princeton University
University of Charleston
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
Ala
Jack Yabl