Glen Gainer III

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Glen Gainer
19th Auditor of West Virginia
In office
January 13, 1993 – May 14, 2016
Governor Gaston Caperton
Cecil H. Underwood
Bob Wise
Joe Manchin
Earl Ray Tomblin
Preceded by Glen Gainer
Personal details
Born (1960-02-26) February 26, 1960 (age 64)
Parkersburg, West Virginia,
U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susan Gainer (1984–present)
Children John
Joshua
Alma mater University of Charleston
Religion Baptist

Glen B. Gainer III (born February 26, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 19th State Auditor of West Virginia from 1993 until he resigned in 2016.[1]

Early life and career

Glen B. Gainer III was born in 1960 to Glen. B Gainer, Jr. and Sally Jo Gainer. He has one sister, Beth, and one brother, John David (deceased).[2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Charleston in 1982. He married Susan Ryder in 1984 and they have two sons.[1]

Gainer worked in the West Virginia State Treasurer's office from 1985 to 1989, was the budget director of the West Virginia Department of Energy from 1989 to 1991 and was national accounts representative of John Deere & Company from October 1991 through December 1992.[1]

Political career

In 1992, Gainer ran for State Auditor. He won the Democratic primary with 63%, defeating Mark Anthony Manchin, son of former Secretary of State and State Treasurer A. James Manchin and uncle of current U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.[3] He was unopposed in the general election and took office in January 1993, succeeding his father, Glen Gainer, Jr., who had served in the office from 1977 to 1993. Denzil Gainer, a cousin of Glen Jr., had served as Auditor from 1961 to 1972, when he died in office.[4]

Gainer was also unopposed in the elections of 1996 and 2000.[3] In 2004, he was re-elected with 62% of the vote, beating Republican Lisa Thornburg.[3] In 2008, he was re-elected with 99.94% of the vote, defeating write-in Constitution Party candidate Robert Ingargiola, who won only 295 votes to Gainer's 525,084.[3] In 2012, he faced a strong challenge from State Delegate Larry V. Faircloth, but he was comfortably re-elected with 57% of the vote.[5][6]

In November 2013, Gainer announced that he was running for the United States House of Representatives in West Virginia's 1st congressional district against Republican incumbent David McKinley in the 2014 elections.[7] His father ran for the same district in 1982, finishing third in the Democratic primary. In the general election, McKinley defeated Gainer by a roughly two-to-one margin.[8]

In December 2015, Gainer announced that he would not be running for re-election to a seventh term in 2016.[4] In April 2016, he announced he would resign in May, before the end of his term, to accept a job with a nonprofit group.[9]

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References

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  2. ↑ (September 10, 2009) - Obituaries - "Glen B. Gainer Jr.". Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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  5. ↑ [1][dead link]
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  7. ↑ Ali, Ann (November 8, 2013) - "WV Auditor Glen Gainer Announces Run for Congress". WBOY.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ Harris, Linda (November 4, 2014) - "McKinley Defeats Gainer in U.S. House WV District 1 Race". 13 WOWKTV.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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