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What Clarksburg native served as secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter?
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Who was the only member of Congress to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Alabama?
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Congressman Ken Hechler played a key role in passing which one of the following?
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When Herman Guy Kump became president, which one of the following was NOT occurring?
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Jack Kelly was the first nominee for governor of this party.
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Which politician's uncle was killed in the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster?
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Who was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms in office after the 1870s?
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Matthew Reese helped organize this candidate's presidential campaign in West Virginia.
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What state agency did Hulett Smith lead before becoming governor?
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Who did Shelley Moore Capito defeat in 2014 to become West Virginia's first female U.S. senator?
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