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She was the first African American woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States.
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This Romney native served as Under Secretary of the Army under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
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William G. Conley was governor of West Virginia when this began.
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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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She was the first woman to hold statewide public office in West Virginia.
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Of the state's many noted Jacksons, who is the only one to serve as governor?
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Who was the first former Confederate soldier to serve as governor of West Virginia?
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Who was West Virginia's second former governor sentenced to prison for political corruption
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What grandson of a former governor was elected to Congress in 2024?
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