Belinda Biafore

Belinda Biafore (born January 17, 1957)[1] is the chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, a position she has held since 2015.[2][3]

Belinda Biafore
Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office February 7, 2015
Preceded by	Larry Puccio
Personal details
Born	January 17, 1957
Political party	Democratic
Education	Fairmont State University (BS)

According to her colleagues, Biafore has been handing out Democratic campaign pamphlets since the third grade.[4] She attended Fairmont Senior High School and Fairmont State College.[1] She served as chairwoman of the Marion County Democratic Party,[5] and was vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party from 2005 to 2015.[3]

After party chairman Larry Puccio stepped down to chair Joe Manchin's Country Roads PAC, Biafore was selected as chair by the party's executive committee.[4] She was reelected by the state convention in 2016, despite a challenge by vice chair Chris Regan.[6] She was also reelected in 2020.[7]

Biafore served as a pledged delegate for John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.[8] In 2008, 2016, and 2020, Biafore served as a superdelegate; she endorsed Clinton in 2008[9] and 2016.[10]

References

1. "Yore Board Members". academyprograms.org. Academy Programs. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
2. Gutman, David (February 7, 2015). "Biafore chosen to lead state Democrats". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
3. "Belinda Biafore". democrats.org. Democratic Party. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
4. Payne, Aaron (February 7, 2015). "Belinda Biafore selected state Democratic chair". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
5. "State briefs". The Charleston Gazette. June 1, 2004.
6. Desrochers, Daniel (July 12, 2016). "Dems call for unity in party". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
7. "Biafore reelected as chair of West Virginia Democrats". Associated Press. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "West Virginia" (PDF). dems2004.org. Democratic Party. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-30. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
9. Ohlemacher, Stephen. "With BC-Open Primaries, BC-Where They Stand". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
10. "When Selecting a President in West Virginia, Republican, Democrat Delegate Processes Differ". The Intelligencer. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.