Daniel Joseph Poling (born October 3, 1954 in

Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna metrop ...

) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 10 since his January 2007 appointment by West Virginia

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative

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Education

Poling graduated from

Parkersburg South High School Parkersburg South High School (also known as South) in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States serves grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Wood County School District. The school's colors are navy blue and white (with a touch of scarlet), ...

Elections

*2012 Poling was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,962 votes, and placed third in the four-way three-position November 6, 2012 General election with 11,844 votes (24.7%) behind incumbent Republican Representatives

Tom Azinger Thomas 'Tom' Albert Azinger (born July 2, 1935, in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American politician and former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He represented District 10 from January 1995 until his retirement in 20 ...

and

John Ellem John Naif Ellem (born July 19, 1967, in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 10 since his January 4, 2001 appointment to fill the vacancy cau ...

and ahead of returning 2008 and 2010 Republican opponent Frederick Gillespie. *2008 Poling ran in the four-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary and placed second with 4,337 votes (27.1%), and placed third in the six-way three-position November 4, 2008 General election by 9 votes with 10,086 votes (17.5%) behind incumbent Republican Representatives Azinger and Ellem and ahead of Brenda Brum (D), Frederick Gillespie (R), and Iris McCrady (D). *2010 Poling was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,200 votes, and placed third in the four-way three-position November 2, 2010 General election with 8,592 votes (23.4%) behind incumbent Republican Representatives Ellem and Azinger and ahead of Republican nominee Frederick Gillespie.

References

External links

Official page
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Daniel Poling
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1954 births Living people Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Politicians from Parkersburg, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-politician-stub