Sarah M. Minear (born August 11, 1949) is an American politician who served as a West Virginia state senator from 1987 to 2007. Minear was born in

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, the daughter of John and Ruth Mullennex. She married Robert Minear and attended

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and

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. She represented the 14th district in the senate, constituting part or all of the following counties:

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, Mineral County,

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, Taylor County, and

Tucker County Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. The county was created in 1856 from a part of ...

. She did not seek re-election in 2006. In 2010, Minear ran for the Republican nomination for the

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in West Virginia's 1st district, but came in third in the primary with 22 percent.

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1949 births Living people Republican Party West Virginia state senators Women state legislators in West Virginia 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature {{WestVirginia-politician-stub

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