From Ballot Access News:
Ed Rabel, a prominent journalist for several decades, has been certified for a place on the November 2014 West Virginia ballot. He is running for U.S. House in an open seat. See this story.
From the article cited, written by Paul J. Nyden:
Longtime national television reporter Ed Rabel announced Monday that he had received enough signatures to get on the ballot. An independent, Rabel has been endorsed by the Mountain Party.
“I announce my candidacy with … only one obligation – the obligation to devote every effort of mind, body and spirit to lead West Virginia to a brand new future,” Rabel said in an on-camera statement posted on the Internet. “I see a future no longer constrained by extractive industries that steal our patrimony, destroy our beautiful mountains, poison our water, sicken our people and mock our citizens along the way.”
Jake Glance, a spokesman for Secretary of State Natalie Tennant’s office, said on Monday afternoon that Rabel “has met all the requirements, paid all of his fees and filed his certificate.”
Glance said the certified list of candidates would not be formally released until Aug. 25. However, Rabel’s name appeared on the secretary of state’s website as a 2nd District candidate on Monday afternoon.
Rabel said his campaign workers collected the 2,269 signatures required by law to be on the ballot as an independent candidate. That number is 1 percent of the votes cast in the 2nd District race in 2012.
Also at BAN
http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/07/mountain-party-enters-west-virginia-u-s-senate-race/
On July 19, the Mountain Party (the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party) held a state nominating convention and decided to enter a candidate in the U.S. Senate race. He is Bob Henry Baber. See this story for more detail.
http://morgancountyusa.org/?p=1119
That race will probably have five candidates on the ballot. The Libertarian nominee is John Buckley, a former Virginia state legislator. The Constitution Party is almost finished with its petition drive for its nominee, Phil Hudok.
On Saturday, July 19, The Mountain Party of West Virginia (a Green Party Affiliate) endorsed Ed Rabel because of his strong stance on environmental and social justice issues, and because Mr. Rabel formally asked them to do so.