The Mountain Party, West Virginia’s only ballot-qualified minor party, expects to nominate Jesse Johnson as its U.S. Senate nominee, in the special election for that office to be held November 2, 2010.
Earlier this week, Republicans in the West Virginia legislature refused to vote for the bill setting up the special election, unless it was amended to say that candidates in that special election could also be running for another office simultaneously. Therefore, the bill was amended to permit that. Republicans in the legislature hoped that their party’s only member of Congress from West Virginia, Shelley Capito, would run for re-election to the U.S. House and also run in the special U.S. Senate election.
Ironically, on July 21, news sources say that Capito has decided not to run for U.S. Senate. But because the bill permits candidates in the special election to be running for another office simultaneously, that characteristic of the bill will help Jesse Johnson. He had already been running a vigorous campaign for a seat in the state legislature, and now he can run for both. His candidacy for the U.S. Senate is dependent on his raising money for the filing fee for U.S. Senate. Donations to his campaign can be made by sending a check to Jesse Johnson 2010, PO Box 446, Pinch WV 25156.
The Mountain Party is the West Virginia state affiliate of the Green Party.
Jesse Johnson is the West Virginia Mountain Party candidate for US Senate.
He needs to raise $1,740 by Friday to cover the filing fee to get on the ballot and he needs your help.
Donations should be sent overnight mail to:
Jesse Johnson for US Senate 2010
PO Box 446
Pinch, WV 25156-0446
Donations to Jesse’s US Senate run can be made via http://www.paypal.com using the email address:
[email protected]
Thank you!