Voter Info

The deadline to register to vote is October 14.  Election Day is November 4.  

Governor
Joe Manchin (Next Election - 2008)
2008 State of the State Address

Senate President
Earl Ray Tomblin

Attorney General
Darrell V. McGraw, Jr

Department of Education

Department of Health and Human Resources

State Legislature
Click Here to Find Your State Rep
Click Here to Find Your State Senator

Congressional Delegation

U.S. Senate
Jay Rockefeller (2008)
Robert Byrd (2012)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Alan Mollohan
District #2 - Shelley Moore Capito
District #3 - Nick Rahall

Step Up for Kids Day

Every Child Matters organized a non-partisan event, "Step Up for Kids Day," to draw public attention to issues affecting America's children, joining cities in all 50 states and Washington, DC to raise awareness.

Media Coverage

»WVNS TV 59 (video)

»Public News Service (audio)

Quick Facts on Children

• There are 382,497 children under 18 in West Virginia
• Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 86,277
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 18,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 160,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 22,400
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 6,303 (29.4%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 107
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 27,757 (63.6%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 37

Kids Flier