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Friday, February 16, 2007

Table game vote in House of Delegates

Here are how the eight people representing this area in the House of Delegates voted on the table games bill today.

I don't have my notes handy, but I'm pretty sure one of the people who voted for the bill said at a candidates' forum last fall that he would not support a bill that did not have a statewide vote as opposed to county options. I plan to ask him about that.

For: Jim Morgan, Don Perdue, Rick Thompson.
Against: Kevin Craig, Carol Miller, Doug Reynolds, Kelli Sobonya, Dale Stephens.

From our neighboring counties:
Putnam: Martin and Paxton, Y; Andes and Schoen, N
Lincoln: Eldridge, Y
Mingo: White and Kominar, Y
Logan: Ellis and Hrutkay, Y
Mason: No representation in the House of Delegates thanks to multidelegate districts and gerrymandering to protect incumbents.

In case you're wondering about party votes, Democrats voted for table games 52-19 with 1 absent. The Republican vote was 3 for, 24 against and 1 absent.

Votes from counties with racetrack casinos:
Hancock: 2-0
Jefferson: 2-1
Kanawha: 7-3, with 1 absent.
Ohio: 2-0