Tag: Delegate Suzette Raines

Panel Could Decide to Replace Withdrawn Candidate

The State Election Commission will hear a request by the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee to replace a delegate who withdrew her re-election bid.

A meeting to consider replacing Del. Suzette Raines on the November ballot will happen Wednesday. The five-member board would need to vote to give permission.

Raines withdrew from the District 35 race Monday. She said she needed time to heal after her mother’s death in March.

The Kanawha GOP would need to name a replacement by Aug. 18.

The state Democratic Executive Committee filed a complaint against Raines in Kanawha County Circuit Court on July 21. The complaint alleged Raines doesn’t live where she claims.

It also alleged that Raines hasn’t filed several campaign finance reports or a financial disclosure report, and didn’t sign previous disclosures.

Delegate Officially Withdraws from Re-Election Race

A Kanawha County state delegate has officially withdrawn her re-election bid.

West Virginia secretary of state spokesman Jake Glance confirmed Monday that Republican Suzette Raines has withdrawn.

Raines said in a text message to reporters Monday that she needed time to heal after her mother’s death in March. Raines also cited the end of an engagement after a long-term relationship.

The Kanawha GOP requested a replacement candidate Monday. The State Election Commission would need to approve. Kanawha GOP hasn’t picked its candidate.

The state Democratic Executive Committee filed a complaint against Raines in Kanawha County Circuit Court on July 21. The complaint alleged Raines doesn’t live where she claims.

It also alleged that Raines hasn’t filed several campaign finance reports or a financial disclosure report, and didn’t sign previous disclosures.

Delegate Raines to Withdraw from House 35th District Race

A member of the House of Delegates will withdraw from the race for the 35th district amidst recent legal troubles and allegations related to her living situation.

Republican Kanawha County Delegate Suzette Raines was accused by the state Democratic Executive Committee for lying about where she lives. The committee also accused her of not filing campaign finance reports with the Secretary of State’s office or campaign disclosures with the state Ethics Commission.

The Ethics Commission confirmed Raines did file necessary paperwork but missed deadlines.

A second lawsuit against Raines was filed last week by her landlord, claiming she failed to pay $2,500 in rent and damaged the property. Raines claims she never signed a lease and did not damage the home.

Raines told the Charleston Daily Mail she was withdrawing from the race for “deeply personal reasons.” Her attorney said she would not resign from the seat, but hopes withdrawing from the race will help her avoid legal trouble.

She was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2012.

 

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