{"id":3213,"date":"2018-01-26T13:13:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T18:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2018-01-26T13:13:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T18:13:47","slug":"john-overington-out-tom-bibby-in-race-for-house-of-delegates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=3213","title":{"rendered":"John Overington Out Tom Bibby In Race for House of Delegates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The longest serving member of the House of Delegates is stepping down.<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Overington
(R-Berkeley)<\/p><\/div>\n

John Overington (R-Berkeley), who has served in the House since 1984, announced this morning on Talk Radio WRNR<\/a> that he will not be running for re-election.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to represent my constituents over the last 34 years,\u201d Overington said. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to retire. There are other things I would like to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been pondering this decision since last fall,” Overington said. “I got to know Tom Bibby over the years. He\u2019s a constitutional conservative that would represent the values of the 62nd delegate district.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Overington said that at one time in the late 1980s, there were only 20 Republicans in the 100 member House. <\/span><\/p>\n

Overington endorsed retired Air Force pilot Bibby. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will do all I can that see that he is elected to replace me,\u201d Overington said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout his career, Overington has pushed for single member districts \u2013 and the legislature may pass it into law this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

He has also sought unsuccessfully to bring the death penalty back to West Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 94 executions occurred between 1899, when executions were made a state responsibility, and 1959, the year of the last execution in West Virginia. All of those executed were men. <\/span><\/p>\n

West Virginia abolished the death penalty in 1965. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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