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The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State Bar Association Members

The American Legion Mountaineer Boys State operates a fully functioning legal system and is chaired by members of the staff who, by profession, are Attorneys, Judges, and Administrative Staff Personnel within West Virginia Courts. Each American Legion Mountaineer Boys State county will prepare and present a court trial that will be reviewed and evaluated by visiting Attorneys from the Harrison County Bar Association. The ALMBS Courts hear a variety of cases that involve the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State laws. NOTE: Only 1/3 of the ALMBS Citizens are permitted to pass the Bar Exam

Last Name First Name Cottage Party
Abbas Nazar Barbour N
Iaquinta Dylan Barbour N
Kidney Creed Barbour F
Onks Thomas Barbour F
Scott Ethan Barbour N
Altizer Benjamin Braxton F
Cava Alessandro Braxton N
Jones Shawn Braxton F
Kenney Matthew Braxton F
Koon Aidan Braxton F
Littell Garrett Braxton N
Loss Drake Braxton F
Oliver Peyton Braxton N
Sibole Griffin Braxton N
Smith Elijah Braxton F
Stokley James Braxton F
Vandegrift Ian Braxton N
Webster Ryan Braxton N
Carney Levi Calhoun N
Eskridge Wesley Calhoun N
LeMaire Zachary Calhoun N
Lilly Luke Calhoun F
Mitchell Austin Calhoun N
Phillips Garrison Calhoun F
Wamsley Colby Calhoun N
Barrickman Zachary Gilmer N
Combs Walker Gilmer F
Foglesong Robert Gilmer N
Wimer Ethan Gilmer N
Adams Gabriel Harrison N
Dulaney Kamden Harrison N
Miller Christian Harrison N
Duong Michael Kanawha F
Frazier David Kanawha F
Headley Jake Kanawha N
Henly Charles Kanawha N
Henthorne Jonah Kanawha N
Keener Mark Kanawha N
Lauer Alex Kanawha F
Martin Christopher Kanawha F
Beer Nathaniel Lewis N
Dailey Dylan Lewis N
Dougherty Carlton Lewis N
George Benjamin Lewis N
Gladden Bradly Lewis F
Itobi Donovan Lewis F
Johnson John Lewis N
Kuttan Devanand Lewis F
Liu Andrew Lewis F
Minor Thomas Lewis N
Napier Garrett Lewis F
Wahl Michael Lewis N
Whited Glenn Lewis F
Blankenship Zachary Marion N
Davis Garrett Marion N
Dingeldein Joseph Marion F
Galford Liam Marion F
Gough Bryan Marion N
Harper Jonathan Marion F
Huck Camden Marion F
McAllister Riley Marion F
Pond Ethan Marion N
Staggers Chase Marion N
Tobin William Marion F
Ammons Creed Monroe F
Cale Cameron Monroe F
Chapman William Monroe N
Dear Calvin Monroe F
Krason Samuel Monroe N
Little Gabriel Monroe F
Mrozek Matthew Monroe F
Winkie Carson Monroe F
Akana Cy Panhandle N
Cloud Trent Panhandle N
Cloutier Aiden Panhandle N
DelSignore John Panhandle F
Fiest Clayton Panhandle F
Jarrell Noah Panhandle F
Kenney Christopher Panhandle N
Mackey Gage Panhandle F
Marquart Adam Panhandle F
Simpson Andwele Panhandle F
Siva Kowsik Panhandle F
Swalm Thomas Panhandle F
Tennant John Panhandle N
Bennett Cameron Randolph F
Brown Andrew Randolph N
Cummings Garret Randolph N
Gwynn Alecx Randolph F
Helmick Orion Randolph F
Igo Carter Randolph F
Kester George Randolph F
LaFaber Eric Randolph F
Lazzell Trey Randolph F
Longerbeam Ryan Randolph N
Mann Connor Randolph F
Meredith Clayton Randolph N
Moore Alex Randolph F
Offutt Michael Randolph F
Potts Samuel Randolph F
Powell Manning Randolph N
Purkey Liam Randolph N
Rush III John Randolph F
Sams Richard Randolph N
Stanley Andrew Randolph F
Struthers George Randolph N
Ayers Braedon Upshur F
Groves II Stephen Upshur F
Miller Evan Upshur N
Price Devin Upshur F
Whyte Christopher Upshur N
Coop-Gonzalez Elias Webster F
Ellis Matthew Webster N
Parsons Ryan Webster N
Robertson Christopher Webster F
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2016 ALMBS Harrison / Upshur Election Results

County Results

Sheriff – David “FLEA” Murphy
County Clerk – Daniel Flowers
Prosecuting Attorney – Zachary Hyre
Circuit Clerk - Shawn Ganthopl
Assessor – Joshua Jones
County Commission – Jonathan Petty, Jackson Vance, and Jentry “The Truth” Shults
State Senate (2) – Will “The till” Collier
County Commission –> Logan Wagner, Jacob Stanislawezyk, Jonathan Stodola, Aaron Banks, Austin Wilson, Alex A. Attenbury

City Results

Mayor – Jarrett Hott
City Council (3) – Samuel Boeyard’ Cole Price

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Formal Review Practice

This evening the members of Boys State practiced for the Formal Review in the field prior to dinner. While marching around in ranks with the band playing, the boys showed all they have been working on with their cabin through their marching, and flag bearing. The band showed great progress as they played multiple songs throughout the practice. Everyone looked like they were ready for the Formal Review tomorrow evening.

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Guns or Roses? Women in the Work and Military Forces

 

We’ve all seen them, the iconic and commanding images of a woman clad in anything but traditional, WWII period garb, rebelling by flexing her arm in resistance to the mechanical, German army and maybe even privately to American men, as well.  This celebrated image is of “Rosie the Riveter”, a stubborn symbol of the woman who can work to support herself, “her man” at war, and the rest of her family, too.

According to History.com, American women “entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II, as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force.”  From the perspective of women in the late thirties and early forties and from that of women today, perhaps the rise of the Germans served them positively.  Had they not had the chance to show the men in control that they really could “do it”, they would likely not have been given

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Braxton County Primary Election Results

County Election

Sheriff

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

County Clerk

Federalist Candidate: Michael Wilson

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Prosecuting Attorney

Federalist Candidate: Alex Jones

Nationalist Candidate: Jordan Adkins

Circuit Clerk

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Assessor

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

County Commissioner (Vote for three)

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: Garret Carden

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Circuit Judge

Federalist Candidate: Mae Dingmore

Nationalist Candidate: Marqus Burrell

Magistrate

Federalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: Bryn Cooper

State Senate (Vote for two)

Federalist Candidate: Alex Hessman “Hershey”

Federalist Candidate: Ethan Taylor

Nationalist Candidate: Richard Kennedy

Nationalist Candidate: Nicholas Alvaro

House of Delegates (Vote for three)

Federalist Candidate: Jared Peterson

Federalist Candidate: Alex Bennett

Federalist Candidate: Jacob Walker

Nationalist Candidate: Austin Poe

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

City Election

Mayor

Federalist Candidate: Jesse Beasley

Nationalist Candidate: Garrett Carden

City Council (Vote for three)

Federalist Candidate: Michael Wilson

Federalist Candidate: Ethan Taylor

Federalist Candidate: Jacob Walker

Nationalist Candidate: Nicholas Alvaro

Nationalist Candidate: Austin Poe

Nationalist Candidate: VACANT

Board of Education (Vote for three)

Elected: Jesse Beasley

Elected: Lucus Orndoff

Elected: VACANT

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