Democrat David C. Childers did not respond to the newspaper’s questions.
Randy E. Smith
Political party: Republican
Age: 60
Residence: Thomas
Family: Spouse, Patty; daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Tim Wotring; son and daughter-in-law, R. Scott and Beth Smith; six grandchildren.
Education: East Preston High School
Professional experience: Small business owner who worked 41 years as a coal miner.
Political and civic experience: Served four years in the state House of Delegates and four years in the state Senate.
Why did you decide to seek office?
I’m running for re-election to continue to move the state forward, as we’ve been able to make positive progress in the past eight years.
What is the most important issue you believe your office will face in the next year, and how will you address it?
Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic will be the most important issue in the next year. We have to address the problems that come up and introduce legislation to keep it from happening again.
