Belinda Biafore
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Belinda Biafore | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party | |
| In office February 7, 2015 – June 18, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Puccio |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pushkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Fairmont State University (BS) |
Belinda Biafore (born January 17, 1957)[1] was as the chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party for February 2015-June 2022.[2][3][4]
According to her colleagues, Biafore has been handing out Democratic campaign pamphlets since the third grade.[5] She attended Fairmont Senior High School and Fairmont State College.[1] She served as chairwoman of the Marion County Democratic Party,[6] and was vice chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party from 2005 to 2015.[4]
After party chairman Larry Puccio stepped down to chair Joe Manchin's Country Roads PAC, Biafore was selected as chair by the party's executive committee.[5] She was reelected by the state convention in 2016, despite a challenge by vice chair Chris Regan.[7] She was also reelected in 2020.[8]
Biafore served as a pledged delegate for John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.[9] In 2008, 2016, and 2020, Biafore served as a superdelegate; she endorsed Clinton in 2008[10] and 2016.[11]
