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Morrisey Makes Last-Minute Stop in Weirton

Photo by Amy Neeley Patrick Morrisey, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, made a campaign stop in the Northern Panhandle Saturday, meeting with residents at Holiday Lanes in Weirton.

WEIRTON — Patrick Morrisey made a last-minute stop Saturday afternoon in the Ohio Valley to promote his campaign for U.S. Senate.

Morrisey, the Republican candidate hoping to unseat incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to represent the Mountain State, spent time meeting with residents at Holiday Lanes in Weirton.

Morrisey, West Virginia’s Attorney General, is the first Republican to serve in that office since 1933.

He said he feels a kinship with those living in the Northern Panhandle.

“They are salt of the Earth people,” Morrisey said. “I relate to the people that live here. I wasn’t born into wealth. These are good, hardworking people. This is a great way to finish up campaigning.”

Morrisey grew up in Edison, New Jersey. His father was a World War II veteran and an account manager for U.S. Steel, and his mother was a registered nurse for the Veterans Administration.

The candidate, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, said he is running on a platform of job creation and being the “conservative fighter for West Virginia.”

He said his plans to end the “Hillary Clinton agenda” in Washington, D.C., has been well received.

“Everything has been very positive,” he said. “The reaction has been wonderful.”

His other platforms include fighting substance abuse, fiscal responsibility, advocating for seniors and term limits.

The visit follows a Friday night rally, with Trump, in Huntington, where the President continued to show his support for Morrisey and Carol Miller, the Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in West Virginia’s 3rd District.

Morrisey and Manchin also faced off Thursday in Morgantown for the first and only debate in the contest. The debate was hosted by the West Virginia Broadcasters Association.

In addition to Morrisey and Manchin, Libertarian candidate Rusty Hollen is on the Nov. 6 ballot for Senate.

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