Belinda Biafore

American politician

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	(1957-01-17) January 17, 1957 (age 67)
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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Yore Board Members". academyprograms.org. Academy Programs. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ McElhinny, Brad (2022-06-19). "Democrats pick delegates Pushkin and Walker to lead state party". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
^ Gutman, David (February 7, 2015). "Biafore chosen to lead state Democrats". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Belinda Biafore". democrats.org. Democratic Party. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Payne, Aaron (February 7, 2015). "Belinda Biafore selected state Democratic chair". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "State briefs". The Charleston Gazette. June 1, 2004.
^ Desrochers, Daniel (July 12, 2016). "Dems call for unity in party". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
^ "Biafore reelected as chair of West Virginia Democrats". Associated Press. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "West Virginia" (PDF). dems2004.org. Democratic Party. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-30. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ Ohlemacher, Stephen. "With BC-Open Primaries, BC-Where They Stand". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "When Selecting a President in West Virginia, Republican, Democrat Delegate Processes Differ". The Intelligencer. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved July 20, 2020.