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An honor for me to continue serving you'
Rockefeller makes it official: He's running for fifth Senate term
By Mallory Panuska
Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT Red, white and blue signs supporting U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., filled up the grand ballroom at Westchester Village Saturday evening to celebrate the West Virginia Democrat's official announcement to run for a fifth Senate term this year.
I am running because it would be an honor for me to continue serving you, the senator said after his official announcement. Yes, I enjoy the job. But more importantly, I enjoy you. We're a state that never gives up. We can't afford to, and we never do.
Accompanied by his wife, children and grandchildren, Rockefeller said he chose Marion County as the site to publicly announce his plans for candidacy because of the unwavering loyalty he has received from Fairmont voters since beginning his longtime senatorial career in 1985.
I never lost Fairmont, he said, adding that he has never held an event in the city that was not accompanied by significant support and excitement from the locals.
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