John Perdue

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John Perdue
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West Virginia State Treasurer
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 18, 2021
GovernorCecil Underwood
Bob Wise
Joe Manchin
Earl Ray Tomblin
Jim Justice
Preceded byLarrie Bailey
Succeeded byRiley Moore
Personal details
Born (1950-06-22) June 22, 1950 (age 75)
Boone County, West Virginia,
U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseRobin Perdue
Children2
EducationWest Virginia University (BA)

John D. Perdue (born June 22, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 24th West Virginia State Treasurer from 1997 to 2021. He is the latest Democratic candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote in the state. [1]

Purdue was born in Boone County, West Virginia and grew up on a small farm. In 1972 he graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Whilst at University he was active in 4-H and the Future Farmers of America, becoming a 4-H All Star.

He has a wife, Robin, with whom he has two daughters.[2]

Political career

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In 1989 he became Executive Assistant to West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, serving as a member of his staff for eight years.

In 1996 he won election as state treasurer as a member of the Democratic Party, a position he would hold for six terms. He was easily re-elected in his subsequent three elections, with no Republican even filing to run against him in 2000 and 2008.

Following Governor Joe Manchin's resignation in 2010 to take his seat in the US Senate, he stood in the subsequent gubernatorial special election. He finished fourth in the Democratic Primary, which was won by Earl Ray Tomblin.

His re-election in 2012 was closer than previous elections, winning 55% of the vote compared to his previous lowest of 60%. In 2016 he was re-elected with 50.3% of the vote, whilst Republican Donald Trump won the state in the concurrent Presidential election with 68.5% of the vote.

Following governor Jim Justice’s defection to the Republican Party in 2017, Purdue was left as the only Democrat holding statewide office in West Virginia besides Joe Manchin.

Perdue lost his bid for a seventh term in 2020 to Republican Riley Moore.[3] His 24 year tenure as treasurer is the longest in the history of the office.[4]

In December 2021 he was appointed by Joe Biden as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in West Virginia.[5]

Electoral history

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West Virginia Treasurer Election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue 341,395 60.60
Republican Stan Klos 222,071 39.40
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 468,870 100.00
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2004[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 433,229 62.94
Republican Bob Adams 255,046 37.06
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2008[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 520,406 100.00
West Virginia Governor Special Democratic Primary Election, 2011[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin 51,348 40.40
Democratic Rick Thompson 30,631 24.10
Democratic Natalie Tennant 22,106 17.39
Democratic John Perdue 15,995 12.58
Democratic Jeff Kessler 6,550 5.15
Democratic Arne Moltis 481 0.38
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 348,267 55.41
Republican Mike Hall 280,316 44.59
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 335,980 50.4
Republican Ann Urling 291,710 43.7
West Virginia Treasurer Election, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Perdue (inc.) 330,316 43.7
Republican Riley Moore 425,745 56.3

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