Elliott, a 52-year-old lawyer who once served as a legislative assistant to the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, said he’s a Democrat because of an intrinsic identification with “the underdog,” and a belief that unions built the American middle class and separated the U.S. economy from other nations in the mid-20th century.
Republican Gov. Jim Justice battles Democrat Glenn Elliott for U.S. Senate seat from West Virginia
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Elliott, a former Wheeling mayor who was endorsed by Manchin before Manchin switched from the Democrat Party to an independent, said voters deserve to know more about Justice, including his finances.
Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia
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