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Release from Donald J. Trump for President
Donald J. Trump is First to File to be on the Ballot in West Virginia
Trump Campaign Files a Full Slate of Convention Delegates
(New
York, NY) January 11th, 2016 – Today Donald J. Trump for President Inc.
announced the campaign has officially filed to be on the ballot of the
May 10th, 2016 West Virginia Republican Presidential Primary. The Trump
campaign also filed a full slate of delegates for the Republican
National Convention, which will take place in Cleveland July 18-21,
2016. The Trump campaign filing is the first of any candidate and was
submitted weeks ahead of the deadline.
Mr. Trump stated, “It
is my honor to be on the ballot in West Virginia. We have received
tremendous support from so many people in the Mountain State and are
leading in all the polls by double digits. In fact, my support in West
Virginia is higher than in any other state in the nation. I look
forward to visiting soon and sharing more about my message and my plans
to Make America Great Again!”
Mr. Trump’s campaign also filed
a full slate of delegate candidates for the Republican National
Convention. The delegate candidates will also appear on the ballot of
the May 10 primary. Two of the delegate candidates, State Senator Mark
Maynard (Wayne County) and former West Virginia GOP Chairman Mike
Stuart (Kanawha County), will serve as co-chairs of the campaign’s
leadership team in the state.The slate of delegates committed to Mr.
Trump includes current and former state legislators, activists and
party leaders from every region of the state.