Mike Azinger

Michael Thomas Azinger is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate,[1][2] representing the 3rd district since January 11, 2017. Prior to this, Azinger represented the 10th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2015 to 2017, succeeding his father, Tom Azinger. Prior to service in the West Virginia legislature, he was a resident of Ohio, where he ran twice for the Sixth Congressional District. In 1998, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination, coming in third behind Lt. Governor Nancy Hollister and former Congressman Frank Cremeans. In 2000, he won the Republican nomination, but failed in his bid to unseat Rep. Ted Strickland, taking only 40% of the vote.[3]

Mike Azinger
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Serving with Donna Boley
Preceded byBob Ashley
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 10th district
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 11, 2017
Personal details
Born (1965-04-12) April 12, 1965
Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceVienna, West Virginia, U.S.

Azinger was present at the armed insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, now referred to as the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. Azinger attended the Stop the Steal rallies where he claims he saw no evidence of violence where he was. “The people that are responsible for that were Antifa, and there’s evidence of that,” he said, referring to videos that have been circulated online. “Trump people don’t destroy property. That’s not what we do. … They’ve been burning cities for months now.”[4] Continuing he said, “I don’t think Trump people broke into the Capitol.” Both claims have been widely disputed and proven wrong.[5]

Election results
West Virginia Senate District 3 (Position A) election, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Azinger (incumbent) 19,964 57.40%
Democratic Jim Leach 14,818 42.60%
Total votes 34,782 100.0%
West Virginia Senate District 3 (Position A) special election, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Azinger 23,034 54.64%
Democratic Gregory K. Smith 19,125 45.36%
Total votes 42,159 100.0%
West Virginia House District 10 election, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Azinger 8,375 23.48%
Republican Frank Deem 7,479 20.96%
Republican John R. Kelly 6,932 19.43%
Democratic Dan Poling 5,927 16.61%
Democratic Don Stansberry 3,886 10.89%
Democratic Paul E. Miller 3,077 8.62%
Total votes 35,676 100.0%

References
  1. "Mike Azinger". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. "Mike Azinger's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Mike Azinger". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Jan 12, 2021.
  4. "Azinger blames Antifa for invasion of U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters". Retrieved Jan 12, 2021.
  5. Reuters Staff (January 9, 2021). "Fact check: Men who stormed Capitol identified by Reuters are not undercover Antifa as posts claim". reuters.com.
  6. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 6, 2018". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  7. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 8, 2016". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  8. "Statewide Results: General Election - November 4, 2014". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved October 30, 2017.


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