By Matthew Vadum -- BombThrowers——Bio and Archives--August 4, 2017
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Justice, a coal magnate and the wealthiest man in West Virginia, first won office last year. Before announcing his candidacy, he was wooed by both Democrats and Republicans. Ultimately, he opted to run as a Democrat.The Democratic Governors Association must be hopping mad. DGA spent more than $1 million to get Justice elected last year. On the other side, the Republican Governors Association spent $3.7 million backing the GOP’s candidate, Bill Cole, who until January was President of the West Virginia Senate. Justice is, The Hill reports, "the only billionaire in West Virginia, [and] the chief executive officer of dozens of companies, many in the coal industry. He also owns the Greenbrier, a luxury resort in the Allegheny Mountains that once served as a bunker meant to help the U.S. government survive a nuclear attack."
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