Oct 01, 2016 · “While Doug Reynolds continues to use his family’s fortune to try to buy the Attorney General’s Office for the purpose of advancing his own political and business interests in support of the ...
Oct 30, 2016 · Campaign finance records released Friday show that Democrat Doug Reynolds has now spent nearly $3 million of his own money on his campaign to become West Virginia’s next Attorney General.
Douglas Vernon Reynolds (born February 8, 1976 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American politician, businessman, and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 17 from January 12, 2013, to January 2017. Reynolds served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in the District 16 seat. In 2016 Reynolds …
Reynolds criticized incumbent Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for opposing legislation to require prescriptions for medications containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in making methamphetamine. Reynolds also objected to Morrisey's opposition to several bills that Reynolds co-sponsored that would have toughened ethical standards and increased transparency in the attorney general’s office. Additionally, Reynolds said that Morrisey should have challenged recently passed legislation in West Virginia that allows people to carry concealed weapons without permits, background checks, or training.
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Reynolds earned his B.A. from Duke University and his J.D. from the West Virginia University School of Law. He was admitted to the West Virginia State Bar in 2002. Reynolds is an attorney.
Reynolds won re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17. Reynolds and incumbent Dale Stephens defeated Robert Alexander in the May 8 primary election. He was challenged by Dale Stephens, Michael Ankrom, and Joyce Holland in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
Reynolds filed to as a Democratic candidate for attorney general of West Virginia in 2016. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and competed with Incumbent Patrick Morrisey (R)—also unopposed in his party's primary election— Karl Kolenich (Lib.), and Mountain Party candidate Michael Sharley in the November 8 general election.
Reynolds (D) finished with 12,462 votes and was followed by Kelli Sobonya (R) with 12,071 votes, Dale Stephens (D) with 11,482 votes and Amy Herrenkohl (D) with 9,476 votes. Reynolds raised $99,297 for his campaign fund.