Cindy Frich

Cindy Lynne Frich[1] (born March 19, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 51 since January 12, 2003.[2] Frich served non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2017 in the District 44 seat.

Cindy Frich
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 51st district
In office
December 1, 2012 – November 30, 2018
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 44th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2017
Preceded bySheirl Fletcher
Succeeded byAlex Shook
Personal details
Born (1960-03-19) March 19, 1960
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMorgantown, West Virginia
Alma materMiami University
Websitecindyfrich.net

Education

Frich earned her BA in political science from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio and earned a postgraduate degree at West Virginia University.

Election history

1990s
  • 1998 – Initially in District 44, Frich placed in the 1998 Republican Primary but lost the eight-way four-position November 3, 1998 General election.

2000s
  • 2000 – Frich placed again in the 2000 Republican Primary, but lost the seven-way four-position November 7, 2000 General election.
  • 2002 – With incumbent Republican Representative Sheirl Fletcher leaving the Legislature and leaving a seat open, Frich ran in the 2002 Republican Primary, and won a seat in the November 5, 2002 General election.
  • 2004 – Frich placed in the five-way 2004 Republican Primary, and was re-elected to a seat in the November 2, 2004 General election.
  • 2006 – Frich placed in the five-way 2006 Republican Primary, but lost the eight-way four-position November 7, 2006 General election with the election of Alex Shook.
  • 2008 – To challenge the incumbent Democratic Representatives, Frich ran in the May 13, 2008 Republican Primary, placing first with 3,110 votes (62.8%),[3] but placed fifth in the six-way four-position November 4, 2008 General election.[4]

2010s
  • 2010 – When Senate District 13 Democratic Senator Mike Oliverio retired and left the seat open, Frich was unopposed for the May 11, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 3,921 votes,[5] but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Democratic Representative Robert Beach.[6]
  • 2012 – Redistricted to District 51 alongside all four District 44 incumbents, Frich ran in the seven-way May 8, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,969 votes (21.9%),[7] and placed second in the eleven-way five-position November 6, 2012 General election with 14,677 votes (11.7%), behind incumbent Democratic Representative Charlene Marshall, ahead of incumbents Barbara Fleischauer (D), Amanda Pasdon (R), and ahead of non-selectees fellow Republican nominee Kevin Poe (who had run for a District 44 seat in 2010), Democratic nominees Nancy Jamison and Billy Smerka, Republican nominees John Woods and Jay Redmond, and American Third Position candidate Harry Bertram,[8] who had run for governor in 2011.
  • 2018 – With five seats open in the 2018 General Election which was held on November 6,2018. Cindy Frich placed seventh in a twelve-way election. Losing to Barbara Fleischauer (D), John Williams (D), Rodney Pyles (D), Evan Hansen (D) and new comer Danielle Walker (D). Cindy finished with 12,601 votes, 1,639 short of the final seat. [9]

References
  1. "Cindy Frich's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  2. "Cindy Frich". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  3. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 13, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  4. "Statewide Results General Election November 4, 2008 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  5. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 11, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  6. "Statewide Results General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. "Statewide Results Primary Election May 8, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  8. "Statewide Results General Election November 6, 2012 Official Results". Charleston, West Virginia: Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  9. https://ballotpedia.org/Cindy_Frich#Elections


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