CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hillary for West Virginia launched its campaign in Charleston Wednesday night, opening an office on Virginia Street downtown.
The opening was the first of three scheduled in the Mountain State in the coming days. An office will open in Martinsburg tomorrow, and in Fairmont next week.
Kate Waters, the communications director for Hillary for West Virginia, said her late father’s medical bills from fighting cancer is the main reason she supports Clinton.
“The thing that I love about Hillary Clinton is that she has a plan that will lower prescription drug costs because I know that’s not something that just affects my family, but a lot of families,” Waters said.
State director for the campaign Tallie Sargent explained why she saw Clinton as the best president for West Virginia’s needs.
“When I think about the challenges that we face here, whether it’s economic challenges, our infrastructure, the drug epidemic that’s plaguing our communities all across the state, there is only one candidate Democrat or Republican that has the qualifications and the know-how to address those challenges,” she said. “And to make sure that as the nation moves forward, West Virginia moves forward with it.”
With the West Virginia primary on May 10 approaching, Waters said they would be busy campaigning across the state.
“We’re really trying to get folks involved. To knock on doors, make phone calls, to spread the word to their friends and neighbors who are Hillary supporters that they need to get out for the primary on May 10,” she said.
West Virginians can find out more about the campaign at HillaryClinton.com/WestVirginia.